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>>> HELLO AND WELCOME TO

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LOUISIANA PUBLIC SQUARE.

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I'M BOB MANN, PROFESSOR AT LSU'S

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MANSHIP SCHOOL OF MASS

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COMMUNICATION.

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ALMOST ONE-FIFTH OF LOUISIANANS

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LIVE IN POVERTY.

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MANY MEMBERS OF THE MIDDLE,

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HOWEVER, HAVE MISCONCEPTIONS

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ABOUT WHAT LIVING IN POVERTY IS

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LIKE.

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THERE'S LITTLE CONCENSZ ABOUT

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WHAT CAN BE DONE TO END POVERTY.

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OVER THE NEXT HOUR, WE'LL HEAR

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FROM ACADEMICS, POLICY EXPERTS,

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AND CHARITY REPRESENTATIVES AS

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WE EXPLORE "LIVING BELOW THE

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LINE."

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>> IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT IN

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BASEBALL TERMS, MY KIDS, IN

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ORDER TO ACHIEVE THE AMERICAN

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DREAM, THEY'RE ALREADY ON THIRD

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BASE AND JUST HAVE TO RUN HOME.

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BUT A CHILD THAT IS LIVING IN

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POVERTY IS STANDING IN THE

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BATTER'S BOX.

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HE HAS NO BALLS AND TWO STRIKES.

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>> BELINDA DAVIS TEACH AS COURSE

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ABOUT POVERTY AT LSU.

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SHE SAYS THERE'S A MISCONCEPTION

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THAT POOR PEOPLE DON'T HAVE

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MONEY BECAUSE THEY MADE BAD

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CHOICESES.

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BUT POVERTY IS GENERATIONAL, HE

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SAYS.

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>> IF AN INDIVIDUAL LIVES IN

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POVERTY, A LARGE CHUNK OF THE

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REASON THEY'RE IN POVERTY,

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THOSE -- THE DECISIONS WERE MADE

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FOR THEM BEFORE THEY WERE 18.

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>> JANET SIMMONS IS DIRECTOR OF

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HOPE MINISTRIES.

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HER ORGANIZATION TRIES TO HELP

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PEOPLE UNDERSTAND WHAT LIVING IN

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POVERTY IS LIKE.

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>> THERE ARE FOUR THINGS THAT

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RESEARCH HAS SHOWN ARE CAUSES OF

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POVERTY.

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ONE OF ONLY WHICH IS BEHAVIOR.

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>> ONE OF THE CAUSES IS

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PREDATORS SUCH AS PAYDAY

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LENDERS.

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ANOTHER IS GOVERNMENT POLICIES.

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>> YOU DON'T PAY YOUR INSURANCE

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AND YOU GET A FLAG ON YOUR TAG,

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RIGHT?

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SO NOW YOU NOT ONLY OWE YOUR

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INSURANCE.

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YOU OWE YOUR FLAG ON YOUR TAG.

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IF YOU CAN'T PAY YOUR INSURANCE

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IN 30 DAYS, YOUR FLAG GETS

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INCREASED.

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>> THAT BECOMES ALMOST

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UNESCAPABLE, SIMMONS SAYS.

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>> AND YOU HAVE A FLAG ON YOUR

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TAG AND YOU GET STOPPED, THEN

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YOUR CAR GETS CONFISCATED.

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YOUR LICENSE GETS CONFISCATED

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AND YOU CAN'T DRIVE TO WORK.

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IF YOU CAN'T DRIVE TO WORK, YOU

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LOSE YOUR JOB.

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>> THE CONDITIONS OF THE

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COMMUNITY ARE THE LAST CAUSE,

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SIMMONS CITES.

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>> DO YOU HAVE AFFORDABLE

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HOUSING?

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WHAT'S YOUR TRANSPORTATION

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SYSTEM LIKE?

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YOU KNOW, THAT'S ONE OF THE

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BIGGEST PROBLEMS BATON ROUGE

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RIGHT NOW.

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>> HOPE ALSO OFFERS PROGRAMS TO

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HELP PEOPLE LIFT THEMSELVES

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ABOVE THOSE CAUSES.

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>> JUST PLAYING SOMEBODY'S RENT

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FOR THREE MONTHS IS NOT GOING TO

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CHANGE THE POSSIBILITY BEING

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EVICT.

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YOU HAVE TO CHANGE IT OVER TIME.

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>> CHARLENE ELLSWORTH

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COORDINATES THE FOOD PANTRY.

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SHE SAYS THE TEACHERS AND

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CLASSES HAVE CHANGED HER WAY OF

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THINKING.

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>> IF I WOULD HAVE KNOWN THE

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THINGS HE WAS TEACHING ME AND

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ENCOURAGING ME TO DO BACK IN THE

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NINTH GRADE, I WOULD HAVE NEVER

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DROPPED OUT.

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I WOULD HAVE HAD THAT PUSH, THAT

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MOTIVATION TO DO EXACTLY WHAT

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I'M TRYING TO DO NOW.

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>> SIMMONS SAYS THE POOR ARE

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DISPROPORTIONIATLY IMPACTED BY

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THE HURDLES IN LIFE.

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THEY DON'T HAVE THE FINANCIAL

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SAFETY NET OF THE MIDDLE-CLASS

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OR THE FINANCIAL KNOW-HOW.

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>> I MADE POOR CHOICES BUT IT

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HASN'T CAUSED ME TO BE EVICTED

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FROM MY HOME.

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SO JUST -- A LOT OF TIMES POOR

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CHOICES CAUSE A DEVASTATING

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EFFECT FOR SOMEONE IN

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INTERGENERATIONAL POVERTY, WHERE

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A POOR CHOICE FOR ME MAY MEAN I

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JUST DON'T GO TO THE MOVIE THIS

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IS MONTH.

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>> THE HURD CELL THE KNOWLEDGE

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LIVE -- HURDLE IS THE IMAGE

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LIVING CHECK TO CHECK.

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LIKE THE KNOWLEDGE OF HAVING A

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BUDGET.

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SIMPLE STUFF.

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SIMPLE STUFF, THAT MAY BE SIMPLE

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OR SIMPLE TO OTHERS, BUT THAT

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WAS A BIG THING TO DO ME.

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>> RANDY NICHOLS LEADS THE

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PROGRAM THAT HELPS THE POOREST

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OF THE PE.

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>> I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS

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ABOUT LIVING IN POVERTY IS TO

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LIVE IN UNCERTAINTY ALL THE

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TIME.

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YOU'LL ALWAYS BE -- TO ALWAYS BE

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UNCERTAIN IF THE INCOME YOU HAVE

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IS GOING TO BE ENOUGH TO MEET

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YOUR VERY BASIC NEEDS.

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>> SOME ARGUE THAT LIVING IN

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POVER IN LOUISIANA ISN'T THAT

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BAD.

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-- POVERTY IN LOUISIANA ISN'T

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THAT BAD.

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ACCORDING TO A STUDY BY THE

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HERITAGE FOUNDATION BEFORE THE

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RESEXER 80% OF POOR HOUSEHOLD

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ACROSS THE NATION HAD

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AIR-CONDITIONING.

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THREE-QUARTER HAS AT LEAST ONE

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CAR, AND 97% OWNED A COLOR

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TELEVISION.

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AND IN LOUISIANA, THE COST OF

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LIVING IS LOWER THAN MOST OF THE

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NATION.

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>> THE LIFE OF A CHILD LIVING IN

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POVERTY IS NOT ONE THAT YOU

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WOULD WANT FOR YOUR CHILDREN AND

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THAT'S WHAT I SAY TO PEOPLE.

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I SAY, BEING POOR IN AMERICA IS

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REALLY THOUGHT THAT WAD.

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WELL, I WOULD -- THAT BAD.

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WELL, I WOULD ASK DO YOU WANT

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YOUR CHILD GROWING UP IN POVERTY

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IN THE UNITED STATES AND I THINK

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THE OVERWHELMING IS NO.

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>> DAVIS SAYS THE PROGRAMS THE

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GOVERNMENT PROVIDES OFTEN

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ENCOURAGE WORK.

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PROGRAMS LIKE FOOD STAMPS ALSO

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CALLED SNAP BENEFITS.

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THE EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT AND

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TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY

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FAMILIES.

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>> WOMEN WHO LEAVE TEMPORARY

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ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES

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ARE STILL RELIANT ON A WHOLE

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HOST OF GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS

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BECAUSE THEIR WAGES ARE NOT

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ENOUGH TO LIFT THEM ABOVE THE

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POVERTY LINE.

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THAT'S IN PART A FUNCTION OF HOW

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LOW OUR MINIMUM WAGE IS.

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>> DAVIS SAYS IT'S

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MATHEMATICALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO

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LIVE ABOVE THE POVERTY LINE AT A

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MINIUM WAGE JOB.

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NICHOLS SAYS GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS

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AREN'T JUST THE SOCIALLY

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RESPONSIBLE CHOICE.

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THEY'RE PHYSICAL CAME

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RESPONSIBLE -- FISCALLY

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RESPONSIBLE AS WELL.

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>> IT'S NOT AS IF IT DOES NOT

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COST THE COMMUNITY SOMETHING FOR

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PEOPLE TO REMAIN IN POVERTY AND

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HOMELESSNESS.

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>> BUT SIMMONS SAYS MORE THOUGHT

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NOODZ TO BE PUT INTO

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GOVERNMENT -- THOUGHT NEEDS TO

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BE PUT INTO GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS.

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>> I THINK A LOT OF PROGRAMS

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HAVE BEEN DESIGNED BY PEOPLE WHO

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ARE NOT IN THE TRENCHES, SO THEY

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DON'T KNOW WHAT WORKS.

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SO THEY HAVE THIS MINDSET THAT,

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OH, I THINK THIS -- WE NEED TO

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DO THIS.

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SO WELFARE, FOR EXAMPLE.

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OH, WE JUST NEED TO GIVE THEM

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FOOD STAMPS AND WE JUST NEED TO

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PAY FOR RENT, OR WHATEVER, SUB

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DEVICE.

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BUT THEIR PROGRAMS ARE NOT

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DESIGNED TO HELP PEOPLE GET OUT

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OF POVERTY, SO ALL THEY'RE DOING

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IS HELPING PEOPLE STAY IN

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POVERTY.

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>> ELSEWORTH SAYS SHE DOESN'T

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BLAME THE MIDDLE-CLASS FOR

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HAVING MISCONSEMGHTSES WITH THE

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POOR -- MISCONCEPTIONS WITH THE

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POOR.

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>> THAT'S JUST LIKE ME.

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I'M IN POVERTY.

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I DON'T KNOW ABOUT, LIKE, THEIR

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LIFE, THEIR UPGROWING.

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IT'S NOT THEIR FAULT.

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>> JOINING US IS OUR STUDIO

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AUDIENCE TONIGHT.

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IT INCLUDES REPRESENTATIVES FROM

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THE SOCIETY OF ST. VINCENT

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DePAUL AS WELL AS MEMBERS OF

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THE LEGISLATIVE YOUTH ADVISORY

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COUNCIL.

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WE HAVE STUDENTS FROM LSU AND

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SOUTHERN UNIVERSITIES.

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THANKS TO EVERY ONE OF YOU FOR

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BANG HERE.

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THERE'S A MISCONCEPTION

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SURROUNDING HOW MUCH LOUISIANA

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SPEND OSWELFARE PROGRAMS.

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-- SPENDS ON WELFARE PROGRAMS.

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IN A SURVEY ALMOST 40% OF

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RESPONDENTS SAID WELFARE

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PROGRAMS GET MORE MONEY THAN ANY

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OTHER PART OF THE BUDGET, BUT

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ACTUALLY, WELFARE PROGRAMS GET

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LESS THAN 1% OF STATE FUNDS.

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THE SURVEY ALSO FOUND THAT A

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SUBSTANTIAL PORTION OF

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RESPONDENTS, ALMOST HALF,

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SUPPORT CUTTING FUNDING FOR

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PUBLIC ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.

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ONLY 18% SAID IT SHOULD BE

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INCREASED.

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SO LET'S START THERE.

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WHAT IS THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT

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IN HELPING THE POOR?

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WHAT SHOULD THE GOVERNMENT DO?

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WHAT SHOULD BE LEFT TO THE

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CHARITIES?

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DAN?

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>> WELL, I WAS THINKING OF

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MEDICAL AND HEALTH CARE FOR

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PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT ABLE TO

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AFFORD IT.

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SEEMS TO ME THAT WOULD BE A

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RESPONSIBILITY OF THE GOVERNMENT

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TO HELP TAKE CARE OF THAT,

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PENSCH FAMILIES -- THAT EXPENSE

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OF FAMILIES AND SO THAT'S WHY

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ONE FOR I WOULD SUPPORT MEDICAID

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EXEANGS IN LOUISIANA.

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-- EXPANSION IN LAST.

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>> THERE'S A DEBATE GOING ON,

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YOU KNOW, IN THIS COUNTRY RIGHT

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NOW THAT CHURCHES OUGHT TO DO

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MORE AND SOME PEOPLE WANT THE

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GOVERNMENT TO COMPLETELY GET OUT

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OF THE BUSINESS OF DEALING WITH

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THE POOR, THAT THE CHURCHES

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OUGHT TO TAKE UP THE

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RESPONSIBILITY COMPLETELY.

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DOES ANYBODY WANT TO ANSWER THAT

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SORT OF DECISION ABOUT WHERE THE

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GOVERNMENT SHOULD BE STEPPING

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BACK AND WHERE CHURCHES AND

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NONPROFITS SHOULD BE STEPPING

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FORWARD IS?

