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>> Good evening, I'm Richard
Ruelas, in tonight for Jose
Cardenas.
>>> Learn about a program that
is helping students stay in
school, teach them how to get a
job, and how to enroll in
college.
>>> And a Superfruit with health
benefits makes its way into
Arizona.
>>> Those stories coming up next
on "Horizonte."
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Jobs for Arizona's graduates,
known as JAG, helps young people
stay in school and get the
personal leadership, academics,
and vocational skills they need
to be successful after
graduation.
We will talk to the president of
JAG in a moment, but first let's
listen to what some students
have to say about the
organization.
>> JAG means everything to me.
Just the past year it's given me
so many opportunities and taught
me so many skills.
Without JAG I don't know where I
would be today.
>> I'm graduating this year, JAG
helped me a lot during the year.
It helped me find a job, helped
me find out what I wanted to do
with my life.
>> I'm a sophomore, and I like
JAG because it's very
inspirational, and it's actually
raised my GPA from a 2.6 to a
3.7 within the past year.
>> Being positive influence for
students, introducing them to
things they never thought of
before, showing them how to
communicate, giving them
opportunities they may not have
realized were available to them.
And JAG helped me by allowing me
to abpositive influence to
students, and kind of achieve my
dreams, growing up I didn't have
a lot of teachers that were
there and truly cared outside of
the classroom, and my dream was
always to be that person for
students, and JAG's allowed me
to fulfill that.
>> Instead of thinking of
journeys don't stop believing as
the last scene of the sopranos
we can think about it with JAG.
Joining me to talk more about
this organization is Graciela
Garcia Candia, president of jobs
for Arizona's graduates.
Thanks for joining us.
>> Thank you for having me.
>> How long has this program
been around?
>> We've been in the state of
Arizona for over 33 years.
We've served over 33,000 young
people since our inception, and
we're currently serving 1300
young people in 28 schools.
>> 33 years.
How big was it when it started,
what was the original concept
when it started?
>> The original concept started
in 1980.
It was a school-to-career
transition program.
It was statewide, and it was in
partnership with school
districts, helping identify
young people who we wanted to
graduate and make sure that they
were not going to be unemployed
or underemployed after
graduation.
Since then, we have moved to
looking at different ways to
help the young people not only
through employment, but also
connecting them to
post-secondary opportunities.
We've found out these young
people strive for that, and
that's --
They believe they can do it now.
>> Back in 1980, was it just one
school, a community --
>> it was statewide.
>> Right away?
>> It was statewide, right away.
We're part of a national
organization called jobs for
America's graduates.
It started in 1979 in the state
of Delaware as an answer to
governor DuPont, who wanted to
find a program that was going to
answer the unemployment
underemployment of his youth
exiting high schools.
So the pilot went through a
year, and Carolyn warner, state
superintendent at the time, was
part of the debrief of the
program and decided this was a
program for Arizona.
So we were --
It was a statewide program in
>> I believe it was last week or
the week before, NBC news had
education nation, it was a
student panel at the herberger
theater, and student after
student kept mentioning this
program, and that's what got our
producers to think, wow, this is
something to discuss.
I don't know how many people who
haven't been affected by the
program or have used the program
know about it.
>> At some point we thought it
was the best-kept secret in
Arizona, and it wasn't by
design, it was just --
It just happened.
But now that our young people
are out there in the community
and they're giving back, they
talk about JAG, they come to our
career development conference,
they come back to our classroom
and they talk about their
success.
So they're out there.
You'll be surprised some of our
alumni who they are and what
they're doing now.
So we're very excited for them,
and we thank the school
partnerships, because they
allowed us to go into the
schools and provide the
services.
>> How do you pick what schools,
or what schools do you look for?
>> The school districts identify
themselves.
They let us know --
If our program meets their goal
F we're going to align to a need
they have.
If they have some --
A dropout issue, if they want
their students to be a little
bit more prepared when they go
into the work force, not that
they don't have programs like
that, but JAG really emphasizes
and focuses on the young people
that have not really looked into
further education.
Maybe not even graduated from
high school.
It's just not been in their
plan.
Because of a lot of personal
barriers, academic barriers that
they have to their success.
>> So the schools come to you,
they self-identify.
>> They self-identify, and
because they've heard of our
program, will call us and say,
how can we provide this program
in our school?
>> And you look for a certain
type of student, right?
>> We're looking for students
who are the --
The ones who have not typically
joined other clubs or
activities.
These are the underrepresented
students, these are the
struggling students, the
students that like I said,
really hadn't thought about even
graduating from high school
because they just had so many
barriers to their success.
