Q&A
Discussion on corrective action plans and oversight of large shelter providers
2:12:19
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156 sec
Commissioner Molly Wasow Park and Council Member Lincoln Restler engage in a discussion about corrective action plans (CAPs) and the oversight of large shelter providers in the DHS system.
- Park reveals that 6 DHS providers are currently under corrective action plans.
- The concept of providers being 'too big to fail' is addressed, with Park asserting that no provider is exempt from accountability.
- Park explains the various tools used for provider oversight, including CAPs, mandated organizational changes, and capacity building agreements.
- Examples of large providers that have been closed or restructured are discussed, including CCS and Bronx Parent Housing Network.
Molly Wasow Park
2:12:19
So there are 6 provide DHS providers who are in corrective action plans.
2:12:23
I'll circle back with the exact list.
2:12:25
I think I prefer to keep that off of the the public record for right now.
Lincoln Restler
2:12:28
But some of those providers have very many shelters in our system.
Molly Wasow Park
2:12:33
So let me take a step back, and I should should have started here.
Lincoln Restler
2:12:35
And can I just dig into one more follow-up to that?
2:12:38
Is there such a thing as too big to fail on our DHS system?
Molly Wasow Park
2:12:42
Took the words right out of my mouth.
2:12:43
Okay.
2:12:44
So our goal is to, is to get not not for profits to a point of compliance.
2:12:50
We want good services.
2:12:51
We need good services.
2:12:53
And we need a robust not for profit sector.
2:12:55
Right?
2:12:56
But nobody is too big to fail.
2:12:59
CCS, for example, very, very large provider.
2:13:02
Core was quite a large provider.
2:13:04
That was one I believe we closed in, March 2022.
2:13:08
So it was it was this administration.
2:13:11
Right?
2:13:11
We, you know, have closed not small not for profits.
2:13:14
We've closed large not for profits, but our our toolbox is bigger than that.
2:13:17
Right?
2:13:18
So the that is the there is no more there's nothing left.
2:13:22
We have to end business with them.
2:13:25
That is that is the solution.
2:13:27
But before that point, we use corrective action plans, as a tool to to put people back on course on course.
2:13:35
Right?
2:13:36
And we may do we may put them on a on a cap because of financial concerns.
2:13:40
We may do it because of programmatic concerns, but we really do see it as a technical assistance tool, right, and to monitor.
2:13:47
And and we've seen that as as, an effective way of getting not for profits to course correct.
2:13:55
We have mandated changes to organizational structure.
2:13:58
You mentioned Bronx Parent.
2:14:00
I believe they've changed names, but they are they are still in existence, but with an entirely different leadership structure, which was something that was directed and mandated by us.
2:14:12
Right?
2:14:13
We, in the With
Lincoln Restler
2:14:14
some help from some prosecutors.
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2:14:16
Sorry?
Lincoln Restler
2:14:16
With help from some prosecutors.
Molly Wasow Park
2:14:18
Absolutely.
2:14:18
But but DSS, along with our colleagues at MOX took a front and center role in making sure that those leadership changes happened and that we were getting, qualified people into that organization both as staff and board members.
2:14:32
In at least one instance that I can think of, there is a DOI appointed monitor.
2:14:37
Again, something that we are working on very closely with mocks and with DOI.
2:14:42
For some of the smaller not for profits, before something goes wrong, we put them on a capacity building agreement.
2:14:48
Right?
2:14:48
So we wanna make sure that we have a robust toolbox.
2:14:51
Nobody is too big to fail, but the goal is to get to success.
