>> Ted: NEXT ON ARIZONA HORIZON, WE'LL SPEAK WITH NEWLY ELECTED COUNCILMAN, KIM GARDNER ANDKEVINROBINSON AND WE'LL HEAR ABOUT A NEW WAY TO HELP DOMESTIC SURVIVORS HANG ONTO THEIR PETS.

THAT'S NEXT ON "ARIZONA HORIZON."

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>> Ted: WELCOME.

I'M.

A NEW YORK GRAND JURY INDICTED FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP AND DETAILS ARE YET TO BE MADE PUBLIC AND IT INVOLVES HUSH MONEY TO A PORN STAR PRIOR TO THE 2016 ELECTION AND ALLEGATIONS THAT TRUMP AND HIS CAMPAIGN TEAM KEPT FALSE RECORDS TO CONCEAL THE PAYMENT.

THEY'VE BEEN NOTIFIED BUT NOT AS OF LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THE SPECIFIC CHARGES.

THERE'S NO INDICATION AS OF YET AS WHEN AND HOW TRUMP WILL SURRENDER TO AUTHORITIES.

TOUTTRUMP SAID, THIS IS POLITICAL PERSECUTION AND ELECTION INTERFERENCE AT THE HIGHEST LEVELS IN HISTORY.

HISTORY.

DONALD TRUMP BECOMES THE FIRST U.S. PRESIDENT TO FACE CRIMINAL CHARGES.

REACTION INCLUDE DEPRESSMAN PAUL GOSAR SAYING THE REGIME OCCUPYING OUR COUNTRY AND KILLING AMERICA IS MOST AFRAID OF DONALD TRUMP.

HE'S OUR GUY.

REPUBLICAN CONGRESSMAN ANDY BIGGS QUOTED, DERANGEMENT AND IF THEY CAN COME FOR HIM, THEY CAN COME FOR YOU.

>>> THE ARIZONA DEMOCRATIC PARTY TODAY FILED SUIT TO KEEP A NEWLY FORMED GROUP CALLED "TO LABEL" TO BE RECOGNIZED FOR NEXT YEAR'S ELECTIONS.

THE "WASHINGTON POST" REPORTED IT WAS FILED IN STATE COURT AGAINST NO LABELS AND SECRETARY OF STATE, FONTES WHO ALLOWED THIS PARTY TO BE RECOGNIZED AFTER ACCEPTING SIGNIFICANCE PETITIONS FROM THE GROUP.

THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY SAID FONTES MADE A MISTAKE IN ACCEPTING THEM BECAUSE THINK WERE NOT COLLECTED AND SAID NO LABELS FAILED TO COMPLY WITH FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS INCLUDING DONATIONS.

>>> THIS IS THE KIND OF SNOW THEY'VE BEEN GETTING FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS IN THE MAMMOTH LAKE'S AREA AND 21-INCHES OF SNOW FELL IN 24 HOURS IN MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN AND BURIED CARS AND MOMENTS AND BUSINESSES AND THE AREA RECEIVED MORE THAN 700-INCHES OF SNOW FOR THE SEASON.

NEARBY SKI LODGE RECORDED 870-INCHES AND SAYS A STORM WILL STRETCH THE SEA SEASON THROUGH AT LEAST JULY.

>>> AND NO WORD AS YET ON WHAT CAUSED TWO MILITARY HELICOPTERS TO COLLIDE LATE LAST NIGHT NEAR CAMPBELL, KENTUCKY.

THE CREWS FROM THE 101st AIR BORNE WERE CONDUCTING AN EXERCISE BE WHEN THE HELICOPTERS COLLIDED.

IT WAS IN A FIELD NEAR A RESIDENTIAL AREA AND NO INJURIES ON THE GROUND.

>>> FORMER ASSISTANT PHOENIX POLICE CHIEF KEVIN ROBINSON TO REPRESENT ARCADIA, NORTH CENTRAL PHOENIX AND OFF WHAT FEW CEO.

IT WAS SAL DICICCIO WHO WAS TERMINATED AFTER YEARS JOINING US IS KEVIN ROBINSON AND WELCOME TO THE PROGRAM.

GOOD TO HAVE YOU.

>> IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE HERE.

>> Ted: CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR WIN AND WHY DO YOU THINK YOU WON?

