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Staffing and process for supportive housing applications
2:48:18
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Council Member Sandy Nurse inquires about the staffing and process for supportive housing applications. Jeanette Merrill from Correctional Health Services explains that about 50 social work staff contribute to these efforts, which are a core part of their reentry work.
- Approximately 50 social work staff contribute to supportive housing application efforts
- The process involves completing HRA 2010e applications, which are described as complex
- Council Member Sandy Nurse suggests that having more people working on the applications would be helpful
Sandy Nurse
2:48:18
And how many people are working on that?
2:48:20
Like, how many how many people specifically screen and work through those applications?
Craig Retchless
2:48:24
I'd have to defer to Correctional Health Services for that question.
2:48:28
All I could say is that they do a very good job in submitting applications and getting approvals from HRA.
Jeanette Merrill
2:48:39
Yeah, that is a core part of our reentry work.
2:48:42
We have about 50 social work staff who would contribute to those efforts.
Sandy Nurse
2:48:46
And they all are doing the screening application or is there like a smaller number that work just on that piece?
Jeanette Merrill
2:48:52
We can try to find something more specific.
2:48:55
But yeah, the applications that were referenced are these HRA twenty ten e applications.
2:49:00
No.
Sandy Nurse
2:49:00
Just because that app that twenty ten e is a beast.
2:49:03
Yes.
2:49:04
So I imagine having more people on it would be helpful.
2:49:08
Okay, I don't know her questions are so sorry councilmember Rueira.
2:49:13
I'm going to turn it over to councilmember Stevens for any questions to DOC.