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Concerns about services provided by shelter operators
2:38:20
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Council Member Chris Banks expresses concerns about the lack of visible social services provided by shelter operators in his district, particularly mentioning Samaritan Village and SUS.
- Banks questions the oversight of deliverables that shelter providers are obligated to provide
- He notes that residents are often seen roaming the streets, creating tensions with homeowners and business owners
- Banks asks whether providers are contractually obligated to provide services beyond just food and shelter, such as mental health support or life skills training
Chris Banks
2:38:20
Well, we look forward to that information.
2:38:22
I wanna dive deeper into the, services that the, shelters provide, protect particularly these sponsors, like, Samaritan Village, which is, has quite a couple of shelters in my district.
2:38:36
I believe, SUS, which is also another, proprietor shelters in the district, in the 42nd council district.
2:38:44
I wanna know when you, the deliverables that they are obligated to, to provide, for the, residents in the shelter.
2:38:56
Who provides the oversight when it comes to that?
2:39:00
And because we we've had multiple conversations with a lot of the, providers in the district, and we don't see, this we don't hear or even see the social services that are being provided.
2:39:15
A lot of the residents are roaming the streets.
2:39:18
They put out at a certain time, and and and and and we see that constantly.
2:39:23
And, listen, I don't I don't I don't you know, it seems like that just, creates an a a a a war on, homeowners, business owners, on our community.
2:39:35
And I wanna know exactly what's being done, by these providers when they get in.
2:39:40
I mean, are we just, providing, food and shelter, or are these, providers obligated contractually to provide some type of social service, whether it's mental health, life skills, you name it.
2:39:53
Right.