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Amid funding cuts and deportation threats, Westwood prioritizes community and culture
The Safe Summer Kick Off is a Westwood tradition. It almost didn’t happen this year because of funding and attendance concerns.
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Many in America struggle to find a safe, affordable home. For the poorest among us, “the projects” are among the few options. But the public housing infrastructure is aged and crumbling. And those communities are riddled with drugs and violence. Where can the nation’s poor and disadvantaged find adequate housing?
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Season 2020 Episode 2 | Coming soon
HEARD captures the inspiring stories of five people who grew up in “the projects,” surviving and thriving in spite of, and often because of, the challenges they've had to overcome. Now they’re giving back to their home communities, trying to make a better life for those who come behind.
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