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BACK TO YOU.

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>> THANK YOU.

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>> ALL SIGNS POINT TO A GROWING

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RECOVERY FROM COVID AS ILLINOIS

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IS SET TO ENTER ITS BRIDGE PHASE

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TOMORROW.

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AND THE CDC ISSUES NEW GUIDANCE

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ABOUT MASK WEARING OUTSIDE.

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BUT SOME COMMUNITIES ARE LAGGING

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WAY BEHIND IN VACCINATION RATES

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AND MANY ARE CLUSTERED ON THE

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SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST SIDES OF THE

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CITY.

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RIVERDALE IS A VILLAGE SOUTH OF

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THE BORDER OF CHICAGO.

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HOME TO A MAJORITY

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AFRICAN-AMERICAN POPULATION AND

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RIVERDALE HAS AMONG THE LOWEST

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VACCINATION RATES IN THE COUNTY.

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AS PART OF OUR "CHICAGO TONIGHT"

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"IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD SERIES",

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PARIS SCHUTZ AND MARISSA NELSON

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SPENT THE DAY TO FIGURE OUT WHY

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AND WHY LOCAL LEADERS PLAN WHAT

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TO DO ABOUT IT.

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>> BRANDIS, CONSIDER ILLINOIS'

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VACCINATION RATE 36% FULLY

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VACCINATED.

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THE RATE HERE IN SOUTH SUBURBAN

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RIVERDALE IS AT 14% AND ONLY 20%

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RECEIVING THEIR FIRST SHOTS.

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THOSE RATES ARE LAGGING WAY

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BEHIND.

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NOW, RIVERDALE SUFFERS FROM A

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HIGH RATE OF POVERTY AND

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DISINVESTMENT.

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IT IS A TOWN OF AROUND 13,000

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RESIDENTS.

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26% OF WHICH LIVE BELOW THE

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POVERTY LEVEL.

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SO THAT PRESENTS A HOST OF

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CHALLENGES WHEN DEALING WITH

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COVID.

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FOR STARTERS, MANY PEOPLE DON'T

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HAVE CARS SO GETTING AROUND HERE

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OR THE OTHER SOUTH SUBURBS

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AROUND HERE YOU HAVE TO HOP ON

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PACE.

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IT MIGHT NOT BE AS EASY AS

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HOPPING ON THE CTA AND PEOPLE DO

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NOT HAVE ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE

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AND PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS AND

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THAT LEADS TO CONFUSION WHEN

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ASKING QUESTIONS ABOUT COVID AND

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VACCINATION AND WHETHER THE

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VACCINES ARE SAFE IF YOU DON'T

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HAVE THAT PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN

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TO ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS WHERE

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COOK COUNTY HEALTH OFFICIALS

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COMING IN DOING POP-UP EVENTS

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TRYING TO OVERCOME THOSE

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BARRIERS.

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>> THEY DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO

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PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.

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AS WE UNDERSTAND IN SOME OF THE

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COMMUNITIES NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE

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DRIVE FOR EXAMPLE.

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SO THOSE ARE CERTAINLY BARRIERS.

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LEVEL OF HESITANCY IN THOSE

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COMMUNITIES.

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MAINLY THEY ARE COMMUNITIES OF

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COLOR, AFRICAN-AMERICAN

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COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE NOT HAD

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EASY OR READY ACCESS TO

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HEALTHCARE.

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>> AND IN RIVERDALE WE DIDN'T

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FIND ANY PERMANENT VACCINATION

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SITES.

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SO AGENCIES LIKE THE PARK

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DISTRICT HAVE HAD TO STEP UP

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DOING POP-UP SITES.

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THEY DID ONE IN APRIL HOSTING

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VACCINE CLINICS FOR RESIDENTS

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AND THEY ARE PLANNING TO DO

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ANOTHER ONE THIS WEEK AT SITES

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THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY.

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>> FOR THE MOST PART MOST PEOPLE

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WANT TO HAVE IT AT A SMALLER

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LOCATION NOT JUST A MASS

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VACCINATION SITE.

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I THINK IT'S MORE PERSONAL I

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THINK THEY FEEL LIKE I'M JUST

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NOT ON A LINE SOMEWHERE JUST

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GETTING THE SHOT.

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I DID HAVE A FEW PEOPLE TELL ME

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THEY HAD TO DRIVE-THRU AND GET

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THE SHOT AND THEY WERE NOT

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COMFORTABLE WITH THAT.

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AND I PROBABLY WOULDN'T HAVE

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BEEN EITHER.

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>> THE SAME THING WE HEARD

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NEARBY IN HARVEY AT THE FAMILY

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CHRISTIAN HEALTH CENTER.

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Dr. LISA GREEN TELLS US THAT

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SAME THING THE BIGGEST BARRIER

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IS THE TRUSTWORTHINESS OF

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PROVIDERS.

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PEOPLE ARE SKEPTICAL OF THE

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VACCINE ESPECIALLY IF THEY ONLY

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HEAR ABOUT IT ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

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THERE ARE QUESTIONS PATIENTS

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HAVE.

