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Support for migrant youth transitioning out of youth shelters
1:26:42
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62 sec
Council Member Brewer raises concerns about migrant youth who must leave youth shelters at 21 and inquires if Fair Futures could support them. Commissioner Dannhauser explains the current limitations but suggests potential avenues for support.
- Migrant youth in shelters are not currently covered by Fair Futures
- Fair Futures is available through the juvenile justice side and family assessment program (FAP)
- Commissioner Dannhauser agrees to discuss potential expansion of support with colleagues
Gale A. Brewer
1:26:42
This is more on the migrant side, but obviously when you're in the youth migrant shelter, I happen to know because I got them in my house, then they, once they're 21, they have to leave the youth shelter and I guess go to the adult shelter.
1:26:57
Is that a group of young people that fair future?
1:27:00
They're not in foster care.
1:27:02
They're in youth, but in youth, but they go out, god knows where, when they leave.
1:27:07
Is that a group that you're working with or that's separate?
1:27:10
That's separate at
Jess Dannhauser
1:27:11
the moment, but I'd be happy to talk to my colleagues about that because it's a as you know, it's a very effective program.
1:27:17
We are, we do have fair futures in our juvenile justice side, community facing.
1:27:23
So through our family assessment program, the FAP program, which is in every borough, families can come in to get, a young person can come in to get that support through a Fair Futures Coach.
1:27:33
So there is a potential avenue there.
1:27:37
It's not designed to sort of serve all of the young people in the RHY system, but that is definitely something we'll take up.