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Inquiry into Grandparent Resource Center staffing and budget

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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

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I wanna move into some data questions, if I may.

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At the city council's committee on aging fiscal twenty twenty five preliminary budget hearing on 03/08/2024.

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NYC Aging testified that the grandparent grandparent resource center was closed due to low utilization rates as we've discussed.

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How many staff were in the GRC at the time of its closure?

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Did you say it was six?

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Six.

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And what were their titles?

Lorraine Cortés-Vázquez

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They were fell into the category of community associate, capacity building and learning coordinator, and community advocate.

Crystal Hudson

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Okay.

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And for the staff that work directly with clients, do you know what their caseloads were like?

Lorraine Cortés-Vázquez

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I can get that for you.

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I don't remember if I have that.

Crystal Hudson

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And then can you share any statistics on the number of clients served and the types of services utilized prior to its closure?

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I know you went into a little bit of that earlier.

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But Yeah.

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