Q&A
Plans to expand DV shelter capacity, focusing on single adults and LGBTQ survivors
0:24:40
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HRA officials discuss plans to expand the capacity of the domestic violence shelter system in New York City:
- An RFP is being prepared to add 94 new emergency shelter beds by the end of the year
- The expansion focuses on serving single adult households and LGBTQ survivors
- While the facilities can't exclusively serve single adults due to state requirements, there is a special emphasis on these populations
- The expansion is partly replacing previously lost beds but with a new focus on single adults
- The plan is informed by input from providers and the community
- This expansion addresses a specific need for more capacity for single adults and LGBTQ survivors in the DV shelter system
John Rojas
0:24:40
Actually, deputy speaker, Yala.
0:24:43
We are actually in the midst of planning for the release of an RFP for additional emergency shelter beds.
0:24:50
So we hope by the end of the year to be able to release an RFP seeking an additional 94 beds.
0:24:57
And this RFP seeks to target single adult households, single adult households of 1, and with a special emphasis on LGBTQI survivors.
0:25:13
The the facilities can't exclusively serve single adults that we've consulted with our oversight agency at the state of CFS, and the facilities must always accept families if that's that's a requirement of the shelter system.
0:25:28
But there is an emphasis on single adults and special focus on LGBTQ survivors.
0:25:34
So we will we hope and intend to expand with the issuance of this RFP later this year.
Diana Ayala
0:25:42
And is that RFP informed by specific need that is growing now?
John Rojas
0:25:47
So we are replacing beds that we had lost, but we are converting them to with the focus for the single adults.
Sharlena Powell
0:25:54
Gotcha.
John Rojas
0:25:55
Given the input we received from our providers and the community.
