COMING UP TONIGHT : WE SEE HOW A DAIRY FARMER IN ELBRIDGE IS HELPING THE STATE REACH ITS CLIMATE GOALS.

DISCOVER HOW THE PORT OF OSWEGO IS PROVIDING LOCAL FARMS WITH GREATER ACCESS TO THE GLOBAL GRAIN MARKET - AND OUR SPOTLIGHT SERIES SHINES A LIGHT ON A SYRACUSE NON-PROFIT WHO'S GIVING IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES THE TOOLS NECESSARY TO THRIVE ON THE MONEY BEGINS RIGHT NOW • GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO ON THE MONEY, WCNY'S NEW FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM THINK OF IT AS YOUR LOCAL FINANCIAL NEWS PROGRAM FEATURING SOME INTERESTING PEOPLE, BUSINESSES AND HAPPENINGS FROM EVERY CORNER OF CENTRAL NEW YORK.

I'M DANIEL PLUFF.

DURING OUR SEASON WE'LL SEE WHERE MONEY IS BEING MADE, SPENT AND LOST AND FOCUS ON PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES AFFECTING US LOCALLY.

OUR FIRST REPORT TAKES US OUT TO A FARM IN ELBRIDGE.

IN JULY 2019 NEW YORK PASSED THE CLIMATE LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY PROTECTION ACT, WHICH REPRESENTS THE MOST AMBITIOUS AND AGGRESSIVE CLIMATE AND CLEAN ENERGY LEGISLATION IN THE COUNTRY.

THE END GOAL?

TO ACHIEVE AN 85% REDUCTION IN GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS BY 2050.

THE STATE IS MAKING UNPRECEDENTED INVESTMENTS TO RAMP-UP CLEAN ENERGY INCLUDING OVER 21 BILLION DOLARS IN 91 LARGE-SCALE RENEWABLE PROJECTS AND DAIRY FARMERS HAVE A BIG ROLE IN THIS.

FARMERS ARE FOCUSED ON SUSTAINABILITY AND RECYCLING, AND THEIR COWS ARE A PART OF THE NATURAL BIOGENIC CARBON CYCLE.

SEE FIRSTHAND HOW THE DAIRY FARMING INDUSTRY IS PLAYING A CRITICAL PART IN THE SOLUTION TO CLIMATE CHANGE.

IF WE DON'T TAKE CARE OF THE LAND AND MAKE SURE THE SOIL STAYS HEALTHY AND WE PRESERVE OUR TOP SOIL, IT WON'T BE THERE FOR ANYBODY TO USE IN THE FUTURE >> APPLE DAIRY, 1800 COWS AT THREE LOCATIONS IN ONONDAGA COUNTY.

OUR MAIN FARM IS HERE IN ELBRIDGE.

THE DAIRY INDUSTRY IS THE TOP AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY AT THIS IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

THE FIFTH LARGEST PRODUCER IN THE COUNTRY.

THE ASSOCIATION WAS FOUNDED IN 193 BY A GROUP OF FORWARD THINKING, FORWARD LOOKING DAIRY PRODUCERS.

BACK IN 1993, IT WAS FOUNDED WITH A COMMITMENT TOWARD ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP.

FARMERS ARE THE ULTIMATE CARETAKERS OF THE LAND AND OUR NATURAL RESOURCES AND THEY WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WERE AT THE TABLE MOVING FORWARD AND TALKING ABOUT OUR COMMITMENT TO ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP AND ALSO ASKING FOR REGULATIONS SO THAT AS THE STATE OF NEW YORK MOVES FORWARD WITH LOOKING AT HOW FARMERS CARED FOR THEIR LAND IN TERMS OF APPLYING THEIR NUTRIENTS, THAT WE ALL UNDERSTOOD WHAT THE STANDARD WAS AND WE WORKED TOGETHER TO MEET THOSE GOALS WITH BEING FORWARD THINKING AND FORWARD LOOKING, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THERE IS CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT.

