
Mobile Home Parks Move, Baseball and Memory, Persevere Now
Season 2023 Episode 48 | 23m 10sVideo has Closed Captions
Mobile Home Parks Move, Baseball Affects Memory, Persevere Now
Residents at periwinkle mobile home park in phoenix are being required by law to relocate from land owned by grand canyon university. The beloved pastime of baseball is helping people with Alzheimer's disease and dementia. We speak to a non-profit that empowers inmates and the formerly incarcerated to change their lives.
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Mobile Home Parks Move, Baseball and Memory, Persevere Now
Season 2023 Episode 48 | 23m 10sVideo has Closed Captions
Residents at periwinkle mobile home park in phoenix are being required by law to relocate from land owned by grand canyon university. The beloved pastime of baseball is helping people with Alzheimer's disease and dementia. We speak to a non-profit that empowers inmates and the formerly incarcerated to change their lives.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship>> Christina: NEXT ON ARIZONA HORIZON, MOBILE HOME PARK RESIDENTS ARE BEING EVICTED AS DEVELOPERS MOVE IN.
HOW THE BELOVED TIME OF BASEBALL IS HELPING PEOPLE WITH ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND DEMENTIA AND WE'LL LEARN ABOUT A PROGRAM THAT EMPOWERS INMATES TO SUCCEED AFTER LEAVING PRISON.
>> Announcer: THIS IS MADE POSSIBLE BY CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE FRIENDS OF PBS, MEMBERS OF YOUR PBS STATION.
THANK YOU.
>> Christina: GOOD EVE NING AND WELCOME TO "ARIZONA HORIZON."
I'M CHRISTINA ESTES IN FOR TED SIMONS.
THE MEXICAN DRUG CARTEL RESPONSIBLE FOR KILLING AMERICANS HAS APOLOGIZED AND AND A NOTE WAS LEFT ON A PICKUP TRUCK WHERE FIVE MEN WERE KIDNAPPED.
THEY WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE KILLINGS AND QUOTE, WE DECIDED TO DELIVER THOSE INVOLVED AND DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE.
THE FOUR KIDNAPPED AMERICANS TRAVELING FROM SOUTH CAROLINA TO MEXICO FOR A MEDICAL PROCEDURE AND THEY THINK THE KIDNAPPERS THOUGHT THEY WERE HUMAN TRAFFICKERS.
TWO AMERICANS WERE KILLED.
>> GOVERNOR KATIE HOBBS USED HER VETO STAMP TO BAN CRITICAL RACE THEORY IN K THROUGH 12 THEORIES EVEN THOUGH IT IS NOT TAUGHT IN THOSE SCHOOLS.
THE GOVERNOR SAID, IT'S TIME TO STOP UTILIZING SCHOOLS AND TEACHERS IN CULTURE WARS ON UNFOUNDED ACCUSATIONS AND BILLS LIKE SB1305 ONLY SERVE TO DIVIDE AND AN AGONIZE.
ONE OF THE ATTORNEYS WHO WORK FOR FORMER DONALD TRUMP HAS BEEN CENSURED AND SIGNED.
THERE IS A STIPULATION ABOUT THE 2020 ELECTION VIOLATED PROFESSIONAL ETHIC'S RULES THAT BAR RECKLESS OR INTENTIONAL MISREPRESENTATIONS BY ATTORNEYS.
THAT'S ACCORDING TO DOCUMENTS POSTED BY COLORADO'S OFFICE OF ATTORNEY REGULATION COUNCIL.
>>> REDEVELOPMENT IS FORCING MANY LONG-TIME RESIDENTS OUT OF RESIDENTS AND FAMILIES HAVE ASKED TO SAVE PARKS OR HELP THEM FIND NEW PLACES TO LIVE.
SOME COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE TRYING TO GET COLLEAGUES TO JOIN THEM.
DR. SYLVIA HERRERA IS A COMMUNITY ACTIVIST INVOLVED IN THE GROWING DISPLACEMENT AND JOINS US NOW.
I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE ACTIONS THAT A CITY COUNCIL SUBCOMMITTEE TOOK AND GET YOUR TAKE BECAUSE YOU'VE BEEN SO CLOSELY INVOLVED IN THIS.