>> I THINK RESIDENTS IN DISTRICT 6 WERE CONCERNED ABOUT REPRESENTATION AND I THINK THEY WANTED SOMEONE WHO WOULD HAVE THEIR AND AND EAR AND LISTEN TO THEM AND IT HAD A LOT TO DO WITH MY BACKGROUND IN LAW ENFORCEMENT AND LIVED IN THE STATE CITY FOR SO LONG.

WE KNOCKED ON DOORS AND TALKED TO FOLKS AND THAT RESONATED AND I THINK IT HAD A LOT TO DO WITH JUST HAVING THE BACKGROUND, THE CHARACTER THAT THEY WERE COMFORTABLE WITH AND I THINK PEOPLE WERE TIRED OF A LOT OF THINGS ABOUT POLITICS AND I THINK I REPRESENTED SOMETHING THAT THEY WANTED TO SEE.

>> Ted: YOU'RE SUCCEEDING SOMEONE WHO WAS A VOCAL MEMBER OF COUNCIL FOR 20 YEARS AND DID YOU SENSE THEY WANTED MORE COLLABORATION?

>> ABSOLUTELY.

YOU WON'T GET DONE IF YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE OUT THERE DOING YELLING AND SCREAMING.

YOU'LL LOOK FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO MAKE THINGS HAPPEN.

>> Ted: WHY DID YOU RUN FOR THIS OFFICE?

>> YOU KNOW, IT TOOK ME AWHILE.

SEVERAL FOLKS ASKED ME TO CONSIDER IT AND I SAT BACK AND TALKED TO MY WIFE.

SHE MADE A GOOD POINT AND YOU KNOW WHAT, YOU GET ALONG WITH FOLKS AND YOU LISTEN AND HAVE A TENDENCY TO BE A DEEP STUDY AND LEARN BEFORE YOU DECIDE.

SHE JUST THOUGHT I WOULD BE A POSITIVE ADDITION TO THE COUNCIL.

>> Ted: THE MAYOR WANTED YOU TO RUNS A WELL.

DID SHE TELL YOU WHY?

>> SHE WANTED SOMEONE WHO WOULD BE CAPABLE OF AND WILLING TO WORK WITH OTHERS.

THAT WAS THE ONLY REQUIREMENT THAT SHE EVER ASKED OF ME, JUST SOMEBODY WILLING TO WORK WITH OTHERS IN ORDER TO FORWARD THE CITY, MOVE THE CITY FORWARD.

>> Ted: MOVING THE CITY FORWARD AND WHAT ARE THE MAJOR CHALLENGES?

>> I KNOCKED ON WELL OVER 12,000 DOORS AND WE HEARD PUBLIC SAFETY, PEOPLE WORRIED ABOUT POLICE AND FIRE, HOMELESS ISSUES AND WATER.

THESE WITH THE MAJOR CRITERIA AND MAJOR ISSUES I HEARD TIME AND TIME AGAIN IN THE 18 MONTHS.

>> Ted: THE CITY AS A WHOLE AND YOU'RE A FORMER POLICE OFFICER, FORMER POLICE EXECUTIVE.

THE REPUTATION OF THE POLICE, POLICIES OF THE POLICE AND WE'VE BEEN ON THIS PROGRAM BEFORE TALKING ABOUT THIS AND DID YOU SENSE DISTRICT 6 NOT AS CONCERNED THE CITY AS A WHOLE AND WHAT DID YOU SEE?

>> I SAW EVERYTHING.

I HAD FOLKS MORE OF A PROGRESSIVE BENT AND THEY WORRIED ABOUT ME ON THE COUNCIL AND COULD I BE OBJECTIVE WITH POLICE-RELATED ISSUES AND LONG EXTENDED CONVERSATIONS WITH PEOPLE LIKE THAT.

I THINK WE HAD A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING IN DISTRICT 6.

IT JUST WASN'T A SINGLE ISSUE ITEM.

>> Ted: CAN YOU BE OBJECTIVE WITH POLICE MATTERS?

>> I BELIEVE I CAN.

THE ONE THING EVERY GOOD POLICE OFFICER HATES, AND I BELIEVE I WAS A GOOD POLICE OFFICER FOR OVER 36 YEARS, IS A BAD POLICE OFFICER.

THAT BRINGS, YOU KNOW, THE ENTIRE PROFESSION DOWN.

WHAT WE NEED TO DO IS CONCENTRATE ON THE POSITIVES ABOUT LAW ENFORCEMENT.

