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Housing authority director reports 15 foster‑youth vouchers, new hires and plans to integrate cameras with police
Summary
The Fall River Housing Authority’s executive director told the board the authority received 15 Foster Youth for Independence vouchers, hired a legal liaison and truck driver, scheduled community fairs and is working with Fall River police to integrate camera systems; the state auditor completed an onsite review last week.
The executive director gave an update at the July 8 Fall River Housing Authority meeting, saying the authority has hired a new legal liaison and a truck driver, will host resident community fairs on July 16 and July 23, and has begun a window‑replacement project expected to finish in late November.
The director said the authority was funded for 15 Foster Youth for Independence (FYI) vouchers to help youth aging out of foster care move into community housing. "We were, funded for 15 vouchers, and it's a very good program," the executive director said, and added the authority contracted with the Department of Child and Family Services to administer the vouchers.
Board members asked how the vouchers will function. A commissioner clarified whether the FYI vouchers are tenant‑based like Section 8; the director confirmed they are tenant‑based and "they go into the community" rather than being restricted to authority‑owned developments.
On security, the director said the authority met with the Fall River Police Department to allow police to view housing authority camera feeds from the police station. The director described DVR retention windows of roughly 30–60 days and said police will have the ability to view live cameras from their station once budget approvals are complete. "With the assistance of AI... if there's a potential suspect and they have a description, they can plug that in, and the cameras will identify all people that have a red shirt on and white pants and a black hat that are 5 foot 10," the director said, noting the tool is intended to speed investigative review.
The director also told the board that auditors from the state auditor's office were onsite last week for a multi‑day audit; staff provided requested documents and the director expects feedback before the next meeting.
What happens next: staff will follow up with details on the audit findings when available and continue coordination with police on the camera integration and with the Department of Child and Family Services on voucher implementation.