ONE THING THAT THE SUBCOMMITTEE WANTS THE FULL COUNCIL TO DO IS PUT A MORATORIUM ON THESE THREE PARKS WHERE MORE THAN 100 HOUSEHOLDS HAVE TO LEAVE BY APRIL AND MAY AND WHAT DO YOU THINK, OF THE 18-MONTH MORATORIUM?
>> IT'S SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN DISCUSSED IN TERMS OF, HOW DO WE ADDRESS THIS GROWING ISSUE OF DISPLACEMENT OF MOBILE HOME PARK RESIDENTS?
IT'S A START TO LOOK AT THE OVERALL PROBLEM, WHAT PEOPLE ARE FACING, ESPECIALLY RIGHT NOW WITH THE HOUSING CRISIS.
AND MOBILE HOME PARKS ARE THE MOST AFFORDABLE HOUSING THERE IS IN THE CITY OF PHOENIX RIGHT NOW.
>> Christina: ANOTHER PROPOSAL BY THAT SUBCOMMITTEE IS TO SET ASIDE $2.5 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDS, SPECIFICALLY TO SPECIFICALLY MOBILE HOME PARK RESIDENTS AFFECTED BY DISPLACEMENT.
IS THAT ENOUGH?
IS THAT A START AND IS THAT A LOT OF MONEY?
>> SOME OF IT HAS BEEN USED FOR EMERGENCY VOUCHERS AND LOOKING AT WAYS THAT THE URGENCY OF THE PROBLEM, ESPECIALLY OF THOSE THAT ARE FACING EVICTIONS RIGHT NOW.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT PERIWINKLE BY GCU AS WELL AS WELDON COURT.
AND SO AS A MATTER OF FACT, SOME HAVE BEEN DISPLACED WITH DIFFERENT DEADLINES THAT WERE FACED.
AND SO THAT'S HELPED SOMEWHAT.
BUT, YES, YOU KNOW, THE NECESSARYNECESSITY IS THERE WITH FUNDING AND RELOCATION.
>> Christina: YOU MENTIONED PERIWINKLE OWNED BY GCU, GRAND CANYON UNIVERSITY.
GCU HAS OFFERED $5,000 PER HOUSEHOLD AS WELL AS SOME OTHER WAYS TO HELP HOUSE HOLDS THAT ARE DISPLACED.
WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME IN TERMS OF THE IMPACT THAT THIS IS HAVING ON RESIDENTS?
SOME PEOPLE HEAR THIS AND THINK, WELL, GCU IS OFFERING YOU $5,000 TO FIND A NEW PLACE.
THE STATE, AS WELL AS THE CITY HAS BEEN AVERAGE OFFERING HELP IN DIFFERENT WAYS.
WHAT HAS THE EXPERIENCE HAS BEEN LIKE IN WELDON COURT AND LOS CASIDOS?
>> WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE HOUSING CRISIS AND HOUSING COSTS, IT DOESN'T TAKE YOU VERY FAR.
WHEN YOU START CALCULATING SECURITY DEPOSITS, YOU'RE LOOKING AT APPLICATION FEES AND SO FORTH AND THERE'S NOTHING THAT CAN BE FOUND.
RIGHT NOW, THEY'RE PAYING BETWEEN 500 AND 700 A MONTH AND SO A STUDIO, ONE BEDROOM, COSTS UP TO 2,000 A MONTH.
AND SO, THERE'S A LARGE GAP THERE BETWEEN WHAT IS AFFORDABLE FOR THESE RESIDENTS.
>> Christina: LIKE YOU, I'VE FOLLOWED THIS SEVERAL MONTHS AND WHAT YOU'VE PICKED UP REPORTING ON THIS, SO MANY COMMUNITIES ARE LONG-TERM RESIDENTS, PEOPLE WHO LIVED THERE DECADES AND RAISED CHILDREN THERE.
IT'S MORE THAN FINDING A PLACE TO LIVE BUT A NEW NEIGHBORHOOD.
>> IT'S COMPLETELY DESTROYING A SOCIAL NETWORK THAT'S STABILIZED AND HAS HELPED THE EDERLY AND DISABLED AND PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN ISOLATED.
