Work with men who struggle with homelessness to provide them basic Human Service and the to support their growth toward stability, productivity, and meaning in life. Lotomeless people are not a different than everyone else. Intojust have fallen circumstances that eventually got out of their control. Withactually got involved. Ome people homelessly, i became because i got incarcerated. I did my time, and they released me straight onto the street. They gave me no assistance. And excon, just trying to get my life together. , ifor about 12, 13 months stayed in a homeless shelter in washington, d. C. I never thought i would be homeless. But most people right now in the Country Living paycheck to paycheck. I was. The root causes of homelessness are Mental Health, and that is the biggest one, but you also have troubles around addiction. Third is unemployment. Some of these guys truly are unemployed. Fourth is incarceration. Is dissolution of family. Mental illness is huge here. About 60 of gu
Jerrod clark is a student at royal oaks high school. His documentary on pharmaceutical price gouging is itled enough is enough. Take a look. You dont have to talk to somebody very long to figure out that they have to have this. Its not optional. An allergic reaction could lead to anything from a hospital stay up to death. Roughly four people a day will die if they do not get the proper dosage of epinephrine. Guys, a lota lot of of people with spouses or children. You have a drug that has been on the market are 100 years, cost roughly a dollar, but the price of this has gone from roughly 99 for one to more than 600 for two in a very short amount of time. Do you ever feel guilty making such a large sum of money . I have to sit there and take a prescription to a mother whose child is suffering from anaphylactic shock and watch her have to call family members in order to get the money to pay for this medication. For people a day will die. And watch her cry. 600. To you ever feel guilty tha
Students to produce documentaries telling us what is the most urgent issue for the new president and congress to address in 2017. Students competed for the chance to win one of 150 prizes totaling 100,000 in prize money. We received almost 3,000 entries from 46 states, plus the district of columbia, england, germany, singapore, and taiwan. Now were happy to announce our first place winners. In the middle school category, the first Prize Winners are 8th graders molly doherty, camden lewis and tony decker for their documentary, u. S. Gun violence, a complicated puzzle. The first place winner is 11th grader Matthew Gannon from washington d. C. For his documentary titled invisible which deals with homelessness. Matthew also won this years fan favorite contest and will receive an additional 500. In the High School Central category, our winner is 12th grader jared clark from Royal Oak High School in royal oak, michigan for his piece, enough is enough, dealing with pharmaceutical pricing. Our
Students to produce documentaries telling us what is the most urgent issue for the new president and congress to address in 2017. Students competed for the chance to win one of 150 prizes totaling 100,000 in prize money. We received almost 3,000 entries from 46 states, plus the district of columbia, england, germany, singapore, and taiwan. Now were happy to announce our first place winners. In the middle school category, the first Prize Winners are 8th graders molly doherty, camden lewis and tony decker for their documentary, u. S. Gun violence, a complicated puzzle. The first place winner is 11th grader Matthew Gannon from washington d. C. For his documentary titled invisible which deals with homelessness. Matthew also won this years fan favorite contest and will receive an additional 500. In the High School Central category, our winner is 12th grader jared clark from Royal Oak High School in royal oak, michigan for his piece, enough is enough, dealing with pharmaceutical pricing. Our
Focused on the future and how we can Work Together to create a better, brighter healthier one for the Healthcare System rather than on rehashing the mistakes we made long ago. As we begin to move forward, we must not lose sight of where we started. Years ago, next month in this very room, the Committee Heard testimony from a veteran named barry coates who spoke about waiting almost a year for care at the department of Veterans Affairs facility of south carolina. He was finally seen long after he should have been. He was diagnosed for colon cancer that had spread to his liver and to his lungs. He passed away in january last year. It was garys story and accompanying allegations that 40 veteran patients had died while waiting to receive care for the Va Medical Center in phoenix arizona that kicked off a nationwide access and accountability scandal the likes of which the da had never seen. It also led directly to the creation of the Choice Program and to the allocation of billions more tax