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IS THAT THE DEBATE WE OUGHT TO

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BE HAVING IN THIS COUNTRY?

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>> I DON'T ANY THINK -- DON'T

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THINK SO.

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ABSOLUTELY NOT.

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THE ROLE OF THE GOVERNMENT IS TO

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TAKE CARE OF THOSE WHO ARE MOST

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VULNERABLE.

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AS A MATTER OF BASIC JUSTICE.

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I THINK WHERE THE CHURCHES COME

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IN IS WHAT GOES QLOND JUSTICE --

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BEYOND JUSTICE, AND THAT'S THE

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ISSUE OF CHARITY.

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THAT'S WHERE THE CHURCHES COME

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IN AND I THE WORK FOR THE CHURCH

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AND THAT'S WHAT WE DO.

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WE TAKE CARE OF -- OF THE NEEDS

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OF PEOPLE BEYOND THAT -- THAT

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THEY'RE ENTITLED TO FROM A BASIC

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SENSE OF JUSTICE.

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AND I THINK THE MEASURE OF ANY

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INSTITUTION, GOVERNMENT OR

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CHURCH, IS HOW WELL THE MOST

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VULNERABLE PEOPLE ARE FARING.

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>> DENISE, YOU WORK AT

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ST. VINCENT DePAUL.

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AND YOU FEED PEOPLE EVERY DAY

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WHO ARE HUNGRY ACCOUNT RIGHT?

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>> YES.

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>> AND YOU SEE THAT -- THAT

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OTHER PEOPLE THAT THE GOVERNMENT

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IN SOME WAY IS NOT ABLE TO

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PROVIDE THEM WHAT THEY NEED TO

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JUST TAKE CARE OF THEIR BASIC

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NEEDS, RIGHT?

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>> WELL, THE THING ABOUT IT IS,

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IS THE NEED IS GREAT.

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AND WHEN THE GOVERNMENT FEELS

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LIKE THEY'VE DONE ENOUGH, THE

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NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION STEPS IN.

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BUT WHAT YOU GOT TO REALIZE IS

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THE CHURCHES AND JUST NORMAL

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PEOPLE HELP MAKE THE NONPROFIT

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ORGANIZATIONS -- MAKE US BE ABLE

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TO FEED THE PEOPLE THAT WE FEED.

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THE GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS ARE

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LIMITED TO AS FAR AS MEALS ARE

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CONCERNED.

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IF IT WASN'T FOR CHURCHES AND

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DIFFERENT GRANTS AND STUFF THAT

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WE HAVE, NONPROFIT WOULD BE

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SIMPLY NONEXISTENT TO BE ABLE TO

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HELP THE POOR AND NEEDY.

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>> MICHAEL, YOU'RE ON THE FRONT

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LINES OF THIS AT SAINT VINCENT

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DePAUL, RIGHT?

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>> WE ARE.

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AND DENISE DOES A PHENOMENAL

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JOB.

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240,000 MEALS SHE WAS

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RESPONSIBLE FOR RIGHT IN THE

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CAPITAL STOYDOING A TERRIFIC

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JOB.

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AND I THINK IT'S A MARRIAGE

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BETWEEN GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS AND

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CHARITABLE PROGRAMS COMING

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TOGETHER.

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I THINK CHARITIES MOVE VERY WELL

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IN FILLING GAPS.

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OFTEN WITH GOVERNMENT-TYPE

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PROGRAMS, THERE'S A LOT OF

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DOCUMENTATION AND OTHER

10:36.067 --> 10:38.067
REQUIREMENT THAT IS SOMETIMES

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MAY -- REQUIREMENT THAT IS

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SOMETIMES MAY SLOW THE PROCESS

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WHERE I THINK CHARITIES ARE ABLE

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TO RESPOND.

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LOCAL GROUPS THAT COME TOGETHER,

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WHETHER IT'S HOT MEALS OR

10:48.533 --> 10:48.967
DESCRIPTIONS.

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OUR FARMTY -- PRESCRIPTIONS.

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OUR PHARMACY FILLED OVER 30,000

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PRESCRIPTIONS THAT WOULD HAVE

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OTHER GONE UNFILLED RIGHT HERE

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IN THE CAPITAL -- OTHERWISE GONE

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UNFILLED RIGHT HERE IN CAPITAL

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REGION.

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WE NEED TO HELP PEOPLE WHO TRULY

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NEED A HELPING HAND.

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>> ONE EXAMPLE IS BROWN.

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YOUR GROUP HOLIDAY HELPERS.

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YOU'RE DOING SOME INCREDIBLE

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WORK IN THIS COMMUNITY.

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TELL US ABOUT THAT.

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>> WE SORT OF JOINED WITH SENT

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VENSEL DePAUL MAKING SURE WE

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PROVIDE BURT WE DO IT ON THREE

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DAYS, THREE OCCASIONS IN A YEAR.

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THANKSGIVING, CHRISTMAS, AND

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EASTER.

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BUT THE THANKSGIVING MEALS THAT

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WE SERVE, WE MAKE SURE THAT

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WHATEVER IS LEFT, ST. VINCENT

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DePAUL GETS THE REMAINDER PART

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OF THAT.

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BUT I THINK FROM A LAW

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ENFORCEMENT PERSPECTIVE FROM

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WHICH I HAVE A CAREER IN OF OVER

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40 YEARS, I'VE SEEN SO MANY

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PEOPLE COME IN TO THE PRISON

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SYSTEM.

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AND MOST OF THEM THAT COME INTO

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THE PRISON SYSTEM HAVE AVERAGE

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OF A FIFTH GRADE EDUCATION.

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AND I'M TALKING ABOUT JUST

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AVERAGE.

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IN A PRISON SYSTEM.

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SO -- AND I'VE TALKED TO

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PRISONERS AND PERSONS THAT ARE

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OF THE FREE SOCIETY TODAY.

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AND ONE OF THE BIGGEST THINGS

12:01.767 --> 12:03.700
THEY FIND IS THAT WE HAVE TO

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AMERICA REALIZE THAT EVERYBODY

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IS NOT GOING TO GO TO A COLLEGE

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AND GET A COLLEGE DEGREE.

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EVERYBODY DOESN'T WANT A COLLEGE

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DEGREE.

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BUT EVERYBODY WANTS TO BE

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SUCCESSFUL.

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THEY SHOULD HAVE THE

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OPPORTUNITY.

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AND THINK THIS IS WHERE

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GOVERNMENT, CHURCHES AND

12:16.167 --> 12:17.900
EVERYBODY CAN ENGAGE IN AND

12:17.900 --> 12:21.567
ENCOURAGING US TO DEVELOP EARLY

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SKILLED CURRICULAR PROGRAMS FOR

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CHILDREN TO BE IN FROM MIDDLE

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SCHOOLS ON UP, YOU SHOULD

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KNOW -- A KID SHOULD HAVE SOME

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IDEA OF WHAT HE OR SHE WANTS TO

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BE.

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WHEN THEY TELL YOU THEY WANT TO

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BE A TRUCK DRIVER OR LANDSCAPE

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ARCHITECT, A MECHANICS, OR A

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BARBER, A BEAUTICIAN, A NEAL

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TECH, AND THINGS OF THAT

12:39.700 --> 12:40.633
NATURE -- NAIL TECH AND THINGS

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OF THAT NATURE, YOU SHOULD BE

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DESIGNING AN EDUCATION PLATFORM

12:44.333 --> 12:46.100
BY WHICH THEY'LL GO INTO AND

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START BEING ABLE TO PREPARE

12:47.667 --> 12:49.400
THEMSELVES FOR THEIR FUTURE,

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RATHER THAN GRADUATE THEM OR

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PUSH THEM TO GRADUATE FROM HIGH

12:52.600 --> 12:54.033
SCHOOL, WHICH A LOT OF THEM

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DON'T DO.

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THEY FAIL BECAUSE THEY BECOME

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INTERESTED -- DISINTERESTED.

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AND YOU DON'T GIVE THEM THAT

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OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A GOOD

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CAREER SELECTION.

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BUT IF WE DID THAT, I THINK WE

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WOULD MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE AND

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WE'D START RIGHT AT THE YOUTH,

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RIGHT AT THE CORE WHERE THE

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PROBLEM IS.

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>> YOU TALK ABOUT EDUCATION.

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WE'VE GOT A COUPLE STUDENTS IN

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THE AUDIENCE TONIGHT.

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YOUNG PEOPLE AND I'M SURE YOU

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WORK WITH SOME UNDERPRIVILEGED

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YOUTH AND YOU SEE THE DIFFERENCE

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THATIATION CAN MAKE IN THOSE --

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THAT EDUCATION CAN MAKE IN THOSE

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LIVES.

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YOU WANT TO COMMENT ON THAT?

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>> YEAH, I KIND OF AGREE WITH

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WHAT HE'S SAYING.

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LIKE WHEN IT COMES TO DIRECTING

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EDUCATION, EVERYTHING WE LEARN

13:32.333 --> 13:34.367
IS KIND OF PUSHING US TO JOIN

13:34.367 --> 13:35.067
COLLEGE, YOU KNOW.

13:35.067 --> 13:37.067
BUT THERE'S A WHOLE LOT OF OTHER

13:37.067 --> 13:38.467
OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE COULD

13:38.467 --> 13:39.967
HAVE, LIKE GOING TO A JOB LIKE

13:39.967 --> 13:41.067
QUELLING OR SOMETHING LIKE

13:41.067 --> 13:42.000
THAT -- WELDING OR SOMETHING

13:42.000 --> 13:43.133
LIKE THAT.

13:43.133 --> 13:44.600
THERE'S NO -- IF I WANTED TO BE

13:44.600 --> 13:45.933
A WELDER, THERE'S NO OPPORTUNITY

13:45.933 --> 13:47.033
FOR ME TO BE A WELDER.

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LIKE HIGH SCHOOL, THEY GET RID

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OF ALL THOSE COURSES BECAUSE

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THEY'RE DANGEROUS OR WHATEVER.

13:50.900 --> 13:53.533
THERE'S NO WOOD SHOP.

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AND A LOT OF STUFF LIKE THAT.

13:54.633 --> 13:55.667
THERE'S NOTHING TO ENCOURAGE YOU

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TO DO ANYTHING OTHER THAN

13:57.333 --> 13:58.700
ACHIEVE COLLEGE AND THAT'S NOT

13:58.700 --> 13:59.800
FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE.

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IF YOU WERE BORN ACADEMIC

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MINDED.

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SO I FEEL LIKE THE EDUCATION

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SYSTEM KIND OF LEAVES A LOT OF

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PEOPLE IN THE DUST WHEN IT COMES

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TO TRYING TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO

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BE PRODUCTIVE IN THEIR LIVES.

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>> WE'VE BEEN TALKING IN THE

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STATE FOR AS LONG AS I CAN

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REMEMBER ABOUT WORKFORCE

14:13.267 --> 14:15.067
DEVELOPMENT, ABOUT HAVING THE

14:15.067 --> 14:16.800
SCHOOLS HORINVOLVED IN TRAINING.

14:16.800 --> 14:17.733
DOES -- MORE INVOLVED IN

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TRAINING.

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DOES ANYBODY HAVE SOME THOUGHTS

14:19.767 --> 14:20.967
ABOUT MAYBE THESE PROBLEMS STILL

14:20.967 --> 14:22.100
EXIST AFTER WE'VE BEEN TALKING

14:22.100 --> 14:23.700
ABOUT THEM AND DEALING WITH THEM

14:23.700 --> 14:26.400
FOR SO, SO LONG?

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>> WELL, I DO -- I WORK WITH A

14:29.433 --> 14:30.633
SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY CONSULTATION

14:30.633 --> 14:33.633
TEAM IN THE LOWER SOCIOECONOMIC

14:33.633 --> 14:34.000
SCHOOLS.

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THE ELEMENTARY ONES.

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AND I THINK THERE'S A LARGE

14:36.867 --> 14:38.267
DISCONNECT BETWEEN WHAT IS

14:38.267 --> 14:39.400
SUPPOSED TO TAKE PLACE AT HOME

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AND WHAT A TEACHER'S ROLE IS IN

14:41.667 --> 14:42.400
THE CHILD'S LIFE.

14:42.400 --> 14:44.067
AND BECAUSE OF THIS DISCONNECT,

14:44.067 --> 14:45.467
THERE ARE JUST CERTAIN CHILDREN

14:45.467 --> 14:47.867
THAT ARE GROWING UP IN AN

14:47.867 --> 14:50.967
ENVIRONMENT SUCH AS POVERTY

14:50.967 --> 14:51.967
WHERE TEACHERS DON'T WANT TO

14:51.967 --> 14:54.533
HAVE THE PATIENCE TO TEACH THEM.

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SO THEY WANT TO PUSHING THEM

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ASIDE, WHERE YOU DO.

14:56.567 --> 14:58.333
I KIND OF -- YOU SEGREGATE THESE

14:58.333 --> 15:01.133
KIDS INTO AN AREA WHERE WE DON'T

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WANT TO DEAL WITH THESE

15:03.800 --> 15:04.433
BEHAVIORS AS A RESULT OF

15:04.433 --> 15:05.500
SOMETHING WE HAVE NO CONTROL

15:05.500 --> 15:07.733
OVER, SUCH AS POVERTY, SO WE'LL

15:07.733 --> 15:08.867
PUSH THEM TO THE SIDE.