YOU HAVE FAMILIES THAT ARE HELPING THOSE NEIGHBORS AND SO, YOU SEE A TOTAL DESTRUCTION OF THAT NETWORK AND SUPPORT SYSTEM THAT'S IN PLACE RIGHT NOW OF THREE COMMUNITIES.
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT PEOPLE THAT HAVE LIVED THERE, YOU KNOW, THE MAJORITY OF THEIR LIFE OR GENERATIONS THAT CONTINUE TO LIVE IN THOSE TRAILER PARKS.
>> Christina: AT THE LAST MEETING THIS WEEK, THERE WAS A GENTLEMAN WHO SPOKE DURING PUBLIC COMMENT AND YOU MAY HAVE HEARD THIS, WHO POINTED OUT, I GUESS RAISED THE CONCERN THAT HE HAD WHICH IS IF THE CITY COUNCIL SAYS YOU CAN USE THIS FOR A MOBILE HOME PARK BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT PEOPLE DISPLACED, HE SAYS, WHERE DOES IT END?
HE SAYS IT'S NOT NECESSARILY THE RIGHT THING TO DO BECAUSE IT'S A PRIVATE PROPERTY ISSUE.
AND PEOPLE GOING INTO MOBILE HOME PARKS KNOW THEY'RE RENTS AND OWN THEIR HOME AND RENT THE LAND WHERE THAT HOME IS.
WHAT WOULD YOU SAY TO THAT?
>> WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE MOBILE HOME OVERLAY DISTRICTS, ALL YOU'RE DOING IS LOOKING AT THE APPROPRIATE ZONING TO MATCH THE ACTUAL USE.
SO YOU HAVE A MOBILE HOME PARK.
CALL IT WHAT IT IS AND CALL THE ZONING WHAT IT IS.
IT'S A MOBILE HOME PARK.
THAT'S WHAT THAT OVERLAY DISTRICT DESIGNATES THOSE ZONING.
OTHER CITIES HAVE DONE IT AND IT'S BEEN CHALLENGED, BUT IT'S GONE UP TO THE NINTH CIRCUIT THAT DETERMINED THAT CITIES HAVE THAT RIGHT TO DO THAT.
>> Christina: DR. SYLVIA HERRERA, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THE FULL CITY COUNCIL IS EXPECTED TO TAKE UP THE ISSUE.
>> WE URGE THE CITY COUNCIL TO TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY AND ADDRESS THIS ISSUE.
THANK YOU.
>> Christina: THANK YOU.
UP NEXT, HOW BASEBALL MEMORY SUPPORT GROUPS ARE HELPING PATIENTS WITH ALZHEIMER'S AND DEMENTIA.
♪♪ >> AMERICA'S BELIEVE LOVED TIME OF BASEBALL IS HELPING THOSE AND FINDING COMFORT THROUGH BASEBALL SUPPORT GROUPS.
JOINING US IS SCOTT BUSH AND THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.
>> THANKS FOR HAVING ME.
>> Christina: SO HOW DOES THIS WORK?
>> THE PURPOSE IS TO INVOKE POSITIVE MEMORIES OF THE PAST IN INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE SUFFERING FROM DEMENTIA OR ALZHEIMER'S, RIGHT.
AND WITHIN THAT, YOU ARE LOOKING TO FIND A TOPIC OF BROAD APPEAL BECAUSE YOU WANT TO HAVE A GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS WHO CAN ALL PARTICIPATE IN AN ACTIVITY TOGETHER AND THAT'S WHERE BASEBALL HAS BECOME A GOOD FIT.
SPORTS IN RECOMMEND PROGRAMS BUT BASEBALL IN SPECIFICALLY DRIVEN BY ITS POPULARITY AS A SUPPORT IN THE '40S THROUGH '60S.
>> Christina: SO WHAT'S GOING ON?
>> IT'S A 60 TO 90-MINUTE SESSION AND YOU LIKE TO FIND A THEME FOR THE SESSION AND YOU MIGHT FOCUS ON A SPECIFIC TEAM OR PLAYER OR SPECIFIC LOCATION, MAYBE A BALLPARK.
