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>>> UP NEXT ON THE FORUM, THE VIRGINIA JOB CORPS IS LOOKING
FOR A FEW GOOD MEN AND WOMEN TO EMBARK ON THE JOURNEY OF A
LIFETIME. >>> SUMMER CAMPS AND THE SUMMER
FOOD PROGRAM ARE GEARING UP FOR THE SEASON.
FIND OUT WHEN AND WHERE TO PARTICIPATE.
>>> PLUS, A PROGRAM THAT DELIVERS MEALS TO OLDER ADULTS
AND THEIR BEST FRIENDS. HUMAN SERVICES FORUM BEGINS
RIGHT NOW. CAPTIONING PROVIDED BY
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>>> HELLO, AND WELCOME TO THE FORUM.
IT'S THE NATION'S LARGEST CAREER TECHNICAL TRAINING AND EDUCATION
PROGRAM FOR LOW-INCOME STUDENTS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 16 AND 24,
AND THEY WANT TO SPEAK TO YOU. WE'RE JOINED BY KAREN BAILEY, A
CAREER TRANSITION SPECIALIST AND SEAN BESLOW, ADMISSIONS AND
OUTREACH COUNSELOR AND VIRGINIA CORPS GRADUATE.
AND THESE OTHERS ARE WITH THE VIRGINIA JOB CORPS, PART OF THE
NATION'S LARGEST PROGRAM AND WE'RE DELIGHTED TO HAVE ALL OF
YOU HERE. THIS IS QUITE A GROUP, BUT GREAT
INFORMATION FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE LOOKING FOR A CAREER AND
MEANINGFUL WORK AND MEANINGFUL PURSUITS IN THEIR LIFETIME.
AND THIS IS A LIFE-CHANGING EXPERIENCE FOR MANY PEOPLE WHO
ENROLL. SO WHY DON'T WE START AT THE
BEGINNING, WHICH IS THE VIRGINIA JOB CORPS ITSELF AND AS THE
ADMISSIONS COUNSELOR AND THE OUTREACH PERSON, PLEASE TELL US
A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT THIS PROGRAM DOES.
>> THE JOB KRNS IS A GOVERNMENT-SPONSORED YOUTH
TRAINING PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS AGES 16 TO 24 YEARS OF AGE.
THIS IS A PROGRAM THAT A STUDENT WILL HAVE TO MOVE AWAY FROM
HOME, ANYWHERE FROM A YEAR TO TWO YEARS.
IT'S SELF PACE, SO IT DEPENDS ON HOW FAST A STUDENT WILL LEARN
WILL DETERMINE THE LENGTH OF TIME THEY WILL BE IN THE JOB
CORPS PROGRAM. >> SO IT REQUIRES THAT THEY
ACTUALLY RELOCATE OR GO SOMEPLACE OUTSIDE THEIR HOME
ENVIRONMENT IN ORDER TO DO THIS. THAT'S A BIG STEP.
>> YES, MA'AM. >> AND YOU WOULD BE THE PERSON
WHO ACTUALLY DEALS WITH A LOT OF THESE STUDENTS MAKING THAT
TRANSITION INTO THE WORKING WORLD.
>> YES. >> SO I THINK, DO YOU GET TO
MEET SOME OF THESE STUDENTS BEFORE THEY GO IN AND THEN
AFTER? >> YES, ACTUALLY, WE DO.
AS CAREER TRANSITION SPECIALIST, WE GET TO WORK WITH THEM BEFORE
THEY GO INTO JOB CORPS, HELPING THEM TO HONE IN ON WHAT IT IS
THAT THEY WANT TO GET OUT OF JOB CORPS AND HELPING THEM GET THEIR
MINDSET RIGHT SO THEY CAN BE READY TO GO IN THERE AND GET
FROM IT WHAT IT'S INTENDED TO SERVE AND THAT WOULD BE THEIR
GED, A DRIVER'S LICENSE AND A TRADE.
>> VERY BASIC AND IMPORTANT THINGS TO HAVE TO GO ANYWHERE.
>> THOSE ARE THE THREE BASIC THINGS, BUT ALONG WITH THAT,
THEY'RE LEARNING IMPORTANT LIFE SKILLS, LEARNING THOUSAND GET
ALONG WITH�-- HOW TO GET ALONG WITH OTHERS AND REALLY
UNDERSTANDING WHAT IT MEANS TO STAY AWAY FROM DISTRACTIONS AND
KEEP PUSHING FORWARD TO ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS.
>> SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT FOCUS AND COMMITMENT.
>> ABSOLUTELY. >> AND COMMITMENT IS TOUGH FOR
ANYBODY, BUT IF YOU'RE DETERMINED, YOU WILL DO IT.