>> IT WAS PRETTY AGGRESSIVE IN A GOOD WAY ABOUT CLIMATE LEADERSHIP SO THEY'RE TAKING THE APPROACH TO SOLIDIFY WHAT THE GOALS ARE FOR NEW YORK STATE AND THERE ARE PRETTY AGGRESSIVE GREENHOUSE EMISSION GOALS.

DAIRY FARMS EMIT ALL OF THOSE METHANE AND CASH.

METHANE COMES FROM THE COW'S DIGESTIVE SYSTEM AND THAT'S METHANE, ALSO SOME NIGHT RUSS OXIDE FROM THE FIELD AND MANURE MANAGEMENT, STORAGE, AND HOW WE HANDLE MANURE AND GET IT OUT IN THE FIELD AND IT HAS METHANE AND NITROUS OXIDE.

SO A THIRD COMES FROM THE COWS, A THIRD FROM THE MANURE HANDLING, ABOUT A QUARTER OF IT COMES FROM FUEL PRODUCTION PRACTICES TO GROW THE CROPS TO FEED THE COWS AND 5 OR 6% COMES FROM THE ENERGY.

>> 0 EMISSION GOAL FOR STATE IS ONE PIECE OF WHAT THE DAIRY FARMS ARE WORKING ON BUT THE OTHER PIECES BEFORE THE CLCPA PASSED, THE DAIRY INDUSTRY NATIONWIDE ADOPTED STANDARDS FOR THE INDUSTRY.

WE ARE WORKING ON THE CLCPA IN THE STATE ALSO.

>> THERE IS NO MAGIC BULLET FOR DEALING WITH CLIMATE CHANGE.

IT IS GOING TO TAKE A LOT OF TOOLS IN THE TOOL BOX AND DIFFERENT PRACTICES.

>> ONE OF THE THINGS ABOUT THE BARN, MATERNITY BARN, THEY GO ON A SPECIAL DIET.

FOR EVERY STAGE OF LACTATION THE COW IS IN, WE USE A NIOU TRIGSIST TO BALANCE THE DIET FOR THEIR NUTRITIONAL NEEDS AND THERE ARE DRY HAYS AND SUPPLEMENTS FOR PROTEIN, ENERGY, VITAMINS AND MINERALS TO CREATE A BALANCED DIET FOR THE COWS.

>> SO ON OUR TRUCK, THERE ARE SCALES ON THERE.

A MIXER WAGON.

TWO BIG AUGERS.

WE PUT TOGETHER A COMPUTER PROGRAM CALLED FEED WATCH SO IT HAS THE RATION THAT WE TALKED ABOUT.

GIVING HIM THE INGREDIENTS HE NEEDS TO ADD ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STARTS RIGHT HERE, NOT OVERFEEDING SO THAT IT ENDS UP IN THE MANURE AND HARMS THE ENVIRONMENT.

>> THE DOWNSIDE OF BEING A DAIRY FARMER, IT'S A VERY SMALL MARGIN THAT THEY OPERATE UNDER BUT THE UPSIDE IS THAT DAIRY FARMS?

PARTICULAR HAVE GOTTEN VERY GOOD, THE MORE WE DO WITH LESS IS GOOD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT BUT ALSO GOOD FOR THE FARMERS AND FOR THOSE TWO THINGS GOING HAND IN HAND.

ON ALL PARTS OF THE FARM REALLY, THEY STARTED TO ADOPT MANY PRACTICES THAT CAN HELP REDUCE THE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS.

FAMPLEERS HAVE A HUGE RESPONSIBILITY.

NOT ONLY ARE THEY GROWING FOOD AND FIBER BUT MANAGING THE RESOURCE OF LAND FOR ALL OF US.

>> IF WE DON'T CARE OF THE LAND, IT WON'T TAKE CARE OF US.

>> OUR THANKS TO A.J.

AND ALL THEY'RE DOING FOR CLIMATE CHANGE RIGHT HERE IN CENTRAL NEW YORK.

SOME INTERESTING STUFF.

WELL, MORE INTERESTING STUFF AND TO TALK ABOUT CHANGES PERHAPS AND IMPORTANT UPDATES WITH REPRODUCTIVE HEALTHCARES AND DISTRIBUTIONS LOOK WHO IS BACK.

