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Increased usage of Beacon Community Centers
1:24:02
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Council Member Linda Lee inquires about the reported increase in usage of Beacon Community Centers, referencing data from the PMMR. Deputy Commissioner Susan Haskell provides context for the increased numbers.
- PMMR data shows a 6% increase in youth served and a 7% increase in adults served
- The reported increases are for the July through November period of the current fiscal year
- An expansion of summer services, including the summer safety plan initiative, may account for some of the increases
- DYCD offers to provide more detailed information about the usage trends after further analysis
Linda Lee
1:24:02
And then in the first, just switching gears to the Beacon, first four months of fiscal twenty five, the Beacon Community Centers program served 34,310 youth and 6,972 adults, an increase of 6% for youth and 7% increase for adults when compared to the same period in fiscal twenty four.
1:24:22
So has the agency seen a continued increase in Beacon Community Center usage this fiscal year compared to last year?
1:24:29
So what has that increase been if there has been one?
Susan Haskell
1:24:37
Thank you for that question.
1:24:40
Can you say specifically which part of the beacons that you're talking about an increase?
1:24:44
Can you say that again?
1:24:45
This is in the PMMR data you're looking at?
1:24:47
Yes.
1:24:47
Okay, great, go ahead.
1:24:49
If you don't mind, can you ask again?
Linda Lee
1:24:50
Oh yeah, sure, sure.
1:24:52
So it was about 34,310 youth and then 6,972 adults, so an increase in 67% respectively.
1:25:01
So just wanting to know if you've seen similar increases in this fiscal year.
Susan Haskell
1:25:10
Those increases are from this fiscal year.
1:25:13
Think they're pointing out from the July through November period.
Linda Lee
1:25:16
Okay.
Susan Haskell
1:25:17
We can get back to you, dig into that information a little more detailed.
1:25:21
There was an expansion of some summer services, including the summer safety plan initiative that may have increased, in particular that July through August period, and that may account for some of those increases.