AND YOU LIKE TO TRY TO GET ENERGY MOVING THROUGH THE GROUP, GET THEM EXCITED ABOUT SOMETHING REALLY ENGAGED AND HOPEFULLY ONE OR TWO MEMBERS START GETTING EVERYONE ELSE GOING IN TERMS OF REMEMBERING CERTAIN THINGS ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WHERE THEY WERE AND MAYBE THEY WENT TO A GAME AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
WE TRY TO ENCOURAGE THEM ALONG THE WAY BY INTRODUCING IMAGES AND SOMETIMES YOU DO A TRIVIA CONTEST.
ALSO, WHEN POSSIBLE, WE LIKE TO TRY TO GET THE PATIENTS MOVING A LITTLE BIT.
WE LIKE A GAME OF CATCH WITH A WHIFFLE BALL OR PLUSH BASEBALL.
>> Christina: HOW DO YOU KNOW THIS IS WORKING?
YOU HAD A STUDY DONE LAST YEAR?
>> THEY OPERATE THIS PROGRAM FOR SABER AND DID A STUDY OF PATIENTS AND CAREGIVERS.
AND THE FINDINGS ON THAT IS THAT THE MOOD REALLY IMPROVES OF THESE COVIDS.
YOU CAN IMAGE THE FRUSTRATION FOR ANYONE SUFFERING FROM MEMORY LOSS AND THE ISOLATION THAT COMES ALONG WITH THAT, AS WELL.
THE ABILITY TO HELP IMPROVE EXISTING LIVING CONDITIONS FOR INDIVIDUALS IS WHAT THIS IS ABOUT.
SO BOTH PATIENTS AND CAREGIVERS THAT PARTICIPATED IN THIS SURVEY REPORTED THAT THEIR MOOD IMPROVED AND THEY FELT A SENSE OF TOGETHERNESS WITH THEIR PEER GROUP, WHICH, AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, IS IMPORTANT FOR THESE INDIVIDUALS WHO, AS I MENTIONED, MAYBE YOU FEELING ISOLATION AND TO BE IN A ROOM WITH OTHER PEOPLE WHO ARE REMEMBERING SIMILAR THINGS AND TALKING ABOUT SIMILAR THINGS IS A POSITIVE EXPERIENCE.
>> Christina: WHAT ABOUT VOLUNTEERS OR CAREGIVERS WHO ARE INVOLVED IN THESE GROUPS?
WHAT DO THEY GET OUT OF IT?
>> YOU KNOW, ANY VOLUNTEER FOR ANY ACTIVITY, RIGHT, THE QUESTION IS, WHAT DO YOU GET OUT OF IT?
>> YOU GET THAT YOU HAVE IMPROVED SOMEONE'S DAY AND THEIR WELL-BEING.
A LOT OF OUR VOLUNTEERS, THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE SEEKING OUT, TO VISUALLY SEE THE IMPACT OF WORK THAT THEY'RE DOING.
>> Christina: WHAT ABOUT PEOPLE, GROUPS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN EITHER VOLUNTEERING OR PARTNERING UP?
HOW CAB CAN THEY DO THAT?
DO WE HAVE ANYTHING LOCALLY?
>> SABER OPERATES AT 12 DIFFERENT STATES AND IN THE VALLEY, WE'RE WITH BANNER HEALTH ALZHEIMER'S INSTITUTE IS OUR PROGRAM.
>> Christina: IS THERE A WEBSITE?
SABERBASEBALLMEMORYS.ORG AND THERE'S A LOT OF INFORMATION TO GET IN TOUCH WITH VOLUNTEER LEADERS.
>> Christina: SCOTT BUSH, CEO, SOCIETY FOR AMERICAN BASEBALL RESEARCH, THANK YOU SO MUCH AND THANK YOU FOR SHARING IT WITH US.
>> THANKS FOR HAVING IT WITH ME.
DEMENTIA >> Christina: LEAVING PRISON AND TRYING TO REESTABLISH LIFE IN THE COMMUNITY COMES WITH MAJOR CHALLENGES.
A NONPROFIT CALLED "PERSEVERE NOW" IS SUPPORTING PEOPLE FORMERLY INCARCERATED.
STEPHANIE MORALES AND JESSICA DICKERSON, THANK YOU BOTH FOR COMING IN.
