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Inquiry on funding and language access for asylum seeker employment efforts
1:25:59
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35 sec
Council Member Carmen De La Rosa asks about funding attached to employment efforts for asylum seekers and confirms the availability of language access services. OASO Director Molly Schaefer provides brief responses on these topics.
- There is no specific funding attached to the employment efforts with New York State DOL
- The arrangement is based on an agreement pushed for by the city to increase work opportunities for asylum seekers
- Language access services, including interpreters, are available for all phone calls, screenings, and related activities
Carmen De La Rosa
1:25:59
Is there, can you elaborate on funding attached to these efforts?
Molly Schaefer
1:26:04
There's no funding attached to these This was agreement we made with New York State because they really, we really pushed them and we really worked with them to try to get more work opportunities for asylum seekers.
Carmen De La Rosa
1:26:17
And I'm assuming that the language access piece that the agencies have been expanding is active in the job connection.
Alexa Avilés
1:26:24
Yes,
Molly Schaefer
1:26:25
yeah there's interpreters attached to all phone calls to all screenings, to everything related to this.
Carmen De La Rosa
1:26:31
Alright.
1:26:32
Thank you so much.
1:26:32
Thank you, chair, and thank you, Shahana.