>> How do you engage a student
that isn't engaged?
Do you go find them?
>> That's the magic.
There is an advisory committee
that's formed at their campuses,
and it's those advisory
committees are the ones that
help us identify the students
that most need ask want the
services that JAG provides.
They have to be willing
participants.
They have to say, yes, I want to
be part of this.
And their parents and the
students find a commitment form
that says they're going to
enroll in the program and a year
after graduation they're still
going to receive services,
because we do a full year of
follow-up proactive services to
make sure they're enrolled in
school, or they're employed in
meaningful jobs.
>> You must have some students
then who come to you in --
Do this program or else
situation?
They've come through teachers or
counselors who were letting them
know you're in trouble, there's
some things that need to get
fixed.
>> You would be surprised,
because once they get in there,
they start connecting with that
teacher, they really develop a
trust, they become a family.
And the students participate in
a student-led organization
that's cocurricular, so it's
part of their daily classroom.
Through the career association,
they're able to then participate
in coming to service projects,
they're giving back to the
community, they start trusting
each other, they start learning
how to be a team, they learn
about different opportunities to
help their own schools.
And even sometimes their own
communities.
So that's what really engages
the students, and that's what
keeps them coming to school.
So now all the teachers have
their opportunities to teach our
students.
>> Career association, you have
them start thinking about what
they want to do for a living?
>> Absolutely.
Absolutely.
Part of the curriculum is they
do an intensive career research
to make sure that they know what
they're passionate about, what
they're good at, what they want
to do, what do they want to
contribute into their community?
We often ask them, what is your
passion, what is going to get
you excited?
Where do you want to start?
What do you want to be a part
of?
And that's how we get them to
focus on what career path they
want to investigate or research.
And it's done through their
class.
So they bring in guest speakers,
they go on field trips, and it's
all done in the classroom.
Along with the rest of their 39
classmates.
>> So maybe it's not even that
they have to pick the career
they'll do, but they pick a
career, they pick a goal.
>> They pick a goal and they go
out and do a job observation
day, or they do a summer
internship program, and that
gets them to the idea of oh, my
goodness, this is what I want to
do, or, no, this is not what I
had in mind.
A couple years ago we had a
student who wanted to be a
medical doctor.
And so she was able to --
We found her a job in the
medical field, and after the
summer she completed the
program, and completed her job,
she came back the next year and
said, you know, this is not for
me.
I do not want to be in the
medical field.
So she's now at the U of A,
ready to graduate, and she's
going to be a lawyer.
It just goes to show you they
have to do the research to make
sure this is the right career
path.
We tell them throughout their
life they're going to change
their career and that's OK.
>> And she's at the U of A,
which is well overlooked being
on the campus of Arizona state.
You have allowed them to make
some mistakes.
>> Absolutely, because I myself
am a wild cat.
>> Well.
Well, let's overlook that for
the next few minutes.
How do you guys get funding?
How does this program --
>> we have funding --
48% of our budget comes through
corporate support.
The community --
It's a --
JAG is a true demonstration of
bringing leaders from the
community and business education
and government together to solve
the growing issues of our youth.
And they know that funding is
important, so corporate
sponsorship is extremely
important for us.
We are valley of the sun united
way, valley partnered for many,
many years, and we receive some
funding from the governor's
program for college AHCCCS
college grant to provide
additional transition programs
for college --
For the college.
>> And then do you need --
I'm just looking, there's
probably people in the community
who might want to help.
Do you look for advisories, do
you need people to come in and
speak at schools?
What kind of things --
>> absolutely.
If they go on to our website
they can see the multitude of
opportunities to volunteer and
participate.
Come in to the classroom and
talk about their story.
Talking about how they went to
school, talking about what it
was like when they were choosing
their career.
All of those are important
opportunities for our students
to hear from volunteers.
If they want to make a donation,
absolutely, we will accept it.
But it's important they meet our
students, that they visit with
them and talk to them, and give
them --
Continue to inspire them and
give them hope, because that's
what our students need.
They need to be engaged in the
community, and they need to show
that they are going to be
successful community
contributing community members.
>> Let's hear those numbers
again.
How many students are being
helped now and how many have
been helped through the life of
the program?
>> Currently, 1300 students in
28 schools.
And through the entire process
over 33,000 young people.
>> I imagine you might see
especially from those --
From the '80s and '90s a
ripple effect where you see
brothers and sisters, or --
>> we do.
And surprisingly, we would love
for those students to have said
to their brothers and sisters,
this is the process.
