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Discussion on locations and placement criteria for HPD emergency housing shelters
1:34:40
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Council Member Pierina Ana Sanchez inquires about the locations of HPD emergency housing shelters and the criteria for placing families in these facilities. AnnMarie Santiago provides information on the shelter locations and factors considered in placement decisions.
- Family living centers are located in The Bronx, Manhattan, and Brooklyn.
- Single room occupancy (SRO) availability is in The Bronx, Manhattan, and Queens.
- Factors for family placement include the family's original location, special needs, family size, and other extenuating circumstances.
Pierina Ana Sanchez
1:34:40
Where are HPD emergency housing shelters?
AnnMarie Santiago
1:34:47
So our family living centers are in The Bronx, Manhattan, and Brooklyn And we have single room occupancy availability in The Bronx, Manhattan and Queens.
Pierina Ana Sanchez
1:35:03
And what determines where families are placed who need longer term support?
AnnMarie Santiago
1:35:08
There are a number of factors that go into that.
1:35:11
Certainly we try to consider the location that the family is coming from, but there are certain special needs or the size of the family or other extenuating circumstances that may require one over the other as option.