We were the victim': Brooklyn shelter's new CEO speaks after corruption scandal
The new CEO of the Brooklyn shelter operator BHRAGS addressed past corruption scandals and financial mismanagement. The organization is transitioning its emergency shelter into a permanent facility while working to improve its compliance systems.
An emergency shelter BHRAGS operates near the Gowanus Canal is set to be converted to a permanent facility with BHRAGS as the service provider. The new leader acknowledges BHRAGS Home Care lacked basic financial and compliance systems as its city shelter contracts ballooned.
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