CHARMAINE, I MENTIONED TO YOU BEFORE WE STARTED TAPING,
SOMETHING ABOUT HOW, YOU KNOW, IT WAS PRETTY INTENSIVE AND
THAT, YOU KNOW, IT WAS�-- THERE WAS PROBABLY SOME SURPRISES AND
THINGS YOU EXPERIENCED THAT YOU DIDN'T REALLY EXPECT WHEN YOU
WENT INTO IT. >> YES, IT WAS REALLY
LIFE-CHANGING. LIKE I CHANGED FROM A LITTLE BOY
TO A GROWN MAN. >> REALLY?
>> GROWN MAN. >> WHEN YOU WENT IN TO THIS OR
WHEN YOU FIRST THOUGHT OF DOING THIS, WHAT DID YOU EXPECT?
>> I REALLY EXPECTED FOR IT TO BE LIKE SCHOOL, LIKE JUST
REGULAR SCHOOL, YOU KNOW, GO THERE, COME BACK, BUT I REALIZED
HOW IMPORTANT MY FAMILY WAS WHEN I LEFT.
AND LIKE IT JUST CHANGED MY WHOLE SCENARIO OF MY LIFE.
I SEE THINGS DIFFERENT. I TAKE EVERYTHING SERIOUS, MORE
FOCUSSED ON WORK AND MY CAREER AND IT JUST CHANGED ME.
>> IT WASN'T ALWAYS EASY, WAS IT?
>> NO, NOT AT ALL. NOT AT ALL.
BUT IT'S A BIG LIFE CHANGE. LIKE YOU WOULDN'T EXPECT FOR YOU
TO GO UP THERE FOR JUST, YOU KNOW, JUST YOUR HIGH SCHOOL
DIPLOMA OR YOUR TRADE. I CHANGED FROM THAT TO MY, LIKE
MY PEERS, LIKE MY VARIETY, AND IT WAS WILD.
IT WAS LIFE-CHANGING. YOU MEET A LOT OF DIFFERENT
PEOPLE. YOU MEET, LIKE, INSTRUCTORS,
WELDING, A LOT BASICALLY. >> THINGS THAT YOU DIDN'T,
PEOPLE YOU DIDN'T EVER EXPECT THAT YOU WOULD BE MEETING.
>> THEY HAVE WOULD HAVE KNOWN. >> HAVING THAT�-- NEVER WOULD
HAVE KNOWN. >> HAVING THAT EXPOSURE TO A LOT
OF DIFFERENT PEOPLE IS DEFINITELY GOING TO CHANGE YOU
AND I KNOW THAT YOU HAVE ALSO HAD YOUR OWN LIFE-CHANGING
EXPERIENCES THROUGH THE PROGRAM. >> YES, MA'AM.
>> DID IT MEET YOUR EXPECTATIONS WHEN YOU FIRST WENT IN THERE OR
WAS IT DIFFERENT THAN YOU THOUGHT IT WOULD BE?
>> IT WAS A LOT DIFFERENT. I WAS EXPOSED, GOT THE RIGHT
KIND OF EXPOSURE WHEN I FIRST GOT IN FROM THE TEACHERS, YOU
KNOW, THEY TOOK MY HAND AND LED ME, YOU KNOW, ON THE RIGHT TRACK
TO SUCCESS. AND IF I HAD TO GO BACK, I
WOULD. BUT IT'S AMAZING, YOU KNOW.
I WENT THERE, HAD MY HEAD ON STRAIGHT, TOOK NUMEROUS AMOUNTS
OF CLASSES, A LOT OF HELP FROM INSTRUCTORS, FROM SECURITY, THEY
HAVE ARMY ACTIVE DUTY MEMBERS COME IN, TRAIN US A LITTLE BIT,
LET US KNOW HOW IT IS IF YOU WANTED TO JOIN THE MILITARY.
YOU KNOW, IT'S ALL-AROUND GOOD EXPERIENCE AND IT WAS AMAZING.
>> ALL RIGHT. VERY SERIOUS STUFF.
>> YES. >> BUT I GUESS THAT THERE MUST
BE A POINT DURING THAT TRAINING THAT SOMETHING CLICKS AND YOU
JUST SAY, OKAY, I GET IT. AND THAT CARRIES YOU�-- THAT
WILL CARRY YOU FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE.
>> YES. >> NOW, YOU'RE INVOLVED, YOU
HAVE EMPLOYMENT NOW, IS THAT CORRECT?
>> YES, MA'AM. I'M WITH UNITED AMERICA SECURITY
AND SOON AFTER GRADUATING, I APPLIED AND THEY HIRED ME ON THE
SPOT, YOU KNOW. >> WOW.
>> SO IT�-- AND WHEN I WAS AT SCHOOL, IT WAS�-- JOB CORPS
BASICALLY, YOU KNOW, PREPARED ME TO ANYWHERE FROM FORMATTING MY
RESUME TO, YOU KNOW, BASIC COMMUNICATION SKILLS WITH THE
PUBLIC AND I GOT TO SAY, I NEVER WILL FORGET IT.
