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    AGENCY TESTIMONY
            Overview of DSS structure and mission
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Commissioner Park presents an overview of the Department of Social Services (DSS) structure and mission, highlighting its role as the largest municipal social services agency in the country.
- DSS comprises the Human Resources Administration (HRA) and the Department of Homeless Services (DHS)
- The agency's primary goal is to create a path to sustainability for low-income New Yorkers through three pillars:- Streamlining access to social services
- Addressing homelessness and housing instability
- Creating economic stability
 
                                
                                    Molly Wasow Park
                                
                            
                            
                                            
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                                        Alright.
                                    
                                            
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                                        We're there.
                                    
                                            
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                                        This next slide outlines the agenda for the presentation.
                                    
                                            
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                                        Today we will provide an overview of the FY twenty six executive budgets for both agencies and highlight the programs and services supported by these resources.
                                    
                                            
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                                        Next slide.
                                    
                                            
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                                        This slide presents three concentric circles in green, dark blue, and light blue representing the three agencies.
                                    
                                            
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                                        DSS is the largest municipal social services agency in the country comprised of the Human Resources Administration, HRA, and the Department of Homeless Services, DHS.
                                    
                                            
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                                        Under the consolidated management structure and the shared mission of DSS, HRA and DHS provide a seamless and integrated continuum of client services to millions of New Yorkers every day.
                                    
                                            
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                                        Across the agencies, our primary goal is to create a path sustainability for low income New Yorkers through three pillars.
                                    
                                            
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                                        One, streamlining access to social services.
                                    
                                            
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                                        Two, addressing homelessness and housing instability.
                                    
                                            
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                                        And three, creating economic stability.
                                    
                                            
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                                        We will refer back to these three pillars throughout our presentation.
                                    
                                            
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                                        Next slide.
                                    