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EVEN IF THERE ARE TRAINING

15:09.867 --> 15:11.300
PLEAMS, THEY WON'T GET THAT

15:11.300 --> 15:12.900
ADVANTAGE BECAUSE THEY'RE KIND

15:12.900 --> 15:14.467
OF DISCREDITED FOR SOMETHING

15:14.467 --> 15:17.133
THEY HAVE NO CONTROL, WHICH AS

15:17.133 --> 15:20.367
HE SAID STARTS AT YOUTH, SO IF

15:20.367 --> 15:22.967
WE DISCREDIT AT THIS LEVEL, HOW

15:22.967 --> 15:24.300
WILL THEY HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY,

15:24.300 --> 15:26.267
EVEN IF THAT WAS SOMETHING THEY

15:26.267 --> 15:26.700
DESIGNERRED.

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>> WHAT IS THE ROLE OF THE --

15:27.900 --> 15:28.233
DESIRED.

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>> WHAT IS THE ROLE OF THE

15:28.933 --> 15:30.033
SCHOOLS IN ALL OF THIS?

15:30.033 --> 15:31.500
THE SCHOOLS GET A LOT OF BLAME,

15:31.500 --> 15:34.367
BUT THE SCHOOLS ALSO GET A LOT

15:34.367 --> 15:36.933
OF CREDIT FOR TRAINING.

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>> IEFT -- I'VE HAD THE

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OPPORTUNITY TO BE A PART OF THE

15:40.000 --> 15:40.833
EDUCATION SYSTEM SINCE I WAS IN

15:40.833 --> 15:42.133
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

15:42.133 --> 15:43.767
AND THERE ARE OF COURSE ALL

15:43.767 --> 15:44.900
THESE PROBLEMS DO EXIST AND I

15:44.900 --> 15:46.833
SEE THEM EVERY SINGLE DAY.

15:46.833 --> 15:48.600
BUT THERE ARE POSITIVES THAT I

15:48.600 --> 15:50.867
HAVE SEEN IN MY EXPERIENCE AS

15:50.867 --> 15:51.167
WELL.

15:51.167 --> 15:53.167
YOU KNOW, I CURRENTLY ATTEND

15:53.167 --> 15:54.333
BATON ROUGE HIGH AND A LOT OF

15:54.333 --> 15:55.667
UNTS OUR STUDENTS, WE DO A LOT

15:55.667 --> 15:57.267
OF COMMUNITY SERVICE WORK.

15:57.267 --> 15:58.567
SO THAT'S DEALING WITH PEOPLE

15:58.567 --> 16:00.467
THAT LIVE UNDER THE POVERTY

16:00.467 --> 16:00.767
LINE.

16:00.767 --> 16:01.833
BUT WHAT'S INTERESTING TO ME IS

16:01.833 --> 16:03.867
A LOT OF THE STUDENTS THAT

16:03.867 --> 16:06.300
VOLUNTEER IN THESE COMMUNITY

16:06.300 --> 16:07.300
INVOLVEMENT EFFORTS ARE LIVING

16:07.300 --> 16:10.300
UNDER THE POVERTY LINE

16:10.300 --> 16:10.800
THEMSELVES.

16:10.800 --> 16:12.400
AND -- BUT WHAT'S INTERESTING IS

16:12.400 --> 16:13.767
A LOT OF OUR STUDENTS, YOU KNOW,

16:13.767 --> 16:15.733
ONE OF MY CLASSMATES, FOR

16:15.733 --> 16:17.067
EXAMPLE, SHE GOES OUT AND DOES

16:17.067 --> 16:18.200
WORK OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL AS WELL.

16:18.200 --> 16:21.200
SO THEY WORKS AT A RESTAURANT

16:21.200 --> 16:22.633
AND EVERY SINGLE DAY THEY MAKE

16:22.633 --> 16:23.700
FRESH FOOD.

16:23.700 --> 16:25.667
EVERY SINGLE DAY AFTER, YOU

16:25.667 --> 16:27.300
KNOW, THEY'VE CLOSED, ALL OF

16:27.300 --> 16:28.833
THEIR REMAINING FOOD, EVERY

16:28.833 --> 16:30.733
SINGLE DAY THEY DONATE IT TO THE

16:30.733 --> 16:31.833
SOUP KITCHEN AND THAT FOOD IS

16:31.833 --> 16:33.067
SERVED THERE ITSELF.

16:33.067 --> 16:35.200
AND YOU KNOW, AS A PART OF LIKE

16:35.200 --> 16:36.367
SCHOOL NEWSPAPER AND PUBLICITY,

16:36.367 --> 16:39.367
YOU KNOW, WE PUBLICIZE THESE

16:39.367 --> 16:40.933
EVENTS AND IN A WAY IT INSPIRES

16:40.933 --> 16:42.800
OTHER STUDENTS TO DO THE SAME

16:42.800 --> 16:43.367
THING.

16:43.367 --> 16:44.800
SO WE'LL THESE ISSUES DO EXIST

16:44.800 --> 16:46.667
IN TERMS OF SOMETIMES WE DON'T

16:46.667 --> 16:48.400
OFFER THE EDUCATION FOR THOSE

16:48.400 --> 16:51.267
THAT DON'T WANT TO GO TO

16:51.267 --> 16:52.967
COLLEGE, THERE ARE SOME

16:52.967 --> 16:55.367
POSITIVES THAT KIND OF STHIEN A

16:55.367 --> 16:56.900
LOT ON THE -- SHINE A LOT ON THE

16:56.900 --> 16:57.767
REST OF THE ISSUES THAT ARE

16:57.767 --> 16:59.767
GOING ON, SO EVEN THOSE THAT ARE

16:59.767 --> 17:01.067
LIVING UNDER THE POVERTY LINE

17:01.067 --> 17:02.367
ARE DOING SOMETHING TO HELP

17:02.367 --> 17:03.700
OTHERS ALSO LIVING UNDER THE

17:03.700 --> 17:04.433
POVERTY LINE.

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>> THAT'S A GREAT POINT.

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AND I WONDER IF ANY YOU HAVE ANY

17:06.867 --> 17:08.867
THOUGHTS ABOUT THE WAY THAT OUR

17:08.867 --> 17:11.733
SOCIETY VIL IF IIFYS THE POOR --

17:11.733 --> 17:13.667
VILIFIES THE POOR AND WE SAW ON

17:13.667 --> 17:14.733
THE SEGMENT BEFORE.

17:14.733 --> 17:16.333
SOME PEOPLE THINK IF YOU HAVE A

17:16.333 --> 17:17.633
COLOR TELEVISION, YOU MUST NOT

17:17.633 --> 17:18.033
BE POOR.

17:18.033 --> 17:20.333
IF YOU HAVE A CAR, YOU MUST NOT

17:20.333 --> 17:21.533
BE POOB.

17:21.533 --> 17:23.833
I HEAR A LOT OF LAUGHS.

17:23.833 --> 17:26.067
DO WE UNDERSTAND POVERTY?

17:26.067 --> 17:28.433
WHAT IS THE MISCONCEPTION?

17:28.433 --> 17:31.400
>> I FEEL IT'S PREJUDGED.

17:31.400 --> 17:34.700
PEOPLE FEEL, YOU MUST JUST BE

17:34.700 --> 17:36.333
LAZY OR MAKING HORRIBLE

17:36.333 --> 17:36.733
DECISIONS.

17:36.733 --> 17:38.433
BUT IF PEOPLE -- PEOPLE DON'T

17:38.433 --> 17:39.367
UNDERSTAND, ESPECIALLY YOUTH, I

17:39.367 --> 17:40.167
REMEMBER BEING IN HIGH SCHOOL.

17:40.167 --> 17:41.633
I'M IN COLLEGE NOW AND I'M

17:41.633 --> 17:43.733
GRADUATING, BUT I JUST BEING IN

17:43.733 --> 17:45.300
HIGH SCHOOL AND YOU SEE THESE

17:45.300 --> 17:47.000
PEOPLE WHO MAY NOT -- THEY'RE

17:47.000 --> 17:48.067
NOT PUSHED.

17:48.067 --> 17:49.167
THEY'RE NOT ENCOURAGED.

17:49.167 --> 17:50.433
THEY'RE NOT GIVEN THE SUPPORT

17:50.433 --> 17:54.100
AND THE CARE THAT I BELIEVE THAT

17:54.100 --> 17:56.100
AS -- IS ESSENTIAL IN MOLDING

17:56.100 --> 17:59.000
THE MENTALITY OF BEING A --

17:59.000 --> 17:59.633
PERSEVERANCE IS ANYBODY.

17:59.633 --> 18:00.933
AND WHEN YOU LOOK THAT TYPE OF

18:00.933 --> 18:03.133
SUPPORT FROM THE PEOPLE WHO --

18:03.133 --> 18:05.133
WHO YOU WOULD THINK ARE SUPPOSED

18:05.133 --> 18:07.067
TO BE ENCOURAGING YOU TO FURTHER

18:07.067 --> 18:10.700
YOUR EDUCATION, THEN THAT

18:10.700 --> 18:11.833
CONSTRAINS YOUR WAY OF THINKING.

18:11.833 --> 18:13.933
SO YOU'RE LIKE, I'M IN THIS

18:13.933 --> 18:14.267
PLACE.

18:14.267 --> 18:15.500
AND I'M BY MYSELF AND THE PEOPLE

18:15.500 --> 18:16.733
WHO ARE SUPPOSED TO HELP ME ARE

18:16.733 --> 18:18.800
NOT EVEN WILLING TO HELP ME.

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SO WHAT IS THERE FOR ME TO DO?

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OR WHAT CAN I DO?

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AND IT'S JUST LIKE, IT'S JUST A

18:24.167 --> 18:25.733
CONSTANT -- YOU KNOW, WE TALK

18:25.733 --> 18:27.267
ABOUT IN AMERICA, YOU PULL

18:27.267 --> 18:29.933
YOURSELF UP FROM YOUR BOOTSTRAPS

18:29.933 --> 18:31.067
AND THIS AMERICAN DREAM THAT IS

18:31.067 --> 18:33.833
SO, YOU KNOW, FABRICATED IN A

18:33.833 --> 18:35.567
LOT OF DIFFERENT WAYS.

18:35.567 --> 18:37.167
BUT I FEEL LIKE IF WE HAD MORE

18:37.167 --> 18:38.167
SUPPORT WITHIN NOT ONLY THE

18:38.167 --> 18:39.833
SCHOOL SYSTEM BUT EVEN THE

18:39.833 --> 18:41.467
GOVERNMENT, YOU KNOW -- YOU'RE

18:41.467 --> 18:42.567
GIVING ME ALL THIS STUFF.

18:42.567 --> 18:43.767
YOU'RE GIVING ME FOOD STAMPS,

18:43.767 --> 18:45.100
BUT THERE'S NO REAL CARE.

18:45.100 --> 18:47.700
IS THERE REAL SUPPORT IN THIS.

18:47.700 --> 18:50.933
BUT I CAN GO INTO AN

18:50.933 --> 18:52.667
IMUPONNISHED COMMUNITY --

18:52.667 --> 18:53.367
IMPOVERISHED COMMUNITY.

18:53.367 --> 18:54.567
I LOOK AT THE ROADS AND IT'S A

18:54.567 --> 18:54.933
MESS.

18:54.933 --> 18:55.767
THE HOUSES ARE A MESS.

18:55.767 --> 18:58.300
I LOOK ON THE OUTSIDE AND YOU

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WON'T EVEN SUPPORT WHAT IS

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ACTUALLY CITY PROPERTY, YOU

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KNOW, IN THAT COMMUNITY.

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THEN HOW CAN I EXPECT TO EVEN

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ACCEL IN THIS -- EXCEL IN THIS

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SO

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SOCIETY WHEN I DON'T FEEL IT

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SUPPORTS ME.

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>> VERY WELL SAID.

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THAT'S ALL THE TIME WE HAVE FOR

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THIS PORTION OF OUR SHOW.

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WHEN WE RETURN, WE'LL BE JOINED

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BY A PANEL OF EXPERTS TO FURTHER

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EXPLORE LIVING BELOW THE LINE.

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>>> WELCOME BACK TO LOUISIANA

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PUBLIC SQUARE.

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TONIGHT WE'RE DISCUSSING THE

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CAUSES AND SOLUTIONS TO POVERTY

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IN OUR STATE.

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JOINING US NOW IS OUR PANEL OF

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EXPERTS.

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HERBERT DIXON IS OUTREACH

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DIRECTOR TO THE LOUISIANA

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WORKFORCE COMMUNICATION.

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HIS WORK FOCUSES ON CONNECTING

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PEOPLE IN THE DELTA PARISHES OF

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EAST AND NORTHEAST LOUISIANA

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WITH QUALITY JOBS TO LIVE THEM

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OUT OF THE CYCLE OF POVERTY.

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CARMEN WHEEZENER IS THE

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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE

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LOUISIANA CHAPTER OF THE

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NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL

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WORKERS.

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HER PROFESSION IS DEVOTED TO

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HELPING PEOPLE FUNCTION THE BEST

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THEY CAN IN THEIR ENVIRONMENT.

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DARRIN GOSS IS THE

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PRESIDENT/C.E.O. OF CAPITAL AREA

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UNITED WAY.

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HIS ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO

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ADVANCE THE COMMON GOOD THROUGH

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EDUCATION, INCOME, ASSISTANT,

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AND HEALTHY LIVING.

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AND JAN MOLLER IS DIRECTOR OF

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THE LOUISIANA BUDGET PROJECT

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WHICH MONITORS AND REPORTERS ON

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STATE GOVERNMENT SPENDING AND

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HOW IT AFFECTS LAST'S LOW- TO

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MODERATE-INCOME FAMILIES.