>> YOU'RE DOING VERY WELL RIGHT NOW, SO I THINK THEY HAVE
PROBABLY DONE THEIR JOB REALLY WELL TOO AND CONGRATULATIONS ON
YOUR GRADUATION AND GETTING THROUGH THE PROGRAM.
YOU SPEAK, I THINK, FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE AND, YOU KNOW, CHARMAINE,
YOU HAVE CHOSEN THE WELDING FIELD.
>> YES, MA'AM. >> AND IN FACT THERE'S AN
EXAMPLE OF A SCULPTURE THAT YOU HAD DONE BECAUSE YOU WOULD LIKE
TO DO THAT ALONG WITH ART? >> YES, MA'AM, I WOULD LIKE TO
START MY OWN BUSINESS AS FAR AS WELDING STRUCTURE BECAUSE I LIKE
ART AND IT RELEASED A LOT OF STRESS OFF MY MIND, SO WHATEVER
COMES TO MIND, IT JUST COMES, SO...
>> I CAN IMAGINE ANY OF YOU CAN ANSWER THIS, BUT THIS KIND OF
PROGRAM PROVIDES STRUCTURE AND DISCIPLINE AND THAT'S SOMETHING
THAT YOU FEEL WAS MAYBE LACKING IN YOUR LIFE BEFORE?
>> WELL, I AIN'T NEVER HAD NO CURFEW OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT,
BUT I MEAN, LIKE IT CHANGED ME BECAUSE NOW I KNOW WHAT TIME TO
GET UP AND ESPECIALLY IN THE MORNING, THEY MAKE YOU CLEAN
YOUR ROOM, SO YOU KNOW AS WELL BECAUSE YOU WILL BE CLEANING
WHILE YOU'RE BASICALLY GOING THROUGH IT.
I THINK IT WAS A LOT OF EXPERIENCE BECAUSE IT'S HOME
TRAINING AND, YOU KNOW, DISCIPLINE, SO YOU LEARN A LOT
OF THINGS THAT I NEVER WOULD HAVE KNOWN.
NEVER WOULD HAVE KNOWN. >> WOW, GREAT.
AND YOU HAVE JUST RECENTLY FINISHED THE PROGRAM.
>> YES, MA'AM. >> SO BOTH OF YOU ARE NOW OUT IN
THE WORLD, YOU ARE EMPLOYED, WHICH CONGRATULATIONS, I THINK
THAT'S GREAT. >> THANK YOU.
>> AND YOU ARE POISED TO DO SO. AND KAREN, YOU WORK WITH FOLKS
WHO ARE MAKING THAT TRANSITION. >> YES.
>> WHICH IS VERY, VERY IMPORTANT AND CRITICAL IN ALL THIS.
>> YES, MA'AM, VERY MUCH SO, AND SO WITH HIM, WHEN HE GRADUATED
FROM THE PROGRAM, HE WAS ASSIGNED TO ME AS CAREER
TRANSITION SPECIALIST AND ONE OF THE THINGS I DID WAS LINE UP
INTERVIEWS WITH HIM FOR SECURITY COMPANIES AND SO WITH THAT, WHEN
THEY GRADUATE FROM THE PROGRAM, WE LOOK AT THE TRADES THEY'RE
IN, WE TALK TO THEM, PRESCREEN THEM AND FIND OUT WHAT THEY'RE
INTERESTED IN SO WE KNOW HOW TO GUIDE THE PROCESS, SO WITH HIM,
HE WANTED TO BECOME A SECURITY OFFICER AND HE NEEDED TO GET HIS
DCJS, WHICH IS A CERTIFICATION THAT ONE NEEDS IN ORDER TO
REALLY MAKE THEIR MARK IN THE SECURITY FIELD, SO WHILE HE WAS
OUT, RIGHT BEFORE HE GRADUATED FROM JOB CORPS, HE USED HIS TIME
WISELY AND WAS ABLE TO GET THAT CERTIFICATION AND SO AS I WAS
LINING UP INTERVIEWS WITH HIM, I LINED UP INTERVIEWS FOR HIM WITH
POTENTIAL EMPLOYERS, I COULD SAY YES, HE HAS BEEN TRAINED THROUGH
JOB CORPS IN THE SECURITY FIELD, PLUS HE HAS THE CERTIFICATION
THEY'RE LOOKING FOR, SO IT WAS A GOOD MATCH FOR EMPLOYERS.
NOW, WITH CHARMAINE, I UNDERSTAND HE'S INTERESTED IN
WELDING, SO WE'RE LOOKING AT HUNTINGTON INGALLS IN THE
SHIPYARD AND WE'RE TARGETING THAT, BUT BECAUSE HE HAS THAT
ART SIDE AND HE SHOWED ME THAT INCREDIBLE SCULPTURE, I'M ALSO
LOOKING AT WHAT OTHER EMPLOYERS ARE IN THE AREA THAT WILL ALLOW
HIM TO BRIDGE THE WELDING WITH THE ART AND THAT WAY, THEY WILL
GET THIS EMPLOYEE THAT CAN REALLY BE AN ASSET TO THEM AND
THEN HE WILL BE ABLE TO REALLY ENJOY WHAT IT IS THAT HE'S DOING
AND FURTHER HIS DESIRE TO OPEN UP HIS OWN BUSINESS.
