Q&A
Council member inquires about shelter experiences of unaccompanied immigrant youth
3:25:21
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68 sec
Council Member Alexa Avilés engages in a brief Q&A session with a young immigrant who testified about their experiences. The council member asks about the number of shelters the youth has been in and whether they received information in appropriate languages.
- The immigrant, speaking through a French interpreter, reveals they've been in two shelters.
- They mention receiving information about 'the door' but never getting follow-up calls after providing their number.
- This exchange highlights the challenges faced by young immigrants in accessing information and services.
Alexa Avilés
3:25:21
you.
3:25:22
Thank you for your thank you for your testimony, and I think you may wanna Yeah.
3:25:29
Yeah.
3:25:30
You would let him know that it thank you for the testimony ensuring your experience.
3:25:35
Can I ask how many shelters have you been in and In any of those circumstances, did you receive information and language appropriate ways?
UNKNOWN
3:25:51
Just do for the country, do do do a shelter?
UNKNOWN (via French Interpreter)
3:25:55
I don't don't don't don't Yeah.
3:26:13
I I've been in 2 shelters, and I was given information about the door, and I did go there.
3:26:24
But all they do is they tell me that they take my number and tell me they'll call, but then I never get a call.
