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Feeding the Forgotten: Hunger and Hope for Boomers in Affluent L.A. and across the USA · Phil and Ted's Sexy Boomer Show

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  Welcome
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  to
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  Phil
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  and
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  Ted's
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  Sexy
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  Boomer
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  Show.
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  I'm
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  Ted
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  Bonnitaret,and.Oh,that's
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  right.
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  My
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  partner,
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  Phil
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  Proctor
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  is
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  somewhere
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  in
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  the
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  Caribbean.
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  Some
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  baby
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  boomers
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  are
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  up
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  against
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  loneliness,
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  isolation,
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  just
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  getting
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  food.
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  I
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  went
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  to
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  a
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  community
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  meeting
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  in
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  my
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  neighborhood
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  here
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  in
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  Los
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  Angeles,
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  and
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  this
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  lovely
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  person
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  came
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  up
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  and
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  spoke
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  about
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  Meals
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  on
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  Wheels.
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  Kaylee
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  Hawkins,
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  executive
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  director
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  of
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  Meals
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  on
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  Wheels
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  West
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  that
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  serves
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  the
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  west
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  side
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  of
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  Los
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  Angeles
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  and
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  Santa
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  Monica.
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  Hi,
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  Kaylee.
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  How
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  you
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  doing?
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  Hi.
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  Thanks
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  for
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  having
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  me.
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  Baby
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  boomers
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  are
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  turning
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  80
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  years
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  old,
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  which
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  is
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  pretty
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  amazing.
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  And
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  boomers
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  are
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  often
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  termed
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  as
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  the
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  pig
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  in
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  the
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  python,
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  which
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  is
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  very
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  flattering.
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  The
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  baby
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  boom
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  Post
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  World
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  War
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  II,
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  and
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  there
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  was
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  a
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  boom
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  of
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  births,
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  and
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  now
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  here
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  we
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  are,
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  old
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  codgers.
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  This
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  crush
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  of
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  people,
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  demographically,
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  it
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  is.
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  An
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  enormous
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  amount
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  of
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  people
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  are
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  not
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  financially
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  secure.
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  Correct.
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  That's
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  where
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  you
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  guys
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  come
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  in.
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  It
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  is
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  so
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  important
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  to
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  participate
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  in
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  the
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  census
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  every
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  10
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  years.
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  Not
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  only
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  does
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  it
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  determine
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  your
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  representation
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  in
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  Congress,
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  but
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  it
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  also
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  determines
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  funding.
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  And
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  that
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  includes
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  Meals
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  on
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  Wheels.
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  It
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  does.
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  There
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  are
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  1.6
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  million
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  seniors,
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  actually
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  a
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  little
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  more
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  than
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  that,
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  living
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  alone
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  in
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  the
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  Los
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  Angeles
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  area.
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  That's
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  a
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  full
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  20%,
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  1/5.
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  And
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  the
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  total
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  population
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  of
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  adults
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  that
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  are
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  60
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  plus
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  in
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  Los
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  Angeles,
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  8,600,000.
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  And
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  nutrition
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  is
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  critical.
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  It
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  is
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  1.3
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  million
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  people
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  here
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  in
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  Los
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  Angeles
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  alone
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  is
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  experiencing
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  limited
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  or
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  uncertain
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  access
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  to
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  adequate
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  food,
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  or
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  what's
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  known
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  as
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  marginally
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  food
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  secure.
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  What
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  you
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  do
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  with
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  the
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  Meals
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  on
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  Wheels
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  is
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  to
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  try
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  to
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  feed
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  these
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  people
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  that
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  are
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  slipped
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  into
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  this.
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  Slipped
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  into
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  this
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  chapter
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  of
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  their
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  life
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  where
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  they're
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  met
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  with
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  the
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  compounding
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  challenges
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  of
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  not
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  only
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  their
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  world
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  getting
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  smaller.
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  Right.
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  We
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  talked
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  about
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  the
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  isolation,
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  but
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  also
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  the
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  benefit
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  we
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  have
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  now
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  in
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  today's
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  society,
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  where
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  we're
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  at
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  a
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  point
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  where
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  people
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  are
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  able
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  to
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  live
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  on
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  their
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  own.
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  They're
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  not
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  having
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  to
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  go
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  to
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  assisted
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  living
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  to
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  get
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  their
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  basics.
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  Programs
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  like
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  Meals
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  on
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  Wheels
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  can
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  keep
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  them
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  in
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  their
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  homes.
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  And
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  so
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  it's
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  all
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  of
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  that
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  met
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  with
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  the
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  pounding
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  challenges
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  of
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  not
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  having
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  food
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  security,
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  not
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  having
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  the
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  funding
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  to
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  be
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  able
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  to
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  choose
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  between
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  paying
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  your
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  rent,
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  your
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  medical
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  bill,
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  or
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  your
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  food.
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  And
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  so
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  that's
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  where
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  programs
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  like
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  Meals
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  on
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  Wheels
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  step
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  in
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  and
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  are
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  able
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  to
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  give
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  them
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  that
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  access
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  to
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  nutrition
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  and
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  be
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  able
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  to
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  make
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  sure
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  that
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  they're
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  having
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  their
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  basic
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  need
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  met
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  of
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  having
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  nutritious
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  food
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  brought
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  to
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  their
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  door.
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  I
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  don't
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  think
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  people
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  think
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  about
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  this
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  much,
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  but
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  it's
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  astonishing
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  to
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  be
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  the
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  wealthiest
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  nation
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  in
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  history,
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  and
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  yet
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  food
• 2:32
  insecurity
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  in
• 2:33
  the
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  ultimate
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  of
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  first
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  world
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  situations.
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  100%
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  where
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  we
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  grow
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  the
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  food.
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  There
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  was
• 2:37
  an
• 2:37
  article
• 2:38
  where
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  you
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  were
• 2:38
  quoted
• 2:39
  in
• 2:39
  Politico.
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  The
• 2:40
  headline
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  was
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  Meals
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  on
• 2:42
  Wheels
• 2:42
  Going
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  off
• 2:43
  the
• 2:43
  Rails.
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  This
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  was
• 2:44
  published
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  in
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  November,
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  so
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  it's
• 2:45
  not
• 2:45
  long
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  ago.
• 2:46
  President
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  Donald
• 2:47
  Trump's
• 2:47
  Washington
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  has
• 2:48
  Meals
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  on
• 2:49
  Wheels
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  driving
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  blind.
• 2:51
  The
• 2:51
  program,
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  a
• 2:52
  web
• 2:52
  of
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  about
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  5,000
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  local
• 2:54
  providers
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  that
• 2:54
  feed
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  more
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  than
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  2
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  million
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  seniors
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  annually,
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  took
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  a
• 2:58
  series
• 2:58
  of
• 2:59
  hits.
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  What
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  were
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  some
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  of
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  these
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  hits?
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  What
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  happened?
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  Yeah,
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  the
• 3:01
  compounding
• 3:02
  challenges
• 3:02
  that
• 3:02
  we've
• 3:03
  seen
• 3:03
  at
• 3:03
  the
• 3:03
  federal
• 3:03
  level
• 3:04
  have
• 3:05
  had
• 3:05
  that
• 3:05
  ripple
• 3:05
  effect
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  in
• 3:06
  the
• 3:07
  senior
• 3:07
  nutrition
• 3:08
  space
• 3:08
  and
• 3:08
  for
• 3:08
  a
• 3:09
  lot
• 3:09
  of
• 3:09
  other
• 3:09
  social
• 3:09
  service
• 3:10
  providers.
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  And
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  so
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  that
• 3:11
  article
• 3:11
  specifically
• 3:12
  came
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  out
• 3:13
  when
• 3:13
  the
• 3:13
  SNAP
• 3:14
  cuts
• 3:14
  happened
• 3:14
  in
• 3:14
  the
• 3:15
  beginning
• 3:15
  of
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  November.
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  That
• 3:16
  was
• 3:17
  also
• 3:17
  at
• 3:17
  a
• 3:17
  time
• 3:18
  where
• 3:18
  our
• 3:18
  program
• 3:19
  in
• 3:19
  Santa
• 3:19
  Monica
• 3:20
  had
• 3:20
  to
• 3:21
  choose
• 3:21
  to
• 3:21
  move
• 3:21
  to
• 3:21
  a
• 3:21
  wait
• 3:22
  list,
• 3:22
  which
• 3:22
  was
• 3:22
  the
• 3:22
  first
• 3:22
  time
• 3:23
  in
• 3:23
  our
• 3:23
  history
• 3:23
  of
• 3:23
  our
• 3:24
  organization's
• 3:24
  50
• 3:24
  plus
• 3:25
  years
• 3:25
  serving
• 3:25
  our
• 3:26
  community.
• 3:26
  So
• 3:26
  people
• 3:26
  who
• 3:26
  call
• 3:27
  saying,
• 3:27
  I
• 3:27
  need
• 3:27
  food,
• 3:28
  that
• 3:28
  was
• 3:28
  the
• 3:28
  exact
• 3:28
  moment
• 3:29
  we
• 3:29
  had
• 3:29
  to
• 3:29
  turn
• 3:29
  the
• 3:29
  pipe
• 3:29
  off.
• 3:30
  And
• 3:30
  that
• 3:30
  was
• 3:30
  just
• 3:31
  because
• 3:32
  our
• 3:32
  program
• 3:32
  was
• 3:32
  outgrowing
• 3:33
  our
• 3:33
  resources.
• 3:34
  And
• 3:34
  that
• 3:34
  moment
• 3:35
  right
• 3:35
  there
• 3:35
  was
• 3:36
  right
• 3:36
  around
• 3:37
  the
• 3:37
  corner.
• 3:37
  It
• 3:37
  happened
• 3:37
  the
• 3:38
  exact
• 3:38
  same
• 3:38
  time.
• 3:39
  But
• 3:39
  we've
• 3:39
  been
• 3:39
  seeing
• 3:40
  the
• 3:40
  pressures,
• 3:40
  the
• 3:40
  compounding
• 3:41
  pressures
• 3:42
  of
• 3:43
  changes
• 3:43
  happening
• 3:44
  at
• 3:44
  the
• 3:44
  federal
• 3:44
  level.
• 3:45
  Also,
• 3:45
  just
• 3:46
  the
• 3:46
  unique
• 3:46
  landscape
• 3:46
  that
• 3:47
  we've
• 3:47
  been
• 3:47
  in
• 3:47
  Los
• 3:47
  Angeles
• 3:48
  with
• 3:48
  having
• 3:49
  massive
• 3:50
  ICE
• 3:50
  raids
• 3:51
  and
• 3:51
  demonstrations
• 3:52
  happening,
• 3:53
  the
• 3:53
  effects
• 3:53
  of
• 3:53
  the
• 3:53
  Palisades
• 3:54
  fire
• 3:54
  and
• 3:54
  the
• 3:54
  Eaton
• 3:55
  Fire,
• 3:55
  like
• 3:56
  the
• 3:56
  compoundment
• 3:56
  that
• 3:56
  we
• 3:56
  went
• 3:57
  through
• 3:57
  as
• 3:57
  a
• 3:57
  region,
• 3:58
  all
• 3:58
  of
• 3:59
  those
• 3:59
  had
• 3:59
  secondary
• 4:00
  effects.
• 4:01
  And
• 4:01
  so
• 4:01
  in
• 4:01
  that
• 4:01
  political
• 4:02
  article,
• 4:02
  that
• 4:03
  was
• 4:03
  me
• 4:03
  representing
• 4:04
  the
• 4:04
  multiple
• 4:05
  providers
• 4:06
  in
• 4:06
  the
• 4:06
  greater
• 4:06
  LA
• 4:06
  community
• 4:07
  talking
• 4:07
  about
• 4:08
  these
• 4:08
  are
• 4:08
  the
• 4:08
  unique
• 4:09
  challenges
• 4:09
  we're
• 4:09
  facing
• 4:10
  in
• 4:10
  this
• 4:10
  LA
• 4:10
  region.
• 4:11
  But
• 4:11
  it's
• 4:12
  not
• 4:12
  unique
• 4:12
  to
• 4:12
  just
• 4:12
  the
• 4:12
  Meals
• 4:13
  on
• 4:13
  Wheels
• 4:13
  West.
• 4:14
  West
• 4:14
  side
• 4:14
  of
• 4:15
  Los
• 4:15
  Angeles
• 4:15
  is
• 4:16
  a
• 4:16
  well
• 4:16
  to
• 4:16
  do
• 4:17
  area.
• 4:17
  You're
• 4:17
  not
• 4:18
  even
• 4:18
  really
• 4:18
  in
• 4:18
  an
• 4:18
  economically
• 4:19
  depressed
• 4:19
  area,
• 4:20
  and
• 4:20
  yet
• 4:21
  you're
• 4:21
  on
• 4:21
  a
• 4:21
  wait
• 4:21
  list.
• 4:22
  Yep.
• 4:23
  You
• 4:23
  mentioned
• 4:23
  ICE
• 4:23
  as
• 4:24
  the
• 4:24
  factor.
• 4:25
  Do
• 4:25
  you
• 4:25
  think
• 4:25
  that
• 4:25
  some
• 4:26
  seniors
• 4:26
  are
• 4:27
  not
• 4:27
  going
• 4:27
  out
• 4:27
  because
• 4:28
  they're
• 4:28
  afraid?
• 4:28
  Now?
• 4:29
  It
• 4:29
  was
• 4:29
  a
• 4:29
  multitude
• 4:30
  of
• 4:30
  things.
• 4:30
  We
• 4:30
  would
• 4:30
  have
• 4:31
  had
• 4:31
  some
• 4:31
  neighbors.
• 4:31
  The
• 4:32
  west
• 4:32
  side
• 4:32
  is
• 4:32
  also
• 4:33
  very
• 4:33
  diverse.
• 4:33
  And
• 4:33
  so
• 4:33
  we
• 4:34
  had
• 4:34
  some
• 4:34
  neighbors
• 4:34
  who
• 4:35
  were,
• 4:35
  for
• 4:35
  themselves,
• 4:36
  afraid
• 4:36
  to
• 4:36
  go
• 4:36
  out
• 4:37
  to
• 4:37
  source
• 4:37
  food,
• 4:38
  or
• 4:38
  maybe
• 4:38
  they
• 4:39
  worked
• 4:39
  with
• 4:39
  a
• 4:39
  family
• 4:39
  member
• 4:40
  or
• 4:40
  a
• 4:40
  caregiver
• 4:41
  who
• 4:41
  now
• 4:41
  felt
• 4:41
  uncomfortable
• 4:42
  coming
• 4:42
  to
• 4:42
  their
• 4:42
  house
• 4:43
  to
• 4:43
  help
• 4:43
  them.
• 4:44
  And
• 4:44
  so
• 4:44
  all
• 4:45
  of
• 4:45
  those
• 4:45
  second,
• 4:45
  maybe
• 4:46
  it
• 4:46
  was
• 4:46
  a
• 4:46
  neighbor
• 4:46
  helping
• 4:46
  them
• 4:47
  and
• 4:47
  now
• 4:47
  that
• 4:47
  neighbor
• 4:47
  is
• 4:48
  afraid.
• 4:48
  Exactly.
• 4:49
  That's
• 4:49
  crazy.
• 4:50
  Yeah.
• 4:50
  And
• 4:50
  so
• 4:51
  we
• 4:51
  would
• 4:51
  see
• 4:51
  those
• 4:51
  types
• 4:52
  of
• 4:52
  concerns
• 4:53
  come
• 4:53
  to
• 4:53
  play.
• 4:53
  And
• 4:54
  when
• 4:54
  someone's
• 4:54
  able
• 4:55
  to
• 4:55
  deliver
• 4:55
  food
• 4:55
  to
• 4:55
  your
• 4:56
  door,
• 4:56
  that's
• 4:57
  usurping
• 4:57
  the
• 4:57
  challenge
• 4:58
  of
• 4:58
  the
• 4:58
  concern.
• 4:59
  Wow.
• 4:59
  I
• 5:00
  so
• 5:00
  admire
• 5:00
  you
• 5:01
  personally
• 5:01
  for
• 5:01
  what
• 5:01
  you've
• 5:02
  done,
• 5:02
  because
• 5:02
  this,
• 5:03
  you
• 5:03
  are
• 5:03
  really
• 5:03
  doing
• 5:04
  the
• 5:04
  right
• 5:04
  thing.
• 5:04
  And
• 5:04
  you
• 5:05
  come
• 5:05
  from
• 5:05
  a
• 5:05
  background
• 5:06
  of
• 5:06
  just
• 5:07
  helping
• 5:07
  people
• 5:07
  and
• 5:08
  animals.
• 5:09
  Was
• 5:09
  the
• 5:09
  ASPCA
• 5:10
  you
• 5:10
  were
• 5:10
  working
• 5:10
  with?
• 5:11
  Oh,
• 5:11
  I
• 5:11
  worked
• 5:11
  closely
• 5:12
  with
• 5:12
  the
• 5:12
  aspca,
• 5:12
  but
• 5:13
  I
• 5:13
  used
• 5:13
  to
• 5:13
  work
• 5:13
  for
• 5:13
  a
• 5:14
  national
• 5:14
  animal
• 5:14
  nonprofit
• 5:15
  called
• 5:15
  Best
• 5:15
  Friends
• 5:15
  Animal
• 5:16
  Society.
• 5:16
  Huge
• 5:17
  footprint
• 5:17
  here
• 5:17
  in
• 5:17
  Los
• 5:17
  Angeles.
• 5:19
  And
• 5:19
  I
• 5:19
  was
• 5:19
  lucky
• 5:19
  to
• 5:20
  really
• 5:20
  have
• 5:20
  that
• 5:21
  be
• 5:21
  the
• 5:21
  start
• 5:21
  of
• 5:21
  my
• 5:22
  professional
• 5:22
  career
• 5:23
  and
• 5:23
  really
• 5:23
  where
• 5:24
  I
• 5:24
  learned
• 5:24
  the
• 5:25
  land
• 5:25
  of
• 5:25
  nonprofits.
