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On the recordAugust 4, 2021
It is one thing to provide shelter, but without support--educational, financial, training, access to day care so people can go to work--you know, it is a cycle in and out of public housing.
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Jack Reed
Democratic · Rhode Island

Editor's note · Context

Emphasizing the need for support services alongside housing to break the cycle of poverty.

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