IF THERE'S SOMEBODY DOING SOMETHING THEY SHOULDN'T BE DOING AND WE SEE IT ALL OF THE TIME ACROSS THE COUNTRY, AND IT'S AN UNFORTUNATE WHEN IT DOES OH DID YOU.

YOUOCCUR.

>> Ted: CAN YOU MOVE FORWARD, THE CITY COUNCIL, CAN IT MOVE FORWARD AS A WHOLE ON SOME ISSUES WHEN THE ACTIVISTS, THEY'RE SAYING SOMETHING NEEDS TO CHANGE AND GET DONE.

>> AND THINGS WILL CHANGE AND I'VE BEEN IN THE PROCESS OF BEING BREACHEDBEING BRIEFED WITHIN THE ENTIRE CITY.

LAW ENFORCEMENT HAS BEEN A BIG PARTIST AND HAD SOME DISCUSSIONS WITH CHIEF SULLIVAN AND WE'LL CONTINUE.

I LIKE WHAT HE'S DOING AND I LIKE THE DIRECTION HE'S TAKING THE CITY AND THE CITY MANAGER BARTON BROUGHT HIM IN BECAUSE OF HIS EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE WITH THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT.

IT'S IMPORTANT TO HAVE SOMEBODY WHO HAS WALKED THAT WALK AND TALKED THAT TALK WITH THE JUSTICE AGENCIES GOING THROUGH WITH WHAT PHOENIX IS GOING THROUGH.

>> Ted: BALTIMORE AND THEY HAD ISSUES THERE AND YOU'RE CONFIDENT HE CAN CLEAN UP ISSUES HERE.

>> YES, NOT JUST A MATTER OF CLEANING THINGS UP AND CHARTERING A DIRECTION FOR THE ORGANIZATION.

I THINK HE CAN DO IT BASED ON THE INTERACTIONS I'VE HAD THUS FAR.

IT'S THE CITIZENS THAT WILL DO IT AND THE CITY COUNCIL, CITY MANAGEMENT AND EVERYONE BEHIND THE ORGANIZATION AND ENSURING IT DOES THE THINGS IT NEEDS TO DO.

>> Ted: HOMELESSNESS AND THE UNSHELTERED.

HEADLINES THIS WEEK REQUIRE THE ENCANTMENT DOWNTOWN AND HOW BEST TO YOU ADDRESS THIS AND IS THERE A COLLABORATION AND MANY PRONGED APPROACHES AND WHAT NEEDS TO GET DONE?

>> IT IS ABOUT COLLABORATION AND IT'S GOING TO BE A MULTIPRONGED APPROACH BECAUSE THE PEOPLE WHO ARE UNHOUSED, THEY'RE NOT THERE FOR ONE SINGLE REASON.

THERE'S DRUG ABUSE, HOME AFFORDABLEHOMEHOMEAFFORDABILITY ISSUES.

TALK ABOUT WHAT WE CAN DO AND WHAT MORE CAN WE DO.

WE CAN SHRINK THOSE NUMBERS AND ALL EXPERTS HAVE ALL SAID THE SAME THING.

THIS IS A SOLVABLE PROBLEM.

WE JUST NEED TO COME TOGETHER, DECIDE ON A CHART AND FOLLOW THAT COURSE.

>> Ted: IS IT IS SOLVABLE PROBLEM AND INTANGENT WITH THE HOUSING CRISIS, AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND WHAT CAN YOU AS A COUNCILMAN DO AND AS A WHOLE TO GET PEOPLE IN HOMES?

>> THEY CAN DO A LOT.

THE CITY, WE DEAL WITH HOUSING PERMITS AND ALL OF THOSE THINGS AND IN TALKING WITH NOT JUST BUILDERS AND DEVELOPERS, FOLKS ARE WOMENNING WILLING TO DO WHAT THEY CAN IN ORDER TO HELP SOCIETY AS A WHOLE.

I'M CONVINCED OF THAT.

I THINK THAT IS WHAT IT WILL TAKE, LOOKING FOR WAYS TO SOLVE SOME OF THESE PROBLEMS WE HAVE.

>> Ted: BACK TO HOMELESSNESS, GETTING PEOPLE OFF THE STREETS AND HURTING THEMSELVES AND THE OTHER SIDE SAYING, WHY ARE YOU BOTHERING MOVING THESE PEOPLE AND THEY SHOULD BE LIVING AS THEY LIVE AND CHOOSE AND HOW DO YOU GET THOSE FOLKS TOGETHER IN THE SAME ROOM?

