.
. >>
. >> LIKE
. >> LIKE I 4@MENTIONED WE 4@WANT
SPEND THE NEXT 25 MINUTES OR SO
TALKING ABOUT SOLUTIONS.
JOINING ME 4@RIGHT NOW4@ KIM FO
PRESENT CEO OF MARTHA'S TABLE A
WELL-KNOWN NONPROFIT4@ THAT
SUPPORTS CHILDREN AND FAMILY
WITH EDUCATION, HEALTH AND
FAMILY SERVICES.
FAMILY SERVICES. MARK4@ WARD A REPRESENTATIVE AN
VICE PRESIDENT OF THE STATE
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
I WANT TO START WITH YOU
4@
I WANT TO START WITH YOU BECAUSE YOU ARE FROM
CHONDROCYTES HAVE FAR AS
CHONDROCYTES.
CHONDROCYTES. >> NOT THAT FAR ABOUT A MILE.
>> WHAT YOU MAKE OF THE DATA
THAT SHOWS COMING FROM THE
NEIGHBORHOOD YOU COME FROM YOUR
LIFE EXPECTANCY IS4@N'T NEARLY
WHAT IT WOULD BE IF YOU 4@ARE B@
AND RAISED IN SOME OF THESE
AFFLUENT NEIGHBORHOODS SPENT
CLASSIC TALE OF TWO CITIES WERE
TALKING ABOUT IS THE BYPRODUCT
OF THE DISPARITY IN4@ EDUCATION
ACCESS AND ACCESS TO QUALITY
HEALTHCARE AND ACCESS TO
HEALTHY FOOD AND VEGETABLES IN
THE DISPARITY IN TERMS OF CRIME
HEALTHY FOOD AND VEGETABLES IN THE DISPARITY IN TERMS OF CRIME@
AND PUBLIC SAFETY CONCERNS THE
STRESSES THAT POVERTY AND
LIVING IN COMMUNITIES THAT FEEL
UNSAFE OR THERE ARE UNSAFE DUE
TO THE BODY WE ARE TALKING
ABOUT ALL THOSE THINGS THAT
CONTRIBUTE TO I THINK4@
DETRIMENTAL HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR
BLACK AND BROWN FOLKS IN THE
CITY.
CITY.
CITY. >>
CITY. >> A LOT OF PEOPLE IF YOU
LISTEN TO THIS REPORT THESE
AREAS YOU MI4@GHT GIVE UP IF YO
HAVEN'T ALREADY.
HAVEN'T ALREADY. WHY AM I SITTING HERE TALKING
TO YOU WHERE YOU GRADUATE OF GW
UNIVERSITY WIRING ON THE STATE
BOARD OF EDUCATION ARE THE
EXCEPTION OF THE ROLE?
>> I THINK WE CAN BE THE RULE.
I THINK WHAT WE HAVE TO DO ONE
IS ADVOCATE MORE SERIOUSLY FOR
THOSE THINGS THAT COMMUNITIES
NEED.
NEED.
NEED. WE
NEED. WE NEED MORE THAN ONE GROCERY
STORE.
STORE.
STORE. WE
STORE. WE NEED AN OBSTETRICS UNIT AT A
HOSPITAL AT A 4@WELL-RUN, WELL
RESOURCED HOSPITAL IN OUR
COMMUNITY.
COMMUNITY. WE NEED QUALITY SCHOOLS THAT
PROVIDE THE RESOURCES THAT BOTH
STUDENTS AND FAMILIES NEED TO
BE SUCCESSFUL LONG-TERM.
WE'VE GOT TO TAKE BETTER CARE
OF OUR SENIORS WHO WANT TO AGE
IN PLACE AND WANT TO MAK4@E THE
BEST OF THEIR LATER YEARS AND
LIVE LONGER.
LIVE LONGER. WE'VE GOT TO DO ALL OF THOSE
THINGS.
THINGS.
THINGS. THERE IS NO -- WE HAVE TO
ADVOCATE MORE CAREFULLY FOR
THOSE THINGS AND TAKE OWNERSHIP
OF SOME OF THESE THINGS AS WELL
.
.
. >>
. >> CHANGE THE 4@RULES.
>> ABSOLUTELY A LOT OF
COMMUNITIES PRODUCE PEOPLE LIKE
YOU. THEY PRODUCE PEOPLE LIKE
ME.
ME.
ME. IT'S
ME. IT'S ALL YEARS.
YOU SEE THIS YOU ARE ON THE
FRONT LINES WHAT YOU MAKE OF
THIS REPORT?
THIS REPORT? >> OBVIOUSLY IT IS NOT
SURPRISING 4@BUT INCREDIBLY
DISTURBING TO KNOW THAT IF YOU
ARE MORE AT SEVEN AND A THAT
YOU HAVE A LIFE EXPECTANCY OF
20 YEARS LESS THAN SOMEONE IN
WARD THREE WHICH IS A 15 MINUTE
DRIVE AN WE ARE NOT TALKING
ABOUT A MASSIVE STATE WHERE
THERE IS ALL KINDS OF4@ DIFFERE
THINGS IN DIFFERENT PARTS THIS
IS NOT CALIFORNIA THIS IS D.C.
AND THE FACT THAT WE HAVE SO
MANY DISPARITIES AS YOU TALK
ABOUT THE TALE OF TWO CITIES
MAKES ABSOLUTELY NO SENSE.
THAT'S WHY WE HAVE ACTUALLY
MOVED 4@MARTHA'S TABLE INTO A
PLACE, NEIGHBORHOOD MATTERS
STRATEGY GOING DEEP INTO THE
COMMUNITY.