Here is what I did, so you don't
become one of those struggling
students, but this becomes a
family and what they tell us is,
we want them to go through the
program.
Because there's so many
opportunities that come with
being part of our program, that
they want their brothers and
sisters and their cousins to
participate and experience that
wonderful opportunity that they
had.
So it's a blessing.
>> Yeah.
Jobs for Arizona's graduates.
Thanks for coming to share this
quiet success story with our
viewers.
Thank you so much.
>> Thank you for the
opportunity.
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>>> Arizona is the first state
to welcome America's newest
Superfruit, the ancient incan
pichuberry.
Joining me to talk about this
fruit is Manuel Villacorta,
registered die transition and
nutrition expert and
spokesperson for the pichuberry
company located in Phoenix.
Thanks for coming to join us.
Thanks for bringing some
pichuberries.
>> Thank you for having me.
>> Let's start with what this
fruit is, and where it was first
discovered and --
>> sure.
The fruit comes from the andes
of Peru, and it's been with us
for hundreds of years.
The Incas used to eat these as
energy, you know, source.
And it is --
What we know now is the main --
Amazing health benefits that the
berry can provide.
>> You import from Peru
yourself.
>> I am actually from Peru, and
I just traveled to Peru and
talked to the locals, and saw
how it was growing in the Andes,
it's fascinating.
It grows in the wild and walk
around, pick the food and eat it
as they go.
>> Was part of Peru's diet when
you were growing up?
>> We ate some, it's one of
those secrets even for South
America as well.
It's just been discovered, and
that's why we're promoting it
now, because of the health
benefits they provide.
>> You're here on behalf of
Phoenix company that is
marketing this.
How did Phoenix company find out
about this and get on board?
>> Yeah.
The general manager of the
pichuberry company actually did
his thesis on the berry when he
was at the University of
Arizona, and made it a reality
here.
>> So what are the benefits
that --
I guess probably were not even
know by people in Peru.
>> We know, they've been doing
tons of research on the berry,
and one of the unique properties
is the anti-inflammatory, and
that comes from the chemical
present in the berry.
And you know, there's --
There are many vital chemicals
from other berries and this is a
particular chemical, the
pichuberry has.
And they're known to be
anti-inflammatory, and research
where they show cancer tumor
growth completely --
They stop the growth completely.
>> When you say stuff like stops
cancer, stops tumors grow, that
sounds incredible and also
sounds like something that needs
to really be researched.
>> Exactly.
And it has been --
University of Arizona, there's
research that we're actually in
the process right now that are
looking into that to claim that.
So far the research we have now
is very promising on the
anticancer effects.
>> OK.
So it's not something --
The FDA hasn't signed off on it.
>> No.
No.
No.
>> OK.
So can it be --
I don't know what the legal
stuff is.
Can you claim it being
anticancer without --
>> because of the chemicals,
yes.
They have proven to be
anticancer.
>> And they are naturally
occurring.
Are they in other foods or is it
a certain concentration that's
in this fruit?
>> There are some other foods
like broccoli that have these
sort of anticancer effects as
well.
And so the group of the --
The name of the fruit that has
been studied.
>> Outside of anti-inflammatory
or the claim of stopping tumors,
are there benefits just that we
get from other fruits that are
enhanced here?
>> The fruit also has little
seeds inside, the seeds have
little fat, and the fat has
STANYLS, which have been proven
to lower LDL cholesterol.
So the fruit also carries that,
which becomes heart healthy.
The glycemic index of the fruit
is 25, which is a low glycemic
index, and there are some now
that show us that lowers glucose
levels.
So it is a diabetic friendly
fruit.
A fruit that also can be helpful
for weight management.
>> It's --
It gets you a little sweet
without being something that --
>> without spiking --
Exactly, yes.
>> How can it be enjoyed?
What are your recommendations as
far as using it, eating it?
Raw?
>> That's another wonderful
thing about this fruit.
It's versatile.
It's tart and sweet and it can
be used in many different ways.
You can use it as is like any
other berry, but I have made
pichuberry bread and muffins,
frozen yogurt, you name it.
It goes from baking, to salad,
pichuberry sauces, it's quite
nice.
>> We heard you brought a
muffin, some of the crew won't
let you leave without trying
one.
>> Yes.
>> The company that is selling
them, how are they getting it to
market?
Are they going to be in the raw
form N. a concentrate?
>> So we're starting with the
actual fruit.
We have already pichuberry
infusion juice.
This juice mostly is made of
pichuberry, the main ingredient,
and you can find it at whole
foods and farmers' markets in
Arizona.