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ONE WAS AFRAID THAT SYMPTOMS

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WOULD BE WORSE THAN COVID

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SYMPTOMS.

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AND Dr. GREEN HAD TO CALM

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THEIR NERVES THERE.

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WHICH IS WHY HAVING COMMUNITY

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CAREGIVERS DO THE BULK OF

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VACCINE ADMINISTRATION MAKES ALL

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THE DIFFERENCE.

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>> COMMUNITY CARE WASN'T JUST IN

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THE BUILDING BUT IT WAS THE

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COMMUNITY.

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AND SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO MOVE

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OUT OF THAT SPACE THAT YOU ARE

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IN TO GET PEOPLE TO WHERE THEY

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NEED TO BE.

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AND SO WE STARTED GOING OUT INTO

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THE COMMUNITY TO CHURCHES, TO

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SCHOOLS, TO BUSINESSES, AND

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THINGS LIKE THAT.

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IF WE HAVE TO GO DOOR-TO-DOOR

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WHATEVER THAT IS THAT IS GOING

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TO GIVE PEOPLE ENOUGH

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INFORMATION THAT THEY FEEL THEY

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CAN MAKE AN INFORMED CHOICE AND

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MOVE FORWARD.

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>> INDEED WE MET A PATIENT FROM

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NEARBY SUBURBAN MIDLOTHIAN WHO

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WOULD ONLY DO IT AT THIS

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FACILITY.

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I MEAN MY DOCTOR BEEN TAKING

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CARE OF ME FOR A WHILE I'VE BEEN

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COMING HERE FOR MAYBE 10, 14

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SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES SOUTH

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HOLLAND, HARVEY, THEY DO SUFFER

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FROM HIGHER RATES OF VIOLENCE

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AND SO A BIG CONCERN OVER THE

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LAST YEAR IS POLICE DEPARTMENTS

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KEEPING THEIR MEMBERS SAFE.

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SOME OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENTS

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SAY THEY ARE UNDERSTAFFED.

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WHAT HAPPENS IN THE CASE OF AN

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OUTBREAK A COVID OUTBREAK AMONG

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THE POLICE FORCE?

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>> THE CHIEF FROM SOUTH HOLLAND

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AND DALTON WE HAD A MEETING WHEN

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THIS ALL STARTED.

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IF ONE OF OUR DEPARTMENTS GOT

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TAKEN OUT COMPLETELY WHICH IS

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EASY TO HAPPEN WHEN YOU HAVE

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SOMEBODY WHO HAS IT AND GIVE IT

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IS TO EVERYBODY ELSE WE WOULD

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FILL IN AND HELP WITH THE OTHER

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AGENCIES.

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AND THEN WE ALSO CONTACTED THE

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STATE AND THE COUNTY AS A

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BACKUP.

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BUT LUCKILY NONE OF OUR COUNTIES

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NEEDED TO TAKEOVER ANOTHER

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PERSON'S TOWN.

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>> AND THE STRUGGLES THE

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COMMUNITY FACES COVID OR

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OTHERWISE.

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RESIDENT JANTAE SPENCER FOUNDED

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A NONPROFIT FOR KIDS CALLED

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COMMUNITIES CREATING CHANGE FOR

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ARTS AND CRAFTS, COOKING AND

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OTHER THINGS TO HELP THEM DEAL

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WITH THE TRAUMA THAT MANY OF

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THEM FACE.

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>> COMMUNITY SUFFERS FROM POLICE

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HARASSMENT JUST LIKE ANY OTHER

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BLACK COMMUNITY.

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THIS COMMUNITY SUFFERS FROM THE

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COMMUNITY DOESN'T HAVE ENOUGH

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EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS WHICH IS

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WHY MY NOT-FOR-PROFIT IS SO

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IMPORTANT BECAUSE OUR MISSION IS

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TO BREAK THAT GENERATIONAL

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CURSES, TO BREAK THAT

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GENERATIONAL GAP WHERE THE

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FAMILY IS SEPARATE.

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NO, IT'S CHILD, PARENT,

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GRANDPARENT, I CREATE PROOMS

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THAT THEY CAN DO --

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PROGRAMS THEY CAN DO TOGETHER.

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>> RIVERDALE IS HOME TO CHUCK'S

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GUNSHOP AN ESTABLISHMENT THAT

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HAS DRAWN THE IRE OF GUN CONTROL

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ADVOCATES FOR YEARS.

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A LOT OF FIREARMS THAT WINDUP IN

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CRIME SCENES THEY ORIGINATED AT

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CHUCK'S GUNSHOP.

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IT'S SOMETHING THAT CAUSED A LOT

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OF ANGER.

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WE ASKED TO SPEAK TO THE OWNER

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AND THEY DECLINED OUR REQUEST

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TODAY.

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AND WE WILL BE BACK WITH MORE

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FROM SOME PUBLIC SAFETY AND