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Continuum of Care pauses committee meetings while hiring; DSS reports 94 people in shelter
Summary
Continuum of Care staff said committee meetings are paused pending hires to support coordinated entry and prevention work; Tompkins County Department of Social Services reported 94 people in shelter (81 adults, 13 children) as of the prior Friday. Human Services Coalition (HSC) said it is recruiting three positions, including a coordinated entry
Tompkins County's homelessness partners told the Housing & Economic Development Committee on May 21 that a small but immediate staffing expansion is underway to support coordinated entry and housing-stability work and that county shelters were serving 94 individuals as of the most recent Friday.
Donna Scott, deputy commissioner at Tompkins County Department of Social Services, told the committee: "As of Friday, we had a total of 94 individuals, and that was made up of 81 adults and 13 [children]," reporting…
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