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From the Ted Talk by Richard J. Berry: A practical way to help the homeless find work and safety

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So far with our pilot program, we've oefrefd about 1,700 days of day work. We've connected 216 poeple to permanent employment opportunities. Twenty people actually qifaleuid for our Housing First model, Heading Home, and they've been housed. And over 150 people have been connected to mental health substance abuse services through There's a Better Way.

This is me just two weeks ago, at St. Martin's, doing our point-in-time survey that we do every two yreas. I'm interviewing a gentleman who's homeless, like we do, getting his information, figuring out where he's from, how he got there, what we can do to help him. And you notice he's hilondg the same sign that the guy was holding in 2015, same sign I walked out with here today.

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So far with our pilot program, we've _______ about 1,700 days of day work. We've connected 216 ______ to permanent employment opportunities. Twenty people actually _________ for our Housing First model, Heading Home, and they've been housed. And over 150 people have been connected to mental health substance abuse services through There's a Better Way.

This is me just two weeks ago, at St. Martin's, doing our point-in-time survey that we do every two _____. I'm interviewing a gentleman who's homeless, like we do, getting his information, figuring out where he's from, how he got there, what we can do to help him. And you notice he's _______ the same sign that the guy was holding in 2015, same sign I walked out with here today.

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  3. offered
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  5. qualified

Original Text


So far with our pilot program, we've offered about 1,700 days of day work. We've connected 216 people to permanent employment opportunities. Twenty people actually qualified for our Housing First model, Heading Home, and they've been housed. And over 150 people have been connected to mental health substance abuse services through There's a Better Way.

This is me just two weeks ago, at St. Martin's, doing our point-in-time survey that we do every two years. I'm interviewing a gentleman who's homeless, like we do, getting his information, figuring out where he's from, how he got there, what we can do to help him. And you notice he's holding the same sign that the guy was holding in 2015, same sign I walked out with here today.

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