>> WE'LL HAVE TO FIRST HAVE TO COME TOGETHER IN THE SAME ROOM AND HAVE DISCUSSIONS AND WHAT ARE THE OPTIONS?

IT'S NOT A SINGLE ITEM ISSUE AND WE WON'T SOLVE IT THAT EASILY.

WE'LL HAVE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT CAN BE DONE AND WHAT ARE THE OPTIONS AND HOW CAN WE BEST, THE CITY, PRIVATE INDUSTRY, BUSINESSES, WHATEVER MAY HAPPEN, HOW CAN WE COME TOGETHER AND AT LEAST.

SHRINK THE POPULATION.

WHAT IS IT AND DEAL WITH IT THAT WAY.

>> Ted: YOU WERE ONCE A REPUBLICAN AND NOT ANY LONGER.

ONCE A POLICE OFFICER AND NOT A POLICE OFFICER ANY LONGER.

PRIORITIES, OUTLOOK AND HOW DO THEY AFFECT WHAT YOU'LL DO ON THE COUNCIL?

IT'S BASE ON THE OTHER HAND WHAT I HEARD FROM THE RESIDENTS IN DISTRICT 1.

IT WAS FIRE AND PUBLIC SAFETY.

THEY WANT ATTENTION AND MAKE SURE FUNDS IS THERE AND WANT MISSING TO GET BACK UP TO WHERE THEY NEED TO BE AND WE HAVE 800 VACANCIES AND WITH FIRE DEPARTMENT, THEY WANT RESPONSE TIMES TO BE QUICKER AND FIRE DEPARTMENT WORKS AND A GREAT JOB AT ENSURING THEY GET TO PEOPLE IN A TIMELY MANNER AND THAT IS WHAT CITIZENS WANT.

I BELIEVE THAT'S ONE OF THE PRIMARY RESIDENTS RESPONSIBILITIES IS PUBLIC SAFETY.

>> Ted: THE FIRST TIME IN HISTORY, TWO AFRICAN-AMERICAN MEMBERS, SITTING MEMBERS ON THE CONCIL, WHAT DOES THAT MANY?

>> I'M THE FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN TO BE ELECTED TO CITY COUNCIL OUTSIDE OF DISTRICT 8 AND WASHINGTON IS THE FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN FEMALE TO BE ELECTED TO CITY COUNCIL.

THAT TELLS ME CITIZENS IN PHOENIX, THEY'LL BE ABOUT CHARACTER, THE CHARACTER, THE INDIVIDUAL WHO IS RUNNING FOR THE OFFICE AND WHETHER OR NOT THAT PERSON IS CAPABLE OF MAKING AN ARGUMENT FOR THEMSELVES AS TO HOW THEY WILL DO THE JOB AND THEY'RE CAPABLE OF DOING THE JOB.

I THINK IT'S AS SIMPLE AS THAT PUPTHAT.

>> Ted: GOVERNOR HOBBS SIGNED A CROWN ACT TO PREVENT DISCRIMINATION AGAINST STATE WORKERS AND CONTRACTORRERS ON NATURAL HAIR OR TEXTURE WITH CROWN FOR CREATING A RESPECTFUL AND OPEN WORLD FOR NATURAL HAIR.

WE'RE JOINED BY DR. NEIL LESTER AND WITH US IS ESSENCE FOUNDER, AND ADVOCATE FOR PROTECTING NATURAL HAIRSTYLES.

GOOD TO HAVE YOU.

>> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU.

>> Ted: ,DOCTOR, GIVE ME A BETTER DEAF NATION.

DEFINITION.

>> IT'S HAIRSTYLES AND TEXTURES AND CODED AS THE AFRO STYLES OF AFRICAN DISSENT.

>> Ted: THE PHRASE "NATURAL HAIR OR TEXTURE" AND GIVE ME A DEFINITION.

>> GOLDILOCS AND NAPI EDGES AND CINDERELLA AND MANAGEABLE HAIR VERSUS HAIR THAT'S NOT AND IT BECOMES ASSOCIATED WITH NEGATIVITY VERSUS SOMETHING CELEBRATED.

>> Ted: CURLS, BRAIDS OR TWISTED.

IS IT DREADLOCKS OR LOCKS?

>> DEPENDS WHO YOU ASK.

[ Laughter ] >> IT'S A PERCEPTION THING.