• 5:26
  You
• 5:26
  helped
• 5:27
  raise
• 5:27
  the
• 5:27
  city
• 5:28
  of
• 5:28
  Los
• 5:28
  Angeles
• 5:28
  Animal
• 5:29
  shelter
• 5:29
  save
• 5:30
  rate,
• 5:30
  meaning
• 5:31
  not
• 5:31
  euthanizing
• 5:32
  animals
• 5:32
  from
• 5:33
  57.7%
• 5:34
  to
• 5:35
  89.7%.
• 5:37
  How'd
• 5:37
  you
• 5:37
  save
• 5:37
  so
• 5:38
  many
• 5:38
  animals
• 5:38
  lives?
• 5:38
  Oh,
• 5:39
  my
• 5:39
  gosh.
• 5:39
  I
• 5:39
  wish
• 5:39
  I
• 5:39
  could
• 5:39
  give
• 5:40
  you
• 5:40
  the
• 5:41
  easy
• 5:41
  answer,
• 5:42
  but
• 5:42
  it
• 5:42
  was
• 5:42
  years
• 5:43
  of
• 5:43
  working
• 5:44
  together
• 5:44
  with
• 5:45
  rescue
• 5:45
  groups
• 5:46
  and
• 5:46
  other
• 5:46
  community
• 5:47
  partners.
• 5:48
  One
• 5:48
  of
• 5:49
  the
• 5:49
  things
• 5:49
  that
• 5:49
  I'm
• 5:49
  always
• 5:50
  grateful
• 5:50
  for
• 5:51
  from
• 5:51
  my
• 5:51
  experience
• 5:51
  at
• 5:52
  Best
• 5:52
  Friends
• 5:52
  is
• 5:52
  that
• 5:53
  you
• 5:53
  can
• 5:53
  come
• 5:53
  up
• 5:53
  with
• 5:54
  an
• 5:54
  audacious
• 5:54
  goal
• 5:55
  and
• 5:55
  write
• 5:55
  your
• 5:56
  way
• 5:56
  to
• 5:56
  it.
• 5:56
  This
• 5:57
  was.
• 5:57
  The
• 5:57
  founders
• 5:58
  of
• 5:58
  Best
• 5:58
  Friends
• 5:58
  had
• 5:58
  this
• 5:59
  vision
• 5:59
  of
• 5:59
  making
• 5:59
  Los
• 5:59
  Angeles
• 6:00
  a
• 6:00
  nokil
• 6:00
  city.
• 6:01
  And
• 6:01
  it
• 6:01
  was
• 6:01
  the
• 6:01
  right
• 6:01
  place,
• 6:01
  the
• 6:02
  right
• 6:02
  time.
• 6:02
  We
• 6:03
  were
• 6:03
  able
• 6:03
  to
• 6:04
  move
• 6:04
  into
• 6:05
  a
• 6:05
  city
• 6:05
  owned
• 6:06
  facility
• 6:06
  where
• 6:06
  we
• 6:07
  were
• 6:07
  in
• 6:07
  a
• 6:07
  public
• 6:07
  private
• 6:07
  partnership,
• 6:08
  and
• 6:08
  we
• 6:09
  were
• 6:09
  able
• 6:09
  to
• 6:09
  operate
• 6:10
  essentially
• 6:10
  their
• 6:10
  seventh
• 6:11
  animal
• 6:11
  shelter.
• 6:12
  And
• 6:12
  we
• 6:12
  were
• 6:12
  sourcing
• 6:13
  all
• 6:13
  of
• 6:13
  our
• 6:13
  animals
• 6:14
  only
• 6:14
  from
• 6:14
  the
• 6:14
  city
• 6:15
  shelter
• 6:15
  system.
• 6:16
  And
• 6:16
  from
• 6:16
  there,
• 6:17
  it
• 6:17
  was
• 6:17
  just
• 6:17
  putting
• 6:17
  the
• 6:18
  programs
• 6:18
  and
• 6:18
  practices
• 6:19
  in
• 6:19
  place
• 6:19
  that
• 6:19
  were
• 6:19
  the
• 6:20
  best
• 6:20
  in
• 6:20
  animal
• 6:20
  welfare
• 6:21
  at
• 6:21
  the
• 6:21
  time
• 6:21
  and
• 6:21
  learning
• 6:22
  from
• 6:22
  those
• 6:22
  and
• 6:22
  creating
• 6:23
  new
• 6:23
  best
• 6:23
  practices.
• 6:24
  That
• 6:25
  was
• 6:25
  five
• 6:25
  years
• 6:25
  of
• 6:26
  grinding.
• 6:26
  You
• 6:27
  got
• 6:27
  these
• 6:27
  animals
• 6:27
  out
• 6:27
  of
• 6:28
  the
• 6:28
  city
• 6:28
  shelters
• 6:29
  into
• 6:29
  your
• 6:29
  facility
• 6:30
  where
• 6:30
  you
• 6:30
  were
• 6:30
  able
• 6:30
  to
• 6:31
  care
• 6:31
  for
• 6:31
  them
• 6:31
  and
• 6:31
  then
• 6:31
  help
• 6:32
  place
• 6:32
  them.
• 6:32
  Correct.
• 6:33
  Yeah.
• 6:33
  While
• 6:34
  also
• 6:34
  working
• 6:35
  with
• 6:35
  the
• 6:35
  city
• 6:35
  shelter
• 6:36
  on
• 6:36
  their
• 6:36
  programming
• 6:36
  while
• 6:37
  also
• 6:37
  lifting
• 6:38
  other
• 6:38
  rescue
• 6:39
  partners
• 6:39
  who
• 6:39
  had
• 6:39
  more
• 6:39
  capacity.
• 6:40
  Like,
• 6:40
  it
• 6:40
  was
• 6:40
  a
• 6:41
  very
• 6:42
  interesting
• 6:42
  time
• 6:42
  of
• 6:42
  my
• 6:42
  life
• 6:43
  and
• 6:43
  one
• 6:43
  that
• 6:43
  really
• 6:43
  taught
• 6:44
  you
• 6:44
  how
• 6:44
  to
• 6:44
  move
• 6:44
  fast
• 6:45
  and
• 6:45
  build
• 6:45
  a
• 6:45
  plane
• 6:45
  while
• 6:45
  you
• 6:46
  fly
• 6:46
  it.
• 6:46
  At
• 6:47
  one
• 6:47
  point,
• 6:47
  we
• 6:47
  were
• 6:47
  helping
• 6:48
  10,000
• 6:48
  animals
• 6:49
  a
• 6:49
  year
• 6:49
  just
• 6:49
  from
• 6:49
  our
• 6:50
  direct
• 6:50
  programming.
• 6:51
  And
• 6:51
  then
• 6:52
  another
• 6:53
  tens
• 6:53
  of
• 6:53
  thousands
• 6:54
  just
• 6:54
  through
• 6:54
  funding
• 6:55
  we
• 6:55
  were
• 6:55
  providing
• 6:55
  to
• 6:55
  partners
• 6:56
  or
• 6:56
  working
• 6:56
  with
• 6:56
  the
• 6:56
  city
• 6:56
  on
• 6:57
  their
• 6:57
  programming.
• 6:58
  Wow.
• 6:58
  Yeah.
• 6:59
  Congratulations.
• 7:00
  Now
• 7:00
  you're
• 7:00
  helping
• 7:00
  human
• 7:01
  beings.
• 7:02
  I
• 7:02
  don't
• 7:02
  think
• 7:02
  people
• 7:03
  realize
• 7:03
  just
• 7:04
  how
• 7:04
  many
• 7:04
  people
• 7:04
  are
• 7:04
  out
• 7:05
  there
• 7:05
  who
• 7:06
  are
• 7:06
  alone
• 7:06
  and
• 7:07
  in
• 7:07
  need.
• 7:08
  If
• 7:08
  someone's
• 7:08
  listening
• 7:09
  and
• 7:09
  they're
• 7:09
  in
• 7:09
  a
• 7:09
  neighborhood
• 7:10
  right
• 7:10
  now.
• 7:10
  Yeah.
• 7:11
  Let's
• 7:11
  just
• 7:11
  say
• 7:11
  an
• 7:11
  average
• 7:12
  neighborhood
• 7:12
  in
• 7:12
  Los
• 7:12
  Angeles,
• 7:13
  and
• 7:13
  they
• 7:13
  look
• 7:14
  around
• 7:14
  up
• 7:14
  and
• 7:14
  down
• 7:14
  the
• 7:15
  street
• 7:15
  at
• 7:15
  the
• 7:15
  residences,
• 7:16
  what
• 7:16
  do
• 7:17
  you
• 7:17
  see?
• 7:17
  And
• 7:17
  how
• 7:17
  do
• 7:17
  you
• 7:18
  identify
• 7:18
  those
• 7:18
  people
• 7:18
  that
• 7:19
  are
• 7:19
  in
• 7:19
  need.
• 7:19
  I
• 7:20
  just
• 7:20
  take
• 7:20
  a
• 7:20
  general
• 7:20
  city
• 7:21
  block
• 7:21
  in
• 7:21
  the
• 7:21
  city
• 7:21
  of
• 7:22
  Santa
• 7:22
  Monica.
• 7:22
  I
• 7:22
  think
• 7:23
  about
• 7:23
  it
• 7:23
  on
• 7:23
  my
• 7:23
  drive
• 7:23
  home.
• 7:23
  I
• 7:24
  live
• 7:24
  two
• 7:24
  miles
• 7:24
  away
• 7:24
  from
• 7:24
  the
• 7:25
  office.
• 7:25
  I'm
• 7:25
  probably
• 7:26
  passing
• 7:26
  a
• 7:27
  couple
• 7:27
  hundred
• 7:27
  of
• 7:27
  our
• 7:28
  clients
• 7:28
  on
• 7:28
  my
• 7:28
  route
• 7:29
  home.
• 7:29
  Depending
• 7:29
  on
• 7:30
  if
• 7:30
  I
• 7:30
  take
• 7:30
  a
• 7:30
  couple
• 7:31
  of
• 7:31
  hundred
• 7:31
  people,
• 7:31
  a
• 7:31
  couple
• 7:32
  of
• 7:32
  hundred
• 7:32
  of
• 7:32
  people
• 7:32
  just
• 7:33
  from
• 7:33
  going
• 7:33
  one
• 7:33
  side
• 7:33
  of
• 7:34
  Santa
• 7:34
  Monica
• 7:34
  to
• 7:34
  the
• 7:34
  next
• 7:35
  like
• 7:35
  a
• 7:35
  mile.
• 7:37
  People
• 7:37
  think
• 7:37
  Santa
• 7:37
  Monica
• 7:38
  is
• 7:38
  all
• 7:38
  well
• 7:38
  to
• 7:38
  do
• 7:39
  and
• 7:39
  it
• 7:40
  is
• 7:40
  in
• 7:40
  many
• 7:40
  ways.
• 7:41
  But
• 7:41
  that
• 7:42
  kind
• 7:42
  of
• 7:42
  need
• 7:42
  still
• 7:42
  exists.
• 7:43
  The
• 7:43
  need
• 7:43
  is
• 7:43
  there.
• 7:44
  I
• 7:44
  mean
• 7:44
  we're
• 7:44
  really
• 7:44
  lucky.
• 7:45
  In
• 7:45
  the
• 7:45
  city
• 7:45
  of
• 7:45
  Santa
• 7:45
  Monica
• 7:46
  there's
• 7:46
  protections
• 7:46
  like
• 7:47
  rent
• 7:47
  control
• 7:47
  in
• 7:47
  place
• 7:48
  and
• 7:48
  other
• 7:49
  avenues
• 7:49
  that
• 7:50
  have
• 7:50
  protected
• 7:50
  people's
• 7:50
  ability
• 7:51
  to
• 7:51
  stay
• 7:51
  in
• 7:52
  the
• 7:52
  place
• 7:52
  they
• 7:52
  call
• 7:52
  home
• 7:52
  and
• 7:53
  not
• 7:53
  be
• 7:53
  financially
• 7:53
  priced
• 7:54
  out.
• 7:54
  But
• 7:54
  it
• 7:54
  still
• 7:54
  puts
• 7:55
  them
• 7:55
  in
• 7:55
  that
• 7:55
  pitch
• 7:55
  point
• 7:56
  of
• 7:56
  I'm
• 7:56
  still
• 7:56
  having
• 7:57
  to
• 7:57
  choose
• 7:57
  between
• 7:57
  paying
• 7:58
  rent,
• 7:58
  which
• 7:58
  is
• 7:58
  while
• 7:59
  under
• 7:59
  market
• 7:59
  value
• 8:00
  still
• 8:01
  high
• 8:01
  for
• 8:01
  the
• 8:01
  income
• 8:02
  that
• 8:02
  I'm
• 8:02
  bringing
• 8:02
  in.
• 8:03
  I'm
• 8:03
  still
• 8:03
  having
• 8:03
  to
• 8:03
  pay
• 8:04
  medical
• 8:04
  bills,
• 8:04
  I'm
• 8:04
  still
• 8:05
  having
• 8:05
  to
• 8:05
  pay
• 8:05
  my
• 8:05
  heat
• 8:05
  bill.
• 8:06
  And
• 8:06
  so
• 8:07
  there
• 8:07
  is
• 8:07
  out
• 8:08
  for
• 8:08
  us
• 8:08
  at
• 8:09
  Meals
• 8:09
  on
• 8:09
  Wheels
• 8:10
  West.
• 8:10
  It
• 8:10
  is
• 8:11
  just
• 8:11
  under,
• 8:12
  I
• 8:12
  believe
• 8:12
  three
• 8:12
  out
• 8:12
  of
• 8:13
  every
• 8:13
  four
• 8:13
  of
• 8:13
  our
• 8:13
  clients
• 8:14
  are
• 8:14
  in
• 8:14
  the
• 8:14
  city
• 8:14
  of
• 8:14
  Santa
• 8:15
  Monica
• 8:15
  alone.
• 8:16
  Is
• 8:16
  it
• 8:16
  a
• 8:16
  higher
• 8:17
  density
• 8:17
  in
• 8:18
  lower
• 8:18
  income
• 8:19
  neighborhoods?
• 8:20
  Higher
• 8:20
  density
• 8:20
  in
• 8:21
  multi
• 8:21
  unit
• 8:21
  spacing.
• 8:22
  So
• 8:23
  I
• 8:23
  would
• 8:23
  say
• 8:23
  where
• 8:23
  we
• 8:24
  have
• 8:24
  a
• 8:24
  lot
• 8:24
  of
• 8:24
  multi
• 8:24
  union
• 8:25
  housing
• 8:25
  that
• 8:26
  tends
• 8:26
  to
• 8:26
  be
• 8:26
  where
• 8:26
  rent
• 8:27
  control
• 8:27
  is
• 8:27
  in
• 8:27
  place.
• 8:27
  Santa
• 8:28
  Monica
• 8:28
  also
• 8:28
  has
• 8:29
  some
• 8:29
  buildings
• 8:29
  that
• 8:29
  are
• 8:29
  dedicated
• 8:30
  to
• 8:31
  helping
• 8:31
  individuals
• 8:32
  that
• 8:32
  are
• 8:32
  of
• 8:33
  an
• 8:33
  older
• 8:33
  age
• 8:33
  that
• 8:34
  are
• 8:34
  lower
• 8:34
  income.
• 8:34
  And
• 8:35
  so
• 8:35
  the
• 8:35
  concentration
• 8:35
  is
• 8:36
  definitely
• 8:36
  in
• 8:36
  those
• 8:36
  spaces.
• 8:37
  But
• 8:38
  in
• 8:38
  our
• 8:38
  own
• 8:39
  community
• 8:39
  that
• 8:39
  our
• 8:40
  building
• 8:40
  is
• 8:40
  in,
• 8:40
  we're
• 8:41
  in
• 8:41
  the
• 8:41
  historic
• 8:41
  Pico
• 8:41
  neighborhood
• 8:42
  district
• 8:42
  and
• 8:42
  we
• 8:42
  have
• 8:42
  tons
• 8:43
  of
• 8:43
  clients
• 8:43
  there
• 8:43
  that
• 8:43
  have
• 8:44
  lived
• 8:44
  in
• 8:44
  the
• 8:44
  community
• 8:44
  for
• 8:45
  50
• 8:45
  plus
• 8:45
  years.
• 8:46
  And
• 8:46
  now
• 8:46
  we're
• 8:46
  at
• 8:46
  the
• 8:47
  point
• 8:47
  where
• 8:47
  they
• 8:47
  need
• 8:47
  a
• 8:48
  little
• 8:48
  assistance
• 8:48
  to
• 8:48
  get
• 8:48
  by.
• 8:49
  It's
• 8:49
  just
• 8:49
  an
• 8:49
  average
• 8:49
  profile
• 8:50
  of
• 8:50
  somebody
• 8:50
  that's
• 8:50
  in
• 8:51
  need.
• 8:51
  So
• 8:51
  people
• 8:52
  understand
• 8:52
  and
• 8:52
  recognize
• 8:53
  the
• 8:53
  people
• 8:53
  that
• 8:54
  they
• 8:54
  live
• 8:54
  around.
• 8:54
  Sure.
• 8:55
  What
• 8:55
  they
• 8:55
  may
• 8:55
  be
• 8:55
  able
• 8:55
  to
• 8:56
  help
• 8:56
  with.
• 8:56
  Thinking
• 8:57
  about
• 8:57
  a
• 8:57
  couple
• 8:57
  of
• 8:57
  the
• 8:57
  clients
• 8:58
  that
• 8:58
  we've
• 8:58
  met
• 8:58
  with
• 8:58
  recently.
• 8:59
  Charles
• 9:00
  is
• 9:00
  one
• 9:00
  of
• 9:00
  my
• 9:00
  favorite
• 9:00
  clients.
• 9:01
  He
• 9:01
  is
• 9:01
  a
• 9:02
  veteran,
• 9:02
  served
• 9:03
  in
• 9:03
  Vietnam
• 9:04
  War.
