New York City will no longer provide case management services — including help finding legal aid, jobs and English classes — at migrant shelters across the city as of June 30, Mayor Eric Adams’ administration said, citing a lack of state funding.
City officials have credited the services with assisting tens of thousands of migrants in exiting shelters over the past few years. Now, they say many newcomers will be left to their own devices in finding permanent housing and other supports.
“We are not out of the woods yet and still have over 38,000 migrants in our care,” Liz Garcia, a spokesperson for Adams, said in a statement Friday. “Still, the state recently decided not to allocate any new funding to New York City for migrant-related costs, and, as a result, the case management services that we have been offering at migrant shelters will no longer be available. We are disappointed in the state’s decision.”…