>> GREAT. I KNOW YOU'RE EXCITED.
I KNOW THIS HAS GOT TO BE THE MOST EXCITING THING AND IT'S
REALLY GREAT TO HEAR THESE STORIES.
WE PUT UP ON THE SCREEN A NUMBER FOR YOU TO CALL.
GIVE THEM A CALL AND SOMEBODY WILL BE HAPPY TO TALK TO YOU
ABOUT WHEN TO COME DOWN TO YOUR HEADQUARTERS AND HOW TO GET
INVOLVED IN THE PROGRAM. SO I WISH WE HAD MORE TIME THAT
WE COULD EXPLORE THIS BECAUSE THESE ARE GREAT STORIES AND I'M
SO GLAD THAT YOU CAME ON AND BEST OF LUCK TO BOTH OF YOU, AND
TO BOTH OF YOU, BECAUSE YOU'RE MAKING DREAMS COME TRUE AND
SOMETIMES DREAMS THEY DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THEY HAD, AND IT MAKES
YOU DREAM NEW ONES. THANKS A LOT, BEST OF LUCK.
THANKS FOR JOINING US. >> THANK YOU FOR HAVING US.
>> THANK YOU. >>> WHEN WE RETURN, HOW ABOUT A
LITTLE CHARACTER-BUILDING AND A LOT OF FUN FOR THE YOUNGER
CROWD? IT'S TIME FOR SUMMER CAMP IN THE
CITY OF NORFOLK. WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK
WITH DETAILS.
\M\M [�BIRD COOING�]
>> BE FREE. >> NICE, DAD.
NICE, DAD. >> BE NICE, DAD.
>> YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE PERFECT TO BE A PERFECT PARENT.
THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF SIBLINGS IN FOSTER CARE WHO WILL TAKE YOU
JUST AS YOU ARE. >>> LOOKING FOR A LITTLE RELIEF
THIS SUMMER? NORFOLK'S DEPARTMENT OF PARKS,
RECREATION, AND OPEN SPACE MAY HAVE A SOLUTION THAT WILL MAKE
EVERYBODY HAPPY. ART THATCHER, SUPERINTENDENT OF
RECREATION AND YOUTH SERVICES, IS HERE TO FILL US IN ON SUMMER
CAMPS AND THE SUMMER FOOD PROGRAM AND THEY OFTEN GO HAND
IN HAND, BUT THIS YEAR THERE'S ACTUALLY A NEW COMPONENT AND IT
INVOLVES THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, SO REALLY GREAT INFORMATION SO WE
CAN GET STARTED WITH THE RECREATION, PARKS AND OPEN
SPACES AND THEY DO HAVE A CAMP PROGRAM AND THAT'S FOR CHILDREN
AS WELL AS TEENS, CORRECT? >> YES.
>> OKAY. AND THAT'S PRETTY EXTENSIVE AND
IS THAT�-- THAT'S THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER?
>> YES, WE OFFER A WIDE VARIETY OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG
PEOPLE. THE LARGEST BEING THE 5 TO
12-YEAR-OLD RANGE AND AS YOU MENTIONED, THIS YEAR FOR THE
FIRST TIME, WE'RE DOING A PROGRAM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
NORFOLK PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND NORFOLK PUBLIC SCHOOLS IS
OFFERING SUMMER SCHOOL. IT'S A FIVE-WEEK PROGRAM AT ALL
OF THEIR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND THEY WILL BE THERE�-- THEY'RE
BUSSING YOUNG PEOPLE FROM THEIR HOMESCHOOL TO 12 LOCATIONS
THROUGHOUT THE CITY. THE UNIQUE PIECE IS THAT IN
ADDITION TO THE EDUCATIONAL COMPONENT, THEY'RE DOING A HOT
BREAKFAST AND HOT LUNCH AND WE'RE DOING A TWO-HOUR
RECREATIONAL COMPONENT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SO THAT OPENS UP 12 SITES FOR HUNDREDS OF CHILDREN, YOU KNOW.
THERE'S SLOTS FOR 100 CHILDREN FROM EACH OF THE ELEMENTARY
SCHOOLS AVAILABLE IN THE PROGRAM AND THEN THAT'S ON TOP OF THE 18
CAMPS THAT WE TRADITIONALLY RUN EVERY SUMMER.
