Refugee Placement Emergency

As the Emergency Housing Coordinator for New Haven County, you have 6 hours until sunrise to secure accommodation for 50 refugee families arriving on short notice. The county's real estate consortium is actively resisting placement efforts, and community protests are growing. Failure means these families spend their first night in America sleeping in parking lots.

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B1-B2

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Scenario Overview

Your Role

Emergency Housing Coordinator, New Haven County

Conversation Partner

Marcus Sterling, Real Estate Consortium Chairman

Setting

Your makeshift command center in City Hall's basement. Fluorescent lights flicker above stacks of housing applications. Multiple phones ring constantly.

Location

New Haven City Hall, Connecticut

Learning Objectives

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Secure written commitments for 50 housing units before 6:00 AM

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Navigate discrimination without triggering legal conflicts that could delay placement

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Document all housing rejections for potential fair housing violations

About This Scenario

How It Starts

“Do you have any idea what time it is? I've got 40 landlords blowing up my phone about your 'emergency placement' demands. This isn't how we do business in New Haven, and you're going to crash the rental market.”

This is how Marcus Sterling, Real Estate Consortium Chairman's greeting will start.

Practice Details

Scenario ID

#742

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