§ 21-124.1 Homeless diversion teams.
AC § 21-124.1
The commissioner shall fully staff "homeless diversion teams" at each income support center and emergency assistance unit except those that exclusively service individuals. Such homeless diversion teams shall screen families who present themselves as being homeless and in need of transitional housing in an effort to assist those who can to return to former housing situations. Beginning on October 1, 1995 and on the first day of each succeeding calendar quarter thereafter, the commissioner shall report to the speaker of the city council in writing on the homeless diversion teams including, but not limited to, the following information aggregated on a quarterly and fiscal year annualized basis; a. the number of clients interviewed; b. the number of clients diverted, how and to where diverted; and c. the number of clients who presented themselves as homeless during the reporting period subsequent to a diversion and the number of days since such initial diversion.