>> Ted: HOW COMMON IS THIS, THIS DISCRIMINATION AND LOOKING AT THAT HAIRSTYLE IN A FASHION?

>> COMMON IN CORPORATE AMERICA BECAUSE IT DEEMS YOU AS UNPROFESSIONAL.

SO I THINK IT'S COMMON.

>> AND IN SCHOOLS BECAUSE SCHOOLS HAVE DRESS CODES AND THE DRESS CODES WILL SAY YOU CAN'T HAVE LONG HAIR.

THAT LONG HAIR IS TYPICALLY HAIR LIKE MINE OR LIKE ONE OF YOUR TECH PERSONS HAIR, WHICH IS LONG AND STRAIGHT AND HAIR THAT IS IN KNOTS.

IT'S NOT ABOUT HAIR COLORING OR DYEING, BUT IT'S HAIR TEXTURES.

>> Ted: I'LL ASK YOU BECAUSE YOU'VE DONE THIS WORK AND YOU'RE THE STYLIST HERE.

HAVE THESE STYLES INCREASED IN FREQUENCY AND HAS THIS ALWAYS BEEN THE CASE AND HAS THAT DISCRIMINATION RAMPED UP.

TALK TO ME ABOUT THE HISTORY.

>> THERE'S REVOLUTIONS OF HAIR EXPLODING AND COMING BACK TO AUTHENTIC SELVES AND BACK IN 2003, THAT'S WHEN YOU STARTED TO SEE ANOTHER, YOU KNOW, WAVE OF THE NATURAL HAIR REVOLUTION WHERE WOMEN DECIDED TO WHETHER FOR HEALTH REASONS, WEAR IT GROWING OUT OF THEIR SCALP.

>> Ted: AND YOU'VE TEEN THAT IN YOURSEEN THAT INYOUR STUDIO.

>> YES.

>> IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE COMMON IN ARIZONA TO BE PRESENT.

IT DOESN'T HAVE TO HIT MEDIA TO BE CALLED IN AND HAVE A PARENT SAY MY CHILD WAS SENT HOME BECAUSE THEY HAVE LOCKS AND THERE ARE STORIES ALL OVER THE COUNTRY AND 5-YEAR-OLDS ARE DISCRIMINATED BECAUSE OF A CERTAIN HAIR AND CORN ROWS OR DREADLOCKS, LOCKS WITH BEADS AND ALL AFRO CENTRIC STYLES.

>> Ted: 0 20 OTHER STATES HAVE THIS ON THE BOOKS.

>> AND 30 DO NOT AND THAT MEANS THERE'S WORK TO BE DONE.

>> Ted: ARE YOU SURPRISED ARIZONA TOOK THIS STEP CONSIDERING THIS IS ARIZONA?

>> AM I SURPRISED?

I'M EXCITED ABOUT IT AND IT SEEMS A STEP MANY SHOULD TAKE AND CODIFYING.

WILL IT STOP PEOPLE FROM STEREOTYPING ME?

NO, BUT IT CAN STOP THIS IN THE WORKPLACE AND IF YOU GET RID OF ME, SAY SOMETHING MORE THAN I DON'T LOOK PROFESSIONAL.

>> Ted: THREE TO FIVE YEARS AGO, WOULD YOU HAVE EXPECTED THIS?

>> WELL, THREE TO FIVE YEARS AGO, WE DIDN'T HAVE IT, SO THE ANSWER IS, I'M EXCITED ABOUT IT, YES.

>> Ted: I WON'T GET AN ANSWER FROM YOU, AM I?

[ Laughter ] >> Ted: GIVES US YOUR PERSONAL EXPERIENCE AND THE FOLKS YOU WORK WITH AND THE WOMEN AND MEN THAT YOU DO STYLING FOR, WHAT HAVE THEY TOLD YOU?

>> FOR A LOT OF WOMEN, THAT'S THEIR MAJOR CONCERN, ONCE I DECIDED TO WEAR MY HAIR NATURAL, MAKE SURE IT'S PROFESSIONAL SO I WON'T HAVE AN ISSUE WITH MY JOB OR ADVANCE EVEN IN MY JOB BECAUSE OF THE WAY I WEAR MY HAIR AND SO A LOT OF TIMES, IT WILL WEAR THEIR HAIR ON VACATION AS OPPOSED TO WEARING IT AT WORK.