And then we're going into fruit
and puree, etc. right now it's
going to be sold in this form.
>> Fruit and juice.
Pichuberry.
>> And can the juice be used in
some of the recipes you talked
about?
>> Yes.
I have made popsicles out of the
juice, I have made shakes with
the pichuberry and other berries
as well, it's quite delicious.
And also the juices look like
cinnamon, the main ingredient in
the juice is pichuberries, and
something else the juice has,
the pichuberry has is protein as
well.
And talk about also the amount
of vitamins we have to talk
about the nutritional value as
well.
Three ounces of the fruit which
is only a half cup of the fruit,
it has --
You can get 39% of your vitamin
D, and a good source of vitamin
A, E, and C, also iron.
So it's great for children,
growing children because you're
now talking about iron and
vitamin C and fighting anemia,
so it's one of those
Superfruits.
>> I think every so often we
hear pomegranate were big a few
years ago, and we hear --
What is it about these certain
fruits that maybe haven't gained
favor before and what makes
them --
What makes us discover these
foods?
>> The power --
The health benefits I think is
what will be the best --
The taste.
The taste is quite delicious.
And we have given it to
children, and they love it.
They love --
It's fabulous for children, and
they have done market research,
and 95% of the people that try
the berry actually like the
berry.
>> I guess that's --
One of the --
Being a dietician I'm sure you
hear people wanting that magic
pill.
I want to be healthy, so is
there a banana diet A.
pomegranate diet, a pichuberry
diet.
How would you incorporate these
into a healthy lifestyle?
Because these aren't a magic
bullet.
>> No, and we're not saying that
either, because I would say
there's not one fruit or
chemical that will save you.
It's your entire balanced diet,
and this could be incorporated
as a fruit option in your diet.
Among other berries as well.
Because, you know, you get the
entire picture of health
benefits.
>> If I have these with nachos
and beer you're saying --
>> it may buffer the problem,
yeah.
[laughter]
>> I guess there's --
We were talking before the show,
there was a "New York Times"
article that ran Sunday that
talked about Latino immigrants,
the second generation, their
children actually live shorter
lives.
What is it about the American
diet do you think that is causes
us not to eat so much fruit?
>> I can tell you my own
experience, when I moved to the
United States I gained 30
pounds, and you know I think
it's because I stopped doing
what I was doing growing up,
eating home-cooked meals,
sitting down around the family
and eating whole foods, so I
started eating fast foods,
packaged foods, not really
eating from home, depending a
lot of restaurant foods.
So normally fruit and vegetables
go off the window when you're
eating out.
So by learning to cook and
eating more at home, I'm
incorporating more fruits and
vegetables.
The accept consumption goes
down, the fat consumption goes
down, all of a sudden I lost the
30 pounds over two years, and I
have gained it back because now
I'm in charge of what I'm
eating, so I have not gained it
back.
>> Is diet more important than
exercise?
>> I always say your diet is
80%, your exercise is 20%.
They go hand in hand, though.
Nutrition is key.
A lot of times people spend a
lot of time exercising, not
paying attention to what they're
eating, and you may be fit, but
you're not getting the nutrients
you need for health.
>> Culturally is there something
about the dinner table that
helps us control our watch what
we eat?
Is there something about eating
together, or pausing to eat --
>> well, you take time to eat,
you have conversation, you are
actually experiencing the
mealtime, there's no stress in
eating, standing up and eating.
So there's studies now that
shows if you sit down and eat
you can assimilate the nutrients
better you digest better, your
brain knows you're eaten so
you're not hungry again in an
hour.
So there's a whole mindfulness
of eating is key.
>> And I guess you think about
your food, you take some time to
look at, SAVOR --
>> and talk about mindfulness of
eating, when you're taking time
to eat it, and then you taste it
and you SAVOR it, it's great.
>> You get the idea that fruits,
something is what we're supposed
to eat, not --
This is packaged naturally,
not --
>> packaged naturally.
A gift of nature.
>> I guess if we get kids eating
this or get more adults
eating --
There's the close-up.
It might get us to just eat more
fruit in general because they're
kind of all Superfruits in a
way.
>> They're sitting there,
they're available to grab and
eat, you don't have to cut it,
you don't have to do anything.
It's a great snack.
>> Instead of the fruit roll-up
you have a bowl of apples or
berries, or pichuberry.
>> There you have it.
>> I think you'll be promoting
these more often, thanks for
joining us.
>> Thank you.
>> That's our show.
Thanks for all of us.
I'm going to have some fruit.
Good night.
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