Metrofocus: June 30, 2017
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MENTORING TO END POVERTY, FROM POVERTY TO THE BIG SCREEN, DO YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES? CDF
Meet the organization using an age old approach to overcome poverty and help young people chase their dreams. He grew up in a life of poverty, drugs and jail, but chased his dreams to become a voice for his community. Do you have what it takes to change the life of a child? If so, now’s your chance because it’s mentoring month. We talk to the Executive Director of Children’s Defense Fund-New York.
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MetroFocus is a local public television program presented by THIRTEEN PBS
Metrofocus: June 30, 2017
6/29/2017 | 26m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
Meet the organization using an age old approach to overcome poverty and help young people chase their dreams. He grew up in a life of poverty, drugs and jail, but chased his dreams to become a voice for his community. Do you have what it takes to change the life of a child? If so, now’s your chance because it’s mentoring month. We talk to the Executive Director of Children’s Defense Fund-New York.
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CHILDREN’S DEFENSE FUND STANDS UP FOR KIDS
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Clip: 6/29/2017 | 6m 17s | Executive Director of Children’s Defense Fund-New York, Samantha Levine. (6m 17s)
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Clip: 6/29/2017 | 5m 48s | Do you have what it takes to change the life of a child? If so, now’s your chance. (5m 48s)
FROM POVERTY TO THE BIG SCREEN
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Clip: 6/29/2017 | 6m 13s | Star, co-writer, and producer of the film, “Chapter and Verse," Daniel Beaty. (6m 13s)
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Clip: 6/29/2017 | 6m 12s | We sit down with Susan l. Taylor, the founder of the National Cares Mentoring Program. (6m 12s)
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