Q&A
Holiday support for asylum seeker families
2:02:42
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Council Member Brewer inquires about support for asylum seeker families during the holidays, and Director Schaeffer outlines the administration's plans and partnerships to provide holiday-specific assistance.
- Director Schaeffer mentions collaborations with nonprofits for holiday meals and gift giveaways
- The administration is working with New York City Service to provide gifts for children
- Council Member Brewer reiterates her desire to keep asylum seeker families in New York
- Brewer emphasizes the need for a stronger message about retaining these families and acknowledging the schools' efforts in supporting them
Gale A. Brewer
2:02:42
Finally, we've got, holidays coming up.
2:02:45
How do we we had them before, but how do we deal with families during the holidays and those and no school?
Molly Schaeffer
2:02:51
So, I mean, one thing that we do is we often have a network of nonprofits that come in.
2:02:56
I know that's not your question, but I'm doing
Gale A. Brewer
2:02:58
like No.
2:02:58
No.
2:02:58
It's fine.
Magdalena Barbosa
2:02:59
I wanna know what There there's
Christine Quinn
2:03:00
a for
Gale A. Brewer
2:03:00
I'm trying to keep these families here.
Molly Schaeffer
2:03:02
No.
2:03:02
No.
2:03:02
So we we try to have nonprofits that come in.
2:03:05
We'll do thanksgiving meals.
2:03:07
They'll do gift giveaways.
2:03:08
We were we are working with New York City service to make sure that we're getting gifts to all the kids Okay.
2:03:13
To really make them feel welcome in this country.
2:03:16
And so that's something we're really focused on.
Gale A. Brewer
2:03:18
Okay.
2:03:18
I'm gonna end because I know time is up, but I'm just saying I wanna hear from this administration.
2:03:24
We wanna keep these families here.
2:03:25
We don't want them to go to Texas and Minnesota.
2:03:28
We have jobs here.
2:03:29
These families take over.
2:03:30
Ain't nobody gonna be working in the city of New York.
2:03:33
So I wanna hear that more, and I wanna hear that the schools, they don't talk up either.
2:03:38
Everybody's scared to talk up.
2:03:40
They don't talk up either about the need to have these families stay here.
2:03:43
Those schools deserve unbelievable credit.
2:03:46
You deserve some.
2:03:47
They deserve more.
2:03:48
Thank you very much.
Alexa Avilés
2:03:52
Thank you, council member.
2:03:54
Council member Joseph?