OUR FRIEND COLLETTE POWERS.

THANKS FOR JOINING US AGAIN ON THE SHOW.

HOPE YOU HAD A GOOD SUMMER.

A LOT OF STUFF GOING ON WITH THE RETIREMENT ACCOUNTS.

THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE TIME TO GIVE US AN UPDATE.

>> I AGREE, DANNY.

SO LET ME SEE IF I CAN, AT A HIGH LEVEL, PROVIDE SOME CLARIFICATION ON THESE NEW PROPOSED I.R.S.

RULES REGARDING THE 10-YEAR RULE.

IF YOU ARE INHERITED AN I.R.A.

OR RETIREMENT ACCOUNT ASSET ON OR AFTER 1-1-20 AND YOU WERE NOT INELIGIBLE BENEFICIARY AND PEOPLE KNOW IF THEY ARE OR WEREN'T AND YOU ARE UNDER THE 10 YEAR RULE, YOU WERE TOLD YOU DID NOT HAVE TO TAKE A REQUIRED MINIMUM DISTRIBUTION IN YEARS 1-9, JUST HAVE THE ACCOUNT SPENT DOWN IN YEAR 10.

AND THE I.R.S.

ACTUALLY IN JUNE OF 21 PROVIDED CLARIFICATION ON THAT.

WELL, SUBSEQUENT TO THAT, EARLIER THIS YEAR IN FEBRUARY, THEY PROPOSED THESE REGULATIONS.

AND THEY SAY IF YOU INHERITED THE ACCOUNT ON OR AFTER THE REQUIRED BEGINNING DATE OF THE DECEASED ACCOUNT OWNER, SO BASICALLY IF THE ACCOUNT OWNER WAS TAKING R AND DS, YES, YOU NEED TO TAKE AN R & D IN YEARS 1-9 AND HAVE THE ACCOUNT SPENT DOWN IN YEAR 10.

AND TO BE CALCULATED-OF-THE-LIFE EXPECTANCY DOES NOT APPLY TO ROTH.

THE ROTH IS UNDER THE 10-YEAR RULE.

>> THIS IS, JUST AGAIN, IT REMINDS ME SO MANY OF THESE THINGS CHANGE OVER TIME AND IT'S DIFFICULT TO STAY CURRENT, RIGHT, WITH SOME OF THESE NEW RULES AND REGULATIONS AND THIS CHANGES AND THAT CHANGES, THAT'S THE TOUGH PART.

>> IT IS THE TOUGH PART BUT THAT'S WHAT WE'RE THERE FOR, RIGHT?

RETIREMENT ACCOUNTS, INHERITED ONCE ARE TRICKY.

THEY COME WITH A LOT OF RULES.

SO IT'S REALLY ADVISABLE TO LEAN IN AND SEEK THE ADVICE OF YOUR FINANCIAL ADVISER AND CPA.

THAT'S WHAT WE ARE THERE FOR.

YOU KNOW, AND TO ME, DANNY, MORE IMPORTANTLY THAN JUST EVEN THE RULES ARE EQUALLY IMPORTANT, IS TO HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH YOUR ADVISER.

THESE GIFTS CAN COME WITH MIXED EMOTION BECAUSE IT MEANS YOU PROBABLY HAVE SUFFERED THE LOSS OF A LOVED ONE.

SO IF YOU CAN FIND A MEANINGFUL WAY TO INCORPORATE IT INTO YOUR LIFE AND YOUR FINANCIAL PLAN AND GIVE IT MEANING AND HAVE IT HAVE A POSITIVE IMPACT, IT CAN BE REALLY COMFORT BELIEVING---- COMFORTING IN A HARD TIME.

>> WE NAMED THIS PORTION CORRECT, COMMON CENTS.

THANKS FOR JOINING US.

COLLETTE POWERS.

UP NEXT, A SEGMENT WE CALL TECH BYTES.

NEW TECHNOLOGIES DEVELOPED OR USED IN CENTRAL NEW YORK.