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BEFORE WE GO TO OUR AUDIENCE FOR

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QUESTIONS, I'D LIKE EACH OF YOU

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TO TALK ABOUT ONE TACTIC THAT

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YOU CHAMPIONED TO OVERCOME POVER

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TIR FROM -- POVERTY FROM YOUR

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PERSPECTIVE OR ORGANIZATION.

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MR. DIXON, WOULD YOU LIKE LIKE

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TO TELL US WHAT THAT ONE TACTIC

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IS?

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>> I HOPE I'M IN THE MIDST OF

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THAT TACTIC.

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AS INDICATED EARLIER, IT'S

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OUT -- OUTREACH DIRECTOR,

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FOCUSING ON THE DELTA AREA,

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NORTHEAST LOUISIANA.

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AND IN NORTHEAST LOUISIANA, IT'S

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AN AREA WHERE YOU HAVE THE

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HIGHEST AMOUNT OF PERCENTAGE

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POVERTY ANYWHERE IN THE STATE OF

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LOUISIANA.

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AND HOPEFULLY WHAT WE'RE

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FRIGHTENING TO DO -- TRYING TO

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DO WITH THE NEW WORKFORCE

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INNOVATION OPPORTUNITY ACT,

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WHICH IS A FEDERAL PROGRAM THAT

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STARTED JULY 1, AND THAT PROGRAM

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SEEKS TO REMOVE BARRIERS FROM

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INDIVIDUALS SEEKING TO WORK IN

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THE STATE OF LOUISIANA.

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AND MY JOB IS TO GET THOSE

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INDIVIDUALS FAMILIAR WITH THIS

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NEW PROGRAM.

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>> MS. WEISSNER?

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>> AS A SOCIAL WORKER, I'VE BEEN

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INVOLVED WITH MANY FACETS OF

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WORKING WITH PEOPLE AS DO THE

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OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PROFESSION.

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AND WE NORMALLY WORK PRIMARILY

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WITH THE DISADVANTAGED OR THOSE

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THAT ARE IN NEED OF SOME SORT OF

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SUPPORTIVE SERVICES.

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SO MANY OF THE MEMBERS OF MY

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PROFESSION ARE WORKING WITH

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THOSE WHO ARE IN POVERTY OR HAVE

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SIGNIFICANT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH

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ISSUES OR THEY'RE IN THE CHILD

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WELFARE SYSTEM AND AT RISK OF

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HOMELESSNESS AND UNEMPLOYMENT.

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SO WE WORK TOGETHER.

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WE START WHERE THE PERSON IS.

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AND WE TRY AND DEVELOP A PROCESS

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AND A CASE PLAN TO HELP PEOPLE

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MAXIMIZE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL.

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BUT THERE ARE LOTS OF BARRIERS

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THAT FACE THOSE INDIVIDUALS.

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AND WE HAVE TO WORK TOGETHER

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WITH THE GOVERNMENT AND

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NONPROFITS AND OUR FAITH-BASED

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ORGANIZATIONS TO TRY AND ACHIEVE

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A WAY TO OVERCOME THOSE

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BARRIERS.

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>> MR. GOSS?

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>> YEAH.

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I HAVE THE GREAT PRIVILEGE OF

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WORKING IN AN ORGANIZATION THAT

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SITS WHAT WE THINK IS AT THE

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INTERSECTION OF GOVERNMENT OF

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THE FAITH COMMUNITY.

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NONPROFIT SECTOR, AND ONE OF THE

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BIGGEST STRATEGIES THAT WE'RE

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UNDERTAKING RIGHT NOW IS THIS

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IDEA THAT IT TAKES MULTIPLE GOOD

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SOLUTIONS THAT ARE FOCUSED ON

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RESULTS FOR INDIVIDUALS AND

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FAMILIES TO REALLY MOVE THE

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NEEDLE FOR PEOPLE IN POVERTY.

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SO THAT THERE'S NO SINGLE ISSUE

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OR NO SINGLE PROGRAM SOLUTION,

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BUT A COLLECTION OF WELL-RUN,

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QUALITY PROGRAMS THAT WE CAN

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FUND AND LEVERAGE BOTH THE TIME,

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TALENT, AND TREASURY OF DONORS

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AND VOLUNTEERS TO REALLY MOVE

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THE NEEDLE.

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SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

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WE WORK ACROSS GEOGRAPHIC

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BOUNDARIES AS WELL AS POLITICAL

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BOUNDARIES.

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WE LIKE TO SAY WE'RE POLITICALLY

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AGNOSTIC.

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WE WILL WORK WITH ANYONE WHO'S

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INTERESTED IN MOVING PEOPLE FROM

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WHERE THEY ARE, MEETING THEM

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WHERE THEY ARE, AND MOVING THEM

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TO FINANCIAL STABILITY.

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AND SO THAT'S OUR WORK AND WE'RE

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VERY EXCITED ABOUT WHAT WE'RE

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DOING IN THAT SPACE AT THE

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UNITED WAY.

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>> MR. MOLLER?

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>> AT THE BUDGET PROJECT, WE

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THINK GOVERNMENT AS AN IMPORTANT

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ROLE TO PLAY FIGHTING POVERTY AT

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ALL LEVELS, STARTING WITH OUR

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YOUNGEST CHILDREN.

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WE KNOW IN THE LONG-TERM

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SOLUTION TO POVERTY INVOLVES

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INVESTING IN THE YOUNGEST

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CHILDREN, BIRTH TO 3, AND

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THERE'S A PROGRAM HERE LAST

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MONTH ON PUBLIC SQUARE LOOKING

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AT EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION.

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WE KNOW THAT'S ONE OF THE BEST

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INVESTMENTS THAT THE STATE CAN

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MAKE.

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AND THE YOUNGEST CHILDREN,

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HIGH-QUALITY CHILD CARE, IF YOU

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PROVIDE THAT, WE KNOW CHILD IS

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LESS LIKELY TO GROW UP POOR,

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MORE LIKELY TO REACH THE MIDDLE

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CLASS.

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IN THE MIDDLE TERM I THINK WE

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CAN -- DIXON WAS TALKING ABOUT

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WORKFORCE TRAINING, MAKING SURE

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PEOPLE HAVE THE TRAINING TO FIND

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GOOD JOBS, WHETHER IT'S A

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WELDING CERTIFICATE ALL THE WAY

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UP TO A Ph.D.

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THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THE STATE

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CAN INVEST IN.

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BUT THEN THERE'S ALSO A LOT OF

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PEOPLE WHO NEED HELP TODAY AND I

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THINK GET POLICY CAN --

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GOVERNMENT POLICY CAN PLAY AN

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IMPORTANT ROLE AND THAT'S WHERE

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THE EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT,

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LIKE A HIGHER MINIMUM WAGE AND

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EXPANDING MEDICAID CAN REALLY

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MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES

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OF PEOPLE.

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NOT EVERYBODY CAN BE A WELDER.

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NOT EVERYBODY CAN BE A

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BEAUTICIAN.

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THERE'S STILL PEOPLE WHO ARE

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GOING TO BE WORKING IN THE

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TOURIST INDUSTRY, IN RETAIL AT

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RESTAURANTS, AT JOBS THAT

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DON'T -- YOU KNOW, HARD JOBS

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THAT JUST DON'T PAY ENOUGH TO

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MAKE A LIVING WAGE.

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AND I THINK GOVERNMENT CAN PLAY

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AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN PROVIDING

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SUPPORTS AND LETTING PEOPLE HAVE

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THE DIGNITY OF A PAYCHECK TO PUT

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A ROOF OVER THEIR HEAD, FOOD IN

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THEIR COME STOMACH AND PROVIDES

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THEM WITH A BASIC SAFETY NET.

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>> THANKS FOR GETTING US OFF TO

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A GOOD START.

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LET'S TO OUR PARTICIPANTS.

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WE'RE GOING TO START WITH

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MICHAEL AND YOUR QUESTION.

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>> MY QUESTION IS TO DARRIN GOSS

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OF THE UNITED WAY.

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HOW CAN INDIVIDUALS AND

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BUSINESSES GET BEHIND AND GET

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BEHIND AN EFFORT, THE CAPITAL

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AREA, UNITED WAY, TO COMBAT

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MORETY?

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WHAT -- POVERTY?

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WHAT DID THEY DO?

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CONSTABLE BROWN HAS HOLIDAY

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HELPERS.

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HE'S ENGAGED.

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BUT NOT EVERYBODY IS AS

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INNOVATIVE AND CREATIVE AS

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CONSTABLE BROWN.

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WHAT CAN INDIVIDUALS, BUSINESSES

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DO TO GET BEHIND THE WORK OF THE

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UNITED WAY?

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>> I THINK MICHAEL, I THINK ONE

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OF THE FIRST THINGS THAT I THINK

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IN GENERAL THAT BUSINESSES AND

25:50.300 --> 25:52.567
INDIVIDUALS CAN DO IS A LOT OF

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WHAT'S BEEN DISCUSSED ALREADY,

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AND THAT'S REALLY UNDERSTAND

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WHAT IT MANSLAUGHTER TO LIVE IN

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POVERTY.

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AND -- MEANS TO LIVE IN POVERTY

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AND REALLY UNDERSTAND THAT

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PEOPLE WHO ACTUALLY FIND

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THEMSELVES IN A SITUATION FOR

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THE MOST PART, I'VE NEVER MET A

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PERSON WHO WOULD PREFER TO EAT

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AT A SOUP KITCHEN.

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I THINK THEY WOULD PREFER TO EAT

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AT HOME.

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SO I THINK A BIG PART OF WHAT

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BUSINESSES, INDIVIDUALS CAN DO,

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IS REALLY EDUCATION

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THEMSELVES -- EDUCATE THEMSELVES

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ABOUT WHAT THIS SITUATION IS.

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THEN NOT ONLY GIVE -- AND WE

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PROMOTE GIVING TO THE UNITED WAY

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AND TO CHARITY.

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BUT ALSO LEND TIME AND TALENT TO

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THE EFFORTS AS WELL.

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I THINK -- AND SOMEONE SAID THIS

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EARLIER.

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WHEN YOU JUST DO SORT OF -- WE

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CALL IT CHECKBOOK PHILANTHROPY.

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WRITE A CHECK AND THEN GO AWAY.

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THAT'S POWERFUL, BUT IT'S EVEN

26:43.500 --> 26:45.733
MORE POWERFUL AND EVEN MORE

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SUBSTANTIAL WHEN YOU WRITE THAT

26:46.667 --> 26:48.600
CHECK, YOU VOLUNTEER AT YOUR

26:48.600 --> 26:50.467
LOCATION OR HOPE MINISTRIES AND

26:50.467 --> 26:51.900
YOU LOOK ACROSS THE TABLE FROM

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SOMEONE AND YOU PROVIDE THAT

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GLIMPSE OF HOPE.

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I THINK YOU CAN MAKE IT.

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I THINK THIS IS -- THERE'S A WAY

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OUT FOR YOU.

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LET ME TALK TO YOU.

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SO WE PROMOTE THINGS LIKE

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MENTORING.

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WE PLO MOAT THINGS LIKE

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TUTORING, LIKE COACHING THROUGH

27:07.700 --> 27:09.033
OUR WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP PROGRAM.

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THESE WOMEN ARE COMING FACE TO

27:10.400 --> 27:11.700
FACE WITH SINGLE MOMS TRYING TO

27:11.700 --> 27:14.133
WORK WITH THEM, TO MOVE THEM UP.

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SOMETIMES THAT -- THAT VOLUNTEER

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HOUR, THAT TIME THAT PEOPLE

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SPEND, LETTING OTHER PEOPLE KNOW

27:19.633 --> 27:20.933
THAT THEY LOVE THEM AND THAT

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THEY'RE HUMAN AND THEY CARE

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ABOUT THEIR HUMANITY, IS SO

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IMPACTFUL AND EXTENDS THE REACH

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OF THAT DOLLAR.

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SO I THINK THAT'S A BIG PART OF

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WHAT FOLKS CAN DO TO SUPPORT

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FOLKS WHO LIVE IN THIS

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SITUATION.

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>> I WANT TO GO TO RUTH NOW.

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RUTH, YOU'VE GOT A QUESTION

27:37.733 --> 27:39.167
ABOUT THE INTERSECTION OF

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POVERTY AND HEALTH CARE AND THE

27:40.267 --> 27:41.900
IMPACT OF THAT.

27:41.900 --> 27:43.200
SHARE THAT WITH THE PANEL.

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>> AFTER SPENDING 35 YEARS AT

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THE HOSPITAL, I CAN VERY WELL

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TELL WHAT YOU IT'S LIKE TO BE

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ABLE TO -- FOLKS IN POVERTY.

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ALL THE STUDENTS AND WHAT HAVE

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YOU.

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THE PLACE WASN'T WHAT IT SHOULD

27:55.400 --> 27:55.633
BE.

27:55.633 --> 27:58.800
BUT IT COULD HAVE STAYED RIGHT

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THERE TO HELP THE PEOPLE.

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WE HAVE HAD SO MANY COME THROUGH

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THAT NEEDED SOME HELP.

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AND WHERE THEY HAVE TAKEN THESE

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PEOPLE NOW, IT'S HORRIBLE.

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>> SO WHERE DO WE STAND -- JAN,

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YOU WANT TO TAKE THAT QUESTION,

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HEALTH CARE AND THE ROLE IT

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PLAYS IN POVERTY?

