Your guide to NYC's public proceedings.
Q&A
Inquiry into Grandparent Resource Center staffing and budget
0:35:54
·
63 sec
Council Member Crystal Hudson inquires about the staffing and budget of the recently closed Grandparent Resource Center (GRC). Commissioner Lorraine Cortés-Vázquez provides information on the number of staff and their roles.
- The GRC had six staff members at the time of closure
- Staff roles included community associate, capacity building and learning coordinator, and community advocate
- The commissioner agreed to provide more detailed information on staff caseloads later
Crystal Hudson
0:35:54
I wanna move into some data questions, if I may.
0:35:58
At the city council's committee on aging fiscal twenty twenty five preliminary budget hearing on 03/08/2024.
0:36:07
NYC Aging testified that the grandparent grandparent resource center was closed due to low utilization rates as we've discussed.
0:36:15
How many staff were in the GRC at the time of its closure?
0:36:18
Did you say it was six?
0:36:19
Six.
0:36:21
And what were their titles?
Lorraine Cortés-Vázquez
0:36:25
They were fell into the category of community associate, capacity building and learning coordinator, and community advocate.
Crystal Hudson
0:36:33
Okay.
0:36:34
And for the staff that work directly with clients, do you know what their caseloads were like?
Lorraine Cortés-Vázquez
0:36:40
I can get that for you.
0:36:41
I don't remember if I have that.
Crystal Hudson
0:36:47
And then can you share any statistics on the number of clients served and the types of services utilized prior to its closure?
0:36:54
I know you went into a little bit of that earlier.
0:36:56
But Yeah.