FOR MANY YEARS, OSWEGO WAS A CONSIDERABLE PLAYER REGIONALLY AND NATIONALLY IN GRAIN EXPORTS HOWEVER, THAT ALL ENDED BY THE EARLY 1980S WHEN THE PORT'S WEST PIER GRAIN SILOS WERE DEMOLISHED.

FAST FORWARD TO THIS YEAR, THE PORT OF OSWEGO AUTHORITY IS ONCE AGAIN A MAJOR NORTHEAST GRAIN EXPORTER.

THAT'S THANKS TO A 15 MILLION DOLLAR INVESTMENT TO OPEN UP OPEN A 22,000 METRIC TON GRAIN STORAGE AND HANDLING FACILITY.

IT WILL SUPPORT SOME OF THE FASTEST-GROWING COMMODITIES EXPORTED FROM THE REGION AND FROM AROUND THE WORLD -- CORN AND SOYBEANS.

WE TALKED WITH THE AUTHORITY'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO EXAMINE HOW THIS ECONOMIC INVESTMENT NOT ONLY IMPACTS THE REGION BUT TO ALSO LEARN HOW THIS SITE GIVES LOCAL FARMS GREATER ACCESS TO THE GLOBAL GRAIN MARKET.

>> WE WERE THE VERY FIRST SHIP OUT OF THE GREAT LAKES THIS YEAR WITH GRAIN.

WE WERE ABLE DO THAT IN MARCH AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SEAWAY BECAUSE WE WERE ABLE TO RECEIVE GRAIN QUICKER THAN ANY OTHER SILO SYSTEM.

WE WERE ABLE TO PUT IT ON A SHIP QUICKER THAN ANY OTHER SILO SYSTEM WE ARE A STATE AUTHORITY.

WE WERE CREATED IN 1955 THROUGH STATE LEGISLATION TO ENHANCE THE COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT OF NEW YORK STATE CENTRAL NEW YORK.

WHEN I TOOK OVER IN 2017, THERE WAS ALREADY A NEW GRAIN MARKET DEVELOPING IN UPSTATE NEW YORK.

WHAT PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND IS WE HAVE AN ADVANTAGE HERE AT THE PORT OF OSWEGO.

OUR ADVANTAGE IS THAT WE ARE SO CLOSE TO MONTREAL.

WE ARE THE FIRST PORT AND THE MOST EASTERN PORT IN THE GREAT LAKES.

MONTREAL RECEIVES A LOT OF TRAFFIC.

THEY'RE JUST LIKE A TRUCK, ONCE THEY DUMP THEIR LOAD, THEY'RE LOOKING FOR A BACKHAUL.

WE ARE THE PERFECT BACKHAUL IT'S A QUICK TRANSIT TIME TO US FROM MONTREAL AND THEN THEY GO OUT OF THE LAKES AND EUROPE AND AFRICA.

IT CAME ORIGINAL WILL I FROM A 2014 BOND ISSUE THAT WAS FOR 3 PORTS WHAT THE PORT OF OSWEGO GOT WAS A GRANT TO DO ORIGINALLY AN INLAND PORT PLUS IMPROVEMENTS HERE.

AS DIRECTION CHANGED, THE INLET PORT MOVED TO DEWITT AND IT WAS GIVEN $19 MILLION REMAINDER OF MONEY WENT TO THE PORT OF OSWEGO IN OGDENSBURG.

WE WENT FROM FARMERS FIELD TO PORT TO SHIP OR FARMERS FIELD TO SHIP TO RAIL CAR.

IT WAS THE MOST EXPEDIENT AND COST EFFECTIVE METHOD OF TRANSPORTATION AND ONE THAT ALLOWED FARMERS TO REALIZE MORE FOR THEIR PRODUCT.

SO ESSENTIALLY WAS WE DO IS WE ANALYZE DURING THE SUMMER CORN AS IT IS COMING IN, WHETHER IT'S TRUCKLOADS OR RAIL CARS AND WE TEST MOISTURE CONTENT AND 2 FOR BROKEN CORN AND TOXINS AND OTHER THINGS TO MAKE SURE THE PRODUCT IS A QUALITY FOR WHATEVER MERCHANTS ARE GOING THROUGH.