• 9:04
  He
• 9:05
  also
• 9:05
  was
• 9:05
  formally
• 9:06
  unhoused
• 9:07
  shortly
• 9:07
  after
• 9:07
  his
• 9:08
  deployment
• 9:08
  or
• 9:09
  coming
• 9:09
  back
• 9:09
  from
• 9:09
  his
• 9:09
  deployment.
• 9:10
  So
• 9:10
  he
• 9:10
  went
• 9:11
  through
• 9:11
  his
• 9:11
  like
• 9:12
  30s
• 9:12
  and
• 9:12
  40s
• 9:13
  living
• 9:13
  and
• 9:13
  experience
• 9:14
  of
• 9:14
  being
• 9:14
  formally
• 9:14
  unhoused.
• 9:15
  Got
• 9:15
  back
• 9:16
  on
• 9:16
  his
• 9:16
  feet,
• 9:16
  is
• 9:17
  in
• 9:17
  a
• 9:17
  rent
• 9:17
  controlled
• 9:17
  space
• 9:18
  in
• 9:18
  Santa
• 9:18
  Monica.
• 9:19
  He's
• 9:19
  such
• 9:20
  a
• 9:20
  pay
• 9:20
  it
• 9:20
  forward
• 9:20
  guy.
• 9:21
  He
• 9:21
  helped
• 9:21
  a
• 9:22
  former
• 9:22
  service
• 9:23
  military
• 9:23
  member,
• 9:23
  she
• 9:24
  was
• 9:24
  in
• 9:24
  her
• 9:24
  40s
• 9:25
  who
• 9:25
  had
• 9:25
  double
• 9:26
  breast
• 9:26
  cancer.
• 9:27
  He
• 9:27
  let
• 9:27
  her
• 9:27
  move
• 9:28
  into
• 9:28
  his
• 9:28
  apartment
• 9:29
  and
• 9:29
  he
• 9:29
  was
• 9:30
  her
• 9:30
  caregiver
• 9:30
  and
• 9:31
  got
• 9:31
  her
• 9:31
  signed
• 9:31
  up
• 9:31
  for
• 9:31
  Meals
• 9:32
  on
• 9:32
  Wheels
• 9:32
  while
• 9:32
  she
• 9:32
  was
• 9:32
  going
• 9:33
  through
• 9:33
  her
• 9:33
  medical
• 9:34
  treatment.
• 9:35
  Because
• 9:35
  we
• 9:35
  do
• 9:35
  have
• 9:35
  some
• 9:36
  subsect
• 9:36
  program
• 9:37
  where
• 9:37
  we'll
• 9:37
  help
• 9:37
  people
• 9:37
  who
• 9:38
  are
• 9:38
  temporarily
• 9:39
  needing
• 9:39
  it
• 9:39
  during
• 9:40
  their
• 9:40
  medical
• 9:40
  stay
• 9:40
  or
• 9:41
  their
• 9:41
  medical
• 9:41
  sprints.
• 9:43
  Charles
• 9:43
  is
• 9:43
  a
• 9:44
  like
• 9:44
  perfect
• 9:45
  example
• 9:45
  of
• 9:45
  someone
• 9:46
  that
• 9:46
  he's
• 9:47
  served
• 9:47
  our
• 9:47
  country.
• 9:48
  He's
• 9:48
  gone
• 9:49
  through
• 9:49
  the
• 9:49
  lowest
• 9:49
  of
• 9:49
  lows.
• 9:50
  He's
• 9:50
  able
• 9:50
  to
• 9:51
  finally
• 9:51
  get
• 9:51
  on
• 9:51
  his
• 9:51
  feet.
• 9:52
  And
• 9:53
  he
• 9:53
  found
• 9:53
  himself
• 9:53
  at
• 9:53
  a
• 9:53
  point
• 9:54
  where
• 9:54
  he
• 9:54
  had
• 9:54
  to
• 9:54
  choose
• 9:54
  between
• 9:54
  paying
• 9:55
  his
• 9:55
  rent
• 9:55
  or
• 9:56
  buying
• 9:56
  food.
• 9:56
  And
• 9:56
  so
• 9:57
  that's
• 9:57
  where
• 9:57
  our
• 9:57
  program
• 9:57
  came
• 9:58
  in
• 9:58
  and
• 9:58
  helped.
• 9:58
  And
• 9:58
  so
• 9:58
  we're
• 9:59
  able
• 9:59
  to
• 9:59
  supply
• 9:59
  him
• 9:59
  with
• 10:00
  food
• 10:00
  and.
• 10:00
  And
• 10:00
  he
• 10:00
  reached
• 10:01
  out.
• 10:01
  Yep,
• 10:01
  he
• 10:01
  reached
• 10:02
  out.
• 10:02
  He's
• 10:02
  been
• 10:02
  a
• 10:02
  client
• 10:03
  of
• 10:03
  ours
• 10:03
  for
• 10:03
  a
• 10:03
  while,
• 10:04
  loves
• 10:04
  talking
• 10:05
  about
• 10:05
  it.
• 10:05
  So
• 10:06
  he'll
• 10:06
  come
• 10:06
  with
• 10:06
  me
• 10:06
  to
• 10:06
  veterans
• 10:06
  events,
• 10:07
  for
• 10:07
  example,
• 10:07
  and
• 10:08
  share
• 10:08
  his
• 10:08
  story
• 10:09
  and
• 10:09
  is
• 10:09
  a
• 10:10
  really
• 10:10
  big
• 10:10
  advocate
• 10:10
  for
• 10:11
  the
• 10:11
  cause.
• 10:11
  So
• 10:11
  he's.
• 10:12
  He's
• 10:12
  amazing.
• 10:13
  In
• 10:13
  your
• 10:13
  area,
• 10:14
  which
• 10:14
  is
• 10:15
  primarily
• 10:15
  Santa
• 10:15
  Monica,
• 10:16
  but
• 10:16
  also.
• 10:16
  Yeah.
• 10:17
  Do
• 10:17
  you
• 10:17
  handle
• 10:17
  the
• 10:18
  Palisades?
• 10:18
  We
• 10:18
  go
• 10:19
  all
• 10:19
  the
• 10:19
  way
• 10:19
  up
• 10:19
  to
• 10:19
  Malibu,
• 10:20
  all
• 10:20
  the
• 10:20
  way
• 10:20
  down
• 10:20
  to
• 10:20
  Marina
• 10:21
  del
• 10:21
  Rey.
• 10:21
  Oh,
• 10:22
  wow.
• 10:22
  Yeah.
• 10:22
  Okay.
• 10:22
  Beautiful,
• 10:23
  beautiful
• 10:23
  drive.
• 10:24
  This
• 10:24
  is
• 10:24
  the
• 10:24
  last
• 10:24
  place
• 10:25
  you'd
• 10:25
  think
• 10:25
  there'd
• 10:25
  be
• 10:26
  so
• 10:26
  much
• 10:26
  need.
• 10:26
  How
• 10:27
  many
• 10:27
  people
• 10:27
  is
• 10:28
  your
• 10:28
  area
• 10:28
  serving?
• 10:29
  We
• 10:29
  ran
• 10:30
  our
• 10:30
  report
• 10:30
  for
• 10:30
  2025.
• 10:31
  We
• 10:31
  had
• 10:31
  727
• 10:33
  clients
• 10:33
  that
• 10:33
  we
• 10:33
  serve.
• 10:34
  725
• 10:35
  people
• 10:35
  that
• 10:35
  you're
• 10:36
  feeding
• 10:36
  five
• 10:37
  days
• 10:37
  a
• 10:37
  week.
• 10:37
  We're
• 10:38
  providing
• 10:38
  five
• 10:38
  meals
• 10:39
  a
• 10:39
  week.
• 10:39
  Five
• 10:39
  meals
• 10:40
  a
• 10:40
  week.
• 10:40
  And
• 10:41
  would
• 10:41
  you
• 10:41
  double
• 10:41
  up
• 10:41
  on
• 10:41
  the
• 10:42
  weekends
• 10:42
  for
• 10:42
  them
• 10:42
  or
• 10:42
  are
• 10:42
  they
• 10:43
  on
• 10:43
  their
• 10:43
  own?
• 10:43
  Before
• 10:44
  some
• 10:44
  of
• 10:44
  our
• 10:44
  funding
• 10:45
  challenges
• 10:45
  came
• 10:45
  into
• 10:45
  place,
• 10:46
  there
• 10:46
  was
• 10:46
  some
• 10:46
  weekend
• 10:47
  meals.
• 10:47
  And
• 10:47
  that's
• 10:48
  one
• 10:48
  of
• 10:48
  the
• 10:48
  cuts
• 10:48
  we've
• 10:48
  had
• 10:48
  to
• 10:48
  make
• 10:49
  just
• 10:49
  to
• 10:49
  maintain
• 10:50
  the
• 10:50
  volume
• 10:50
  of
• 10:51
  program
• 10:51
  that
• 10:51
  we
• 10:51
  have.
• 10:51
  Because
• 10:52
  people
• 10:52
  don't
• 10:52
  need
• 10:52
  to
• 10:52
  eat
• 10:52
  on
• 10:53
  the
• 10:53
  weekends.
• 10:54
  How
• 10:54
  much
• 10:54
  do
• 10:54
  these
• 10:55
  meals
• 10:55
  cost?
• 10:56
  We're
• 10:56
  looking
• 10:56
  at
• 10:56
  an
• 10:56
  average
• 10:57
  client's
• 10:58
  choice.
• 10:58
  Just
• 10:58
  food
• 10:58
  bill
• 10:59
  day,
• 10:59
  no
• 10:59
  inflation.
• 11:01
  We're
• 11:01
  looking
• 11:01
  at
• 11:01
  it
• 11:01
  being
• 11:02
  just
• 11:02
  under
• 11:02
  $40
• 11:03
  a
• 11:03
  week
• 11:03
  for
• 11:04
  the
• 11:04
  true
• 11:05
  cost
• 11:05
  of
• 11:05
  the
• 11:05
  food
• 11:05
  being
• 11:06
  prepared
• 11:06
  at
• 11:06
  our
• 11:06
  off
• 11:06
  site
• 11:07
  kitchen
• 11:07
  and
• 11:07
  delivered
• 11:07
  to
• 11:08
  our
• 11:08
  office.
• 11:08
  Per
• 11:09
  client?
• 11:09
  Per
• 11:09
  client.
• 11:10
  That
• 11:10
  adds
• 11:10
  up.
• 11:11
  Who
• 11:11
  pays
• 11:11
  for
• 11:11
  this?
• 11:12
  There's
• 11:12
  the
• 11:12
  Older
• 11:13
  Americans
• 11:13
  act,
• 11:14
  which
• 11:14
  is
• 11:14
  a
• 11:14
  federal
• 11:15
  program
• 11:15
  which
• 11:16
  supports
• 11:17
  these
• 11:17
  programs.
• 11:18
  Correct.
• 11:18
  A
• 11:18
  Brown
• 11:18
  University
• 11:19
  study
• 11:19
  showed
• 11:20
  that
• 11:20
  the
• 11:20
  home
• 11:21
  delivered
• 11:21
  meals
• 11:21
  funded
• 11:22
  through
• 11:22
  the
• 11:22
  OAA
• 11:23
  not
• 11:24
  only
• 11:24
  reduce
• 11:24
  hunger
• 11:25
  and
• 11:25
  malnutrition
• 11:25
  among
• 11:26
  older
• 11:26
  adults,
• 11:26
  but
• 11:27
  it
• 11:27
  provides
• 11:28
  significant
• 11:28
  health,
• 11:29
  social
• 11:30
  benefits
• 11:30
  to
• 11:31
  both
• 11:31
  recipients
• 11:32
  and
• 11:32
  their
• 11:32
  caregivers.
• 11:33
  Meals
• 11:33
  on
• 11:34
  Wheels,
• 11:34
  in
• 11:34
  a
• 11:34
  way,
• 11:35
  is
• 11:35
  a
• 11:35
  first
• 11:35
  responder
• 11:37
  to
• 11:37
  a
• 11:37
  lot
• 11:38
  of
• 11:38
  people
• 11:39
  who
• 11:39
  wouldn't
• 11:40
  see
• 11:40
  a
• 11:40
  human
• 11:40
  Being
• 11:41
  other
• 11:41
  than
• 11:41
  these
• 11:42
  volunteers
• 11:42
  that
• 11:42
  are
• 11:43
  delivering
• 11:43
  every
• 11:43
  day.
• 11:44
  Absolutely.
• 11:44
  So
• 11:44
  what
• 11:44
  happens
• 11:45
  in
• 11:45
  an
• 11:45
  exchange
• 11:45
  like
• 11:45
  that?
• 11:46
  What's
• 11:46
  the
• 11:46
  mutual
• 11:46
  benefit
• 11:47
  to
• 11:47
  the
• 11:47
  volunteer
• 11:48
  delivering
• 11:48
  the
• 11:48
  meal
• 11:48
  and
• 11:49
  to
• 11:49
  the
• 11:49
  recipient?
• 11:49
  Yeah.
• 11:50
  One
• 11:50
  of
• 11:50
  the
• 11:50
  things
• 11:50
  I
• 11:50
  was
• 11:51
  so
• 11:51
  enamored
• 11:52
  by,
• 11:52
  you
• 11:52
  know,
• 11:52
  I've
• 11:53
  only
• 11:53
  been
• 11:53
  in
• 11:53
  this
• 11:53
  role
• 11:53
  since
• 11:53
  the
• 11:54
  fall,
• 11:54
  so
• 11:54
  I
• 11:54
  am
• 11:54
  very
• 11:55
  new
• 11:55
  to
• 11:55
  the
• 11:55
  Meals
• 11:55
  on
• 11:55
  Wheels
• 11:56
  landscape
• 11:56
  as
• 11:57
  a
• 11:57
  staff
• 11:57
  member.
• 11:58
  But
• 11:58
  I
• 11:59
  was
• 11:59
  really
• 11:59
  blown
• 11:59
  away
• 11:59
  by
• 12:00
  the
• 12:00
  amount
• 12:01
  of
• 12:01
  people
• 12:02
  who
• 12:02
  are
• 12:03
  volunteering
• 12:04
  really
• 12:04
  hard
• 12:04
  time
• 12:05
  of
• 12:05
  the
• 12:05
  day.
• 12:05
  We're
• 12:05
  talking
• 12:05
  Mondays
• 12:06
  at
• 12:06
  noon.
• 12:06
  You
• 12:07
  know,
• 12:07
  not
• 12:07
  everyone's
• 12:07
  around
• 12:08
  Mondays
• 12:08
  at
• 12:08
  noon
• 12:08
  to
• 12:08
  be
• 12:08
  able
• 12:08
  to
• 12:09
  do
• 12:09
  this.
• 12:09
  And
• 12:09
  we're
• 12:10
  really
• 12:10
  fueled
• 12:10
  by
• 12:10
  the
• 12:10
  volunteers
• 12:11
  who
• 12:11
  are
• 12:11
  able
• 12:11
  to
• 12:12
  help
• 12:12
  us
• 12:12
  deliver
• 12:13
  40
• 12:13
  plus
• 12:14
  routes
• 12:14
  a
• 12:14
  day.
• 12:14
  So
• 12:14
  we
• 12:15
  have
• 12:15
  40
• 12:15
  plus
• 12:15
  people
• 12:15
  going
• 12:16
  out
• 12:16
  every
• 12:16
  day.
• 12:17
  How
• 12:17
  many
• 12:17
  deliveries
• 12:18
  per
• 12:18
  person
• 12:19
  they'll
• 12:19
  do
• 12:19
  8
• 12:19
  to
• 12:20
  10,
• 12:20
  8
• 12:20
  to
• 12:20
  12,
• 12:21
  depending
• 12:21
  on
• 12:21
  how
• 12:21
  condensed
• 12:22
  we
• 12:22
  have
• 12:22
  that
• 12:23
  space.
• 12:23
  We're
• 12:23
  going
• 12:24
  to
• 12:24
  serve,
• 12:24
  on
• 12:24
  average,
• 12:24
  between
• 12:25
  four
• 12:25
  and
• 12:25
  450
• 12:26
  people
• 12:26
  a
• 12:26
  day.
• 12:27
  What
• 12:27
  do
• 12:27
  you
• 12:27
  tell
• 12:27
  the
• 12:27
  volunteers
• 12:28
  when
• 12:28
  they
• 12:29
  knock
• 12:29
  on
• 12:29
  these
• 12:29
  doors?
• 12:29
  You
• 12:30
  know,
• 12:30
  we're
• 12:30
  really
• 12:30
  lucky
• 12:31
  that
• 12:31
  volunteers
• 12:31
  gravitate
• 12:32
  towards
• 12:32
  us
• 12:32
  because
• 12:32
  they
• 12:32
  not
• 12:33
  only
• 12:33
  see
• 12:33
  the
• 12:33
  first
• 12:34
  line
• 12:34
  benefits
• 12:34
  of
• 12:35
  we're
• 12:35
  going
• 12:35
  to
• 12:35
  get
• 12:35
  food
• 12:36
  to
• 12:36
  people,
• 12:36
  but
• 12:36
  it's
• 12:37
  really
• 12:37
  those
• 12:37
  relationships
• 12:38
  and
• 12:38
  being
• 12:38
  that
• 12:38
  connective
• 12:39
  tissue
• 12:39
  in
• 12:39
  the
• 12:39
  neighborhood.
• 12:40
  And
• 12:40
  so
• 12:41
  for
• 12:41
  a
• 12:41
  lot
• 12:41
  of
• 12:41
  the
• 12:41
  volunteers,
• 12:42
  they've
• 12:43
  been
• 12:43
  on
• 12:43
  their
• 12:43
  same
• 12:43
  route,
• 12:44
  they've
• 12:44
  had
• 12:44
  their
• 12:44
  same
• 12:44
  clients.
• 12:45
  They
• 12:45
  know
• 12:45
  when
• 12:46
  someone's
• 12:46
  birthday
• 12:47
  is.