AND WE HAVE SIX CAMPS THAT ARE CAMP WAKE-UP SITES, WHICH IS�--
IT'S A PAID PROGRAM, IT'S $40 A WEEK, AND THE CAMP RUNS FROM
6:30 IN THE MORNING UNTIL 6:00 IN THE EVENING, SO IT'S REALLY
GEARED TOWARDS THOSE WORKING PARENTS WHO ARE LOOKING FOR AN
EXTENSION OF OUR AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM.
AND THEN WE HAVE AN ADDITIONAL 12 SITES WHICH ARE OUR GET OUT
AND PLAY SITES, WHICH RUN FROM 10:00 IN THE MORNING UNTIL 5:00
IN THE AFTERNOON. AND THEY'RE WHAT WE CALL A
COME-AND-GO PROGRAM, SO THE CHILDREN CAN COME, YOU KNOW, DO
THEIR RECREATION. THEY DON'T HAVE TO STAY THE
ENTIRE TIME. >> OKAY, VERY FLEXIBLE.
>> YES. WE ALSO OFFER BREAKFAST AND A
LUNCH AT THOSE SITES AS WELL. >> SO THE SUMMER FOOD PROGRAM IS
AN INTEGRAL PART OF THIS WHOLE THING FOR�-- PARTICULARLY WITH
THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. >> YES.
YOU KNOW, WE HAVE BEEN VERY FORTUNATE TO�-- THE PARKS AND
RECREATION HAS RUN THE NUTRITION PROGRAM THROUGH USDA FOR MANY
YEARS. AND WE'VE DONE IT IN PARTNERSHIP
WITH NORFOLK PUBLIC SCHOOLS. THEY HAVE BEEN OUR VENDOR WHO
HAS PREPARED AND SERVED THE MEALS FOR US.
THIS YEAR, SINCE THEY HAVE OPENED UP THEIR SUMMER SCHOOL
PROGRAM, THEY'RE ACTUALLY DOING THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE GRANT
AND SO IT'S ELIGIBLE TO ANY NORFOLK RESIDENT WHO IS 18 AND
UNDER, AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE ENROLLED IN SUMMER SCHOOL OR
ENROLLED IN OUR SUMMER CAMP PROGRAM TO VISIT ONE OF THE
SITES TO GET A MEAL. AND IT'S JUST VERY IMPORTANT
THAT�-- AND PART OF USDA'S PHILOSOPHY OF CONTINUING TO
PROVIDE MEALS FOR THEIR YOUNG PEOPLE DURING THE SUMMER BREAK
PROGRAM, AND SO WE SERVE THOUSANDS OF MEALS A DAY TO
YOUNG PEOPLE WITHIN THE CITY OF NORFOLK.
>> YOU SAID THE SCHOOL PROGRAM REALLY DOES OPEN THAT UP TOO,
THAT OPPORTUNITY, QUITE A BIT FROM YOURS.
>> AND THE OTHER THING THAT IT DOES IS IN SUMMERS PAST,
TYPICALLY WHAT WE HAVE DONE IS WE'VE SERVED BAG MEALS, SO THEY
HAVE BEEN COLD MEALS. BECAUSE THE SCHOOL IS INVOLVED
AND BECAUSE WE'RE DOING LOCATIONS AT THE SCHOOLS, NOW WE
HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY AT THOSE 12 SITES TO OFFER HOT BREAKFAST AND
A HOT LUNCH, WHICH REALLY IS MORE APPEALING TO A LOT OF THE
YOUNG PEOPLE AS OPPOSED TO A BAG LUNCH.
>> OH, SURE, AND I THINK IT PROBABLY MAKES YOU FEEL A LITTLE
BIT BETTER TOO WHEN YOU HAVE A HOT MEAL.
SOMETIMES YOU DON'T REALIZE IT UNTIL YOU HAVE IT, SO THAT'S A
TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF FOOD, BUT IT'S VERY, VERY IMPORTANT FOR
KIDS TO GROW UP AND BE HEALTHY AND FUNCTIONING WELL.
THAT'S A LOT OF KIDS AND A LOT OF TIME TOO, BUT THAT REALLY HAS
TO TAKE THE PRESSURE OFF OF SOME OF THE PARNTS WHO, AS YOU SAID,
ARE WORKING. >> AGAIN, WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY
TO OFFER CAMP TO THOSE PARENTS WHO DO WORK AND, YOU KNOW, AND
NEED THAT FULL DAY, AND THEN ALSO TO THOSE PARENTS WHO MAY
NOT NEED A FULL DAY BUT ARE STILL LOOKING FOR A COUPLE HOURS
HERE OR THERE OR, YOU KNOW, TO KIND OF GET OUT AND, YOU KNOW,
THEIR CHILDREN CAN COME TO CAMP. THEY CAN GO DO THEIR GROCERY
SHOPPING, YOU KNOW, CLEAN THE HOUSE, DO THOSE THINGS WITHOUT
THEIR CHILDREN BEING UNDERFOOT. >> GREAT.