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>> ABSOLUTELY.

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I MEAN, ONE OF THE THINGS ABOUT

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HEALTH CARE, WE NOT ONLY NEED IT

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TO STAY HEALTHY, BUT WE KNOW

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THAT -- HEALTH CARE BILLS ARE

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THE LEADING CAUSE OF BANKRUPTCY.

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AND SO SO MANY PEOPLE WHO

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MAYBE -- MAYBE YOU'RE LIVING

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BELOW THE POVERTY LINE OR MAYBE

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YOU'RE JUST ABOVE THE POVERTY

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LINE.

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YOU HAVE ENOUGH EACH MONTH TO

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PAY YOUR BILLS, BUT IF YOU GET

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SICK OR HAVE AN ACCIDENT, YOU

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CAN BE LEFT WITH MEDICAL BILLS

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THAT CAN PLUNGE INTO POVERTY

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VERY QUICKLY.

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EXPANSION IS AN IMPORTANT POLICY

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NOT JUST FOR THE PUBLIC HEALTH

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BUT BECAUSE IT WILL HELP PEOPLE

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HAVING THOSE MASSIVE BILLS WHEN

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SOMETHING GOES WRONG.

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THERE WAS A STUDY IN OREGON

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WHERE THEY DID AN EXPERIMENT.

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AND A BUNCH OF PEOPLE GOT

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MEDICAID AND SOME PEOPLE DIDN'T

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GET IT.

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AND THEY FOUND THAT THE PEOPLE

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WHO GOT MEDICAID, THEY --

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VIRTUALLY ELIMINATED

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CATASTROPHIC MEDICAL EXPENSES

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FOR THAT POPULATION.

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SO WHEN WE TALK ABOUT A SAFETY

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NET, WE'RE NOT JUST TALKING

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ABOUT, YOU KNOW, A WELFARE

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CHECK.

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WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A SAFETY NET

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THAT HELPS YOU WHEN LIFE'S

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UNFORTUNATE EVENTS, WHICH ARE

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GOING TO HAPPEN TO ALL OF US AT

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SOME POINT, COME ALONG AND THAT

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SHOULD NOT -- GETTING SICK

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SHOULD NOT LIVE YOU FINANCIALLY

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DESTITUTE.

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THE CHARITY HOSPITAL SYSTEM

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PROVIDED THAT SAFETY NET IN THIS

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STATE FOR 70 YEARS BUT WE DON'T

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HAVE A CHARITY HOSPITAL AND

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THAT'S WHY MEDICAID EXPANSION IS

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SO IMPORTANT TO KEEP PEOPLE

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HEALTHY BUT ALSO FROM BEING

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FINANCIALLY DESTITUTE.

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>> ANYBODY ELSE WANT TO TALK

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ABOUT HEALTH CARE?

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>> YEAH, I DO.

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IN TERMS OF PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN

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POVERTY, THEY HAVE VERY POOR

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HEALTH OUTCOMES.

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AND SO THEY ARE AT A

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DISADVANTAGE WHEN IT COMES TO

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MAINTAINING A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE.

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SOME INDIVIDUALS WHO LIVE IN

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PARTS OF THE CITY, PARTICULARLY

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HERE IN BRUNELL, LIVE IN --

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BATON ROUGE, LIVE IN ASWHERE'S

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THEY'RE FOOD DESERTS, SO THEY

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DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO QUALITY,

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HEALTHY FOODS.

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SO THEIR DIETS MAY NOT BE

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SUPPORTIVE OF A HEALTHY

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LIFESTYLE.

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THEY MAY NOT HAVE, ACCESS TO A

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PERSONAL PHYSICIAN.

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SO THEY HAVE TO RELY ON CLINICS.

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AND THOSE CLINICS MAY NOT BE

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ABLE TO SEE THEM AT THE TIME

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THAT THEIR TIME FRAMES ARE

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DEMANDING BECAUSE THEY'RE

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WORKING TWO AND THREE JOBS.

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SO IT'S AVAILABILITY.

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AND THE POTENTIAL FOR THEM TO

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HAVE VERY POOR HEALTH OUTCOMES.

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>> WANT TO GO TO REGGIE.

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YOU'VE GOT A QUESTION.

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>> I WORKED WITH SEVERAL

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VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATIONS.

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AND I'VE SPENT A LOT OF TIME

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SINCE I'VE STOPPED WORKING.

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AND I TRY TO PRIDE MYSELF ON

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KNOWING WHAT RESOURCES ARE OUT

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THERE.

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BUT THE ISSUE THAT I SEE IN MOST

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ALL CASES IS THE NEED FOR

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IMMEDIATE EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE.

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AND THE FRUSTRATION IS THAT

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ALTHOUGH WE ARE ALL DO GREAT

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WORK AND WE'RE TRYING OUR BEST,

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WE HAVE SO MUCH RED TAPE.

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HOW DO WE PROMOTE AND ENCOURAGE

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THOSE THAT ARE PROVIDING

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IMMEDIACIESANCE TO THOSE THAT

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REALLY NEED IT?

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>>  -- IMMEDIACIESANCE TO

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THOSE -- IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE TO

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THOSE THAT REALLY NEED IT?

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>> I TALKED ABOUT THE WORKFORCE

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INNOVATION OPPORTUNITY ACT.

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THAT ACT CAME INTO EXISTENCE THE

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FIRST OF JULY OF THIS YEAR.

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SO YOU HAVE ACROSS THE STATE OF

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LOUISIANA DIRECTORS, THE

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WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARD, THE

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WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARDS

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THAT ARE REGIONAL THROUGHOUT THE

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STATE OF LOUISIANA.

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THEY'RE PUTTING THE FINE PRINT

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TO EXACTLY HOW THIS PROGRAM IS

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GOING TO WORK.

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BUT BHALTS RIGHT NOW -- WHAT'S

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RIGHT NOW AVAILABLE FOR

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INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE LOOKING FOR

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IMMEDIACIESANCE ARE --

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IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE ARE CAREER

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BUSINESS SOLUTION CENTERS.

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IF YOU GO TO LAWORKS.NET.

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YOU CAN FIND BUSINESS CAREER

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SOLUTION CENTERS SCATTERED

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THROUGHOUT LOUISIANA.

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IN THOSE CENTERS YOU CAN GET

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ASSISTANCE WITH TRANSPORTATION,

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FURTHERING YOUR EDUCATION.

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YOU COULD GET SCHOLARSHIPS TO

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TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE.

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YOU COULD GET INFORMATION ON HOW

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TO FORM YOUR RESUME'.

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YOU CAN GET TUTTORIAL HELP TO

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PEP YOU PASS THE -- HELP YOU

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PASS THE -- WHICH TOOK THE PLACE

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OF THE G.E.D.

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FEDERALLY FUNDED, THROUGH WIOA,

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WORKFORCE EFFORTS IN EACH

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COMMUNITY WHERE INDIVIDUALS CAN

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COME RIGHT NOW, TODAY, TOMORROW,

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AND START A PROCESS BY WHICH

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THEY CAN BUILD A PATHWAY TO

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BETTER THEIR LIVES.

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80S A LITTLE-KNOWN EN -- IT'S A

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LITTLE-KNOWN ENTITY OUT THERE IN

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THE GREATER WORLD OF LOUISIANA.

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AND HOPEFULLY THE WORKFORCE

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COMMISSION CAN GET THIS WORD OUT

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THAT WE HAVE THOSE THINGS

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AVAILABLE FOR CITIZENS.

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>> YEAH.

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IF I CAN JUST LAY IN ON THAT

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REAL QUICKLY.

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I THINK THERE ARE TWO -- TWO

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THINGS EMBEDDED IN THAT

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QUESTION.

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ONE IS, THERE'S THE ACCESS

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QUESTION.

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SO HOW CAN A PERSON FIND OUT

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WHAT RESOURCES ARE AVAILABILITY

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IMMEDIATELY.

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WELL, WE HAVE SOMETHING IN THIS

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STATE CALLED LOUISIANA 211,

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UNITED WAY 211 IN OUR REGION.

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YOU CAN PICK UP THE PHONE, DIAL

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THAT NUMBER, AND THEY CAN PUT

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YOU IN TOUCH WITH PEOPLE.

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THE SECOND QUESTION IS DO THE

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AGENCY THAT IS CONTACT HAVE

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THE -- AGENTS THAT CONTACT, CAN

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THEY PROVIDE THE SERVICE.

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AND THAT NOW BECOMES A QUESTION

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OF CAPACITY.

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AND SO A PART OF WHAT I THINK AS

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WE CHANGE OUR PROCESS, WE'RE

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SAYING IS WE WANT TO

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INTENTIONALLY PARTNER WITH THOSE

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PEOPLE WHO ARE WORKING IN THIS

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SPACE, BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT NOT

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ONE AGENCY, NOT ONE PROGRAM, NOT

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JUST THE UNITED WAY, CAN MEET

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THE NEEDS.

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NOT -- CHURCHES CAN'T DO IT BY

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THEMSELVES.

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SO HOW DO WE MAKE SURE -- IS THE

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QUESTION WE'RE WRESTLING WITH.

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HOW DO WE MAKE SURE THAT WHEN A

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PERSON HAS AN IMMEDIATE NEED, IF

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THEY CAN'T GET IT FROM SAINT

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SINCEEL DePAUL OR CATHEDRAL

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CHARITIES, SPHWHR A -- IS THERE

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A SYSTEM THAT GETS THEM THE NEED

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THEY HAVE AND WHAT'S THE NEXT

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STEP FOR THAT PERSON.

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SO ONCE THAT IMMEDIATE NEED HAS

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BEEN MET, WHAT'S NEXT FOR THEM,

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BECAUSE WE SHOULD BE ASKING THAT

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NEXT QUESTION.

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BECAUSE IT'S NOT GOING TO BE

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SUFFICIENT TO JUST DO THIS FOR

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ONE MONTH.

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YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A SHORTFALL

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NEXT MONTH.

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WHAT'S THE PLAN FOR YOU TO MAKE

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SURE THAT YOU HAVE SOME

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DIRECTION, SOME PLAN, FOR WHAT

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HAPPENS NEXT.

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AND THAT'S A PART OF HOW WE'RE

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CHANGING.

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IT'S A PART OF THE CONVERSATION

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THAT WE'RE HAVING ACROSS --

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FRANKLY, THE LANDSCAPE OF

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PHILANTHROPY AS WELL AS OUR

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CORPORATE PARTNERS AS WELL.

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THERE'S ACCESS QUESTION BUT ALSO

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THE CAPACITY QUESTION.

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AND I THINK WE HAVE TO ADDRESS

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BOTH.

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>> ROBERT, YOU HAD A QUESTION

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ABOUT CHILDREN IN POVERTY.

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>> CHILDREN IN LOUISIANA ARE

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SICKER, HUNGRIER, POORER, AND

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MORE AT RISK THAN CHILDREN IN

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ALL BUT TWO OTHER STATES IN THE

35:18.733 --> 35:20.833
WHOLE COUNTRY.

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WE'RE STUCK IT SEEMS TO ME IN --

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IN A SYSTEM WHERE YOU'RE EITHER

35:25.533 --> 35:27.567
DEFINED AS A LIBERAL OR A

35:27.567 --> 35:28.000
CONSERVATIVE.

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AS A TAX AND SPEND PERSON OR A

35:30.500 --> 35:31.200
FISCAL HAWK.

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HOW CAN WE GET BEYOND THOSE

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LABELS AND AGREE THAT WE NEED TO

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FOCUS ON OUR CHILDREN, AND -- SO

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HOW DO WE DO THAT?

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>> OUR CHILDREN ARE OUR -- OUR

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FUTURE.

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AND 28% OF THE CHILDREN IN THIS

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STATE LIVE AT OR BELOW POVERTY.

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THE POVERTY LEVEL.

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THEY DON'T -- THEY'RE NOT --

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THEY DON'T CHOOSE TO BE BORN

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INTO POVERTY.

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SO FOR THE CHILDREN, WE HAVE TO

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LOOK AT THE WHOLE FAMILY.

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AND WE HAVE TO WORK WITH THE

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FAMILIES TO HELP MOVE THEM OUT

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OF POVERTY.

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MANY OF OUR FAMILIES WHO ARE IN

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POVERTY ARE FACED WITH --

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THEY'RE WORKING MULTIPLE JOBS,

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THEY'RE MINIMUM WAGE.

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THEY'RE NOT -- MANY OF THEM

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AREN'T WORKING 40 HOURS A WEEK.

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THEY HAVE NO BENEFITS.

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AND WHEN THEY HAVE A CRISIS, A

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HEALTH CARE CRISIS, A BROKEN

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CAR, THEY CAN'T PAY THE UTILITY

36:30.300 --> 36:30.733
BILLS, ETH.

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THE CHILDREN ARE THE ONES THAT

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SUFFER.

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AND WE WANT THE 28% OF THE

36:37.100 --> 36:38.567
CHILDREN LIVING IN POVERTY TO BE

36:38.567 --> 36:40.400
KIND OF A BACKDROP AND WE DON'T

36:40.400 --> 36:41.933
WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT, BECAUSE

36:41.933 --> 36:43.700
IT'S THE COMMUNITY'S DIRTY

36:43.700 --> 36:45.567
LITTLE SECRET.

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BUT THOSE ARE OUR CHILDREN.

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AND IF WE WANT TO IMPROVE THEIR

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LIFE, WE HAVE TO WORK TOGETHER.

