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Commissioners ask for outcome data on youth-shelter contract amid questions about tracking
Summary
The board reviewed a $161,330 contract with the YMCA to operate youth shelter beds and pressed staff for counts of days with more than two beds in use, average length of stay, and long-term outcomes. County staff said some data exist but long-term tracking is limited and the State has discouraged tracking juveniles beyond certain points.
During the Nov. 24 caucus Hudson County commissioners reviewed a one-year contract with the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) to operate youth shelter services for county youth in need of shelter.
The clerk read the contract terms, including a per-day rate that the commissioners discussed. Commissioner William O'Dea pressed for operational metrics: "How many days did we do three beds? How many days did we do four beds? I would just be curious to know that," he said, and also asked for average length…
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