>> AND THEN WE ALSO, AS YOU MENTIONED, TEENS, WE ALSO OFFER,
YOU KNOW, A TEEN CAMP THROUGH OUR VIVIAN C. MASON TEEN CENTER
AND IT'S RUN IN PARTNERSHIP WITH TEENS WITH A PURPOSE AND IT IS
FOR THAT 13 TO 18-YEAR-OLDS AND THEY'RE TWO-WEEK SESSIONS AND WE
RUN FOUR OF THEM THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER, SO ALL OF THE CAMPS, WE
DO REGISTRATIONS AND YOU CAN FIND OUT ALL THAT INFORMATION ON
OUR WEBSITE. >> OKAY.
>> AND THEN WE ALSO RUN A SUMMER PLUNGE PROGRAM, WHICH IS OUR
AQUATICS PROGRAM, WHICH AGAIN IS FREE, AND WE RUN IT AT OUR
OUTDOOR POOLS AND IN SOME OF OUR INDOORS POOLS AND IT'S JUST�--
IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TO�-- WE DO WATER SAFETY
INSTRUCTION WITH THEM ON A REGULAR BASIS.
WE DO DROWN-PROOFING WITH THOSE YOUNG PEOPLE, AND THEN HOW TO
ASSIST YOUR FRIEND IF YOU GET INTO THAT SITUATION, AND SO IT'S
ABOUT A THREE-HOUR PROGRAM, SO YOU GET ABOUT AN HOUR OF
INSTRUCTION AND THEN YOU GET TWO HOURS TO JUST REALLY ENJOY THE
POOL AND HAVE A GOOD TIME AND PLAY.
AND SO IT'S A WELL-ROUNDED, YOU KNOW, SUMMER OFFERING.
WE ALSO, THROUGH OUR THERAPEUTIC RECREATION CENTER, WE OFFER
SUMMER CAMP FOR YOUNG PEOPLE WHO HAVE SPECIAL NEEDS AND SO WE TRY
AND DO SOMETHING FOR EVERY CHILD IN THE CITY OF NORFOLK.
>> AND YOU'VE COVERED A LOT OF TERRITORY, AND THE NUMBER WE PUT
UP ON THE SCREEN IS 441-2400, I BELIEVE IS YOUR MAIN NUMBER.
>> YES. >> AND THE WEBSITE, WHICH IS
NORFOLK.GOV/RPOS WITHIN THE CITY, SO YOU WANT TO SIGNED LIKE
YOU'RE IN THE KNOW, YOU CALL IT RPOS AND A TERRIFIC VARIETY OF
THINGS AND I KNOW THAT KEEPS YOU BUSY ALL YEAR LONG EVEN THEE
WE'RE JUST TALKING ABOUT THE SUMMERTIME, BUT I KNOW A LOT OF
YOUR TIME IS SPENT GEARING UP FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR.
THANK YOU FOR FILLING US IN. THAT'S MORE THAN I EVER
DEMOCRATIC PARTY THE DEPARTMENT DID AND -- I EVER DREAMT THE
DEPARTMENT DID. AND WONDERFUL TO HEAR ABOUT THE
PROGRAM. >> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
>> THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. >>> STILL TO COME, MEALS FOR
OLDER ADULTS AND THEIR BEST FRIENDS DELIVERED RIGHT TO THEIR
FRONT DOOR. THIS IS A TALE OF TWO BEAUTIFUL
FRIENDSHIPS, SO STAY WITH US. \M\M
>> MOVEMENT. ALONG WITH WEIGHT LOSS, IT'S ONE
OF THE MANY WAYS TO FIGHT OSTEOARTHRITIS PAIN.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON MANAGING PAIN, GO TO FIGHT ARTHRITIS
PAIN.ORG. >>> ADULTS AGE 60-PLUS WHO ARE
RESTRICTED TO THEIR HOMES DUE TO ILLNESS OR DISABILITY CAN
BENEFIT FROM A HOT MEAL AND PERHAPS A LITTLE MORE, THANKS TO
A LONG-RUNNING PROGRAM OFFERED THROUGH SENIOR SERVICES OF
SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA. WELLNESS COORDINATOR SUE
STANLEY, WHO VISITS US PRACTICALLY EVERY MONTH NOW,
REGALES US WITH NEWS OF YET ANOTHER GREAT SERVICE.
LOTS OF GREAT SERVICES AVAILABLE THROUGH HERE AND THIS ONE, SHE
HAS TOLD ME ABOUT IN THE PAST AND I THOUGHT, WELL, THIS WOULD
BE�-- EVEN THOUGH PEOPLE HAVE BEEN RECEIVING THESE SERVICES
FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS, IT'S ALWAYS NEW TO SOMEBODY AND SO WE
WANT TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE KNOW THAT IT'S OUT THERE, HOW TO
APPLY FOR IT, AND THAT THERE ARE SOME OTHER ASPECTS OF THE
PROGRAM THAT MIGHT BE HELPFUL TO FOLKS WITH PETS.
