City expands its ‘Outreach’ to homeless people living on the streets (New York: city hall)

[Aeran]

Firefighters? Really.

https://qns.com/story/2019/11/15/cit...n-the-streets/

With thousands of New Yorkers living on the streets or in the subways every day, the city is expanding its efforts to provide them with the help they need.

The de Blasio administration announced Thursday the launch of Outreach NYC, which will mobilize 18,000 employees from five city agencies to report unsheltered homeless individuals and connect them to various assistance programs.

The Fire Department will play the biggest role, according to Mayor Bill de Blasio, as 15,000 firefighters, paramedics and EMTs are being trained for the observe and report program. The other workers hail from the city’s Departments of Sanitation, Parks, Buildings and Health and Mental Hygiene.

[Mr.Retired]

Originally Posted by Aeran

Firefighters? Really.

https://qns.com/story/2019/11/15/cit...n-the-streets/

With thousands of New Yorkers living on the streets or in the subways every day, the city is expanding its efforts to provide them with the help they need.

The de Blasio administration announced Thursday the launch of Outreach NYC, which will mobilize 18,000 employees from five city agencies to report unsheltered homeless individuals and connect them to various assistance programs.

The Fire Department will play the biggest role, according to Mayor Bill de Blasio, as 15,000 firefighters, paramedics and EMTs are being trained for the observe and report program. The other workers hail from the city’s Departments of Sanitation, Parks, Buildings and Health and Mental Hygiene.

Opinion:
Don't bother waiting for the city to figure out how to address the unemployment crisis.
Solutions to a financially strapped city budget finally landed at the footsteps of City Hall. Why?
Adding extra work onto an existing city employee instead of new hiring prevents the politicos from shelling out extra moneys for medical and pensions saving
( making ) New York a ton of money. Now the extra workload lands in the lap of the Firemen. Put out fires,assist in emergency rescues and now counting the homeless. Oh boy.......this surely is going to keep them from their side contracting jobs. Hang onto your hats boys the real fires are about to start!