• 12:47
  They
• 12:47
  know
• 12:47
  all
• 12:47
  these
• 12:48
  little
• 12:48
  nuances
• 12:48
  of
• 12:49
  the
• 12:49
  relationship
• 12:49
  you
• 12:49
  would
• 12:50
  have
• 12:50
  as
• 12:50
  if
• 12:50
  they
• 12:50
  were
• 12:50
  your
• 12:50
  neighbor
• 12:51
  next
• 12:51
  door.
• 12:52
  And
• 12:52
  so
• 12:52
  when
• 12:52
  they're
• 12:52
  delivering
• 12:53
  to
• 12:53
  their
• 12:53
  eight
• 12:53
  to
• 12:54
  12
• 12:54
  people,
• 12:55
  it
• 12:55
  is
• 12:55
  a
• 12:55
  little
• 12:55
  bit
• 12:56
  of
• 12:56
  a
• 12:56
  rush
• 12:56
  against
• 12:56
  the
• 12:56
  clock
• 12:57
  because
• 12:57
  you
• 12:57
  have
• 12:57
  to
• 12:58
  make
• 12:58
  sure
• 12:58
  that
• 12:58
  you're
• 12:58
  delivering
• 12:59
  the
• 12:59
  meals
• 12:59
  and
• 12:59
  also
• 13:00
  making
• 13:00
  sure
• 13:00
  that
• 13:00
  they're
• 13:00
  within
• 13:01
  temperature
• 13:01
  and,
• 13:01
  you
• 13:02
  know,
• 13:02
  all
• 13:02
  of
• 13:02
  the,
• 13:02
  like,
• 13:03
  health
• 13:03
  department
• 13:03
  code
• 13:04
  pieces
• 13:04
  of
• 13:04
  it.
• 13:04
  Right.
• 13:05
  Like
• 13:05
  there's
• 13:05
  still
• 13:06
  government
• 13:06
  oversight
• 13:07
  for
• 13:07
  programs
• 13:07
  like
• 13:07
  this.
• 13:08
  Well,
• 13:08
  it's
• 13:08
  food.
• 13:08
  It's
• 13:09
  food.
• 13:09
  Yeah,
• 13:09
  exactly.
• 13:10
  You
• 13:10
  know,
• 13:10
  doordash
• 13:11
  is
• 13:11
  not
• 13:11
  sending
• 13:11
  your
• 13:11
  food
• 13:11
  out
• 13:12
  on
• 13:12
  12
• 13:12
  plus
• 13:12
  people
• 13:13
  routes.
• 13:13
  And
• 13:13
  cocoa's
• 13:14
  not
• 13:14
  a
• 13:14
  very
• 13:14
  good
• 13:14
  conversationalist.
• 13:15
  Exactly,
• 13:16
  exactly.
• 13:17
  Coco's
• 13:17
  not
• 13:17
  getting
• 13:17
  up
• 13:17
  those
• 13:18
  stairs.
• 13:18
  And
• 13:19
  so
• 13:19
  for
• 13:19
  a
• 13:19
  lot
• 13:20
  of
• 13:20
  the
• 13:20
  volunteers,
• 13:21
  they
• 13:21
  know
• 13:21
  their
• 13:21
  people,
• 13:21
  they
• 13:22
  know
• 13:22
  their
• 13:22
  routines,
• 13:22
  they
• 13:23
  know
• 13:23
  their
• 13:23
  habits.
• 13:24
  And
• 13:24
  so
• 13:25
  they're
• 13:25
  meeting
• 13:25
  them
• 13:26
  at
• 13:26
  the
• 13:26
  door,
• 13:26
  they're
• 13:27
  giving
• 13:28
  them
• 13:28
  their
• 13:28
  food.
• 13:28
  For
• 13:28
  some
• 13:28
  of
• 13:28
  those
• 13:29
  clients
• 13:29
  they've
• 13:29
  been
• 13:29
  around
• 13:30
  for
• 13:30
  so
• 13:30
  long,
• 13:30
  and
• 13:31
  they
• 13:31
  have
• 13:31
  that
• 13:31
  mutual
• 13:32
  respect
• 13:32
  and
• 13:32
  relationship
• 13:33
  that
• 13:33
  sometimes
• 13:33
  they
• 13:33
  are
• 13:33
  taking
• 13:34
  their
• 13:34
  food
• 13:34
  in
• 13:34
  and
• 13:34
  setting
• 13:34
  it
• 13:35
  on
• 13:35
  the
• 13:35
  counter
• 13:35
  for
• 13:35
  them.
• 13:36
  But
• 13:36
  regardless
• 13:37
  of
• 13:37
  where
• 13:37
  they're
• 13:37
  meeting
• 13:38
  their
• 13:38
  client,
• 13:39
  they're
• 13:39
  Spending
• 13:39
  that
• 13:40
  couple
• 13:40
  minutes
• 13:40
  just
• 13:40
  checking
• 13:40
  in
• 13:41
  to
• 13:41
  say,
• 13:41
  hey,
• 13:41
  Ms.
• 13:41
  Sally,
• 13:41
  how
• 13:42
  are
• 13:42
  you
• 13:42
  feeling
• 13:42
  today?
• 13:42
  I
• 13:43
  know
• 13:43
  you're
• 13:43
  feeling
• 13:43
  a
• 13:43
  little
• 13:43
  under
• 13:44
  the
• 13:44
  weather
• 13:44
  last
• 13:44
  week
• 13:45
  doing
• 13:46
  a
• 13:46
  little
• 13:46
  bit
• 13:46
  of
• 13:46
  a
• 13:46
  visual
• 13:47
  check
• 13:47
  not
• 13:47
  only
• 13:47
  of
• 13:47
  the
• 13:48
  human,
• 13:48
  but
• 13:48
  also
• 13:48
  their
• 13:48
  surroundings.
• 13:49
  I
• 13:49
  call
• 13:49
  it
• 13:50
  the
• 13:50
  boiling
• 13:50
  frog
• 13:50
  method.
• 13:51
  Like,
• 13:51
  it
• 13:51
  is
• 13:51
  easy
• 13:52
  for
• 13:53
  things
• 13:53
  to
• 13:53
  start
• 13:53
  to
• 13:53
  deteriorate
• 13:54
  slowly
• 13:55
  if
• 13:55
  people
• 13:56
  aren't
• 13:56
  paying
• 13:56
  attention.
• 13:56
  And
• 13:57
  for
• 13:57
  the
• 13:57
  clients,
• 13:58
  our
• 13:58
  volunteers
• 13:59
  really
• 13:59
  are
• 13:59
  the
• 13:59
  ones
• 13:59
  paying
• 13:59
  attention
• 14:00
  to
• 14:00
  what's
• 14:00
  happening
• 14:01
  in
• 14:01
  their
• 14:01
  day
• 14:01
  to
• 14:01
  day
• 14:01
  lives
• 14:02
  because
• 14:02
  the
• 14:02
  individual
• 14:03
  may
• 14:03
  not
• 14:03
  realize
• 14:04
  that
• 14:04
  something
• 14:04
  is
• 14:05
  happening
• 14:05
  to
• 14:05
  them
• 14:05
  and
• 14:06
  maybe
• 14:06
  they're
• 14:06
  starting
• 14:06
  to
• 14:07
  lose
• 14:07
  weight
• 14:07
  or
• 14:07
  maybe
• 14:08
  that
• 14:09
  boo
• 14:09
  boo
• 14:09
  that
• 14:10
  they
• 14:10
  had
• 14:10
  on
• 14:10
  their
• 14:10
  arm
• 14:11
  is
• 14:11
  really
• 14:11
  starting
• 14:11
  to
• 14:12
  gouge.
• 14:12
  Those
• 14:12
  are
• 14:12
  things
• 14:13
  that
• 14:13
  are
• 14:13
  really
• 14:13
  easy
• 14:14
  to
• 14:14
  look
• 14:14
  over,
• 14:14
  especially
• 14:15
  when
• 14:15
  you're
• 14:15
  by
• 14:16
  yourself
• 14:16
  and
• 14:16
  like
• 14:17
  your
• 14:17
  world
• 14:17
  is
• 14:17
  very
• 14:17
  isolated.
• 14:18
  And
• 14:18
  so
• 14:19
  not
• 14:19
  only
• 14:19
  are
• 14:20
  the
• 14:20
  volunteers
• 14:20
  spending
• 14:21
  that
• 14:21
  time
• 14:21
  getting
• 14:21
  the
• 14:22
  check
• 14:22
  in,
• 14:22
  making
• 14:22
  sure
• 14:22
  that
• 14:22
  those
• 14:23
  individuals
• 14:23
  are
• 14:23
  doing
• 14:23
  well,
• 14:24
  but
• 14:24
  they're
• 14:24
  also
• 14:25
  just
• 14:25
  the
• 14:25
  person
• 14:26
  that
• 14:26
  they
• 14:26
  see
• 14:26
  that
• 14:26
  day.
• 14:27
  For
• 14:27
  80%
• 14:28
  of
• 14:28
  our
• 14:28
  clients
• 14:28
  specifically,
• 14:29
  they
• 14:29
  don't
• 14:30
  live
• 14:30
  with
• 14:30
  anybody
• 14:31
  else.
• 14:31
  So
• 14:31
  if
• 14:31
  they
• 14:31
  don't
• 14:32
  have
• 14:32
  that
• 14:33
  community
• 14:33
  outside
• 14:34
  of
• 14:34
  Meals
• 14:34
  on
• 14:35
  Wheels,
• 14:35
  which
• 14:35
  many
• 14:35
  of
• 14:35
  them
• 14:36
  don't,
• 14:36
  they
• 14:36
  don't
• 14:36
  have
• 14:36
  family
• 14:37
  locally
• 14:37
  or
• 14:37
  maybe
• 14:37
  they're
• 14:38
  not
• 14:38
  close
• 14:38
  with
• 14:38
  their
• 14:38
  neighbors,
• 14:39
  like
• 14:39
  this
• 14:39
  is
• 14:39
  their
• 14:40
  person
• 14:40
  for
• 14:40
  that
• 14:40
  day.
• 14:40
  It's
• 14:41
  been
• 14:41
  a
• 14:41
  literal
• 14:41
  lifeline
• 14:42
  and
• 14:42
  a
• 14:42
  lifesaver
• 14:43
  for
• 14:43
  a
• 14:43
  lot
• 14:43
  of
• 14:43
  clients.
• 14:44
  There
• 14:44
  could
• 14:44
  be
• 14:44
  onset
• 14:45
  dementia
• 14:45
  occurring
• 14:46
  and
• 14:46
  no
• 14:46
  one
• 14:46
  knows
• 14:47
  exactly.
• 14:47
  And
• 14:48
  unfortunately
• 14:49
  the
• 14:49
  person
• 14:49
  themselves
• 14:50
  don't
• 14:50
  know
• 14:51
  exactly.
• 14:51
  Dealing
• 14:52
  with
• 14:52
  dementia.
• 14:53
  You're
• 14:54
  not
• 14:54
  a
• 14:54
  trained
• 14:54
  health
• 14:54
  professional.
• 14:55
  You're
• 14:55
  still
• 14:56
  the
• 14:56
  eyes
• 14:56
  and
• 14:56
  ears
• 14:57
  of
• 14:57
  the
• 14:57
  outside
• 14:58
  world.
• 14:58
  We
• 14:59
  are
• 14:59
  serving
• 14:59
  a
• 14:59
  population
• 15:00
  that
• 15:01
  may
• 15:01
  be
• 15:01
  more
• 15:01
  medically
• 15:02
  frail
• 15:02
  or
• 15:03
  closer
• 15:03
  to
• 15:03
  the
• 15:03
  end
• 15:03
  of
• 15:04
  their
• 15:04
  life
• 15:04
  than
• 15:04
  your
• 15:05
  everyday
• 15:05
  day
• 15:05
  to
• 15:06
  day
• 15:06
  intergenerational
• 15:06
  volunteer
• 15:07
  experience.
• 15:07
  And
• 15:08
  so
• 15:08
  we've
• 15:09
  had
• 15:09
  staff
• 15:09
  and
• 15:10
  volunteers
• 15:10
  come
• 15:11
  across
• 15:11
  clients
• 15:11
  who
• 15:12
  have
• 15:12
  maybe
• 15:12
  fallen
• 15:13
  and
• 15:13
  they
• 15:14
  fell
• 15:14
  a
• 15:14
  day
• 15:14
  or
• 15:15
  two
• 15:15
  ago.
• 15:15
  And
• 15:15
  this
• 15:16
  is
• 15:16
  the
• 15:16
  first
• 15:16
  time
• 15:16
  time
• 15:17
  that
• 15:17
  someone
• 15:17
  has
• 15:17
  taken
• 15:17
  the
• 15:18
  time
• 15:18
  to
• 15:18
  realize.
• 15:19
  I
• 15:19
  know
• 15:19
  that
• 15:20
  Joe
• 15:20
  usually
• 15:20
  is
• 15:20
  at
• 15:21
  home,
• 15:21
  he
• 15:21
  never
• 15:22
  leaves
• 15:22
  and
• 15:22
  it's
• 15:22
  weird
• 15:23
  that
• 15:23
  he
• 15:23
  hasn't
• 15:23
  answered
• 15:23
  the
• 15:23
  door.
• 15:24
  And
• 15:24
  I
• 15:24
  saw
• 15:24
  him
• 15:24
  on
• 15:25
  Monday,
• 15:25
  Today's
• 15:25
  Wednesday.
• 15:26
  We
• 15:27
  had
• 15:27
  someone
• 15:27
  who
• 15:27
  serves
• 15:28
  on
• 15:28
  our
• 15:28
  board
• 15:28
  who's
• 15:28
  been
• 15:28
  a
• 15:29
  longtime
• 15:29
  dedicated
• 15:29
  volunteer
• 15:30
  herself.
• 15:30
  Tell
• 15:30
  me
• 15:31
  a
• 15:31
  story
• 15:31
  over
• 15:31
  lunch
• 15:31
  the
• 15:31
  other
• 15:32
  week
• 15:32
  that
• 15:33
  she
• 15:33
  had
• 15:33
  a
• 15:33
  client
• 15:34
  that
• 15:34
  she
• 15:34
  was
• 15:34
  very
• 15:34
  close
• 15:34
  with.
• 15:35
  She
• 15:35
  saw
• 15:35
  on
• 15:35
  that
• 15:36
  Monday.
• 15:36
  When
• 15:36
  she
• 15:36
  went
• 15:36
  to
• 15:36
  deliver
• 15:37
  on
• 15:37
  Wednesday,
• 15:37
  she
• 15:38
  wasn't
• 15:38
  answering
• 15:38
  the
• 15:38
  door.
• 15:38
  She
• 15:39
  knew
• 15:39
  something
• 15:39
  was
• 15:39
  wrong
• 15:40
  and
• 15:40
  she
• 15:40
  heard
• 15:40
  the
• 15:40
  faintest
• 15:41
  cry
• 15:42
  for
• 15:42
  help
• 15:43
  and
• 15:43
  was
• 15:43
  able
• 15:43
  to
• 15:43
  call
• 15:43
  the
• 15:43
  fire
• 15:44
  department.
• 15:44
  The
• 15:44
  fire
• 15:44
  department
• 15:45
  came
• 15:45
  and
• 15:45
  got
• 15:45
  her.
• 15:46
  She
• 15:46
  had
• 15:46
  fallen
• 15:47
  out
• 15:47
  of
• 15:47
  her
• 15:47
  bed
• 15:47
  and
• 15:48
  was
• 15:48
  under
• 15:48
  her
• 15:48
  bed
• 15:49
  and
• 15:49
  had
• 15:49
  been
• 15:49
  there
• 15:50
  since
• 15:50
  Monday.
• 15:51
  Later
• 15:51
  day.
• 15:52
  And
• 15:52
  now
• 15:52
  we're
• 15:52
  talking
• 15:53
  Wednesday
• 15:53
  afternoon
• 15:53
  at
• 15:53
  this
• 15:54
  point.
• 15:54
  Oh,
• 15:54
  my
• 15:54
  God.
• 15:54
  Yeah.
• 15:55
  And
• 15:55
  so
• 15:56
  they
• 15:56
  were
• 15:56
  able
• 15:56
  to
• 15:56
  provide
• 15:56
  her
• 15:57
  care
• 15:57
  and
• 15:57
  get
• 15:57
  her
• 15:57
  back
• 15:58
  home.
• 15:58
  And
• 15:58
  she
• 15:58
  was
• 15:58
  still
• 15:59
  able
• 15:59
  to
• 15:59
  stay
• 15:59
  in
• 15:59
  the
• 16:00
  place
• 16:00
  that
• 16:00
  she
• 16:00
  called
• 16:00
  home.
• 16:00
  She
• 16:01
  didn't
• 16:01
  have
• 16:01
  to
• 16:01
  move
• 16:01
  to
• 16:02
  assisted
• 16:02
  living.
• 16:03
  If
• 16:03
  no
• 16:03
  one
• 16:04
  else
• 16:04
  was
• 16:04
  coming,
• 16:05
  she
• 16:05
  would
• 16:05
  have
• 16:05
  been
• 16:06
  there.
• 16:06
  A
• 16:06
  lot
• 16:06
  of
• 16:06
  people
• 16:06
  resist
• 16:07
  leaving
• 16:07
  their
• 16:07
  home.
• 16:08
  They
• 16:08
  don't
• 16:08
  want
• 16:09
  to
• 16:09
  go
• 16:09
  to
• 16:09
  an
• 16:09
  assisted
• 16:09
  living
• 16:10
  facility.