STEPHANIE, EXPLAIN THIS PROGRAM.
>> THIS EXISTS WITHIN STATE PRISONS AND WE OFFER A 12-MONTH CODING BOOTCAMP.
WHEN OUR STUDENTS GRADUATE, THEY'RE FULL STAFF WEB DEVELOPERS AND AFTER GRADUATION, WE CASE MANAGE THEM AND CONNECT THEM WITH TECH COMPANIES, AS WELL AS CONNECTIONS TO MENTAL, SOLDIER HEALTHCARE, HOUSING RECOMMENDATIONS, AND ANYONE SOMEONE WILL NEED TO REENTER SUCCESSFULLY.
>> Christina: JESSICA, YOU TOOK PART AND HOW DID YOU GET INVOLVED AND WHAT WAS IT LIKE FOR YOU?
>> I WAS WORKING AS A TUTOR AND INSTRUCTOR INSIDE A PRISON AND I SAW A NOTICE ON ONE OF THE BULLETIN BOARDS ADVERTISING THE PROGRAM AND I HAD SOME KNOWLEDGE OF CODING INTO IT.
AND I THOUGHT, OK, THIS IS SOMETHING I CAN USE AND SOMETHING I CAN DO.
I APPLIED AND WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO GET IN.
AND THEN, I SPENT THE NEXT SEVEN MONTHS TRYING TO GRADUATE.
IT GOT ME OUT EARLY BY GRADUATING FROM THE PROGRAM AND I SPED THROUGH AS QUICKLY AS I COULD.
>> Christina: YOU HAD A BACKGROUND AND YOU HAD SOME EXPERIENCE.
>> MINIMAL.
>> Christina: WHICH IS MORE THAN ME.
WHAT WAS IT LUKE LIKE FOR YOU AND DID IT DO ANYTHING IN TERMS OF DAILY OUTLOOK?
>> IT WAS AMAZING KNOWING I HAD A FUTURE.
WHEN YOU ARE SECRETARY OF SECRETARY OF INCARCERATED, I CAN'T PUT INTO WORDED WORDS THAT YOU'LL BE JUDGED BY THE WORST THING YOU EVER DID AND KNOWING THAT I WOULD GO INTO AN INDUSTRY WHERE I HAD THE POTENTIAL TO MAKE ENOUGH MONEY TO SUPPORT MY CHILD AND TO BE A GOOD CONTRIBUTING MEMBER OF SOCIETY, A GOD GOOD DAUGHTER OR SISTER, IT WAS LIFE-CHANGING.
EVEN WHILE I WASSED IN, WASSED IN, WAS INSIDE, IT CHANGED EVERYTHING.
>> THE FIRST TIME YOU GET ON A FREEWAY, IT'S OVERWHELMING.
YOU'VE BEEN PUT IN A BOX AND ALL NEW STIMULATION IS TERRIFYING.
BUT GETTING OUT, IT WAS AMAZING.
AND KNOWING THAT MY FAMILY WASN'T AS SCARED, THAT THAT I WOULD DO BAD THINGS AND MADE THE TRANSITION EASIER.
>> Christina: STEPHANIE, YOU MENTIONED THIS IS AT FOUR PRISONS IN ARIZONA AND DO YOU LIMIT THE CLASS NUMBERS AND HOW DOES THAT WORK AND HOW MANY HAVE YOU SERVED?
>> WE'VE SERVED 184 PEOPLE IN ARIZONA CURRENTLY AND WE HAVE FOUR DIFFERENT CLASSROOMS THAT OPERATE SIMULTANEOUSLY, 12 MONTH COHORTS AND WE SERVE ABOUT 25 PEOPLE IN EACH ONE OF THE CLASSES.
AND WE HAVE TO LIMIT IT JUST TO WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE ONE-ON-ONE ATTENTION WITH EVERYBODY.
BUT WE HAVE ALSO IN FIVE OTHER STATES IN THE NATION.
>> Christina: WHAT DO YOU HERE IN TERMS OF FEEDBACK FROM THE PEOPLE WHO WORK IN THE PRISONS,ED, THE WARDENS OR WHOEVER ELSE?
>> THEY'RE INCREDIBLY HAPPY TO HAVE OUR PROGRAM IN THEIR FACILITIES.
