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Training young men to change their lives by saving others

Clip: 9/25/2014 | 8m 12s

Oakland youth change their outlooks by learning how to save others

In Oakland, California, a program called EMS Corps trains young men to become certified emergency medical technicians. Students with disadvantaged backgrounds get an intensive five-month course, as well as a powerful, new outlook on what they can do in life and for their neighborhoods. Sarah Varney of Kaiser Health News reports in collaboration with the NewsHour.

09/25/2014 | Rating NR

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