• 16:11
  I've
• 16:11
  seen
• 16:11
  enough
• 16:11
  of
• 16:11
  them
• 16:12
  to
• 16:12
  know
• 16:12
  that
• 16:12
  there
• 16:12
  are
• 16:12
  reasons
• 16:13
  why
• 16:13
  unless
• 16:14
  you
• 16:14
  have
• 16:14
  a
• 16:14
  trip,
• 16:14
  tremendous
• 16:15
  amount
• 16:15
  of
• 16:15
  money
• 16:16
  and
• 16:16
  can
• 16:16
  afford
• 16:17
  to
• 16:17
  live
• 16:17
  in
• 16:18
  assisted
• 16:18
  situations
• 16:19
  where
• 16:19
  they
• 16:20
  check
• 16:20
  on
• 16:20
  you,
• 16:20
  where
• 16:21
  there
• 16:21
  are
• 16:21
  pull
• 16:21
  strings
• 16:22
  at
• 16:22
  the
• 16:22
  toilet
• 16:22
  and
• 16:23
  at
• 16:23
  the
• 16:23
  bed
• 16:23
  so
• 16:23
  you
• 16:23
  can
• 16:23
  call
• 16:24
  on
• 16:24
  somebody.
• 16:25
  Now
• 16:25
  there
• 16:25
  is
• 16:25
  technology.
• 16:26
  They
• 16:26
  can
• 16:26
  have
• 16:27
  an
• 16:27
  alert
• 16:27
  on
• 16:27
  their.
• 16:28
  But
• 16:28
  if
• 16:29
  they
• 16:29
  don't
• 16:29
  have
• 16:29
  family.
• 16:30
  Yeah.
• 16:30
  And
• 16:30
  they're
• 16:30
  experiencing
• 16:31
  dementia.
• 16:32
  Does
• 16:33
  a
• 16:33
  volunteer
• 16:33
  ever
• 16:33
  say,
• 16:34
  hey,
• 16:34
  you
• 16:34
  know,
• 16:34
  have
• 16:34
  you
• 16:35
  thought
• 16:35
  about
• 16:35
  maybe
• 16:35
  getting
• 16:36
  an
• 16:36
  alert
• 16:36
  around
• 16:36
  your
• 16:37
  neck?
• 16:37
  Or
• 16:38
  there
• 16:38
  must
• 16:38
  be
• 16:39
  a
• 16:39
  line
• 16:39
  where
• 16:39
  you
• 16:39
  can't
• 16:39
  really
• 16:40
  intrude.
• 16:41
  The
• 16:41
  organization
• 16:42
  had
• 16:42
  foresight
• 16:42
  years
• 16:42
  ago
• 16:43
  to
• 16:43
  recognize
• 16:43
  that
• 16:44
  we
• 16:44
  have
• 16:44
  a
• 16:45
  responsibility
• 16:45
  outside
• 16:45
  of
• 16:46
  food
• 16:46
  to
• 16:46
  our
• 16:46
  clients.
• 16:47
  And
• 16:47
  so
• 16:47
  we
• 16:47
  do
• 16:47
  have
• 16:48
  someone.
• 16:48
  I
• 16:48
  call
• 16:48
  it
• 16:49
  Case
• 16:49
  Working
• 16:49
  Light.
• 16:50
  So
• 16:50
  there
• 16:50
  are
• 16:51
  very
• 16:51
  formal
• 16:52
  casework
• 16:52
  systems
• 16:52
  out
• 16:53
  there
• 16:53
  that
• 16:53
  help
• 16:53
  individuals
• 16:54
  in
• 16:54
  these
• 16:54
  programs.
• 16:55
  Instead,
• 16:55
  what
• 16:55
  Meals
• 16:55
  on
• 16:56
  Wheels
• 16:56
  west
• 16:56
  has
• 16:56
  done
• 16:56
  is
• 16:56
  we've
• 16:57
  built
• 16:57
  a
• 16:57
  social
• 16:57
  safety
• 16:58
  net
• 16:58
  where
• 16:58
  we
• 16:58
  work
• 16:58
  with
• 16:59
  68/Social
• 17:00
  Service
• 17:00
  Providers.
• 17:01
  And
• 17:02
  while
• 17:02
  we're
• 17:03
  not
• 17:03
  court
• 17:03
  appointed
• 17:03
  to
• 17:03
  help
• 17:04
  them
• 17:04
  in
• 17:04
  any
• 17:04
  way,
• 17:04
  we
• 17:05
  at
• 17:05
  least
• 17:05
  can
• 17:05
  get
• 17:05
  them
• 17:05
  those
• 17:06
  resources
• 17:06
  and
• 17:06
  be
• 17:06
  that
• 17:07
  first
• 17:07
  line
• 17:07
  of
• 17:07
  defense
• 17:08
  and
• 17:08
  connect
• 17:08
  them
• 17:08
  with
• 17:08
  more
• 17:09
  formal
• 17:09
  resources
• 17:10
  that
• 17:10
  can
• 17:11
  have
• 17:11
  a
• 17:11
  little
• 17:11
  bit
• 17:11
  more
• 17:11
  oversight,
• 17:12
  especially
• 17:12
  if
• 17:12
  there's
• 17:12
  stuff
• 17:13
  like
• 17:13
  cognitive
• 17:13
  decline
• 17:14
  or
• 17:14
  other
• 17:14
  concerns
• 17:15
  that
• 17:15
  are
• 17:15
  coming
• 17:15
  into
• 17:15
  play
• 17:15
  that
• 17:16
  are
• 17:16
  more
• 17:16
  sensitive
• 17:17
  and
• 17:17
  need
• 17:17
  more
• 17:17
  of
• 17:17
  a
• 17:17
  professional
• 17:18
  touch.
• 17:19
  Do
• 17:19
  we
• 17:19
  have
• 17:19
  Phil
• 17:20
  Proctor?
• 17:20
  We
• 17:21
  may
• 17:21
  have
• 17:21
  Phil
• 17:21
  Proctor.
• 17:22
  Phil,
• 17:24
  there
• 17:24
  you
• 17:24
  are.
• 17:24
  Can
• 17:25
  you
• 17:25
  hear
• 17:25
  me?
• 17:25
  Oh,
• 17:26
  very
• 17:26
  well.
• 17:26
  How
• 17:26
  are
• 17:27
  you?
• 17:27
  I
• 17:27
  am
• 17:28
  here
• 17:28
  in
• 17:28
  Puerto
• 17:28
  Rico.
• 17:29
  Bienveno
• 17:30
  de
• 17:30
  Puerto
• 17:31
  Rico.
• 17:31
  But
• 17:32
  I'm
• 17:32
  not
• 17:32
  going
• 17:32
  to
• 17:32
  be
• 17:33
  able
• 17:33
  to
• 17:33
  interact
• 17:34
  with
• 17:34
  you
• 17:34
  because
• 17:35
  the
• 17:35
  connection
• 17:36
  here
• 17:36
  is
• 17:37
  terrible,
• 17:38
  or
• 17:38
  how
• 17:38
  do
• 17:38
  we
• 17:38
  say
• 17:39
  it
• 17:39
  in
• 17:39
  Spanish?
• 17:43
  Terrible.
• 17:45
  So
• 17:45
  I'm
• 17:46
  enjoying
• 17:46
  the
• 17:46
  show
• 17:47
  very
• 17:47
  much.
• 17:48
  I'm
• 17:48
  very
• 17:48
  proud
• 17:49
  of
• 17:49
  this
• 17:49
  young
• 17:49
  lady.
• 17:50
  This
• 17:50
  is
• 17:51
  an
• 17:51
  extremely
• 17:52
  important
• 17:53
  subject
• 17:54
  and
• 17:54
  I
• 17:54
  may
• 17:54
  be
• 17:55
  part
• 17:55
  of
• 17:55
  your
• 17:55
  program
• 17:56
  sooner
• 17:57
  than
• 17:57
  I
• 17:58
  expect.
• 17:59
  I'm
• 17:59
  going
• 17:59
  to
• 17:59
  continue
• 18:00
  listening,
• 18:01
  but
• 18:01
  I
• 18:01
  can't
• 18:02
  participate
• 18:02
  right
• 18:03
  now.
• 18:04
  So
• 18:04
  I
• 18:04
  love
• 18:04
  you
• 18:05
  all
• 18:05
  and
• 18:06
  I
• 18:06
  will
• 18:06
  enjoy
• 18:06
  hearing
• 18:07
  the
• 18:07
  rest
• 18:08
  of
• 18:08
  your
• 18:08
  interview
• 18:09
  with
• 18:09
  this
• 18:09
  lovely
• 18:10
  lady.
• 18:10
  Thank
• 18:10
  you,
• 18:11
  Phil.
• 18:11
  We
• 18:11
  always
• 18:11
  knew
• 18:12
  about
• 18:12
  Meals
• 18:12
  on
• 18:12
  Wheels,
• 18:13
  but
• 18:13
  I'd
• 18:13
  like
• 18:13
  to
• 18:13
  volunteer.
• 18:14
  Great.
• 18:14
  And
• 18:14
  I'd
• 18:15
  like
• 18:15
  to
• 18:15
  do
• 18:15
  it
• 18:15
  in
• 18:15
  my
• 18:15
  neighborhood
• 18:16
  because
• 18:16
  I
• 18:17
  bet
• 18:17
  you
• 18:17
  there
• 18:17
  are
• 18:17
  a
• 18:17
  bunch
• 18:17
  of
• 18:17
  people
• 18:18
  in
• 18:18
  my
• 18:18
  neighborhood
• 18:18
  that
• 18:18
  I'm
• 18:18
  not
• 18:19
  even
• 18:19
  aware
• 18:19
  of.
• 18:19
  You'll
• 18:19
  be
• 18:20
  so
• 18:20
  surprised.
• 18:20
  Yeah,
• 18:20
  and
• 18:21
  I
• 18:21
  want
• 18:21
  to
• 18:21
  pass
• 18:21
  it
• 18:21
  forward
• 18:21
  because
• 18:22
  God
• 18:22
  forbid,
• 18:22
  when
• 18:23
  I'm
• 18:23
  like
• 18:23
  Phil's
• 18:23
  age,
• 18:24
  hope
• 18:24
  to
• 18:24
  God
• 18:24
  somebody's
• 18:25
  knocking
• 18:25
  on
• 18:25
  my
• 18:25
  door.
• 18:27
  These
• 18:27
  are
• 18:27
  all
• 18:27
  the
• 18:27
  factors
• 18:28
  you're
• 18:28
  facing
• 18:29
  the
• 18:29
  Trump
• 18:29
  regime's
• 18:30
  cutbacks.
• 18:32
  10%
• 18:32
  of
• 18:33
  your
• 18:33
  operating
• 18:33
  budget
• 18:34
  is
• 18:34
  derived
• 18:35
  from
• 18:35
  federal
• 18:35
  and
• 18:35
  state
• 18:36
  funding.
• 18:36
  Correct.
• 18:37
  Where
• 18:37
  does
• 18:37
  the
• 18:37
  other
• 18:37
  90%
• 18:38
  of
• 18:39
  the
• 18:39
  money
• 18:39
  to
• 18:39
  pay
• 18:39
  for
• 18:39
  these
• 18:40
  meals
• 18:40
  come
• 18:41
  from?
• 18:41
  Oh,
• 18:41
  it's
• 18:41
  the
• 18:42
  community.
• 18:42
  It
• 18:42
  is
• 18:43
  the
• 18:43
  community.
• 18:44
  So
• 18:44
  not
• 18:44
  every,
• 18:44
  not
• 18:45
  any
• 18:45
  Meals
• 18:46
  on
• 18:46
  Wheels
• 18:46
  operates
• 18:47
  the
• 18:47
  same.
• 18:47
  You'll
• 18:47
  have
• 18:47
  a
• 18:47
  Meals
• 18:48
  on
• 18:48
  Wheels
• 18:48
  program
• 18:49
  across
• 18:49
  LA
• 18:49
  county
• 18:50
  that's
• 18:50
  fully
• 18:50
  funded
• 18:51
  by
• 18:51
  the
• 18:51
  Older
• 18:52
  Americans
• 18:52
  act.
• 18:53
  And
• 18:53
  you'll
• 18:53
  have
• 18:53
  programs
• 18:54
  like
• 18:54
  ours
• 18:54
  that
• 18:55
  are
• 18:55
  like
• 18:55
  contractors
• 18:55
  of
• 18:56
  contractors
• 18:56
  to
• 18:57
  get
• 18:57
  OAA
• 18:57
  money.
• 18:57
  And
• 18:58
  so
• 18:58
  it
• 18:59
  is
• 18:59
  a
• 18:59
  very
• 18:59
  fragmented
• 19:00
  space.
• 19:00
  Meals
• 19:01
  on
• 19:01
  Wheels
• 19:01
  west
• 19:02
  specifically
• 19:02
  has
• 19:02
  really
• 19:02
  leaned
• 19:03
  into
• 19:04
  its
• 19:04
  everyday
• 19:05
  community
• 19:05
  members
• 19:05
  that
• 19:06
  are
• 19:06
  helping
• 19:06
  fund
• 19:06
  those
• 19:07
  meals.
• 19:07
  It's
• 19:08
  foundations
• 19:08
  and
• 19:09
  other
• 19:09
  local
• 19:09
  philanthropic
• 19:10
  supporters.
• 19:11
  That
• 19:11
  is
• 19:11
  where
• 19:11
  the
• 19:11
  bulk
• 19:12
  of
• 19:12
  our
• 19:12
  money
• 19:12
  comes
• 19:12
  from.
• 19:13
  Why
• 19:13
  are
• 19:13
  you
• 19:13
  not
• 19:14
  set
• 19:14
  up
• 19:14
  uniformly
• 19:15
  across
• 19:15
  the
• 19:15
  country,
• 19:16
  like
• 19:16
  for
• 19:16
  more
• 19:16
  federal
• 19:17
  money?
• 19:17
  The
• 19:18
  pool
• 19:18
  of
• 19:18
  federal
• 19:18
  money
• 19:19
  and
• 19:19
  the
• 19:20
  amount
• 19:20
  of
• 19:20
  service
• 19:21
  that
• 19:21
  are
• 19:21
  happening
• 19:21
  are
• 19:22
  two
• 19:22
  different
• 19:22
  ball
• 19:22
  games.
• 19:23
  So
• 19:23
  like
• 19:23
  in
• 19:24
  LA
• 19:24
  county,
• 19:24
  for
• 19:24
  example,
• 19:25
  when
• 19:25
  I
• 19:25
  was
• 19:25
  trying
• 19:25
  to
• 19:25
  figure
• 19:25
  out
• 19:26
  how
• 19:26
  many
• 19:26
  meals
• 19:26
  are
• 19:26
  actually
• 19:27
  being
• 19:27
  served
• 19:27
  in
• 19:27
  LA
• 19:27
  county
• 19:28
  county,
• 19:28
  the
• 19:29
  only
• 19:29
  number
• 19:29
  I
• 19:29
  could
• 19:30
  come
• 19:30
  up
• 19:30
  with
• 19:30
  was
• 19:31
  what
• 19:31
  was
• 19:31
  actually
• 19:31
  being
• 19:31
  funded
• 19:32
  through
• 19:32
  the
• 19:32
  OAA
• 19:33
  funding,
• 19:33
  and
• 19:33
  that
• 19:33
  was
• 19:33
  1.44
• 19:34
  million
• 19:34
  meals.
• 19:35
  So
• 19:35
  if
• 19:35
  you
• 19:36
  think
• 19:36
  about
• 19:36
  programs
• 19:36
  like
• 19:36
  ours
• 19:37
  where
• 19:37
  only
• 19:37
  10%
• 19:38
  of
• 19:38
  our
• 19:38
  meals
• 19:38
  are
• 19:39
  being
• 19:39
  funded
• 19:39
  through
• 19:39
  there,
• 19:40
  there's
• 19:40
  a
• 19:40
  ton
• 19:40
  of
• 19:40
  other
• 19:41
  meals
• 19:41
  being
• 19:41
  served.
• 19:42
  They're
• 19:42
  being
• 19:42
  funded
• 19:42
  by
• 19:43
  private
• 19:43
  citizens.
• 19:44
  There
• 19:44
  are
• 19:44
  some
• 19:44
  programs
• 19:45
  that
• 19:45
  do
• 19:46
  a
• 19:46
  cost
• 19:46
  share
• 19:46
  model
• 19:47
  with
• 19:47
  their
• 19:47
  clients,
• 19:48
  so
• 19:48
  if
• 19:48
  they
• 19:48
  can't
• 19:48
  afford
• 19:48
  all
• 19:49
  of
• 19:49
  it,
• 19:49
  they
• 19:49
  pay
• 19:49
  some
• 19:49
  of
• 19:49
  it.
• 19:49
  And
• 19:49
  the
• 19:50
  rest
• 19:50
  of
• 19:50
  it
• 19:50
  is
• 19:50
  covered
• 19:50
  by
• 19:50
  donations.
• 19:51
  But
• 19:52
  we
• 19:52
  are
• 19:52
  an
• 19:52
  organization
• 19:53
  that
• 19:53
  has
• 19:54
  primarily
• 19:54
  survived
• 19:55
  off
• 19:55
  of
• 19:55
  the
• 19:55
  philanthropic
• 19:57
  donations
• 19:58
  from
• 19:58
  either
• 19:59
  foundations,
• 20:00
  individuals,
• 20:01
  family
• 20:01
  foundations.
• 20:02
  So
• 20:02
  I
• 20:02
  imagine
• 20:03
  a
• 20:03
  lot
• 20:03
  of
• 20:03
  your
• 20:03
  job
• 20:04
  is
• 20:04
  hustling.
• 20:05
  A
• 20:05
  lot
• 20:05
  of
• 20:05
  my
• 20:05
  job
• 20:05
  is
• 20:06
  chatting
• 20:06
  with
• 20:07
  people,
• 20:07
  finding
• 20:07
  ways
• 20:08
  for
• 20:08
  them
• 20:08
  to
• 20:08
  invest
• 20:09
  in
• 20:09
  their
• 20:09
  neighbors.
• 20:10
  And
• 20:10
  how
• 20:10
  do
• 20:10
  they
• 20:11
  do
• 20:11
  that?
• 20:11
  Meals
• 20:12
  on
• 20:12
  Wheels
• 20:12
  America
• 20:12
  has
• 20:12
  a
• 20:13
  really
• 20:13
  great
• 20:13
  tool
• 20:13
  on
• 20:13
  their
• 20:13
  website.