COMMUNITY. OUR NEW HEADQUARTERS IS IN
SOUTHEAST 2375 ELDON GROVE COME
VISIT US.
VISIT US.
VISIT US. BUT WE HAVE TO FIND A VERY
CLEAR NEIGHBORHOOD. SIX SINCE
HIS TRANCE NEIGHBORHOOD, 18,000
PEOPLE. WE ARE GOING TO DO
EVERYTHING IN OUR POWER TO MAKE
SURE THAT THOSE YOUNG PEOPLE
AND THOSE PARENTS HAVE EVERY 4@
OPPORTUNITY FROM HEALTH4@
PERSPECTIVE, INCOME PERSPECTIVE
THAT EVERYONE ELSE IN THE
DISTRICT HAS SPENT A COUPLE
TH4@INGS OUT THERE PEOPLE
WATCHING THIS MIGHT BE ALARMED
BY SOME OF THE THINGS THEY ARE
SEEING.
SEEING.
SEEING. STOP JUDGING IS THE FIRST THING
STOP BLAMING VICTIMS AND STOP
BLAMING THE PARENTS AND
CHILDREN FOR WHAT THEY 4@COULD
HAVE DONE AND ASK YOURSELF HOW
DID YOU GET WHERE YOU ARE WHAT
HELP DID YOU GET4@. ALL KIND OF
HELP THE HAPPENS AND AVAILABLE
IN THESE COMMUNITIES IN MY
RIGHT OR WRONG?
>> ABSOLUTELY RIGHT I THINK
THERE IS A LOT OF THINGS THAT
ARE STIGMATIZED THAT WE HAVE TO
HELP DESTIGMATIZE.
HELP DESTIGMATIZE. >> ABSOLUTELY I THINK IT'S ABOU@
BASIC ACCESS.
BASIC ACCESS. EVERYONE WANTS BASIC ACCIDENT
ACCESS. 4@
ACCESS. 4@ THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WHO LIVE
IN 4@OUR CITIES WHO WALK 5
MINUTES TO A LOCAL GROCERY 4@
STORE DRIVE 10 MINUTES SPENT
TALK QUICKLY ABOUT THE PEOPLE 4@
LIVING THERE LOOKING FOR HELP,
SOLUTIONS.
SOLUTIONS. IF YOU LOOK AT THE DATA WE
DON'T HAVE A LOT OF TIME HERE.
A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T HAVE 20
YEARS WAIT FOR STARBUCKS AND
OTHER THINGS COMING EVEN WITH
GENTRIFICATION.
GENTRIFICATION. WHAT CAN PEOPLE DO RIGHT NOW TO
HELP THEMSELVES? 4@
>> A LOT OF WHAT WE DO AT
MARTHA'S TABLE AND NEIGHBORHOOD
MATTERS AND PLACE4@ -BASED
APPROACH WITH 4@53 POP UP M4@AR
AT EVERY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN
WARD SEVEN AND EIGHT. THEY
PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR 4@
FAMILIES TO SHOP AT NO COST FOR
HEALTHY FRUITS AND HEALTHY
VEGETABLES. 4@
VEGETABLES. 4@ I HAVE4@ COME, TIME AFTER TIME
AGAIN, PEOPLE SAY THIS IS GREAT
EYE WAS JUST WITH4@ A SINGLE
FATHER THE OTHER DAY WHO SAID
BEFORE HIS LITTLE GUY CAME
ALONG HE DIDN'T COOK 4@NOW HE
COOKS. USES OUR RECIPES AND
TELLS ME ABOUT HIS FAVORITE
RECIPES.
RECIPES.
RECIPES. AGAIN WHAT MARCUS WAS TALKING
ABOUT THAT'S ACCESS.
WE HAVE THOSE 53 POP UP MARKETS
ACROSS 4@WARD 78.
ALSO A PARTNERSHIP WITH LYFT
WHERE PEOPLE CAN ACTUALLY GET
TO 4@GROCERY STORES MARKETS AT
REDUCED COST.
REDUCED COST. TRYING TO SAVE PEOPLE TIME,
COST AND MONEY AND ACCESS SO
PEOPLE CAN ACCESS HEALTHY
FOODS.
FOODS.
FOODS. >>
FOODS. >> 4@DID YOUR MOM AND DAD DUE T
LIMITED THEY HAVE HELP.
>> ABSOLUTELY ALWAYS SAY I HAD
THE BENEFIT OF A LOVING FAMILY,
A LOVING MOMMY MAJORS YOU DID
EVERYTHING I COULD ALSO THE
BENEFIT OF A LOVING AND CARING
AND NURTURING COMMUNITY 4@THAT
REALLY GOT ME THROUGH WHEN HE
CAME TO MY EDUCATION AND MY
HEALTH AND MY OF RAIN IN MY
SAFETY, THAT WAS THE WHOLE
VILLAGE DOING THAT FOR ME.
WE GOT TO DO WHAT SEEM LIKE
INSURMOUNTABLE ISSUES LIKE THIS
WE HAVE TO COME TOGETHER AS A
COMMUNITY AND LOOK OUT FOR ONE
ANOTHER IN ORGANIZATIONS LIKE
MARTHA'S TABLE.
MARTHA'S TABLE. >> NOBODY HERE SAYING ANY OF
THIS IS EASY.
THIS IS HARD4@ YOU WERE BORN IN
THIS SITUATION IT'S GOING TO BE
HARD B4@UT4@ SOMEBODY ONCE WROT
NEW YORKER THE 4@WORST THING
ABOUT BEING POOR IS FEELING
POOR DICTATES A LOT OF YOUR
POSITION.