>> WE ACTUALLY HAVE STUDENTS, WE PAY THE STUDENTS FROM THE SUNY STEM PROGRAM TO COME TO THE PORT IN A LAB.

THEY TEST THE GRAIN, THEY'LL KEEP TRACK OF THE GRAIN AND GRADES AND TRANSMIT THEM TO ANDERSON GRAIN.

SO THEY'RE A CENTRAL PART OF THE OPERATION.

>> OFF TO MY LEFT IS THE RECEIVING PIT.

WHEN THE TRUCKS AND STUFF UNLOAD, IT WILL THEN GO UP TO, IT'S CALLED THE BUCKET ELEVATOR.

GOES UP TO THE TOP AND IT SLIDES DOWN INTO THE SILO.

UPON THE OUTRAIL CARS OR TRUCKS, THE SYSTEM CAN REVERSE ITSELF.

IT HAS A LOAD OUT SPOUT, WE CAN LOAD OUT TO GO ALL OVER THE WORLD FOR THE CONSUMPTION FOR THE REST OF US.

>> IT'S A SILO SYSTEM AND IT HAS BEEN DESIGNED FOR INTERNATIONAL EXPORT: WHAT THIS SYSTEM DOES IS IT TAKES RAIL AND TRUCK 20,000 BUSHELS AN HOUR, WE CAN UNLOAD A TRUCK IN 45 SECONDS, DEPENDING ON THE TRUCK.

HOW MANY CUSTOMERS.

WE ARE BOOKING OVER 100 FARMS THROUGH THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY NOW.

WE REACH ALL THE WAY TO ST. LAWRENCE COUNTY ALL THE WAY TO OUTSIDE OF ROCHESTER ALMOST BUFFALO.

THE PORT OF OSWEGO ONCE WAS A MAJOR PORT, AND WE ARE COMING BACK TOMORROW.

A MARITIME TRANSPORTATION CENTER THAT HIRES HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE, PUTS MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN THE LOCAL ECONOMY AND PROVIDES A SERVICE THAT BUSINESSES CAN'T FIND ANYWHERE ELSE.

>> GOING FROM OSWEGO TO NEW YORK.

THAT'S PRETTY NEAT STUFF.

THE MARKETS HAVE REMAINED VOLATILE.

STOCKS AND BONDS AS YOU ALL KNOW, AND I THINK SOME PEOPLE THINK AGAIN ABOUT THIS NOTION OF COMING IN AT THE BOTTOM AND GETTING OUT AT THE TOP.

IT'S A GREAT IDEA EXCEPT IT'S A HARD TRICK.

STUDY AFTER STUDY SEEMS TO REINFORCE THE FACT THAT THIS MARKET TIMING IDEA REALLY DOESN'T WORK SO WELL.

WHEN WE LOOK AT THE MARKET FROM A LONG-TERM PERSPECTIVE, GOING BACK 30 YEARS, TAKE A LOOK AT THESE NUMBERS.

OVER THE PAST 30 YEARS, THE STOCK MARKET HAS BEEN AVERAGED 10% ANNUALLY, NOT A BAD RETURN I SHOULD ADD.

OVER THAT PERIOD OF TIME, THERE WERE 7554 TRADING DAYS IN THAT 30 YEAR PERIOD.

IF YOU MISSED JUST THE 22 BEST DAYS OF THOSE 30 YEARS, THINK ABOUT THE THAT, 22 DAYS OF THE LAST 30 YEARS, YOUR ACTUAL RETURN DROPS TO A 5 PBTD 1%-- 5.1% ON AN ANNUALIZED BASIS.

HALF OF THE RETURN OF THE MARKETS HAD YOU JUST BEEN IN THE MARKETS.

THOSE ARE TOUGH NUMBERS TO SWALLOW BUT MAKES US THINK ABOUT THE IDEA OF MARKET TIMING, VERY DIFFICULT.

WE FINISH TONIGHT WITH OUR SPOTLIGHT SERIES.