• 20:14
  So
• 20:14
  if
• 20:14
  you
• 20:14
  just
• 20:14
  Google
• 20:15
  Meals
• 20:15
  on
• 20:15
  Wheels
• 20:15
  America,
• 20:16
  find
• 20:16
  a
• 20:16
  service
• 20:17
  provider
• 20:17
  and
• 20:17
  plug
• 20:18
  your
• 20:18
  zip
• 20:18
  code
• 20:18
  in
• 20:18
  and
• 20:18
  it'll
• 20:19
  tell
• 20:19
  you
• 20:19
  exactly
• 20:19
  who
• 20:20
  your
• 20:20
  service
• 20:20
  provider
• 20:20
  is
• 20:21
  for
• 20:21
  your
• 20:21
  community.
• 20:22
  And
• 20:22
  they're
• 20:23
  almost
• 20:23
  all
• 20:23
  of
• 20:24
  them
• 20:24
  are
• 20:24
  501s.
• 20:25
  So
• 20:25
  almost
• 20:25
  all
• 20:26
  of
• 20:26
  them
• 20:26
  take
• 20:26
  donations
• 20:27
  A
• 20:27
  lot
• 20:27
  of
• 20:27
  them
• 20:28
  thrive
• 20:28
  off
• 20:28
  tax
• 20:28
  deductible.
• 20:28
  Tax
• 20:29
  deductible,
• 20:29
  Very
• 20:29
  important.
• 20:30
  A
• 20:31
  lot
• 20:31
  of
• 20:31
  them
• 20:31
  thrive
• 20:31
  off
• 20:32
  of
• 20:32
  the
• 20:32
  generosity
• 20:32
  of
• 20:32
  volunteers.
• 20:33
  And
• 20:33
  some
• 20:34
  of
• 20:34
  them
• 20:34
  are
• 20:34
  programs
• 20:35
  like
• 20:35
  for
• 20:35
  example,
• 20:36
  Jewish
• 20:36
  Family
• 20:36
  Services.
• 20:37
  That's
• 20:37
  actually
• 20:37
  someone
• 20:37
  we
• 20:38
  collaborate
• 20:38
  with
• 20:38
  a
• 20:38
  lot.
• 20:39
  They
• 20:39
  are
• 20:39
  a
• 20:39
  provider
• 20:40
  of
• 20:40
  home
• 20:40
  delivered
• 20:41
  meals,
• 20:41
  so
• 20:41
  they
• 20:41
  run
• 20:41
  a
• 20:41
  Meals
• 20:42
  on
• 20:42
  Wheels
• 20:42
  program.
• 20:42
  But
• 20:42
  they're
• 20:43
  also
• 20:43
  so
• 20:43
  much
• 20:43
  more.
• 20:44
  Right.
• 20:44
  And
• 20:44
  so
• 20:44
  sometimes
• 20:45
  it's
• 20:45
  Meals
• 20:45
  on
• 20:45
  Wheels
• 20:46
  programs
• 20:46
  are
• 20:47
  folded
• 20:47
  into
• 20:48
  some
• 20:48
  of
• 20:48
  the
• 20:48
  social
• 20:48
  service
• 20:48
  programs
• 20:49
  that
• 20:49
  are
• 20:49
  in
• 20:49
  our
• 20:49
  own
• 20:49
  backyard
• 20:50
  and
• 20:50
  we
• 20:50
  don't
• 20:50
  realize
• 20:50
  they're
• 20:51
  happening.
• 20:51
  We're
• 20:52
  a
• 20:52
  unique
• 20:52
  situation.
• 20:52
  We're
• 20:53
  standalone.
• 20:53
  This
• 20:54
  is
• 20:54
  our
• 20:54
  focus.
• 20:55
  And
• 20:55
  so
• 20:55
  we
• 20:55
  focus
• 20:55
  on
• 20:56
  serving
• 20:56
  our
• 20:56
  community
• 20:56
  that
• 20:57
  way.
• 20:57
  Interesting.
• 20:58
  And
• 20:59
  if
• 20:59
  somebody
• 21:00
  needs
• 21:00
  food
• 21:00
  delivered,
• 21:01
  what
• 21:01
  is
• 21:01
  this
• 21:02
  wait
• 21:02
  list
• 21:02
  about
• 21:02
  and
• 21:03
  how
• 21:03
  long
• 21:03
  is
• 21:03
  it?
• 21:03
  Meals
• 21:04
  on
• 21:04
  Wheels
• 21:04
  west,
• 21:04
  specifically.
• 21:05
  We
• 21:05
  are
• 21:05
  now
• 21:06
  in
• 21:06
  the
• 21:06
  majority
• 21:06
  of
• 21:07
  Meals
• 21:07
  on
• 21:07
  Wheels
• 21:07
  providers
• 21:08
  across
• 21:08
  America.
• 21:09
  It
• 21:09
  was
• 21:09
  a
• 21:09
  trend
• 21:10
  we
• 21:10
  never
• 21:10
  thought
• 21:11
  we
• 21:11
  would
• 21:11
  be
• 21:11
  on
• 21:12
  of
• 21:12
  having
• 21:12
  to
• 21:12
  establish
• 21:13
  a
• 21:13
  weight
• 21:14
  first
• 21:14
  time
• 21:14
  in
• 21:14
  the
• 21:14
  organization's
• 21:15
  50
• 21:15
  plus
• 21:15
  year
• 21:16
  history.
• 21:16
  We
• 21:16
  put
• 21:16
  that
• 21:16
  wait
• 21:16
  list
• 21:17
  in
• 21:17
  place
• 21:17
  in
• 21:17
  November
• 21:18
  and
• 21:18
  that
• 21:18
  was
• 21:18
  because
• 21:18
  we
• 21:18
  were
• 21:19
  seeing,
• 21:19
  much
• 21:19
  like
• 21:19
  we're
• 21:19
  seeing
• 21:20
  with
• 21:20
  the.
• 21:21
  The
• 21:21
  silver
• 21:21
  wave
• 21:22
  or
• 21:22
  whatever
• 21:23
  the
• 21:23
  language
• 21:23
  is
• 21:24
  that
• 21:24
  we're
• 21:24
  talking.
• 21:24
  The
• 21:24
  pig
• 21:24
  in
• 21:24
  the
• 21:25
  python.
• 21:25
  Yeah,
• 21:25
  exactly.
• 21:25
  What
• 21:26
  we're
• 21:26
  seeing
• 21:26
  there
• 21:26
  is
• 21:27
  that
• 21:27
  the
• 21:27
  demand
• 21:27
  for
• 21:28
  our
• 21:28
  services
• 21:29
  continues
• 21:29
  to
• 21:29
  outpace
• 21:30
  either
• 21:31
  people
• 21:31
  no
• 21:31
  longer
• 21:31
  needing
• 21:32
  our
• 21:32
  services
• 21:32
  and
• 21:33
  the
• 21:33
  resources.
• 21:34
  And
• 21:34
  so
• 21:34
  when
• 21:34
  I
• 21:35
  came
• 21:35
  in,
• 21:35
  we
• 21:35
  were
• 21:35
  seeing
• 21:35
  about
• 21:36
  a
• 21:36
  200%
• 21:37
  enrollment
• 21:38
  for
• 21:38
  every
• 21:38
  100%
• 21:39
  of
• 21:39
  people
• 21:39
  that
• 21:40
  were
• 21:40
  leaving
• 21:40
  our
• 21:40
  program,
• 21:40
  whether
• 21:41
  it
• 21:41
  was
• 21:41
  they
• 21:41
  left
• 21:42
  this
• 21:42
  earth,
• 21:42
  they
• 21:42
  relocated,
• 21:43
  maybe
• 21:43
  they
• 21:43
  moved
• 21:43
  in
• 21:43
  with
• 21:44
  a
• 21:44
  family
• 21:44
  member,
• 21:45
  you
• 21:45
  know,
• 21:45
  et
• 21:45
  cetera.
• 21:46
  And
• 21:46
  so
• 21:46
  we
• 21:47
  just
• 21:47
  got
• 21:47
  to
• 21:47
  that
• 21:47
  point
• 21:48
  where
• 21:48
  we
• 21:48
  were
• 21:48
  outpacing
• 21:50
  our
• 21:50
  ability
• 21:50
  to
• 21:50
  have
• 21:51
  like
• 21:51
  a
• 21:51
  very
• 21:51
  manageable
• 21:52
  client
• 21:52
  amount.
• 21:53
  And
• 21:53
  so
• 21:53
  for
• 21:54
  us,
• 21:54
  we
• 21:54
  have
• 21:54
  the
• 21:54
  logistics
• 21:55
  and
• 21:55
  the
• 21:55
  operations
• 21:56
  down,
• 21:56
  we
• 21:56
  could
• 21:57
  easily
• 21:57
  take
• 21:57
  in
• 21:57
  40
• 21:58
  to
• 21:58
  50
• 21:58
  more
• 21:58
  clients.
• 21:59
  What
• 21:59
  we
• 21:59
  need
• 21:59
  is
• 21:59
  the
• 22:00
  funding
• 22:00
  to
• 22:00
  do
• 22:00
  that.
• 22:01
  How
• 22:01
  big
• 22:01
  is
• 22:01
  the
• 22:01
  waitlist?
• 22:02
  So
• 22:02
  we
• 22:02
  put
• 22:02
  our
• 22:02
  wait
• 22:03
  list
• 22:03
  in,
• 22:03
  in
• 22:04
  place
• 22:04
  in
• 22:04
  the
• 22:04
  beginning
• 22:04
  of
• 22:05
  November
• 22:05
  and
• 22:05
  when
• 22:05
  I
• 22:06
  looked
• 22:06
  at
• 22:06
  it
• 22:06
  this
• 22:06
  morning,
• 22:06
  we're
• 22:07
  just
• 22:07
  shy
• 22:07
  of
• 22:07
  50
• 22:08
  individuals.
• 22:08
  So
• 22:09
  there
• 22:09
  are
• 22:09
  50
• 22:09
  people
• 22:09
  in
• 22:10
  your
• 22:10
  area,
• 22:10
  in
• 22:10
  just
• 22:11
  my
• 22:11
  area
• 22:11
  that
• 22:11
  need
• 22:11
  food
• 22:12
  and
• 22:12
  can't
• 22:12
  get
• 22:12
  it
• 22:13
  correct.
• 22:13
  The
• 22:14
  average
• 22:14
  wait
• 22:14
  list
• 22:14
  time
• 22:15
  is
• 22:15
  around
• 22:15
  100
• 22:16
  plus
• 22:16
  days.
• 22:17
  And
• 22:17
  so
• 22:17
  we
• 22:17
  are
• 22:18
  collaborating
• 22:18
  with
• 22:19
  other
• 22:19
  social
• 22:19
  services
• 22:20
  providers,
• 22:21
  trying
• 22:21
  to
• 22:21
  match
• 22:21
  them
• 22:21
  with
• 22:22
  resources
• 22:22
  that
• 22:22
  might
• 22:22
  have
• 22:23
  a
• 22:23
  more
• 22:23
  immediate
• 22:23
  pipeline.
• 22:24
  The
• 22:24
  thing
• 22:25
  that
• 22:25
  is
• 22:25
  always
• 22:26
  interesting
• 22:26
  to
• 22:26
  keep
• 22:26
  in
• 22:27
  mind
• 22:27
  is
• 22:27
  that
• 22:27
  typically
• 22:28
  individuals
• 22:28
  are
• 22:28
  coming
• 22:29
  to
• 22:29
  a
• 22:29
  program
• 22:29
  like
• 22:29
  Meals
• 22:30
  on
• 22:30
  Wheels
• 22:30
  because
• 22:31
  the
• 22:32
  traditional
• 22:32
  pathways
• 22:33
  of
• 22:33
  like
• 22:33
  going
• 22:33
  to
• 22:33
  the
• 22:34
  food
• 22:34
  bank,
• 22:34
  for
• 22:34
  example,
• 22:35
  if
• 22:36
  getting
• 22:36
  to
• 22:36
  the
• 22:36
  food
• 22:36
  bank
• 22:37
  is
• 22:37
  A
• 22:37
  challenge.
• 22:37
  Okay.
• 22:38
  Food
• 22:38
  banks,
• 22:38
  some
• 22:38
  of
• 22:38
  them
• 22:39
  will
• 22:39
  deliver.
• 22:39
  But
• 22:39
  then
• 22:40
  it's
• 22:40
  also
• 22:40
  just
• 22:40
  the
• 22:40
  ability
• 22:40
  to
• 22:41
  prepare
• 22:41
  food.
• 22:41
  As
• 22:41
  you're
• 22:41
  getting
• 22:42
  older,
• 22:42
  the
• 22:42
  ability
• 22:42
  to
• 22:43
  prepare
• 22:43
  your
• 22:43
  food
• 22:43
  and
• 22:43
  your
• 22:44
  meals
• 22:44
  safely
• 22:45
  is
• 22:45
  a
• 22:45
  challenge.
• 22:46
  And
• 22:46
  so
• 22:46
  that's
• 22:47
  where
• 22:47
  we
• 22:47
  run
• 22:47
  into.
• 22:48
  We're
• 22:49
  referring
• 22:49
  people
• 22:49
  to
• 22:49
  programs
• 22:50
  that
• 22:50
  make
• 22:50
  sense
• 22:50
  for
• 22:50
  them.
• 22:50
  But
• 22:51
  at
• 22:51
  the
• 22:51
  end
• 22:51
  of
• 22:51
  the
• 22:51
  day,
• 22:51
  a
• 22:51
  program
• 22:52
  like
• 22:52
  Meals
• 22:52
  on
• 22:52
  Wheels
• 22:52
  might
• 22:52
  be
• 22:52
  the
• 22:53
  only
• 22:53
  one
• 22:53
  that
• 22:53
  makes
• 22:53
  sense
• 22:53
  for
• 22:53
  them.
• 22:54
  Right.
• 22:54
  If
• 22:54
  I
• 22:54
  could
• 22:55
  call
• 22:55
  as
• 22:55
  a
• 22:55
  potential
• 22:56
  donor
• 22:56
  and
• 22:57
  say,
• 22:57
  is
• 22:57
  there
• 22:57
  someone
• 22:57
  in
• 22:58
  my
• 22:58
  neighborhood
• 22:58
  is
• 22:58
  on
• 22:59
  a
• 22:59
  waiting
• 22:59
  list
• 23:00
  and
• 23:00
  how
• 23:00
  much
• 23:00
  would
• 23:01
  it
• 23:01
  cost
• 23:01
  for
• 23:01
  me
• 23:01
  to
• 23:01
  give
• 23:01
  them
• 23:02
  a
• 23:02
  month's
• 23:02
  worth
• 23:02
  of
• 23:03
  food?
• 23:03
  So
• 23:03
  they're
• 23:03
  off
• 23:03
  that
• 23:04
  waiting
• 23:04
  list
• 23:04
  right
• 23:04
  away?
• 23:04
  Yeah.
• 23:05
  Is
• 23:05
  that
• 23:05
  a
• 23:06
  way
• 23:06
  in
• 23:06
  which
• 23:06
  to
• 23:06
  do
• 23:06
  it?
• 23:07
  Listen,
• 23:07
  I'm
• 23:07
  creative.
• 23:07
  I'll
• 23:08
  do
• 23:08
  any
• 23:08
  of
• 23:08
  it.
• 23:08
  We
• 23:08
  actually
• 23:09
  did.
• 23:09
  We
• 23:10
  did
• 23:10
  launch
• 23:11
  in
• 23:11
  a
• 23:11
  way
• 23:12
  to
• 23:12
  really
• 23:12
  paint
• 23:12
  the
• 23:13
  picture
• 23:13
  of
• 23:13
  how
• 23:13
  easy
• 23:14
  it
• 23:14
  is
• 23:14
  to
• 23:14
  support
• 23:14
  a
• 23:15
  neighbor.
• 23:15
  We're
• 23:15
  currently
• 23:16
  in
• 23:16
  our
• 23:16
  Nourish
• 23:16
  a
• 23:16
  Neighbor
• 23:17
  campaign.
• 23:17
  And
• 23:17
  so
• 23:18
  if
• 23:18
  we
• 23:18
  look
• 23:18
  at
• 23:19
  the
• 23:19
  dollar
• 23:19
  amounts
• 23:20
  of
• 23:20
  just
• 23:20
  the
• 23:20
  pure
• 23:21
  food
• 23:21
  costs,
• 23:21
  not
• 23:21
  taking
• 23:22
  into
• 23:22
  account
• 23:22
  our
• 23:22
  stuff
• 23:22
  like
• 23:23
  lights
• 23:23
  and
• 23:23
  electricity
• 23:24
  and
• 23:24
  all
• 23:24
  those
• 23:24
  other
• 23:24
  pieces,
• 23:25
  that
• 23:25
  is
• 23:25
  also
• 23:25
  covered
• 23:25
  by
• 23:26
  the
• 23:26
  support
• 23:26
  of
• 23:26
  generous
• 23:27
  donors,
• 23:28
  it's
• 23:28
  only
• 23:28
  around
• 23:28
  $280
• 23:30
  a
• 23:30
  month
• 23:30
  for
• 23:31
  someone
• 23:31
  to
• 23:31
  receive
• 23:31
  food.
• 23:32
  So
• 23:33
  that
• 23:33
  is
• 23:33
  like
• 23:33
  our
• 23:33
  at
• 23:34
  cost
• 23:34
  thing.
• 23:34
  So
• 23:34
  if
• 23:34
  people
• 23:35
  are
• 23:35
  donating
• 23:35
  $280
• 23:36
  and
• 23:36
  nourishing
• 23:37
  their
• 23:37
  neighbor,
• 23:37
  we're
• 23:38
  able
• 23:38
  to
• 23:38
  move
• 23:39
  more
• 23:39
  people
• 23:40
  into
• 23:40
  food
• 23:40
  security.
