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Offline Kamaji

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Desperate NYC asks Health Dept. workers to volunteer at migrant centers

By Bernadette Hogan, Desheania Andrews and Emily Crane
May 15, 2023

The Big Apple is in such desperate need of help juggling the ongoing migrant crisis that it is begging its Department of Health employees to volunteer to pick up some of the slack, The Post has learned.

In a letter sent out Friday, the Health Department asked its staffers to step up and volunteer at various temporary emergency sites as city-run migrant shelters are being pushed to the “breaking point” by the influx of asylum seekers.

“With a recent increase in the number of asylum seekers arriving daily, our city’s shelter system has been pushed to a breaking point and the city will be creating emergency temporary sites to provide short term assistance,” said the letter, obtained by The Post.

“We are seeking volunteers to work at emergency respite sites overseen by NYC Emergency Management.”

Employees seeking to volunteer during their regularly scheduled working hours won’t be paid for their time, a source said.

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Source:  https://nypost.com/2023/05/15/desperate-nyc-asks-health-dept-workers-to-volunteer-on-migrants/

Offline Kamaji

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:mauslaff:

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

Everyone one of those workers should say "no" to that request.