Manhattan CB2 October 30, 2025 - Human Services Committee Meeting

Manhattan Community Board 2 Human Services Committee · November 3, 2025

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The meeting is for the Human Services Committee of Manhattan Community Board 2, and it is currently waiting for a guest to arrive.

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At its Oct. 30 meeting, Manhattan Community Board 2Human Services Committee heard a presentation from the Street Homeless Advocacy Project (SHAP) on volunteer outreach in Washington Square Park and elsewhere. SHAP leaders described a volunteer-led, low-barrier outreach model, shared performance metrics (2,118 contacts and 1,029 placements/referrals over about three years), and pressed for better coordination with the cityDepartment of Homeless Services (DHS), faster transportation when placements are accepted, more nearby safe havens, and clearer data-sharing. Committee members and volunteers asked about training, continuity of outreach, mental health and substance-use needs, and how community boards might support system-level changes.

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