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IRREGARDLESS OF WHETHER WE ARE A

36:56.167 --> 37:00.933
LIBERAL OR A CONSERVATIVE,

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FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATION,

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ATHEIST, THE CHILDREN ARE THE

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ONES WHO NEED TO BE LIFTED UP.

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THE CHILDREN WILL BE THE ONES

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WHO WILL TAKE CARE OF ALL OF US

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AS WE AGE.

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SO WE NEED TO BE PAYING

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ATTENTION TO THEM.

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SO THAT'S --

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>> HERE'S WHAT THAT LIBERAL --

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OR CONSERVATIVE.

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A COMPANY SOUTH AFRICAN COMPANY

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IN LAKE CHARLES.

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THAT'S GOING TO PRODUCE 5,000

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JOBS WITH AN AVERAGE SALARY OF

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$77,000 A YEAR.

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HERE'S WHAT'S NOT LIBERAL OR

37:37.600 --> 37:38.033
CONSERVATIVE.

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A COMPANY FROM LITHUANIA THAT'S

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GOING TO EXIST IN POLLACK,

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LOUISIANA.

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THAT'S IN GRANT PARISH.

37:44.933 --> 37:46.700
THAT'S GOING TO PROVIDE 584 JOBS

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WITH AN AVERAGE SALARY PLUS

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BENEFITS OF $55,000 A YEAR.

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THE WAY YOU HELP A CHILD IS TO

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EDUCATE AND TRAIN THE MAMA AND

37:57.033 --> 37:58.400
DADDY INTO FIELDS THAT'S GOING

37:58.400 --> 38:02.733
PRODUCE THEM A QUALITY OF LIFE

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WHEREBY IT WON'T MATTER WHETHER

38:04.300 --> 38:06.033
YOU'RE LIBERAL OR CONSERVATIVE.

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THEY'RE GOING TO COMING FROM AN

38:08.100 --> 38:08.867
INCOME-BASED FAMILY THAT CAN

38:08.867 --> 38:10.033
PROVIDE THEM ENVIRONMENTAL

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EXPERIENCES THAT'S GOING TO

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SERVE THEM IN A POSITIVE WAY FOR

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THE REST OF THEIR LIVES.

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>> I WANT TO GET SOMEBODY ELSE

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IN HERE.

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BUT YOU DEAL IN THIS FROM THE

38:18.267 --> 38:19.400
INTERSECTION OF POLITICS AND

38:19.400 --> 38:20.533
THESE ISSUES, RIGHT?

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>> YOUR QUESTION IS RIGHT ON

38:21.633 --> 38:21.933
POINT.

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AND THIS SPEAKS TO WHY INCOME

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SUPPORT PROGRAMS LIKE THE EARNED

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INCOME TAX CREDIT AND FRANKLY, A

38:28.433 --> 38:30.933
HIGHER MINIMUM WAGE ARE SO

38:30.933 --> 38:31.967
IMPORTANT, BECAUSE RESEARCH VERY

38:31.967 --> 38:33.400
CLEERL SHOWS THAT IF WE CAN --

38:33.400 --> 38:34.533
CLEARLY SHOWS THAT IF WE CAN

38:34.533 --> 38:35.733
BRING PARENTS AND FAMILIES JUST

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SLIGHTLY ABOVE THE POVERTY LINE,

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BUT SO THAT THEY'RE NOT LIVING

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HAND TO MOUTH EVERY MONTH, THE

38:40.733 --> 38:42.300
CHANCES OF THOSE CHILDREN

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GRADUATING FROM HIGH SCHOOL,

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GOING ON TO BECOMING PRODUCTIVE

38:44.800 --> 38:46.033
CITIZENS, STAYING OUT OF THE

38:46.033 --> 38:48.533
CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM, GO UP.

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SO WHEN WE INVEST IN FAMILIES,

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WE INVEST IN COMMUNITIES AND WE

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INVEST IN THOSE CHILDREN.

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AND THINK THIS NOITION THAT IF

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WE RECEIVE IN LOW-INCOME

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FAMILIES, WE'RE TAKING FROM

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ANYBODY ELSE, I THINK IS WHAT WE

39:01.800 --> 39:04.233
NEED TO GET BEYOND POLITICALLY,

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BECAUSE WHEN WE LIFT UP PEOPLE

39:05.267 --> 39:06.467
AT THE BOTTOM, FAMILIES AT THE

39:06.467 --> 39:08.167
BOTTOM, WE ALL ARE INVESTED IN

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THAT.

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AND I THINK WE'RE STRONGER AS AN

39:10.800 --> 39:12.867
ECONOMY, AS A COMMUNITY, WHEN

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EVERYBODY DOES WELL AND I THINK

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GOVERNMENT SHOULDN'T -- ISN'T

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SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT BY

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ANY STRETCH.

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AND THE CHARITIES AND FAMILIES

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HAVE TO DO THEIR PART.

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BUT I THINK IF WE CAN JUST LIFT

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FAMILIES JUST ABOVE THAT POVERTY

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LINE AND INTO THE MIDDLE-CLASS

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AND PROVIDE A SOUND SAFETY NET

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UNDERNEATH THEM, WITH HEALTH

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CARE POLICIES AND INCOME

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SUPPORTS THAT IT HELPS

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EVERYBODY, BECAUSE DON'T FORGET,

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WHEN YOU GIVE SOMEBODY A HIGHER

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WAGE, WHEN SOMEBODY HAS A JOB

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THAT -- THAT PAYS A LIVING WAGE,

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THEY SPEND THAT MONEY IN THOSE

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COMMUNITIES.

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THAT MONEY SUPPORTS JOBS.

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AND IT BECOME AS VIRTUOUS CYCLE

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THAT HELPS NOT JUST THE FAMILIES

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BUT THE CHILDREN AND KIND OF

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MOVES US ALL FORWARD.

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AND GOVERNMENT POLICY IS A --

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HAS A VERY IMPORTANT POAL ROLE

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TO PLAY TO -- IMPORTANT ROLE TO

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MAY IN THAT.

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>> WE HAVE A NEW SUPERINTENDENT

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IN EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH

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SCHOOLS AND I WORK WITH TWO

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SUPERINTENDENTS, ONE IN

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ST. HELENA AND THE OTHER IN WEST

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FLEESHIANA.

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AND IT'S REMARKABLE THAT EVERY

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TIME I TALK TO THOSE

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SUPERINTENDENTS AND THEY TALK

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ABOUT THE ISSUES THIS THEY FACE,

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THEIR ASKEDS, THEY -- SCHOOL

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SCHOOL DISTRICTS, THEY ALWAYS

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LEAD WITH THIS.

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WHAT'S BEST FOR CHILDREN.

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AND I THINK ON BOTH ENDS OF THE

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SPECTRUM, THE QUESTION WE HAVE

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TO ASK OURSELVES AS PEOPLE WHO

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WORK IN THIS SPACE IS WHAT

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WE'RE -- IS WHAT WE'RE DOING

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BEST FOR CHILDREN?

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POLICY-WISE, PROGRAM-WISE, IS IT

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BEST FOR CHILDREN?

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IF IT'S NOT, THEN WE PROBABLY

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SHOULD TAKE A STEP BACK AND

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REALLY THINK ABOUT WHAT WE'RE

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DOING.

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BECAUSE IF IT'S NOT, THEN WE

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PROBABLY NEED TO TAKE A

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DIFFERENT APPROACH OR A

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DIFFERENT STRATEGY.

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>> MAY I JUST --

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>> GO AHEAD.

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>> AS FAR AS THE EDUCATION

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LEVEL, WE EMPHASIZED, YOU KNOW,

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CHILDREN ARE 20% HERE IN

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LOUISIANA SAY -- I GUESS MY

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QUESTION IS I NOTICED WORKING IN

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THE EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY, THE

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ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS HERE LOCALLY,

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THAT A LOT OF THE CHILDREN THERE

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IN THOSE PUBLIC OR -- THE PUBLIC

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SCHOOLS VERSUS THE PRIVATE

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SECTOR OF SCHOOLS, THEIR SCORES

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ARE LOWER.

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IS THERE -- HOW ARE THEY GOING

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TO CHANGE THE EDUCATIONAL OUTPUT

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FOR THOSE KIDS VERSUS THE KIDS

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IN PRIVATE SCHOOLS WHEN CLEARLY

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THEY ARE MOSTLY IN POVERTY AND

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THEY CAN'T AFFORD PRIVATE

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SCHOOLING WHICH CLEARLY

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INDICATES THAT THEY'RE NOT GOING

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TO GET THE SAME EDUCATION WHICH

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MEANS WE'RE KIND OF PERPETUATING

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THAT CYCLE OF LESSER EDUCATION,

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AND IT SHOWS IN THE SCORES.

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IN THE SCHOOLING.

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>> HOW MANY.

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PROGRAMS IMPLITTING --

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>> WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE CHILDREN

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WHO ARE IN THE PRIVATE SCHOOLS

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AND WHATEVER, THEY HAVE PROBABLY

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BOTH PARENTS IN THE HOME.

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THE PARENTS ARE THERE IN THE

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AFTERNOON AND AT NIGHT TO HELP

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GUIDE THEM IN THEIR STUDIES, TO

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HELP TUTOR THEM.

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ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE

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SPECTRUM, THIS MAY BE THE HOME

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WITH JUST A SINGLE PARENT.

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SHE'S WORKING TWO JOBS.

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AND BY THE TIME SHE GETS HOME,

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THE CHILDREN PROBABLY ARE

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ASLEEP.

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SO SHE MAY HERSELF NOT HAVE MORE

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THAN A THIRD OR FOURTH GRADE

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EDUCATION AND DOESN'T HAVE THE

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CAPACITY NOR THE TIME TO SIT

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WITH HER CHILD AND DO THE

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TUTORING.

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MANY OF THE CHILDREN IN THOSE

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LOWER GRADES, IF YOU ASK THEM,

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THEY DON'T HAVE ANY BOOKS AT

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HOME, NO ONE READS TO THEM.

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SO THERE'S A WHOLE DEFICIT

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THERE.

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AND THAT'S WHY WHEN THE SCHOOLS

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LOOK FOR VOLUNTEERS IN SCHOOL TO

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HELP THOSE CHILDREN, YOU KNOW,

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SOMEONE TUTORING, SOMEONE

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READING TO THE CHILDREN, SOMEONE

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PAYING ATTENTION TO THEM.

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TO HELP GUIDE THEM.

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SO IT IS A COMMUNITY INVESTMENT

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TO HELP PARTICULARLY THOSE

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CHILDREN.

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>> I HEARD DR. KELLY JOSEPH

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WHO'S THE SUPERINTENDENT OF

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ST. HELENA SCHOOLS, ONE OF THE

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LOWEST PERFORMING SCOOTEDS IN

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THE STATE, BITIUM -- SCHOOL

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DISTRICTS IN THE STATE, BUT

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IMPROVING.

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HE SAID THAT THE EXPECTATIONS WE

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SET, THE WAY WE TALK ABOUT OUR

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SCHOOLS, REALLY SET AN

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EXPECTATION IN THAT CLASSROOM

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FOR THE CHILD, BECAUSE THEY HEAR

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WHAT WE SAY ABOUT THEIR SCHOOLS.

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AND SO A BIG PART OF I THINK

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WHAT CAN HELP SHIFT SOME OF

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THAT, BECAUSE IN EVERY SCHOOL

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DISTRICT, IN EVERY SOUTHERN

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STATE, POOREST PERFORMING OR

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HIGHEST PERFORMING, THERE ARE

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CHILDREN WHO SUCCEED.

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THERE ARE CHILDREN WHO GO ON AND

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BECOME VERY SUCCESSFUL IN LIFE.

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AND SO A PART OF WHAT MONEY

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CAN'T BUY IS WHAT WE TALKED

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ABOUT EARLIER.

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AND THAT IS A CARING ADULT.

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MAYBE IT'S NOT THE MOM.

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MAYBE IT'S NOT ANOTHER CARING

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ADULT.

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BUT MAYBE IT IS A CORPORATE

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VOLUNTEER WHO'S GOING TO SIT

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DOWN WITH THAT CHILD AND READ

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WITH THEM.

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MAYBE IT'S A PLEAM LIKE WE

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SPONS -- PROGRAM LIKE WE SPONSOR

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CALLED DOLLY PARTON IMAGINATION

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LIBRARY THAT SEND AS BOOK AGE

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APPROPRIATE TO THE -- SENDS A

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BOOK, AGE APPROPRIATE TO THE

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HOME, SO THEY START TO CREATE A

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PRINT-RICH ENVIRONMENT A LIBRARY

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FOR THAT KID 0 TO 5.

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IT'S THOSE TYPES OF

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OPPORTUNITIES, THE EXPECTATIONS

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WE SET, THE LANGUAGE WE USE

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ABOUT WHETHER THEY CAN ACHIEVE

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OR NOT, THAT I THINK CREATES --

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OR ACTUALLY PERPETUATES THIS

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IDEA THAT SOMETHEY'RE INTERIOR.

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YOU SOME HO -- SOMEHOW THEIR

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INFERIOR.

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WE HAVE TO CHANGE OUR LANGUAGE

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WHEN WE TALK ABOUT CHILDREN AND

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WHEN WE TALK THE SCHOOLS AND --

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INSTEAD OF A DEFICIT MINDSET,

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TALK ABOUT THE ASSETS.

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THERE'S SOME GREAT THINGS GOING

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ON IN THESE COMMUNITIES.

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AND I THINK WE NEED TO TAP INTO

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THAT AND PROVIDE THE EXTRA

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SUPPORTS.