SO THE HOME DELIVERED MEALS IS THE NAME OF THE PROGRAM
OFFICIALLY. >> OFFICIALLY, THE NAME IS HOME
DELIVERED MEALS AND THAT ENCOMPASSES A LOT OF DIFFERENT
TYPES OF FOOD. WE DELIVER FROZEN MEALS, WHAT WE
CALL SHELF STABLE MEALS AND ALSO LIQUID NUTRITION TO SENIORS WHO
HAVE A PRESCRIPTION BECAUSE THEY CAN'T EAT A REGULAR DIET, SO
DEPENDING UPON WHAT THEIR NEED IS, THEY WOULD CALL OUR OFFICE
AND THEY WOULD SPEAK TO SOMEONE IN OUR LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
AND THEY WOULD DETERMINE EXACTLY WHAT THE NUTRITIONAL NEEDS WERE,
WHETHER THEY QUALIFIED FOR THE PROGRAM, AND THEN THEY WOULD BE
SENT TO OUR WELLNESS DEPARTMENT IN ORDER TO BE PUT ON TO THE
PROGRAM. BUT IN ADDITION TO THAT, WHEN WE
HAVE NEW PEOPLE WHO QUALIFY, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE DO IN OUR
DEPARTMENT, THE WELLNESS DEPARTMENT, IS WE SURVEY THEM
AND ASK THEM WHETHER THEY HAVE PETS OR NOT.
AND IF THEY DO HAVE PETS, WE ASK THEM IF THEY NEED ANY HELP
FEEDING THEIR PETS, BECAUSE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT SENIORS WHO
ARE IN A HOME, THEY CANNOT GET OUT, THEY CAN'T BUY THEIR OWN
FOOD, THEY CAN'T PREPARE THEIR OWN FOOD, AND HERE THEY HAVE A
COMPANION ANIMAL AND WHAT ARE THEY FEEDING THE COMPANION
ANIMAL? WE DISCOVERED WHAT THEY'RE
FEEDING THE COMPANION ANIMAL IS THEIR OWN FOOD, SO WHAT WE HAVE
DONE IS PARTNERED WITH A LOCAL SPCA AND THEY ARE KIND ENOUGH TO
HAVE THEIR VOLUNTEERS DELIVER BULK PET FOOD TO US AND THEN
WHAT WE DO IS THE SENIORS WHO NEED THE HELP, WE DELIVER NOT
ONLY THEIR FOOD, BUT WE ALSO DELIVER THE FOOD FOR THEIR PETS.
AND IT'S A GREAT PROGRAM AND THEY ARE SO GRATEFUL TO BE ABLE
TO GET THE FOOD FOR THEIR PEDS. WE'VE HAD�-- PETS.
WE'VE HAD SENIORS WHO SAID TO US, I DIDN'T KNOW MY PET ATE PET
FOOD, I THOUGHT THEY ONLY ATE REGULAR FOOD, SO IT'S A TERRIFIC
PROGRAM AND ANYBODY WHO WORKS WITH SENIORS KNOWS THAT AS YOU
GET OLDER AND ESPECIALLY IF YOU'RE HOME BOUND, THAT MAY BE
YOUR ONLY FRIEND. >> YES, SO IT'S VERY IMPORTANT
THAT THEY MAINTAIN THEIR HEALTH TOO.
>> YES, IT'S VERY IMPORTANT. RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE ACTUALLY
DELIVERED PET FOOD FOR LOTS OF DIFFERENT KINDS OF PETS.
EVEN FISH, AT ONE TIME WE WERE DOING FISH.
THEY PASSED AWAY, SO WE DON'T DO THE FISH ANYMORE, BUT LOTS OF
DOGS, LOTS OF CATS. WE EVEN DELIVER SPECIAL DIETS
FOR SENIOR PETS AND FOR PUPPIES AND, YOU KNOW, SO THEY WILL TELL
US WHAT KIND OF PET THEY HAVE AND THEN WE WORK WITH THE SPCA
TO GET THE CORRECT PET FOOD. >> SO IT'S TARGETED TO CERTAIN
TYPES OF ANIMALS AND AGES AND NEEDS JUST LIKE FOR PEOPLE.
>> EXACTLY. >> WHO MIGHT NEED A PARTICULAR
DIET. AND I WAS NOT AWARE OF THE
DIFFERENCES IN WHAT IT IS THAT IS DELIVERED.
IT'S NOT BEEN�-- IT WAS RATHER VAGUE TO ME ABOUT WHAT THAT MEAL
MIGHT BE, BUT THAT CAN VARY. ARE THESE MEALS DELIVERED DAILY
OR HOW DOES THAT�-- THE PROGRAM WORK?