WE MEET WITH INTERESTING PEOPLE OR WE TRY TO HIGHLIGHT SOMETHING SPECIAL THAT'S HAPPENING IN OUR AREA.

NOW THIS MAY BE A SURPRISE TO SOME.

IT WAS TO ME, BUT CENTRAL NEW YORK AND ESPECIALLY ONONDAGA COUNTY RATES AS ONE OF THE HIGHEST AREAS IN THE NATION FOR THE INTAKE OF REFUGEES.

THOUSANDS HAVE COME HERE FROM OVER 25 COUNTRIES.

SADLY MANY COME FROM WAR TORN REGIONS OR COUNTRIES EXPERIENCING GREAT POVERTY.

SYRACUSE'S RISE, MORE FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE REFUGEE AND IMMIGRANT SELF 'EM POWRMT EMPOWERMENT ORGANIZATION WORKS TO HELP THE REFUGEES IN EVERY WAY YOU CAN IMAGINE, THROUGH TRAINING, EDUCATION, TRANSPORTATION AND JOB PLACEMENT, RISE HELPS THE REFUGEES ASSIMILATE INTO THE LOCAL SOCIETY.

BUT WITH CULTURAL DIFFERENCES AND LANGUAGE BARRIERS, IT'S NOT ALWAYS EASY.

BUT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF RISE HAJI ADAN TAKES IT ALL IN STRIDE.

>> YOU HAVE BEEN HERE HOW LONG?

>> I'M COMING HERE 2013, NOTCH.

>> WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME ABOUT WHAT RISE HAS DONE FOR YOU SINCE YOU HAVE BEEN HERE?

RISE, THE REFUGEE AND IMMIGRANT SELF EMPOWERMENT ORGANIZATION, IN A SENTENCE OR TWO, WHAT IS THE MAIN GOAL HERE WHAT ARE WE DOING HERE AT RISE?

>> WHAT WE DO HERE AT RISE IS TO EMPOWER THE NEW AMERICAN FAMILIES TO BECOME SELF SUFFICIENT.

MAKING SURE THAT THEY HAVE JOBS AND THEY HAVE ASSISTANCE AND MAKING SURE THAT THEY ARE RECEIVING THE AMERICAN DREAM.

>> YOU MENTION FROM 20 SOME DIFFERENT COUNTRIES.

>> FROM 30 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES.

>> OH MY GOSH.

SO THE BACKGROUNDS HAVE TO BE WAY DIFFERENT, DEPENDING ON WHERE THEY'RE FROM, RIGHT?

HAVE YOU TO CONSTANTLY READJUST TO WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT.

>> DEFINITELY.

SOME OF THE PEOPLE COME MAINLY FROM AFRICA.

SO ASIA AND NOW FROM UKRAINE.

SO THAT'S THE NUMBER OF CLIENTS COMING TO US.

>> YOU DO GOOD WORK HERE.

GOOD WORK COSTS MONEY.

WHERE DO YOU GET THE CASH?

>> PEOPLE OF THIS COMMUNITY ACTUALLY COME AND GIVE US THE DONATIONS, DIFFERENT KINDS OF DONATIONS.

BUT AT THE SAME TIME WE HAVE LOCAL FOUNDATIONS.

WE ALSO HAVE FEDERAL AND STATE GRANTS THAT ACTUALLY YOU CAN APPLY FOR TO MAKE SURE THAT WE PROVIDE.

>> HOW DID YOU FIND CENTRAL NEW YORK?

SHOW DID YOU DECIDE TO COME HERE?

>> AND THE U.S. GOVERNMENT BRING HERE AND AFTER THAT, MY HUSBAND'S FAMILY, THEY WANT TO COME HERE AND HIS FAMILY COME ALL THE WAY TO HERE AND AFTER THAT, I COME WITH THEM.

>> IS ONE OF THE MAIN GOALS THOUGH TO FIND WORK, TO FIND JOBS AND PLACEMENT FOR THESE PEOPLE BECAUSE MOST PEOPLE WANT TO COME AND WORK CANS CORRECT?

>> YES.

>> HOW DO YOU TWO THAT?