IT CHANGES THE DEMEANOR AND PEOPLE FEEL MORE HOPEFUL.
WE TRY TO CREATE A SAFE PLACE FOR EVERYONE IN THE CLASSROOM SO THEY'RE RESPECTED AND TREATED AS DEVELOPERS AND CREATE A LOVING, CONNECTED ENVIRONMENT WITH THE STAFF.
OUR RECIDIVISM RATE IS 1.7% AND COMPARED TO THE DEPARTMENTS WHICH IS 36%, WE ARE SEEING GREAT SUCCESS.
>> Christina: HOW DOES IT WORK IN TERMS OF FOLLOW-UP?
YOU'RE DONE WITH THE PROGRAM AND I AM NOW OUT AND YOU SAID THERE'S WRAP-AROUND SERVICES AND SOME SUPPORT AND WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
>> SO EVERYONE GETS A CASE MANAGER AND EMPLOYMENT SPECIALIST.
SO THEY HAVE WEEKLY CHECK-INS AND THAT GOES DOWN TO MONTHLY.
BUT IMMEDIATELY, THEY GO INTO A PROGRAM CALLED "ON THE JOB TRAINING" AND THEY GO TO A SOFT LANDING.
SO THEY'RE WITH OUR SISTER COMPANY CALLED BANYON LABS AND THEY'RE LEARNING HOW TO DO A GOOGLE MEETING AND THINGS THEY DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO INSIDE.
THEN WE TRY TO GET THEM FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT IN A TECH COMPANY.
AND WE FOLLOW THEM FOR THE ENTIRE YEAR.
SO THAT'S MAKING SURE THAT THEY NOT ONLY HAVE THE EMPLOYMENT THAT THEY DESIRED, BUT THEY HAVE ACCESS TO EVERYTHING THAT SUSTAINS THAT, HOUSING, FOOD, COMMUNITY.
AND WE DO EVERYTHING TO BRING THAT TO THEM.
>> Christina: JESSICA, THE SUPPORT AFTER YOU FINISH THE PROGRAM, WHAT WAS THE MOST IMPACTFUL FOR YOU?
WHAT DID YOU NEED THE MOST?
>> WELL, OTHER THAN A JOB, WHAT I NEEDED THE MOST WAS SOMEBODY WHO UNDERSTOOD BECAUSE THE STIGMA WHEN YOU GET OUT, IT'S A REAL THING AND BEING ABLE TO SAY, HEY, I'M TERRIFIED JUST STARTING A JOB.
I'M NOT SURE WHAT I'M DOING.
WILL PEOPLE JUDGE ME?
AND HAVING PEOPLE ANSWER THE PHONE AND TALK YOU DOWN AND LISTEN AND UNDERSTAND, THAT WAS MONUMENTAL FOR ME.
>> Christina: STEPHANIE, IF SOMEBODY HEARS THIS AND THEY HAVE A FAMILY MEMBER OR FRIEND BEHIND BARS AND WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE, HOW DOES THAT WORK?
>> YEAH, WE START NEW COHORTS ONCE A YEAR AND A COUPLE COMING UP IN PERRYVILLE AND SOME CAN GO TO OUR WEBSITE AND REACH OUT.
AND ALSO, WE CONSTANTLY NEED MENTORS, VOLUNTEERS AND WE NEED EMPLOYER ENGAGEMENT TO KEEP THIS WORK GOING ONCE FOLKS ARE OUTSIDE.
SO I WOULD RECOMMEND THEY GO TO PERSEVERENOW.ORG AND GET INVOLVED AND/OR GET THEIR FAMILY MEMBER INVOLVED.
>> Christina: JESSICA, WHAT ARE YOUR GOALS?
>> TO MAKE ENOUGH MONEY TO BUY A HOUSE IN ABOUT A YEAR AND HAVE MY SON WITH ME FULL TIME AT MY HOUSE.
>> Christina: CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR STORY AND COMING IN.
IT MEANS A LOT.
AND THAT'S IT FOR US.
TED WILL BE BACK WITH US NEXT WEEK AND HAVE A GREAT NIGHT.
♪♪ - Another powerful edition of Arizona Horizon.
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