The board of directors of Aspen Journalism and I have been reflecting for days now on the recent passing of George Stranahan. Many of us worked with George for years, even decades, on various projects…
I’m a bit of a rookie on Google Meet.
Kathleen Kingsbury: Thank you so much for being with us. We only have a limited time together, so if you don’t mind, I’m just going to jump right in. My first question will give you a chance to tell us a little bit more about yourself, which is, why do you want this job? Why would you be better than anyone else in the field of candidates?
Well, thank you all for having me today, and it’s a real pleasure to be with you even in this format. I wish we were meeting at The New York Times. Look, I fundamentally believe that this city is in a moment of reckoning and that this is the most important mayoral election of our lifetimes. Our city can either slide backward or rebound from this crisis and tragedy. And like every disaster, this one has not affected all of us the same.
However, the organization also faced its own issues as the organization closed its Killeen family store last May, citing the inability to operate due to the ongoing pandemic at the time. The store, Lt. Aaron Millin said at the time, provided additional funding to community programs but was forced to close as it no longer helped the organization.
The organization also surpassed its normal workloads while helping the community with food assistance as early as April of last year.
With increased demand fueled by the pandemic and a decrease in regular donations, the Salvation Army even began its iconic Red Kettle Campaign earlier in 2020 to try and close the gap in donations they were receiving. The organization went on with its annual Christmastime campaign to continue supporting families and residents impacted by COVID-19.
Jennifer Rossi
Special to The Citizen
Fifty-six years ago, the founders of Community Action Programs Cayuga/Seneca set out to illuminate the realities of income inequality and redefine the outdated, hurtful images personified on television that were too often counterproductive in creating meaningful policy solutions to challenge poverty. Community Action was a revolutionary approach for neighborhoods across the United States to implement specialized programming based on local need, not a one-size-fits-all approach ground in perceptions and myths.
Just as important now as it was back then, there is still an urgent need to reframe the conversation on poverty, to really understand the struggles of others and for us to share our own struggles openly to effectively offer solutions toward positive change. CAPâs services are thoughtfully developed and coordinated, enhanced and offered to address the root causes of poverty and to ultimately move individuals and families,
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“It shouldn’t be this hard to live. This is going on too long,” said Amy Jackson.
Jackson and her 9-year-old daughter Nyla have been staying with friends since October. As a single mother who couldn’t afford childcare during the pandemic, she had no other choice but to stop working.
“I was working at Pizza Hut and then COVID hit. They closed schools and I lost my job,” said Jackson.
Never did she think five months later, she’d still be struggling.
“I’m emotionally drained. I’m at my wits’ end. I don’t know what else to do,” said Jackson.