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Advocates urge delay as HSH plans new family shelter eligibility, shorter stays
Summary
HSH proposed reinstating 14‑day and 90‑day lengths of stay with capped extensions and tightening family wait‑list eligibility, prompting providers and advocates to warn the changes could push families back to the street and request more time for community input.
Chief Deputy Marian Sanders presented nearly year‑long stakeholder work to reform the family shelter system, proposing three linked changes: reinstating explicit length‑of‑stay limits (14 days for urgent accommodation placements; 90 days for other family programs), permitting up to three provider‑approved extensions and referral to HSH for further review, and tightening family wait‑list eligibility so many doubled‑up or SRO households would not qualify unless imminent eviction or other narrowly defined…
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