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Human Services committee to back sanctuary protections and assess future of Red Door Place food pantry
Summary
Manhattan CB2's Human Services committee will present a resolution condemning any federal attempts to undermine local sanctuary protections and will report on Red Door Place's operational uncertainty after the death of its executive director.
Susanna (Human Services committee) reported that the Human Services committee will bring a report and a resolution to full board addressing two items: the status of Red Door Place, a food pantry based at Church of the Village, and a resolution urging city agencies to uphold sanctuary protections for immigrants.
The committee heard from the interim director of Red Door Place, who described the pantry's need for a new location after the church's finances were described as unstable following the sudden death of the pantry's executive director in January. The committee indicated it will present a report and resolution documenting those operational concerns and the pantry's immediate needs.
On sanctuary protections the committee unanimously approved a resolution that urges city agencies ' including the NYPD, Department of Corrections, Department of Homeless Services, and the Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs ' to ensure full compliance with local sanctuary laws. The resolution condemns rhetoric and actions it described as attempts to increase local cooperation with federal immigration enforcement, urges officials to counter such rhetoric, and calls on the mayor and city council to craft a comprehensive plan to aid immigrant communities.
The Human Services committee also noted it will meet later with a representative from a local hospital and with a Department of Health and Mental Hygiene staffer on rat abatement issues.