>> CLIENTS COME TO US AND WE SCREEN THEM BASED ON THEIR EXPERIENCES BEFORE COMING TO AMERICA, OTHERWISE IF THEY WORKED IN AMERICA, THEY WOULD PREPARE RESUMES FOR THEM AND MATCH THEM EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES THAT QUALIFIES THEM BASED ON THEIR EXPERIENCE.

>> WHEN THEY'RE HERE THOUGH, INITIALLY, IT MUST TAKE THEM SOME TIME JUST TO FIND THEIR FOOTING, RIGHT?

SO WHERE DO THEY LIVE?

HOW DO THEY LIVE WHILE THERE IS STILL NOT A JOB FOR THEM YET?

WHAT HAPPENS IN THE IN BETWEEN PERIOD?

>> WHEN THE REFUGEES COME TO THE CITY, FOR EXAMPLE, THE CITY OF SYRACUSE, THEY'RE HELPED BY THE RESETTLEMENT AGENCIES FOR THE FIRST 90 DAYS TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE HOUSING, THEIR CHILDREN ARE IN SCHOOL, FOOD AND EVERYTHING ELSE.

AND THEN WITHIN THAT PERIOD, SOME OF THEM GET JOBS AS SOON AS THEY COME REALLY FAST OR ONE MONTH.

>> SO BACK UP JUST A MINUTE.

SO THE ACTUAL-- THE CITY OF SYRACUSE HELPS OUT WITH THAT SO THERE IS FUNDING FOR THAT?

>> IT'S NOT THE CITY OF SYRACUSE.

SO REFUGEES ARE ADMITTED THROUGH 10 NATIONAL AGENCIES THAT RESETTLE REFUGEES IN CONNECTION WITH THE STATE DEPARTMENT.

>> THERE IS SOME FUNDING THERE.

>> THERE IS SOME FUNDING THERE AND EVERYONE GETS ABOUT A THOUSAND OR 1200 INDIVIDUAL TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE MONEY TO LIVE.

>> A TYPICAL REFUGEE COMES.

HOW LONG ON AVERAGE BEFORE HE OR SHE FINDS A POSITION OR A JOB OR IS PLACED SOMEWHERE USUALLY?

>> IT ALL DEPENDS ON THE INDIVIDUAL THAT CAME.

IF THEY HAVE SOME FORMAL ENGLISH, IT'S QUITE EASY TO GET A JOB FOR THEM.

AND OTHERWISE IF THEY HAD NO FORMAL ENGLISH BACKGROUND, IT TAKES A LITTLE BIT OF WORK BUT IN GENERAL IT TAKES ABOUT SIX MONTHS INDIVIDUALS TO START GETTING JOBS.

>> SO YOU ARE WORKING NOW?

>> YEAH.

>> GOOD FOR YOU.

YOU LIKE WHAT YOU ARE DOING?

>> I'M FARMING ALSO.

I'M PART OF THE AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITY COORDINATOR AND I'M A FARMER ALSO, WORKING FARMING SEVEN YEARS.

>> CLIENTS COME HERE SOME WERE FARMER IN THEIR OWN COUNTRY AND THEY ARE ABLE TO INTRODUCE PEOPLE INTO THE FARMING IN AMERICA AND THAT'S WHY WE HAVE SO MANY PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL FARMERS AND SOME OF THEM ACTUALLY GO AND FARM BUT WE HELP THEM WITH MAKING SURE THAT THEY UNDERSTAND THE MONEY SYSTEM AND MAKE SURE THEY BUILD THEIR CRED.

>> IT CENTRAL NEW YORK, ONONDAGA COUNTY, ONEIDA COUNTY, THEY'RE HOME TO AN INTAKE OR INFLOW OF REFUGEES, LIKE 10,000 HAVE COME IN.

DO WE REACH A LEVEL THAT WE JUST CAN'T HANDLE ANYMORE, DO YOU WORRY ABOUT THAT.

>> I DON'T WORRY THAT WE CAN'T HANDLE ANYMORE BECAUSE I BELIEVE IN THIS CITY.