>> Ted: YOU'VE HEARD THESE STORIES OVER AND OVER?

>> ABSOLUTELY.

>> Ted: ARE YOU HEARING MORE OF THOSE STORIES?

>> I think it's not spoken by felt and experienced.

>> Ted: WHEN THEY EXPERIENCE THIS, DO THEY FEEL JUDGED?

HOW DO THEY FEEL?

>> I THINK IT'S REALLY JUST A CULTURAL EXPRESSION, YES, BUT IT'S A DENIAL OF YOU BAGGAGE ABLEBEING ABLETO BE YOUR OWN ITSELF AND AN ATTACK ON IDENTITY AND THIS IS HOW YOUR HAIR GROWS OUT OF YOUR HEAD.

IT'S SOMETHING WE'VE GOTTEN USED TO OUT OF THE DECADES.

YOU CONFORM.

>> IT'S A QUESTIONING OF ONE'S IDENTITY.

FOR EXAMPLE, I'M OFTEN STEREOTYPED AS A MUSICIAN.

I'M NOT.

[ Laughter ] >> OR THAT I SMOKE POT.

I DON'T.

AND IT'S ALL ABOUT HAIR BECAUSE THE HAIR SPEAKS BEFORE ANYTHING ELSE ABOUT YOU SPEAKS IN ADDITION TO THE SKIN COLOR OR SKIN HUE, BUT YES, THE STEREOTYPES THAT COME WITH THIS OR THIS ASSUMPTION THAT MY HAIR IS DIRTY AND THAT SOMEHOW I HAVE A HYGIENE PROBLEM BECAUSE MY HAIR, YOU KNOW, IS A DIFFERENT KIND OF HYGIENE TECHNIQUE THAN YOURS IS.

>> Ted: PERSONALLY, HOW IMPORTANT IS THIS?

>> OH, MY GOSH, ANY LESS THING WE CAN HAVE THAT'S AN OBSTACLE IN THE WORKPLACE AND IN EDUCATION IS FANTASTIC FOR ANYTHING BECAUSE SO MANY WAYS TO HALT BECAUSE OF WHAT THEY LOOK LIKE AND HOW THEY WEAR THEIR HAIR.

>> Ted: AND FOR YOU?

>> SUPER IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT VALIDATES THAT YOU CAN BE YOURSELF, YOU KNOW, HOW YOU ARE NATURALLY AND YOU CAN BE AND I THINK THAT LIBERATES A LOT OF WOMEN AND MEN AND CHILDREN.

>> Ted: ESSENCE FARMERS AND DOCTOR, GOOD CONVERSATION AND GOOD TO HAVE YOU BOTH.

THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU.

>> Ted: NEW LIFE CENTER IS ONE OF THE STATE'S LARGEST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CENTERS AND JUST UNVEILED A NEW DOG PARK FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SURVIVORS AND PETS.

WE WELCOME NEW LIFE CENTER'S CEO MARIAH MOON TO ARIZONA HORIZON.

>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.

>> Ted: GIVE ME A BETTER DEFINITION.

WE'RE ONE OF THE LARGEST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTER IN ARIZONA AND ONE OF THE LARGEST IN THE COUNTRY AND PROVIDE SERVICES TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL VIOLENCE, HUMAN TRAFFICKING.

IN OUR SHELTER, MOST IMPORTANTLY IS 70% ARE ACTUALLY CHILDREN AND WE ARE, WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT RESPONDING TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, WE'RE IDENTIFYING THIS AS A FAMILY ISSUE AND WANTING TO BRING IN THE WHOLE FAMILY HOLE HOLISTICALLY.

>> Ted: THIS MAKES PERFECT SENSE.

>> IT DOES AND ONLY 3% ALLOW PETS INTO A SHELTER WITH HUMAN FAMILY.

THIS MAKES SENSE NOT ONLY FAMILIES ON SITE AND TO HAVE THEM REALLY IDENTIFIED AS A FAMILY MEMBER BECAUSE AS WE KNOW, 90 MILLION FAMILIES AROUND THE COUNTRY HAVE ANIMALS AND DO IDENTIFY THEM AS FAMILY MEMBERS.

>> Ted: SO IMPORTANT TO HAVE THAT AFFECTIONATE PRESENCE AROUND FOR YOUR SHELTER.

IT LOOKED LIKE YOU CORDONED OFF AN AREA AND HOW DOES THAT WORK?