• 23:41
  Well,
• 23:41
  rounded
• 23:42
  off
• 23:42
  at
• 23:42
  300
• 23:42
  to
• 23:42
  help
• 23:43
  cover
• 23:43
  your
• 23:43
  overhead
• 23:44
  because
• 23:44
  the
• 23:44
  volunteers
• 23:44
  are
• 23:44
  paying
• 23:45
  for
• 23:45
  their
• 23:45
  own
• 23:45
  gas
• 23:45
  and
• 23:46
  their
• 23:47
  car.
• 23:47
  But
• 23:47
  someone
• 23:48
  could
• 23:48
  donate
• 23:48
  tax
• 23:49
  deductible
• 23:49
  money
• 23:50
  to
• 23:50
  Meals
• 23:51
  on
• 23:51
  Wheels
• 23:52
  to
• 23:52
  cover
• 23:52
  the
• 23:53
  costs
• 23:53
  of
• 23:53
  this
• 23:54
  person
• 23:54
  while
• 23:54
  they're
• 23:54
  on
• 23:55
  the
• 23:55
  wait
• 23:55
  list.
• 23:55
  Yeah,
• 23:56
  in
• 23:56
  theory,
• 23:56
  with
• 23:56
  our
• 23:56
  program
• 23:57
  specifically.
• 23:57
  I
• 23:57
  can't
• 23:58
  speak
• 23:58
  for
• 23:58
  other
• 23:58
  providers
• 23:59
  for
• 23:59
  Meals
• 23:59
  on
• 24:00
  Wheels
• 24:00
  West.
• 24:00
  Listen,
• 24:01
  people
• 24:01
  want
• 24:01
  to
• 24:01
  step
• 24:02
  up
• 24:02
  and
• 24:02
  help
• 24:02
  their
• 24:02
  neighbors.
• 24:03
  I
• 24:03
  want
• 24:03
  to,
• 24:03
  too.
• 24:03
  I
• 24:04
  just
• 24:04
  don't
• 24:04
  have
• 24:04
  the
• 24:05
  funding
• 24:05
  right
• 24:05
  now.
• 24:05
  So
• 24:06
  we're.
• 24:06
  We're
• 24:06
  open
• 24:07
  to
• 24:07
  any
• 24:07
  and
• 24:07
  all
• 24:07
  possibilities.
• 24:08
  Oh,
• 24:08
  that's
• 24:08
  great
• 24:08
  that
• 24:09
  you
• 24:09
  are.
• 24:09
  So
• 24:09
  if
• 24:09
  someone's
• 24:10
  on
• 24:10
  the
• 24:10
  west
• 24:10
  side.
• 24:11
  Yeah.
• 24:11
  They
• 24:11
  could
• 24:11
  contact
• 24:12
  Meals
• 24:12
  on
• 24:12
  Wheels
• 24:13
  West.
• 24:13
  Mealsonwheelswest.org
• 24:15
  is
• 24:15
  the
• 24:15
  URL.
• 24:16
  We
• 24:16
  have
• 24:16
  a
• 24:16
  very
• 24:17
  bright
• 24:17
  orange
• 24:18
  and
• 24:18
  blue
• 24:18
  logo.
• 24:18
  Hard
• 24:19
  to
• 24:19
  miss.
• 24:19
  Okay,
• 24:19
  well,
• 24:20
  there's
• 24:20
  a.
• 24:20
  There's
• 24:20
  a
• 24:21
  practical
• 24:21
  way
• 24:21
  to
• 24:21
  help.
• 24:22
  Why?
• 24:22
  This
• 24:23
  is
• 24:23
  a
• 24:23
  growing
• 24:23
  problem.
• 24:24
  Fertility
• 24:25
  rates
• 24:26
  have
• 24:26
  gone
• 24:27
  down
• 24:27
  from
• 24:28
  2.1
• 24:28
  children
• 24:29
  to
• 24:29
  1.7
• 24:30
  children,
• 24:31
  which
• 24:31
  does
• 24:31
  not
• 24:32
  sustain
• 24:32
  the
• 24:32
  population.
• 24:33
  Correct.
• 24:34
  Which
• 24:34
  means
• 24:35
  less
• 24:35
  people
• 24:36
  to
• 24:36
  help
• 24:36
  more
• 24:37
  people
• 24:37
  in
• 24:37
  need.
• 24:37
  Correct.
• 24:38
  We
• 24:38
  saw
• 24:38
  that
• 24:39
  coming
• 24:39
  with
• 24:39
  Social
• 24:39
  Security
• 24:40
  back
• 24:40
  in
• 24:40
  the
• 24:40
  early
• 24:40
  60s.
• 24:41
  There
• 24:42
  was
• 24:42
  something
• 24:42
  like
• 24:43
  four
• 24:43
  to
• 24:43
  five
• 24:43
  people
• 24:44
  working
• 24:44
  for
• 24:44
  every
• 24:44
  retiree
• 24:45
  to
• 24:45
  paying
• 24:46
  into
• 24:46
  the
• 24:46
  system.
• 24:47
  Now
• 24:47
  we're
• 24:47
  down
• 24:47
  to
• 24:48
  like
• 24:48
  two
• 24:48
  working
• 24:48
  people.
• 24:49
  Yep.
• 24:50
  It
• 24:50
  may
• 24:50
  get
• 24:50
  down
• 24:50
  to
• 24:51
  one
• 24:51
  to
• 24:51
  one,
• 24:51
  which
• 24:51
  is
• 24:52
  clearly
• 24:52
  unsustainable.
• 24:53
  Yay
• 24:53
  for
• 24:54
  my
• 24:54
  generation.
• 24:54
  Yes.
• 24:56
  According
• 24:56
  to
• 24:56
  Pew
• 24:57
  Research
• 24:57
  is
• 24:57
  people
• 24:58
  born
• 24:58
  in
• 24:58
  the
• 24:58
  50s,
• 24:59
  which
• 24:59
  is
• 24:59
  the
• 24:59
  central
• 24:59
  decade
• 25:00
  of
• 25:00
  the
• 25:00
  baby
• 25:00
  boomer
• 25:01
  births,
• 25:01
  showed
• 25:01
  a
• 25:02
  positive
• 25:02
  margin
• 25:02
  for
• 25:03
  Kamala
• 25:03
  Harris.
• 25:04
  The
• 25:05
  age
• 25:05
  group
• 25:05
  just
• 25:06
  beneath
• 25:06
  them,
• 25:06
  like
• 25:06
  the
• 25:07
  40
• 25:07
  to
• 25:07
  55
• 25:07
  year
• 25:08
  olds,
• 25:08
  they
• 25:08
  were
• 25:08
  the
• 25:09
  Trump
• 25:09
  voters,
• 25:10
  but
• 25:10
  the
• 25:11
  young
• 25:11
  kids,
• 25:11
  now,
• 25:12
  they're
• 25:13
  far
• 25:13
  more
• 25:13
  leaning
• 25:14
  liberal.
• 25:14
  Sure.
• 25:15
  As
• 25:15
  much
• 25:15
  as
• 25:15
  people
• 25:15
  like
• 25:16
  to
• 25:16
  deride
• 25:16
  the
• 25:17
  boomers,
• 25:18
  let's
• 25:18
  not
• 25:18
  forget
• 25:19
  the
• 25:19
  60s.
• 25:19
  Sure.
• 25:20
  People
• 25:20
  in
• 25:20
  the
• 25:20
  streets
• 25:21
  stopped
• 25:21
  the
• 25:21
  war.
• 25:22
  Women's
• 25:23
  rights,
• 25:23
  voting
• 25:24
  rights.
• 25:25
  So
• 25:25
  many
• 25:25
  things
• 25:25
  happened
• 25:26
  under
• 25:27
  the
• 25:27
  boomers.
• 25:28
  Progressiveness.
• 25:29
  Boomers
• 25:30
  and
• 25:31
  young
• 25:31
  people
• 25:31
  have
• 25:31
  a
• 25:32
  lot
• 25:32
  in
• 25:32
  common.
• 25:33
  What's
• 25:33
  the
• 25:33
  average
• 25:34
  age
• 25:34
  of
• 25:34
  the
• 25:34
  volunteers
• 25:35
  delivering
• 25:36
  food?
• 25:36
  That's
• 25:36
  interesting.
• 25:37
  You
• 25:37
  know,
• 25:38
  one
• 25:38
  of
• 25:38
  the
• 25:39
  observations
• 25:40
  that
• 25:40
  some
• 25:40
  of
• 25:40
  the
• 25:40
  individuals
• 25:41
  in
• 25:41
  my
• 25:41
  interview
• 25:41
  panel
• 25:42
  talked
• 25:42
  about
• 25:42
  was
• 25:42
  that
• 25:42
  we
• 25:42
  have
• 25:42
  a
• 25:43
  Venn
• 25:43
  diagram
• 25:43
  that's
• 25:43
  essentially
• 25:44
  a
• 25:44
  circle
• 25:44
  that
• 25:44
  our
• 25:45
  clients,
• 25:45
  that
• 25:46
  our
• 25:46
  volunteers
• 25:46
  and
• 25:46
  our
• 25:47
  donors
• 25:47
  tend
• 25:47
  to
• 25:48
  be
• 25:48
  of
• 25:48
  the
• 25:49
  older
• 25:49
  generation.
• 25:50
  But
• 25:50
  in
• 25:50
  my
• 25:50
  own
• 25:50
  observations,
• 25:51
  while,
• 25:52
  yes,
• 25:52
  it
• 25:52
  does
• 25:53
  make
• 25:53
  sense
• 25:53
  that
• 25:53
  there
• 25:53
  are
• 25:53
  a
• 25:53
  lot
• 25:54
  of
• 25:54
  volunteers
• 25:54
  that
• 25:55
  maybe
• 25:55
  are
• 25:55
  retired
• 25:55
  and
• 25:55
  have
• 25:56
  time
• 25:56
  during
• 25:56
  the
• 25:56
  middle
• 25:56
  of
• 25:56
  the
• 25:57
  day,
• 25:57
  we
• 25:58
  have
• 25:58
  really
• 25:58
  been
• 25:58
  diversifying
• 25:59
  not
• 26:00
  only
• 26:00
  our
• 26:00
  volunteer
• 26:00
  experience,
• 26:01
  but
• 26:01
  also
• 26:01
  our
• 26:02
  donor
• 26:02
  experience.
• 26:02
  And
• 26:03
  so
• 26:03
  we
• 26:03
  are
• 26:03
  seeing
• 26:04
  people
• 26:04
  from
• 26:04
  younger
• 26:04
  generation
• 26:05
  stepping
• 26:05
  up
• 26:05
  and
• 26:06
  saying
• 26:06
  this
• 26:07
  program,
• 26:07
  just
• 26:07
  like
• 26:08
  you
• 26:08
  and
• 26:08
  I.
• 26:08
  Like
• 26:08
  you
• 26:08
  mentioned,
• 26:09
  your
• 26:09
  dad
• 26:09
  delivered
• 26:09
  for
• 26:09
  Meals
• 26:10
  on
• 26:10
  Wheels.
• 26:10
  My
• 26:10
  grandmother
• 26:10
  was
• 26:11
  a
• 26:11
  Meals
• 26:11
  on
• 26:11
  Wheels
• 26:11
  recipient
• 26:12
  back
• 26:12
  in
• 26:12
  metro
• 26:12
  Detroit
• 26:13
  for
• 26:13
  many
• 26:13
  years
• 26:14
  of
• 26:14
  my
• 26:14
  life.
• 26:14
  Like,
• 26:15
  we
• 26:15
  all
• 26:15
  know
• 26:15
  someone
• 26:16
  who
• 26:16
  has
• 26:16
  had
• 26:17
  some
• 26:17
  sort
• 26:17
  of
• 26:17
  impact
• 26:17
  in
• 26:18
  this
• 26:18
  space,
• 26:18
  and
• 26:18
  they
• 26:18
  can
• 26:19
  really
• 26:19
  relate
• 26:19
  to
• 26:20
  knowing
• 26:20
  that
• 26:21
  there's
• 26:21
  other
• 26:22
  people
• 26:22
  in
• 26:22
  these
• 26:22
  communities
• 26:23
  that
• 26:23
  need
• 26:23
  the
• 26:23
  support.
• 26:24
  And
• 26:24
  so
• 26:24
  we've
• 26:25
  had
• 26:25
  everything
• 26:25
  from
• 26:26
  moms
• 26:26
  and
• 26:27
  like,
• 26:27
  their
• 26:27
  kids
• 26:27
  during
• 26:27
  the
• 26:28
  school
• 26:28
  year,
• 26:28
  like
• 26:29
  when
• 26:29
  summer's
• 26:29
  out,
• 26:29
  going
• 26:29
  out
• 26:30
  and
• 26:30
  delivering.
• 26:30
  And
• 26:30
  they
• 26:30
  have
• 26:31
  their
• 26:31
  clients
• 26:31
  that
• 26:31
  love
• 26:32
  seeing
• 26:32
  the
• 26:32
  kids.
• 26:32
  There's
• 26:33
  a
• 26:33
  handful
• 26:33
  of
• 26:33
  people.
• 26:33
  I'm
• 26:34
  a
• 26:34
  millennial.
• 26:35
  A
• 26:35
  handful
• 26:35
  of
• 26:35
  millennials
• 26:36
  that'll
• 26:36
  take
• 26:36
  time
• 26:37
  out
• 26:37
  of
• 26:37
  their
• 26:37
  workday
• 26:37
  to
• 26:37
  come.
• 26:38
  You
• 26:38
  know,
• 26:38
  they
• 26:38
  have
• 26:38
  their
• 26:38
  flexible
• 26:39
  schedules
• 26:39
  or
• 26:39
  their
• 26:39
  contracting,
• 26:40
  and
• 26:40
  so
• 26:40
  they've
• 26:41
  got
• 26:41
  time.
• 26:41
  And
• 26:41
  so
• 26:42
  we
• 26:42
  really
• 26:42
  do
• 26:42
  run
• 26:42
  a
• 26:42
  full
• 26:43
  gamut
• 26:43
  of
• 26:44
  age
• 26:44
  ranges
• 26:44
  that
• 26:44
  participate.
• 26:45
  And
• 26:45
  they
• 26:45
  all
• 26:45
  do
• 26:45
  it
• 26:46
  for,
• 26:46
  you
• 26:46
  know,
• 26:46
  the
• 26:47
  love
• 26:47
  of
• 26:47
  taking
• 26:47
  care
• 26:47
  of
• 26:47
  their
• 26:47
  neighbors.
• 26:48
  I've
• 26:49
  always
• 26:49
  appreciated
• 26:50
  elders.
• 26:50
  They're
• 26:51
  way
• 26:51
  down
• 26:51
  the
• 26:52
  road
• 26:52
  ahead
• 26:52
  of
• 26:52
  me.
• 26:52
  Sure.
• 26:52
  And
• 26:53
  it
• 26:53
  would
• 26:53
  be
• 26:53
  nice
• 26:53
  to
• 26:54
  see
• 26:54
  that
• 26:55
  young
• 26:55
  people
• 26:55
  paying
• 26:56
  forward.
• 26:56
  Sure.
• 26:57
  They
• 26:57
  get
• 26:57
  something
• 26:57
  out
• 26:58
  of
• 26:58
  it
• 26:58
  because
• 26:58
  if
• 26:59
  the
• 26:59
  person
• 26:59
  they're
• 27:00
  Helping
• 27:00
  one
• 27:00
  of
• 27:01
  them
• 27:01
  is
• 27:01
  bound
• 27:01
  to
• 27:01
  be
• 27:01
  interesting,
• 27:02
  right?
• 27:03
  Oh,
• 27:03
  such
• 27:03
  interesting,
• 27:04
  interesting
• 27:04
  stories,
• 27:04
  right?
• 27:05
  Yeah.
• 27:05
  How
• 27:05
  old
• 27:05
  do
• 27:05
  you
• 27:06
  have
• 27:06
  to
• 27:06
  be
• 27:06
  to
• 27:06
  be
• 27:06
  a
• 27:06
  volunteer?
• 27:06
  Well,
• 27:07
  to
• 27:07
  be
• 27:07
  able
• 27:07
  to
• 27:07
  drive,
• 27:08
  you
• 27:08
  have
• 27:08
  to
• 27:08
  be
• 27:08
  able
• 27:08
  to
• 27:08
  be
• 27:09
  a
• 27:09
  driver's
• 27:09
  license
• 27:10
  holder.
• 27:10
  But
• 27:10
  some
• 27:11
  people
• 27:11
  do
• 27:11
  pair
• 27:11
  up
• 27:11
  with
• 27:11
  their
• 27:12
  parents.
• 27:12
  It
• 27:12
  could
• 27:12
  be
• 27:12
  a
• 27:12
  high
• 27:13
  school
• 27:13
  thing,
• 27:13
  it
• 27:13
  could
• 27:13
  be
• 27:14
  a
• 27:14
  college
• 27:14
  thing.
• 27:14
  Yeah,
• 27:14
  absolutely.
• 27:15
  One
• 27:15
  of
• 27:15
  the
• 27:16
  areas
• 27:16
  I'm
• 27:16
  thinking
• 27:16
  about
• 27:16
  all
• 27:16
  the
• 27:17
  things
• 27:17
  we
• 27:17
  need
• 27:17
  to
• 27:17
  spend
• 27:17
  our
• 27:17
  time
• 27:18
  on.
• 27:18
  We're
• 27:19
  really
• 27:19
  great
• 27:19
  with
• 27:19
  volunteer
• 27:20
  delivery
• 27:20
  drivers.
• 27:21
  We
• 27:21
  obviously
• 27:21
  will
• 27:22
  welcome
• 27:22
  people
• 27:22
  into
• 27:22
  the
• 27:22
  program.
• 27:23
  People
• 27:23
  move,
• 27:23
  life
• 27:24
  changes.
• 27:24
  People
• 27:24
  go
• 27:25
  on
• 27:25
  vacation,
• 27:25
  they
• 27:25
  end
• 27:25
  up
• 27:25
  in
• 27:25
  Puerto
• 27:26
  Rico,
• 27:26
  can't
• 27:26
  reach
• 27:26
  them,
• 27:27
  you
• 27:27
  know,
• 27:27
  like,
• 27:28
  it
• 27:28
  happens.
