Q&A
Shared living arrangements in emergency DV shelters
0:59:55
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Council Member Gutiérrez inquires about specific accommodations available in emergency shelters. Deputy Commissioner Rivera explains the factors considered when placing survivors in emergency shelters.
- Accommodations depend on family configuration and available rooms
- Emergency shelters typically involve shared living situations
- Safety considerations are crucial, including avoiding areas where the person who caused harm or their family members might reside
- The process of finding suitable housing can be challenging and nuanced for survivors
Jennifer Gutiérrez
0:59:55
And specific accommodations what are what are some of those accommodations that you can make for someone?
1:00:02
Like, what is the the range of whether they have children or, like, what what are some of those accommodations that folks ask for?
Rima Rivera
1:00:08
So it's dependent on their family configuration, whether the booms they have available meet their their needs.
1:00:14
Mhmm.
1:00:14
And, again, I wanna stress that it's shared living.
1:00:17
So when they have that conversation with the provider, they are told that this is such a situation where you're gonna be sharing a unit with another family.
Jennifer Gutiérrez
1:00:26
And every emergency shelter is
Rima Rivera
1:00:28
this way?
1:00:28
Emergency shelters.
1:00:29
Yes.
1:00:29
Most emergency shelters.
1:00:32
And family configuration and and, of course, whether it's a safe placement for them.
1:00:38
So they're limited based on what area is safe for them.
1:00:43
I mean, Depending on whether the person who caused harm lives in a certain area, whether that person who caused harm has family members who may live in another borough or another neighborhood that might cause harm or might let them know that where their location is.
1:01:01
So it's a nuanced process, and it could be quite challenging for a survivor to find a a a opioid housing.
1:01:08
And the last thing that we we want, of course, is to have a survivor enter a DV emergency shelter and have to leave because they feel as if this is unsafe or an unsafe accommodation and accommodation that meets
Jennifer Gutiérrez
1:01:24
their needs.