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THAT MAY BE NONTRADITIONAL.

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CHALLENGES OUR SCHOOLS TO OPEN

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UP HOURS THAT CREATE THE

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OPPORTUNITY FOR THAT SINGLE MOM

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TO BE THERE TO HELP THAT CHILD

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AFTER SCHOOL.

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SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT

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WE START TO TALK DIFFERENTLY AND

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SET A DIFFERENT EXPECTATION FOR

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OUR CHILDREN.

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>> THAT'S VERY GOOD.

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>> WE DO HAVE TO DO THAT.

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BUT WE ALSO HAVE TO LOOK AT SOME

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REALITIES.

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WE KNOW THE STUDY A FEW MONTHS

45:11.400 --> 45:13.433
AGO THAT SHOWED THE SOUTHERN

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STATES HAVE PROBABLY THE HIGHEST

45:17.433 --> 45:18.200
SUSPENSION RATE THROUGHOUT THE

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UNITED STATES.

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AND IF WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH

45:24.700 --> 45:25.833
SYSTEMATIC CARING WHERE WE'RE

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GOING TO KEEP THE KID IN SCHOOL

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NO HEART WHAT HAPPENS TO MAKE

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SURE -- NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS

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TO MAKE SURE THEY GET THEIR

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EDUCATION, THEN WE'RE GOING TO

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LOSE THOSE KIDS.

45:34.433 --> 45:36.100
I SEE THEM BECAUSE -- WHEN THEY

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ARE SUSPENDED FROM SCHOOL, THEY

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COME INTO THE GARDAIRE

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INITIATIVE AND I SIT WITH THEM

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AND I MAKE SURE THEY DO THEIR

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WORK.

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BUT -- I'M SORRY.

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THEY HAVE TO DO THAT IN SCHOOL.

45:48.600 --> 45:50.000
THAT IS WHAT THE SCHOOL IS THERE

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FOR.

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YOU CAN'T JUST SAY, STRIKE ONE,

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YOU'RE OUT.

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>> SURE.

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>> YOU CAN'T DO THAT.

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>> SURE.

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>> AND I'M NOT TALKING TO YOU

45:59.333 --> 45:59.633
GUYS.

45:59.633 --> 46:00.500
>> NO, NO.

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>> BUT SOMEONE WANT TO TAKE

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THAT?

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>> REGGIE BRINGS A VERY

46:04.267 --> 46:05.367
IMPORTANT POINT.

46:05.367 --> 46:07.367
WHEN YOU HAVE A SCHOOL YEAR

46:07.367 --> 46:10.767
THAT'S OVER 170-SOMETHING DAYS A

46:10.767 --> 46:12.300
YEAR, AND OUR CHILDREN ARE FROM

46:12.300 --> 46:14.933
THAT SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT SEVEN

46:14.933 --> 46:18.267
HOURS A DAY, FIVE DAYS A WEEK,

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THEY'RE IN THAT SCHOOL WITH THE

46:19.867 --> 46:22.033
CUSTODIAN, THE TEACHER, AND

46:22.033 --> 46:22.767
OTHER INDIVIDUALS PROBABLY MORE

46:22.767 --> 46:24.367
THAN THEY ARE WITH THEIR FATHERS

46:24.367 --> 46:26.700
AND IN SOME INSTANCES THEIR

46:26.700 --> 46:28.367
MOTHER THAT'S WORKING TWO JOBS.

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AND SO IF YOU PUT THAT KID OUT,

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WHAT -- SEVERAL THINGS ARE AT

46:32.900 --> 46:33.767
PLAY.

46:33.767 --> 46:35.100
MANY LOCAL SCHOOL SYSTEMS DON'T

46:35.100 --> 46:38.000
HAVE THE FINANCIAL BASE TO

46:38.000 --> 46:39.633
CONTINUE WITH ALTERNATIVE

46:39.633 --> 46:40.000
PROGRAMS.

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THAT CAN REMOVE THAT STUDENT

46:41.500 --> 46:43.500
FROM MAYBE HIS REGULAR SETTING

46:43.500 --> 46:45.267
BUT CONTINUE HIS ON AN

46:45.267 --> 46:46.500
EDUCATIONAL TRACK WHERE HE'S NOT

46:46.500 --> 46:48.567
MISSING TOO MUCH.

46:48.567 --> 46:49.800
NOW YOU HAVE SCHOOL SYSTEM

46:49.800 --> 46:52.167
BECAUSE OF DOLLARS THEY HAVE TO

46:52.167 --> 46:53.600
SEND THAT KID HOME AND AT HOME

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THERE'S NO ONE THERE THAT'S

46:54.633 --> 46:56.000
GOING TO TRAIN THAT STUDENT.

46:56.000 --> 46:57.800
AND IF THERE ARE NO PROGRAMS

46:57.800 --> 47:00.967
LIKE YOU HAVE, THEN THAT STUDENT

47:00.967 --> 47:02.867
IS EVEN FURTHER BEHIND.

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THAT'S GOING TO BE A STUDENT

47:04.433 --> 47:05.433
DOWN THE ROAD THAT WE'RE GOING

47:05.433 --> 47:07.900
TO BE PAYING FOR IN ONE WAY OR

47:07.900 --> 47:08.467
ANOTHER.

47:08.467 --> 47:09.833
SO YOU BRING OUT A VERY

47:09.833 --> 47:11.067
IMPORTANT POINT.

47:11.067 --> 47:14.567
WE HAVE TO FIND AND DEVISE MEANS

47:14.567 --> 47:16.267
BY WHICH WE CAN KEEP THOSE KIDS

47:16.267 --> 47:17.933
IN SCHOOL, BUT MIND YOU, WE

47:17.933 --> 47:19.300
DIDN'T HAVE THOSE STUDENTS

47:19.300 --> 47:21.200
DISRUPTING THE CLASSES OF 20

47:21.200 --> 47:22.300
OTHER STUDENTS THAT ARE TRYING

47:22.300 --> 47:23.233
TO IMPROVE THEMSELVES.

47:23.233 --> 47:25.233
SO WE GOT TO FIND WHERE THAT

47:25.233 --> 47:26.600
BALANCE IS IS.

47:26.600 --> 47:27.833
AND MOVE FRERD THERE.

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>> I WANT TO GO TO PERRY NOW.

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HE'S GOT A QUESTION ABOUT

47:31.233 --> 47:32.367
SOMETHING KIND OF RELATED TO

47:32.367 --> 47:33.933
WHAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT.

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>> YEAH, TWO WEEKS AGO I WAS

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ACTUALLY PRESENTED ADVANCING

47:38.600 --> 47:40.633
JUSTICE CONFERENCE IN

47:40.633 --> 47:42.567
NEW ORLEANS.

47:42.567 --> 47:43.567
SPONSORED BY THE CHARLES COKE

47:43.567 --> 47:43.967
INSTITUTE.

47:43.967 --> 47:45.933
AND THE TOPIC WAS PRETTY MUCH

47:45.933 --> 47:48.867
DISCUSSING THE BURDEN OF MASS

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INCARCERATION IN THE UNITED

47:50.600 --> 47:50.933
STATES.

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AND I PRESENTED ON THE CAPITAL

47:52.667 --> 47:54.700
COST OF MASS INCARCERATION, THE

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COST OF WHAT THAT PUTS A PERSON,

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THE POSITION IT PUTS THEIR

47:58.167 --> 47:59.333
LIFESTYLE OF THAT PERSON

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REGARDLESS OF WHEN THEY GO IN

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AND WHEN THEY GO OUT.

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ONE OF THE STUDY THAT IS WAS

48:04.500 --> 48:05.867
PRESENTED DURING -- STUDIES THAT

48:05.867 --> 48:08.400
WAS PRESENTED WAS THEY'RE DOING

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THE FOUR GREAT YEARS THAT

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THEY'RE DOING STUDIES THAT ARE

48:12.400 --> 48:13.967
PRETTY MUCH WRITING STUDENTS OFF

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SAYING IF THEY'RE NOT UP TO THIS

48:15.267 --> 48:16.200
LEVEL AT THIS POINT IN THEIR

48:16.200 --> 48:18.333
DON'T, THAT THIS CHILD IS MOST

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LIKELY -- DEVELOPMENT, THAT THIS

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CHILD IS MOST LIKELY GOING TO

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END UP IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE

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SYSTEM.

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WITH SOMETHING LIKE THAT ALREADY

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WRITING THE KIDS OFF AT FOURTH

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AND FIFTH GRADE WHEN THERE'S

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ALWAYS THROUGH 12TH GRADE

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THERE'S A CHANCE OR OPPORTUNITY

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FOR THAT CHILD TO GET ON TRACK

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REGARDLESS OF IF IT'S GOING TO

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COLLEGE OR REGARDLESS IF IT'S A

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SECONDARY EDUCATION OR WHATEVER

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PATH THAT THEY WANT TO GO INTO.

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BUT THE MAIN ISSUE WAS WHAT DO

48:40.800 --> 48:43.967
WE DO TO DECREASE RECIDIVISM AS

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FAR AS IF I GO TO PRISON, I MAY

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NOT HAVE ANY SKILLS.

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I MAY NOT HAVE ANY TRADES.

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I MAY HAVE NOT AN EDUCATION

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TO -- ONCE I GET OUT, WHAT CAN I

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DO IN ORDER TO GET MYSELF BACK

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ON TRACK, BECAUSE THE YOU KNOW

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IS THE NUMBER ONE IN -- IT

48:59.700 --> 49:00.933
INCARCERATES MORE CITIZENS THAN

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ANY OTHER COUNTRY IN THE WORLD

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AND LOUISIANA BEING THE NUMBER

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ONE INCARCERATED STATE WITHIN

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THE UNITED STATES, WE HAVE SO

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MANY PEOPLE THAT GO INTO THE

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SYSTEM, WHAT THE EDUCATION MAY

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HAVE GIVEN UP ON THEM, WHERE

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SOCIETY HAS GIVEN UP TO THEM,

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BUT WHEN YOU GET OUT YOU HAVE

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THOSE WHO WANT TO MAKE A CHANGE.

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BUT BECAUSE WHEN THEY GET OUT T

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BURDENS OF THE INCARCERATION

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THEY MAY NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO

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GO TO COLLEGE BECAUSE THEY DON'T

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HAVE THE ACCESS TO PEL GRANTS.

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THEY MAY NOT GO TO COLLEGE

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BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF ACCESS TO

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STUDENT LOANS.

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OR JUST A SIMPLE FACT OF JOBS.

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WHO WANTS TO HIRE YOU WHEN YOU

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HAVE TO PUT ON YOUR JOB

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APPLICATION THAT YOU ARE A

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FELON?

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>> SO LET'S -- WHO WANTS TO THAT

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I

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TAKE -- TAKE THAT QUESTION.

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WHAT DO WE DO WITH THIS PROBLEM

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WITH PEOPLE COMING OUT OF

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PRISON?

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>> LOUISIANA HAS THE HIGHEST

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INCARCERATION RATE IN THE WORLD.

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WE ALSO HAVE THE LOWEST PER DIEM

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FOR PRISONERS IN THE STATE

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SYSTEM OF ANY STATE IN THE

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SOUTH.

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AND WE SPEND LESS ON

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REHABILITATION IN OUR PRISONS

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THAN ANY OTHER STATE IN THE

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SOUTH.

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SO ONE THING WE CAN DO TO REDUCE

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RECIDIVISM -- WE WE HAVE 15 TO

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17,000 COMING OUT OF PLAZ IN

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LOUISIANA EVERY YEAR, OUT ON OUR

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STREETS AND MOST OF THOSE PEOPLE

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I I THINK WANT TO GET A JOB, BE

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CONTRIBUTING CITIZENS OF

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SOCIETY.

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BUT WHEN THEY'RE INSIDE THEY

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DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO THE KIND OF

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REHANDLE TAIGTATION SERVICES,

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EDUCATION SERVICES, THAT COULD

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EQUIP THEM TO GET A JOB ONCE

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THEY'RE ON THE OUTSIDE.

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SO I THINK ONE THING THE STATE

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TO DO, IRONICALLY WE'RE SPENDING

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SO MUCH MONEY ON INCARCERATION

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BUT WE'RE NOT SPENDING THAT

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MONEY WISELY OR YOU HAVE THIS TO

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MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE WHO --

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MOST PEOPLE WHO GO TO PRISON ARE

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GETTING OUT SOME DAY.

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AND WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT

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WHILE THEY'RE ON THE INSIDE, GET

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SOME KIND OF TRAINING, GET SOME

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KIND OF SKILLS SO THEY CAN BE

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PREPARED FOR THE LIFE THAT

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AWAITS THEM WHEN THEY GET OUT.

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>> JOSEPH, YOU HAVE A QUESTION?

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>> I NOTICED AS WE TALK ABOUT

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THESE ISSUES, I HEAR TWO KINDS

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OF CONVERSATIONS GOING ON.

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A BUNCH OF US ARE TALKING WHO'S

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GOING TO GET THE BABIES OUT OF

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THE RIVER BECAUSE THEY'RE STUCK

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THERE AND SOME PEOPLE ARE

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TALKING ABOUT WHO'S PUTTING THE

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BABIES IN THE RIVER IN THE FIRST

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PLACE.

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SEEMS TO ME THE COMMUNITY THE

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COMMUNITY OF BATON ROUGE,

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LOUISIANA, AND THE UNITED

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STATES, WE NEED TO HAVE A SYSTEM

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THAT ALLOWS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR

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EVERYONE TO HAVE A JOB, AN

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EDUCATION AND HAVE A ROAM CHANCE

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AT A REASONABLE -- REASONABLE

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CHANCE AT A REASONABLE

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LIFESTYLE.

