proper training ground for me. i state this quote all the time from archbishop desmond tutu, we spend a lifetime pulling people out the river, no one goes upstream and prevent them from falling in in the first place. i saw those who fell in the river downstream on patrol. i saw children living in nyc ha developments, sleeping on crates. you don t educate, you will incarcerate. i saw failing healthcare systems when i responded to hospitals and realize we have a sick care system and not a healthcare system in our city. and country. so the preparation of what i witnessed downstream is now preparing me to take my city upstream. cities are made up of agencies. and if those agencies are siloed and creating a crisis, no matter how much we pay in taxes, we re going to continue to get an