>> THEY ARE DELIVERED�-- USUALLY WHAT HAPPENS IS YOU WOULD
DELIVER SEVERAL MEALS AT ONE TIME TO COVER SEVERAL DAYS'
WORTH OF MEALS FOR THE SENIOR, AND WE'LL DELIVER MORE THAN ONCE
A WEEK DEPENDING UPON THE TYPE OF FOOD.
>> OKAY. >> IF WE ARE DELIVERING LIQUID
NUTRITION TO A SENIOR WHO HAS A PRESCRIPTION, THEY WILL GET ONE
MONTH'S WORTH OF THE LIQUID NUTRITION AT A TIME.
AND FOR SHELF-STABLE MEALS, WE HAVE SEVERAL DIFFERENT WAYS WE
DO THIS. IN FACT, WE'RE JUST GETTING
READY TO DO AN EMERGENCY SHELF-STABLE MEAL PACKING EVENT
WITH THE TARGET WAREHOUSE. THE TARGET VOLUNTEERS DO THIS
EVERY YEAR WITH US. THEY'RE WONDERFUL PEOPLE.
THEY BRING IN PEOPLE FROM THEIR STORES AND WE PACKAGE 12 MEALS
TO A BAG FOR BREAKFAST FOR EMERGENCY MEALS FOR THE
HURRICANE SEASON FOR SENIORS, BECAUSE OUR VEHICLES GO TO THEIR
HOMES TO DELIVER THE MEALS, BUT IF WE HAVE ANY KIND OF A WEATHER
EVENT THAT PREVENTS US FROM GOING TO THEIR HOMES, THEY NEED
TO HAVE SOME KIND OF FOOD THAT THEY CAN EAT THAT DOES NOT HAVE
TO BE REFRIGERATED, DOES NOT HAVE TO BE PREPARED IN A
MICROWAVE OR STOVE, ETCETERA, AND SO WE PACKAGE�-- WE'RE
PACKAGING THIS YEAR OVER 6,000, ALMOST 7,000 MEALS FOR SENIORS
FOR THE HURRICANE SEASON, SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WILL BE
DELIVERED TO THEM AND WITH INSTRUCTIONS THAT THEY ARE TO
KEEP THESE MEALS IN CASE SOMETHING HAPPENS AND OUR
VEHICLES CANNOT GET TO THEM TO DELIVER THEIR REGULAR WEEKLY
MEALS. >> WOW.
SO NOTHING LIKE BEING PREPARED FOR THE ONCOMING SEASON.
>> RIGHT. THERE'S�-- THESE SENIORS ARE
REALLY DEPENDENT UPON US. MANY TIMES THE PEOPLE WHO
DELIVER THE MEALS ARE THE ONLY PEOPLE THEY SEE, AND SO IT'S
REALLY IMPORTANT TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THEM WITH THE NUTRITION,
AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT PEOPLE WHO HAD JOBS JUST LIKE YOU AND I
HAVE JOBS AND LED A PRODUCTIVE LIFE AND THROUGH WHATEVER
CIRCUMSTANCES HAVE HAPPENED TO THEM, THEY'RE ALONE.
THEY MAY HAVE A DISABILITY, THEY'RE ILL, AND THEY CAN'T TAKE
CARE OF THEMSELVES. ONE OF THE GREAT THINGS ABOUT
THE PROGRAM IS IF WE HAVE A COUPLE WHO, FOR INSTANCE, MAYBE
THE WIFE OR HUSBAND QUALIFIES FOR THE PROGRAM BECAUSE OF THE
DISABILITY OR THE ILLNESS, THAT SPOUSE WILL ALSO GET MEALS FROM
US. THEY WILL AUTOMATICALLY QUALIFY
BECAUSE THEY LIVE TOGETHER AND THEY'RE UNABLE TO DO THIS
TOGETHER. >> GREAT.
THIS SERVICE IS AVAILABLE ACTUALLY THROUGHOUT THE REGION,
NORFOLK IS AMONGST THOSE LOCALITIES AND YOU CAN GIVE THEM
A CALL AT SENIOR SERVICES, 461-9481 OR GO ONLINE AND FIND
OUT ABOUT HOME DELIVERED MEALS AND HOW TO APPLY AND WHETHER YOU
MIGHT BE ELIGIBLE. GIVE THEM A CALL OR CHECK THEM
OUT ONLINE OR IF YOU KNOW SOMEBODY WHO MIGHT BE ABLE TO
BENEFIT FROM THIS AND HAS A COMPANION THAT HAPPENS TO BE A
DOG OR CAT, THIS MIGHT BE ALSO HELPFUL, BUT IT REALLY DOES
COVER A LOT OF TERRITORY AND IS HELPFUL TO SO MANY.
THANK YOU, SUE, FOR SHARING ANOTHER WONDERFUL PROGRAM.
>> HAPPY TO DO IT. >> AND THANKS FOR JOINING US.
WE'LL SEE YOU AGAIN NEXT TIME. BYE.
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