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Engagement with foster care parents residing in NYCHA
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Council Member Brewer raises concerns about foster care parents living in NYCHA housing and their engagement with ACS. Commissioner Dannhauser acknowledges the lack of specific engagement with this group but expresses interest in addressing their needs.
- Council Member Brewer receives complaints from foster care parents in NYCHA
- There is currently no specific engagement program for this group
- Commissioner Dannhauser agrees it would be beneficial to have discussions with this group
- ACS expresses willingness to explore ways to engage with foster care parents in NYCHA
Gale A. Brewer
1:28:36
Okay.
1:28:36
And in terms of foster care, I know you're way down, which is fabulous in terms of the numbers.
1:28:41
The number of young people in foster care who are also NYCHA foster care parents.
1:28:47
So they meet on a regular basis as they have input.
1:28:49
They do complain to me a lot about foster care because people complain to me about everything.
1:28:55
But the question would be is that a group of people you hear from?
1:28:58
Do they have some way of, discussing their concerns, etcetera?
Jess Dannhauser
1:29:03
I don't know
Gale A. Brewer
1:29:04
what the percentage of, but I bet it's high, of young people in foster care in NYSHA families.
Jess Dannhauser
1:29:10
And this is, just to understand council member, this is young people who have their own apartments
Gale A. Brewer
1:29:15
in No.
1:29:15
Are people these are young people who are being cared for by residents of NYCHA.
Jess Dannhauser
1:29:21
There is not a specific engagement with them.
1:29:24
Obviously, all of them are eligible for all of the programming that we, described earlier, but that's an interesting idea and we'll take it up.
Gale A. Brewer
1:29:31
I get a lot of complaints.
1:29:33
Some justified, some not.
1:29:34
But I just think that's a group of people who I think have issues within NYCHA, not to mention, with the young people.
1:29:40
It would be a group to have some discussion with.
1:29:43
Would
Jess Dannhauser
1:29:43
suggest We would love that.
1:29:44
Thank you.