• 27:29
  But
• 27:29
  there's
• 27:30
  definitely
• 27:30
  space
• 27:30
  for
• 27:31
  us
• 27:31
  to
• 27:31
  a
• 27:31
  just
• 27:32
  also
• 27:32
  improve
• 27:33
  how
• 27:33
  we
• 27:34
  bring
• 27:34
  people
• 27:34
  into
• 27:35
  our
• 27:35
  fold.
• 27:35
  Because
• 27:35
  there
• 27:36
  are
• 27:36
  so
• 27:36
  many
• 27:36
  other
• 27:36
  ways
• 27:36
  people
• 27:36
  get
• 27:37
  involved.
• 27:37
  One
• 27:37
  of
• 27:37
  those
• 27:38
  is
• 27:38
  we
• 27:38
  have
• 27:38
  a
• 27:38
  friendly
• 27:39
  caller
• 27:39
  program,
• 27:40
  which,
• 27:40
  when
• 27:40
  I
• 27:40
  think
• 27:40
  about
• 27:40
  the
• 27:41
  barriers
• 27:41
  to
• 27:42
  volunteering,
• 27:42
  you
• 27:43
  don't
• 27:43
  need
• 27:43
  a
• 27:43
  car
• 27:43
  to
• 27:43
  pick
• 27:44
  up
• 27:44
  the
• 27:44
  phone.
• 27:45
  And
• 27:45
  so
• 27:46
  we
• 27:46
  have
• 27:46
  a
• 27:46
  program
• 27:46
  where
• 27:46
  people
• 27:47
  could
• 27:47
  have
• 27:47
  more
• 27:47
  qualitative
• 27:48
  relationships
• 27:48
  with
• 27:49
  clients.
• 27:49
  So
• 27:50
  instead
• 27:50
  of
• 27:50
  delivering
• 27:50
  meals,
• 27:51
  they
• 27:51
  call
• 27:51
  on
• 27:51
  the
• 27:52
  phone,
• 27:52
  say,
• 27:52
  how
• 27:52
  you
• 27:52
  doing?
• 27:52
  It's
• 27:53
  a
• 27:53
  phone,
• 27:53
  a
• 27:53
  friend
• 27:53
  moment.
• 27:53
  Yeah.
• 27:54
  That
• 27:54
  kicked
• 27:54
  off
• 27:55
  a
• 27:55
  lot
• 27:55
  of
• 27:56
  Meals
• 27:56
  on
• 27:56
  Wheels
• 27:56
  programs
• 27:57
  and
• 27:57
  other
• 27:57
  senior
• 27:57
  service
• 27:58
  programs
• 27:58
  started
• 27:58
  putting
• 27:59
  that
• 27:59
  in
• 27:59
  place
• 27:59
  when
• 27:59
  the
• 28:00
  pandemic
• 28:00
  kicked
• 28:00
  in.
• 28:00
  Right.
• 28:01
  That
• 28:01
  would
• 28:01
  be
• 28:01
  really
• 28:02
  fascinating
• 28:02
  for
• 28:02
  a
• 28:03
  high
• 28:03
  school
• 28:03
  kid
• 28:04
  to
• 28:04
  be
• 28:04
  able
• 28:05
  to
• 28:05
  call
• 28:05
  and
• 28:05
  speak
• 28:06
  to
• 28:06
  somebody
• 28:06
  completely
• 28:07
  different
• 28:07
  from
• 28:08
  them.
• 28:08
  For
• 28:08
  kids
• 28:09
  that
• 28:09
  never
• 28:09
  had
• 28:09
  the
• 28:09
  wonderfulness
• 28:10
  of
• 28:10
  a
• 28:10
  grandparent.
• 28:11
  Sure.
• 28:11
  And
• 28:12
  just
• 28:12
  calling
• 28:12
  up
• 28:12
  on
• 28:13
  the
• 28:13
  phone,
• 28:13
  you
• 28:14
  could
• 28:14
  do
• 28:14
  it
• 28:14
  for
• 28:14
  an
• 28:14
  hour
• 28:15
  a
• 28:15
  week
• 28:15
  or
• 28:15
  whatever.
• 28:16
  It's
• 28:16
  not
• 28:16
  overwhelming.
• 28:17
  It's
• 28:17
  pretty
• 28:18
  straightforward.
• 28:18
  I
• 28:18
  mean,
• 28:19
  they.
• 28:19
  When
• 28:19
  I
• 28:19
  came
• 28:19
  in,
• 28:20
  one
• 28:20
  of
• 28:20
  the
• 28:20
  first
• 28:20
  things
• 28:20
  they
• 28:20
  shared
• 28:21
  was
• 28:21
  it's
• 28:21
  only
• 28:21
  about
• 28:22
  a
• 28:22
  10
• 28:22
  to
• 28:22
  15
• 28:23
  minute
• 28:23
  phone
• 28:23
  call.
• 28:24
  A
• 28:24
  lot
• 28:24
  of
• 28:24
  clients
• 28:24
  don't
• 28:24
  want
• 28:25
  to
• 28:25
  have
• 28:25
  that
• 28:25
  long
• 28:25
  of
• 28:25
  a
• 28:25
  chat.
• 28:26
  And
• 28:26
  we'll
• 28:26
  even
• 28:27
  provide
• 28:27
  them
• 28:27
  prompts.
• 28:28
  If
• 28:28
  you
• 28:28
  have
• 28:28
  a
• 28:29
  little
• 28:29
  bit
• 28:29
  of
• 28:29
  phone
• 28:29
  phobia
• 28:30
  or
• 28:30
  you're
• 28:30
  a
• 28:30
  little
• 28:30
  bit
• 28:30
  nervous
• 28:31
  getting
• 28:31
  to
• 28:31
  know
• 28:31
  someone
• 28:31
  over
• 28:31
  the
• 28:32
  phone,
• 28:32
  we'll
• 28:32
  send
• 28:32
  some
• 28:32
  prompts
• 28:33
  out
• 28:33
  and
• 28:33
  say,
• 28:33
  here's
• 28:33
  some
• 28:34
  conversation
• 28:34
  starters.
• 28:35
  LA
• 28:36
  is
• 28:36
  such
• 28:36
  a
• 28:36
  diverse
• 28:36
  county.
• 28:37
  You
• 28:37
  got
• 28:37
  people
• 28:37
  up
• 28:38
  in
• 28:38
  the
• 28:38
  mountains,
• 28:39
  you
• 28:39
  got
• 28:39
  people
• 28:39
  in
• 28:40
  the
• 28:40
  middle
• 28:40
  of
• 28:40
  nowhere.
• 28:41
  There's
• 28:41
  probably
• 28:41
  need
• 28:42
  for
• 28:42
  volunteers
• 28:42
  in
• 28:43
  some
• 28:43
  of
• 28:43
  the
• 28:43
  more
• 28:43
  challenging
• 28:44
  places.
• 28:44
  Absolutely.
• 28:45
  Yeah.
• 28:45
  Not
• 28:45
  every
• 28:46
  Meals
• 28:46
  on
• 28:46
  Wheels
• 28:46
  program
• 28:46
  is
• 28:47
  created
• 28:47
  the
• 28:47
  same,
• 28:47
  and
• 28:47
  so
• 28:47
  there's
• 28:48
  definitely
• 28:48
  some
• 28:48
  that
• 28:49
  need
• 28:49
  that
• 28:49
  assistance.
• 28:50
  And
• 28:50
  the
• 28:50
  food
• 28:50
  quality
• 28:50
  is
• 28:51
  good.
• 28:51
  It
• 28:51
  is.
• 28:52
  I've
• 28:52
  tried
• 28:52
  the
• 28:52
  meals
• 28:53
  as
• 28:53
  someone
• 28:53
  who
• 28:54
  has
• 28:54
  a
• 28:54
  ton
• 28:54
  of
• 28:54
  dietary
• 28:54
  restrictions.
• 28:55
  There
• 28:55
  was
• 28:55
  finally
• 28:56
  a
• 28:56
  meal
• 28:56
  that
• 28:56
  came
• 28:56
  in
• 28:57
  and
• 28:57
  it
• 28:57
  was
• 28:57
  the
• 28:58
  end
• 28:58
  of
• 28:58
  the
• 28:58
  day.
• 28:58
  And
• 28:58
  it
• 28:58
  wasn't
• 28:59
  going
• 28:59
  to,
• 28:59
  you
• 28:59
  know,
• 28:59
  it
• 28:59
  was
• 28:59
  going
• 28:59
  into
• 29:00
  the
• 29:00
  weekend,
• 29:00
  so
• 29:00
  we
• 29:00
  weren't
• 29:01
  able
• 29:01
  to
• 29:01
  save
• 29:01
  it.
• 29:01
  And
• 29:01
  so
• 29:02
  I
• 29:02
  tried
• 29:02
  it
• 29:02
  and
• 29:02
  I
• 29:02
  was
• 29:02
  like,
• 29:02
  this
• 29:02
  is,
• 29:03
  this
• 29:03
  is
• 29:03
  great.
• 29:04
  You're
• 29:04
  allowing
• 29:04
  people
• 29:05
  to
• 29:05
  maintain
• 29:05
  their
• 29:06
  independence.
• 29:06
  Yes.
• 29:07
  That's
• 29:07
  huge.
• 29:08
  That's
• 29:08
  the
• 29:08
  cornerstone
• 29:08
  of
• 29:09
  the
• 29:09
  program.
• 29:09
  And
• 29:09
  as
• 29:09
  far
• 29:10
  as
• 29:10
  benefit
• 29:10
  to
• 29:10
  the
• 29:10
  volunteer,
• 29:11
  it's
• 29:11
  really
• 29:11
  paying
• 29:12
  forward,
• 29:12
  of
• 29:12
  course,
• 29:12
  and
• 29:13
  there's
• 29:13
  such
• 29:13
  benefit
• 29:14
  to
• 29:14
  that.
• 29:14
  Louisiana
• 29:15
  county
• 29:15
  has
• 29:15
  a
• 29:16
  four
• 29:16
  year
• 29:16
  plan.
• 29:17
  Santa
• 29:18
  Monica
• 29:18
  has
• 29:18
  an
• 29:19
  elder
• 29:19
  plan.
• 29:20
  They're
• 29:20
  at
• 29:20
  least
• 29:21
  addressing
• 29:21
  the
• 29:22
  challenges
• 29:22
  that
• 29:23
  we're
• 29:23
  facing
• 29:23
  with
• 29:24
  this
• 29:24
  growing
• 29:24
  elder
• 29:25
  population.
• 29:26
  How
• 29:26
  do
• 29:27
  you
• 29:27
  complement
• 29:27
  that,
• 29:28
  for
• 29:28
  example,
• 29:28
  the
• 29:28
  City
• 29:28
  of
• 29:29
  Santa
• 29:29
  Monica
• 29:29
  plan?
• 29:30
  Our
• 29:30
  former
• 29:30
  executive
• 29:31
  director,
• 29:31
  before
• 29:31
  I
• 29:31
  came
• 29:31
  in,
• 29:32
  he
• 29:32
  was
• 29:32
  an
• 29:32
  advisor
• 29:33
  on
• 29:33
  that.
• 29:33
  So
• 29:33
  there
• 29:33
  was
• 29:33
  a
• 29:34
  lot
• 29:34
  of
• 29:34
  first
• 29:34
  hand
• 29:35
  experience
• 29:35
  from
• 29:35
  programs
• 29:36
  like
• 29:36
  Meals
• 29:36
  all
• 29:36
  wheels
• 29:36
  for
• 29:37
  it
• 29:37
  for
• 29:37
  LA
• 29:38
  County,
• 29:38
  LA
• 29:38
  City
• 29:39
  Joint
• 29:39
  Plan.
• 29:40
  I
• 29:40
  think
• 29:40
  what
• 29:40
  it
• 29:40
  really
• 29:41
  does
• 29:41
  is
• 29:41
  continue
• 29:42
  to
• 29:42
  inform
• 29:43
  our
• 29:43
  government
• 29:44
  planning
• 29:44
  process
• 29:45
  that
• 29:45
  we're
• 29:46
  going
• 29:46
  to
• 29:46
  be
• 29:46
  seeing
• 29:46
  an
• 29:47
  onslaught
• 29:47
  of
• 29:47
  aging
• 29:47
  individuals
• 29:48
  and
• 29:48
  that
• 29:49
  plan
• 29:49
  needs
• 29:49
  to
• 29:50
  ramp
• 29:50
  up.
• 29:50
  One
• 29:51
  out
• 29:51
  of
• 29:51
  every
• 29:52
  four
• 29:52
  LA
• 29:53
  county
• 29:53
  residents
• 29:54
  will
• 29:54
  be
• 29:54
  60
• 29:54
  years
• 29:55
  or
• 29:55
  older
• 29:55
  in
• 29:55
  2030.
• 29:56
  That's
• 29:57
  just
• 29:57
  for
• 29:57
  LA
• 29:57
  County.
• 29:57
  That's
• 29:57
  not
• 29:58
  even
• 29:58
  talking
• 29:58
  about
• 29:58
  the
• 29:58
  national
• 29:58
  stat
• 29:59
  population
• 30:00
  aged
• 30:00
  85
• 30:01
  and
• 30:01
  older,
• 30:02
  10%
• 30:02
  in
• 30:02
  2020
• 30:03
  to
• 30:03
  12%
• 30:04
  in
• 30:04
  2030,
• 30:05
  22%
• 30:05
  by
• 30:06
  2016.
• 30:07
  Longevity
• 30:08
  is
• 30:08
  increasing
• 30:08
  because
• 30:09
  of
• 30:09
  increased
• 30:09
  health
• 30:10
  care.
• 30:10
  Boomers,
• 30:11
  unlike
• 30:12
  the
• 30:12
  previous
• 30:12
  generation,
• 30:13
  are
• 30:13
  more
• 30:13
  educated,
• 30:14
  so
• 30:14
  they've
• 30:15
  got
• 30:15
  more
• 30:15
  going
• 30:15
  on.
• 30:16
  They're
• 30:16
  more
• 30:16
  cognizant
• 30:17
  of
• 30:17
  their
• 30:18
  health.
• 30:19
  These
• 30:19
  are
• 30:19
  wonderful
• 30:20
  numbers.
• 30:20
  But
• 30:20
  it's
• 30:21
  more
• 30:21
  of
• 30:21
  a
• 30:21
  challenge
• 30:21
  for
• 30:22
  people
• 30:22
  like
• 30:22
  you
• 30:22
  trying
• 30:23
  to
• 30:23
  feed
• 30:23
  them
• 30:23
  all.
• 30:23
  Yep.
• 30:24
  You're
• 30:24
  not
• 30:24
  even
• 30:24
  trying
• 30:25
  to
• 30:25
  maintain
• 30:25
  status
• 30:26
  quo.
• 30:26
  You're
• 30:26
  trying
• 30:26
  to
• 30:27
  meet
• 30:27
  the
• 30:27
  growing
• 30:27
  challenge.
• 30:28
  Exactly.
• 30:28
  At
• 30:29
  a
• 30:29
  time
• 30:29
  when
• 30:29
  the
• 30:29
  federal
• 30:29
  government
• 30:30
  is
• 30:30
  less
• 30:31
  compassionate.
• 30:32
  Yeah.
• 30:32
  Hopefully
• 30:33
  that
• 30:33
  will
• 30:33
  change.
• 30:33
  Sure.
• 30:34
  Amazing.
• 30:35
  Kaylee
• 30:35
  Hawkins,
• 30:36
  executive
• 30:36
  director
• 30:37
  of
• 30:37
  Meals
• 30:37
  on
• 30:37
  Wheels
• 30:38
  west
• 30:38
  serving
• 30:39
  the
• 30:39
  west
• 30:39
  side
• 30:39
  of
• 30:39
  Los
• 30:39
  Angeles
• 30:40
  and
• 30:40
  Santa
• 30:41
  Monica.
• 30:41
  Thank
• 30:41
  you
• 30:41
  so
• 30:42
  much.
• 30:42
  Thank
• 30:42
  you
• 30:43
  for
• 30:43
  coming.
• 30:43
  Appreciate
• 30:44
  it.
• 30:44
  You're
• 30:44
  doing
• 30:44
  such
• 30:44
  a
• 30:45
  beautiful
• 30:45
  thing.
• 30:45
  Thank
• 30:46
  you,
• 30:46
  folks.
• 30:46
  It's
• 30:47
  one
• 30:47
  of
• 30:47
  the
• 30:47
  most
• 30:47
  rewarding
• 30:48
  volunteer
• 30:49
  things
• 30:49
  you
• 30:49
  can
• 30:49
  do.
• 30:50
  Absolutely.
• 30:50
  If
• 30:51
  you
• 30:51
  look
• 30:51
  around
• 30:51
  where
• 30:52
  you're
• 30:52
  living
• 30:52
  right
• 30:52
  now,
• 30:53
  you
• 30:53
  could
• 30:53
  probably
• 30:54
  see
• 30:54
  where
• 30:54
  someone
• 30:54
  is
• 30:55
  needing
• 30:55
  some
• 30:55
  company
• 30:56
  and
• 30:56
  a
• 30:56
  little
• 30:57
  food.
• 30:57
  Yep.
• 30:57
  Thanks
• 30:58
  again
• 30:58
  folks.
• 30:58
  Really
• 30:59
  appreciate
• 30:59
  you
• 30:59
  joining
• 31:00
  us.
• 31:01
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• 31:01
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  Sexy
• 31:01
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• 31:02
  show.
• 31:02
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• 31:02
  can
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• 31:05
  Com.
• 31:06
  I'm
• 31:06
  Ted
• 31:06
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• 31:07
  Thanks
• 31:07
  so
• 31:07
  much
• 31:07
  for
• 31:08
  listening
• 31:08
  and
• 31:08
  help
• 31:09
  out
• 31:09
  Meals
• 31:09
  on
• 31:10
  Wheels.
• 31:10
  You'll
• 31:10
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• 31:11
  glad
• 31:11
  you
• 31:11
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• 31:12
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• 31:12
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