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Concerns about services provided by shelter operators

2:38:20

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94 sec

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.

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