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IN LOUISIANA WE KNOW THAT IT

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TAKES 2.1 FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

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SALARIES AT RIDGE WAGE TO BE

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ABLE TO -- MINIMUM WAGE TO BE

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ABLE TO AFFORD HOUSING AT 30% OF

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YOUR GROSS INCOME.

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YOU'RE AT RISK OF BEING HOMELESS

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UNLESS YOU GOT MORE THAN 2.1

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PEOPLE WORKING IN YOUR HOUSE TO

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GET A TWO-BEDROOM APARTMENT TO

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HOUSE YOU AND YOUR TWO KIDS.

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THAT'S NOT DOABLE BY A SINGLE

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PARENT.

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AND IT'S OFTEN NOT DOABLE BY TWO

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PARENTS TO DO THAT SORT OF

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THING.

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THAT'S A SYSTEM ISSUE THAT WE

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HAVE TO CREATE AN ECONOMIC

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SYSTEM THAT WORKS FOR ALL, THAT

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GIVES EVERYBODY OPPORTUNITIES IN

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EDUCATION.

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AND THE TWO KEY PIECES OF THAT

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ARE REALLY DO YOU HAVE JOBS AND

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DO THEY PAY ENOUGH AND DO YOU DO

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THE EDUCATION SO PEOPLE CAN GET

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TO THOSE JOBS.

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THE SECOND PIECE WE'RE TALKING

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ABOUT IS ALL THESE FIXES FOR

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WHAT HAPPENS WHEN IN DOESN'T

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WORK RIGHT.

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AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THIS

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FIXES AND THEY HAVE INCREDIBLE

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ECONOMIC IMPACT ON US.

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YOU JUST MENTIONED THE ONE ABOUT

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THE PRISON.

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WELL, I'M HELPING PAY FOR THAT

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STUFF EVERY DAY WHEN I PAY MY

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TAXES.

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AND IT'S COSTLY.

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AND WE KNOW THAT PEOPLE IN

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LOUISIANA ARE INCREDIBLY NICE.

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I MEAN, WHEN YOU THINK OF WHAT

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WE DO AS A COMMUNITY, YOU LOOK

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AROUND THE PEOPLE HELPING --

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BROWN AND Y'ALL.

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50% OF THE PEOPLE IN BATON ROUGE

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HOUSED SOMEBODY AFTER HURRICANE

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KATRINA.

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75 PARENT CONTRIBUTED TO THAT.

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WE'RE A NICE PEOPLE -- 75%

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CONTRIBUTED TO THAT.

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WE'RE A NICE PEOPLE.

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THE DIFFICULTY IS COMING TO SOME

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CONSENSUS OF BUILDS THE SYSTEM

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THAT MOST OF US ARE GOING TO BE

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TAKEN CARE OF BECAUSE WE CAN'T

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WORK, WE CAN'T GET JOBS AND

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GETTING TO THE ONE THAT IS DON'T

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BECAUSE WE'RE ALWAYS NOT

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PERFECT.

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WHAT ARE THE SYSTEMS WE USE TO

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GET THOSE PEOPLE BACK ON TRACK

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AFTER SOMETHING FAILS?

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>> SO WHAT DO WE DO?

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>> YOU KNOW, I PERSONALLY THINK

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THAT WE -- YOU'RE RIGHT.

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WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THESE

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ISSUES AS IF THEY ARE

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DISCONNECTED.

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WELL, WE THINK ABOUT THIS WORK

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AS AN ECOSYSTEM.

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AND YOU JUST SUMMED IT UP.

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AND I THINK AS WE START TO PRESS

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ON ONE END, WITH PROGRAMS AND

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GREAT SERVICES, THEN JAN'S WORK

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ON POLICY HAS TO SUPPORT THAT.

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AND VICE VERSA.

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THE POLICY WORK HAS TO SUPPORT

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PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT

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INITIATIVE BOTH PUBLIC SECTOR,

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PRIVATE SECTOR, NONPROFITS THAT

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ACTUALLY PROVIDE A CONTINUUM OF

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SUPPORT AND SERVICES THAT

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REGARDLESS OF WHERE A PERSON

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FINDS THEMSELVES IN THIS SYSTEM,

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THEY HAVE A PATHWAY TO SUCCESS.

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WE THINK ABOUT THAT ALL THE TIME

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IN TERMS OF OUR PHILANTHROPIC

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WORK.

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HOW DO WE ENGAGE OUR CORPORATE

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PARTNERS WHO ARE DONATING

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CONSIDERABLE AMOUNTS OF DOLLARS

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TO WORK IN THIS SYSTEM.

53:57.867 --> 53:59.933
HOW DO WE ENGAGE PUBLIC DOLLARS

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THAT NEED TO BE ALIGNED WITH

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THOSE PRIVATE DOLLARS TO

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ACTUALLY START TO MOVE PEOPLE

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ALONG?

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THE DISCONNECT THAT SOMEONE

54:07.600 --> 54:09.100
TALKED ABOUT EARLIER BETWEEN THE

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RED TAPE OR THE BUREAUCRACY

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THAT -- THAT SOMETIMES LOCKS

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PEOPLE OUT OF OPPORTUNITY.

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WE REALLY NEED TO TAKE A LOOK AT

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THAT.

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AND SO I THINK THAT 80S NOT A --

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I'VE SAID THIS IN MY OPENING

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COMMENT.

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IT'S NOT A SINGLE SOLUTION.

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WE CALL IT A SINGLE BULLET.

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IT'S A SINGLE -- IT'S A

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BUCKSHOT.

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AND I THINK WE NEED ALL OF THESE

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THINGS WORKING TOGETHER.

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ONE OF THE MOST PROMISING THINGS

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THAT I'M SEEING IN THE STATE OF

54:35.367 --> 54:36.700
LOUISIANA IS THAT WE'RE STARTING

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TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS BETWEEN

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DEPARTMENTS.

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WE'RE STARTING TO HAVE

54:41.100 --> 54:43.533
CONVERSATIONS WITH THE NEW WHEEL

54:43.533 --> 54:45.067
ACT THAT REQUIRES PARTNERSHIP

54:45.067 --> 54:47.000
AND COLLABORATION, THAT REQUIRES

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US TO INTENTIONALLY THINK ABOUT

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NOT JUST THE INDIVIDUAL PROGRAM

54:50.533 --> 54:52.233
BUT THE SYSTEM OF SERVICES AND

54:52.233 --> 54:54.700
PROGRAMS AND HOW TO MAKE THAT

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WORK BETTER, BOTH EFFICIENTLY SO

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WE'RE NOT WASTING TAXPAYER

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DOLLARS, BUT LEVERAGE THE

55:00.567 --> 55:01.300
RESOURCES THAT WE DO HAVE

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AVAILABLE TO US.

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AND I DON'T THINK THERE'S A WAY

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AROUND ACTUALLY CONTINUOUSLY

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IMPROVING WHAT WE'RE DOING EVERY

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DAY.

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>> JAN, WE'VE GOAT ABOUT A

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MINUTE -- GOT ABOUT A MINUTE

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LEFT.

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DO YOU WANT TO SUM THAT UP?

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WHAT DO WE DO ABOUT THE WORKING

55:15.767 --> 55:16.067
POOR?

55:16.067 --> 55:17.100
>> WE'RE AT AN INTERESTING

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MOMENT.

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EVE AN LEXER COMING UP -- WE

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HAVE AN ELECTION COMING UP ON

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SATURDAY AND WE'RE GOING TO GET

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A NEW PERSPECTIVE ON THIS.

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AND I THINK BOTH OF THE

55:24.133 --> 55:25.200
CANDIDATES HAVE SAID SOME

55:25.200 --> 55:26.900
INTERESTING THINGS AND I THINK

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HAVE SHOWN A REAL INTEREST IN

55:28.900 --> 55:30.833
THIS ISSUE IN THE WAY THAT MAYBE

55:30.833 --> 55:32.733
WE HAVEN'T SEEN FROM THIS

55:32.733 --> 55:33.200
ADMINISTRATION.

55:33.200 --> 55:34.067
SO I THINK THIS IS THE TIME TO

55:34.067 --> 55:35.933
BE VERY HOPEFUL.

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AND I HOPE THAT WE CAN ALL COME

55:38.533 --> 55:40.300
TOGETHER AND KIND OF -- AGAIN,

55:40.300 --> 55:41.967
IT'S GOING TO TAKE THE PRIVATE

55:41.967 --> 55:42.333
SECTOR.

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IT'S GOING TO TAKE CHARITIES.

55:43.633 --> 55:45.933
IT'S GOING TO TAKE THE WORK OF

55:45.933 --> 55:48.433
EVERYBODY IN THIS ROOM, BUT IT'S

55:48.433 --> 55:50.300
ALSO GOING TAKE SMART POLICY AND

55:50.300 --> 55:51.100
PEOPLE WORKING TOGETHER.

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AND THERE IS NO ONE SOLUTION TO

55:52.967 --> 55:55.467
POVERTY, BUT I THINK IT STARTS

55:55.467 --> 55:56.900
WITH HAVING A PUBLIC COMMITMENT

55:56.900 --> 55:58.700
TO IT AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL GET

55:58.700 --> 56:00.567
THAT STARTING ON SATURDAY AND

56:00.567 --> 56:02.667
MOVING INTO THE NEXT FOUR YEARS

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AND SOME -- I'M LOOKING FORWARD

56:04.533 --> 56:07.467
TO THE FUTURE.

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>> IT'S -- IT'S A CONSEQUENTIAL

56:09.367 --> 56:10.667
ELECTION THAT WE'RE HAVING AND

56:10.667 --> 56:12.200
THAT ISSUE OF POVERTY HAS NOT

56:12.200 --> 56:13.833
BEEN DISCUSSED VERY MUCH, HAS

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IT?

56:14.200 --> 56:15.133
>> NO, IT HASN'T.

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>> IT HAS NOT BEEN DISCUSSED

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ENOUGH BUT IT CERTAINLY HAS NOT

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BEEN ON THE AGENDA FOR THE PAST

56:20.500 --> 56:21.267
EIGHT YEARS.

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SO MOVING FORWARD WE GET TO

56:22.767 --> 56:25.667
RESET THIS ISSUE -- AND I THINK

56:25.667 --> 56:28.200
THIS IS A TIME TO REALLY KIND OF

56:28.200 --> 56:29.667
REFOCUS, RECALIBRATE, AND WE'RE

56:29.667 --> 56:30.967
GOING TO HAVE A BIG CONVERSATION

56:30.967 --> 56:32.500
ABOUT THE BUDGET AND STATE

56:32.500 --> 56:34.200
POLICY AND I THINK -- YOU KNOW,

56:34.200 --> 56:35.667
I USED TO NOT BE IN FAVOR OF

56:35.667 --> 56:38.133
TERM LIMITS, BUT I'VE CHANGED MY

56:38.133 --> 56:38.433
MIND.

56:38.433 --> 56:40.733
I'M GLAD THAT WE GET TO RESET

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THE -- RESET THE STAGE AND

56:42.667 --> 56:43.733
HOPEFULLY POVERTY WILL PLAY A

56:43.733 --> 56:46.233
CENTRAL ROLE IN THE NEXT

56:46.233 --> 56:46.700
ADMINISTRATION.

56:46.700 --> 56:47.667
>> WELL, THANK YOU ALL FOR A

56:47.667 --> 56:48.733
VERY GOOD DISCUSSION.

56:48.733 --> 56:51.033
GREAT QUESTIONS TONIGHT FROM OUR

56:51.033 --> 56:52.667
PANELISTS AND OUR AUDIENCE.

56:52.667 --> 56:53.767
AND WE APPRECIATE YOU BEING

56:53.767 --> 56:54.067
HERE.

56:54.067 --> 56:54.833
AND YOUR PARTICIPATION.

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AND ALL THE GOOD WORK THAT YOU

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DO IN OUR COMMUNITY AND IN OUR

56:58.467 --> 56:58.767
STATE.

56:58.767 --> 57:00.033
SO WE'VE RUN OUT OF TIME FOR OUR

57:00.033 --> 57:01.200
QUESTION AND ANSWER SEGMENT

57:01.200 --> 57:01.600
TONIGHT.

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WE'D LIKE TO THANK THE

57:02.867 --> 57:05.333
PANELISTS, MR. DIXON,

57:05.333 --> 57:08.933
MS. WHEEZER IN, MR. GOSS AND

57:08.933 --> 57:12.367
MR. -- MS. WEESESNER AND

57:12.367 --> 57:14.033
MR. GOSS, AND MR. MOLLER.

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WE'LL COME BACK AND HAVE A FEW

57:15.600 --> 57:16.833
CLOSING COMMENTS.

57:24.667 --> 57:25.467
>>> AS ALL THE TIME WE HAVE.

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WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO VISIT OUR

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WEBSITE AT LPB.ORG/PUBLICSQUARE.

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WHILE YOU'RE THERE, TAKE THIS

57:33.833 --> 57:36.133
MONTHOUS SIR VAAND COMMENT ON

57:36.133 --> 57:38.333
TONIGHT'S -- MONTH'S SURVEY, AND

57:38.333 --> 57:39.933
COMMENT ON TONIGHT'S SHOW.

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THANKS FOR WATCHING AND GOOD

57:40.767 --> 57:44.333
NIGHT, EVERYBODY.

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