>> PET SMART CHARITIES, WE BUILT IN THE BACK OF OUR CAMPUS, A PET PARK, A PET PARK SO THAT WE COULD HOLD SPACE FOR OUR ANIMALS JUST LIKE ADULTS AND WE HAVE A BUILDING JUST LIKE CHILDREN AND WE HAVE A CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER AND WE FELT WE NEEDED A SAFE PLACE FOR PETS, AS WELL.

>> Ted: WHAT KIND OF RESPONSE HAVE YOU HAD?

>> GREAT.

I THINK PEOPLE ARE SHOCKED THAT WHY AREN'T WE DOING THIS MORE.

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT BARRIERS AND ACCESS TO SERVICES, WE KNOW THAT A LOT OF HOUSEHOLDS HAVE ANIMALS AND NO ONE WANTS TO LEAVE THEIR PETS BEHIND.

WE ALSO KNOW THAT PERPETRATORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, IF THERE IS AN ANIMAL IN THE HOUSE, THERE'S A GOOD CHANCE THAT THEY'RE HARMING THAT ANIMAL, AS WELL.

IT COULD, UP TO 70% WILL NOT LEAVE A VIOLENT HOUSEHOLD DUE TO A FAMILY PET WITH THEM.

>> Ted: THAT'S AN INTERESTING STATISTICS AND TROUBLING.

WE HAVE TO LOOK AT IT, BUT HOW BIG?

>> SMALL BUT MIGHTY.

I WOULD SAY IT SPANS PROBABLY HALF OF A FOOTBALL FIELD AND, AGAIN, THE INTENTIONALITY OF CARVING OUT SPACE FOR OUR ANIMALS, WE KNOW THE SOCIAL EMOTIONAL CREATURES AND HAVE FEELINGS THEY'RE BEARING VIOLENCE IN THE HOUSE.

THEY'RE EXPERIENCING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE THEMSELVES AND MAKING SURE THEY HAVE A PLACE TO RUN AROUND ON OUR CAMPUS AND BE PETS.

>> Ted: THIS INCLUDES PET-FRIENDLY HOUSING.

>> WE'RE HOLDING SPACE AS YOU CAN TELL FOR OUR FAMILIES.

EACH HAS A FAMILY AND WE HOLD SPACE FOR THE FAMILY AND THE FAMILY STAYS IN A CASEDA AND NOW COMING IN WITH THEIR FAMILY AND STAY IN THE CASEDA WITH THE ADULTS AND FLEEING AND UNFORTUNATE SITUATIONS AT HOME.

>> Ted: DO YOU HELP WITH VET BILLS?

IT'S GOING TO BE A DIFFICULT SITUATION HERE AND HOW DOES THAT WORK?

>> WE DO.

EVERYONE AT NEW LIFE CENTER INCLUDING THE PETS HAS, SO TO SPEAK, A CASE PLAN.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE NEEDS ARE MET.

WE KNOW THAT PETS COULD BE A BARRIER TO ESTABLISHING SAFE HOUSING, TRANSITIONAL HOUSING.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THE VACCINES ARE TAKEN CARE OF AND THE PET CARE, SO THAT THERE IS NOT A BARRIER TO GETTING INTO HOUSING AFTER THEY ARE AT THE LIFE CENTER.

>> Ted: IS THERE FOSTERING WITH PETS?

THERE'S NOT BECAUSE WE'RE ABLE TO HOLD SPACE FOR OUR PETS.

IF THERE'S A SITUATION WE NEED A FOSTER, WE HAVE STAFF THAT OUR FOSTER PARENTS, BUT A COMMUNITY COMPONENT TO OUR PROGRAMS THAT WE'RE NOT JUST PROVIDING THE RESOURCES, BUT WE'RE WORKING WITH ANIMAL FRIENDLY PROVIDERS, NON-PROFITS, TO MAKE SURE WE'RE REACHING THE NEED OF THE ANIMAL AS WELL.

>> Ted: WHAT ABOUT CATS AND BIRDS?

>> WE HAVE CATS AND REPTILES AND THATTARANULAS.

>> Ted: WELL, THIS IS A GREAT IDEA AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY IN THE HASN'T BEEN DONE.

MARIAH MOON, CONGRATULATIONS AND CONTINUED SUB CESS.

>> THANKSUCCESS.

>> THANK YOU.

>> Ted: I'M TED SIMONS AND YOU HAVE A GREAT EVENING.