I HAVEN'T SEEN PEOPLE SAY ENOUGH IS ENOUGH FOR THE CITY OF SYRACUSE.

WHEN YOU LOOK AT HISTORICALLY, CITY OF SYRACUSE REFUGEES OF IMMIGRANTS.

IT USED TO BE, THE NORTH SIDE OF SYRACUSE USED TO BE CALLED LITTLE ITALY.

FOR EXAMPLE, NOW WE HAVE FEWER ITALIANS.

THE VIETNAMESE CAME IN AND ANOTHER WAVE COMES IN AND THEN THEY MOVE TO THE SUBURBS.

>> BUT THAT WAS THE CRITICISM THAT SOME SAID BUT I THINK, I HOPE WE HAVE OVERCOME IT IN THAT THE REFUGEES THAT COME ARE NOT A DRAG ON SERVICES.

THEY'RE NOT A DRAG ON SOCIETY FOR LACK OF A BETTER WORD.

THEY'RE BEING PLACED IN WORK.

THEY'RE CONTRIBUTING TO SOCIETY.

WOULD YOU BACK THAT UP?

>> YES.

THE REFUGEES ARE CONTRIBUTING TO THE ECONOMIC OF THE CITY OF SYRACUSE.

FOR EXAMPLE.

UTICA USED TO DIE AND NOW THERE IS AN INFLUX OF REFUGEES THAT CAME IN.

>> WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT THAT BUILDINGS WERE DYING BUY THE BUILDINGS AND RENOVATE THEM AND PEOPLE LIVE IN THEM.

>> YOU CONTINUE TO SEE MORE COMING, CONTINUED FLOW OF REFUGEES COMING INTO CENTRAL NEW YORK AND CONTINUING TO PLACE PEOPLE YES, BECAUSE THE WORLD IS A CRAZY PLACE RIGHT NOW TODAY IS UKRAINE.

TOMORROW WE DON'T KNOW WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN AGAIN.

SO WE EXPECT REFUGEES KEEP COMING AS IT WAS FOR AMERICA FOR THE LAST 50, 100 YEARS BECAUSE I STOOD UP ON THE SHOULDER OF SOMEONE WHEN I CAME TO THIS COUNTRY AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE I HELP SOMEONE ELSE.

>> WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME ABOUT WHAT RISE HAS DONE FOR YOU SINCE YOU HAVE BEEN HERE?

>> RISE, THEY HELP ME MY LIFE.

I DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING.

RISE GAVE ME A JOB AND I'M WORKING.

>> ARE YOU HAPPY HERE?

>> YEAH.

>> OKAY.

WE ARE HAPPY FOR YOU.

THANKS FOR SHARING YOUR STORY.

IT IS A PLEASURE MEETING WITH YOU AND WE WISH YOU WELL.

>> YOU ARE WELCOME.

>> THANK YOU.

OUR THANKS AGAIN TO HAJI AND THE INCREDIBLE TEAM AT RISE.

THAT'S OUR PROGRAM FOR TONIGHT NEXT WEEK WE EXPLORE A NEW OWE I'D COUNTY WORKFORCE FOR JOBS IN THE MEDICAL AND TRUCKING FIELD AND HEAD OUT TO AN AIRPORT IN PENN YAN FOR THE FIRST OF ITS KIND AIRPORT WITH SOLAR LIGHTING AND FOCUSING ON THE MOHAWK VALLEY 1.2 BILLION-DOLLAR INVESTMENT IN WOOLS.

WE'LL SEE SEE HOW IT PLAYS A CRITICAL ROLE IN FEEDING THE SEMICONDUCTOR COMMUNITY.

IF YOU HAVE AN IDEA FOR A BUSINESS PERSON OR SOMETHING SPECIAL HAPPENING IN CENTRAL NEW YORK, WE WANT TO KNOW.

CONTACT US BY EMAILING NEWS AT WCNY.ORG AND TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE PROGRAM OR VIEW PREVIOUS EPISODES, VISIT OUR WEBSITE WEBSITE AT.

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I'M DANIEL PLUFF, HAVE A GREAT NIGHT.

RESPECT