Farías questions DSS on FY25 numbers and response actions

And also, I would love the FY25 numbers if you have them.

As well.

Yeah.

All right, so.

I can give you the FY25 numbers just as I did before.

So the category.

Yeah, that would be great.

Yep.

So starting with gender discrimination, DHS 46, HRA 11 for a count of 57.

TGNC discrimination, DHS 7, HRA 0, total of 7.

TGNC harassment, DHS 5, HRA 0 for a total of 5.

TGNC retaliation, DHS 6, HRA 0 for a total of 6.

Thank you.

Yep.

And then I don't have, we can, as Deputy Commissioner suggested, we can get you priority one incidents that I know are tracked.

I do have them for ACE's place and Marsha's house, if you'd like those.

And what are the standard actions?

Yes.

You can follow up with us with those if you want.

Unless our council wants them to say it now on the record.

Okay.

And what are the standard actions that DSS may take in response to these reports?

And I've noticed, obviously, that the majority of these complaints, almost the entirety of the complaints,

if I'm not mistaken, are in DHS as opposed to HRA.

And so specifically with regards to DHS,

What are you all doing to address these complaints and experiences?

Yeah, I'll start, and if the Deputy Commissioner wants to jump in, I'd welcome that.

I mean, it's our responsibility to investigate all of these complaints, and if there are systemic issues to work across the whole system to ensure that we make improvements, and we do that through our DSS Office of LGBTQIA Plus Affairs.

If there are shelter-specific issues, we certainly take those very seriously and work with the shelter to make changes and corrective action plans and so on.

And whenever possible, when we have the information, we do work to get that information back to the person who complained and work with them directly to share those results.

Okay, no follow-up.

Thanks.