QUESTION
Are work readiness, job programs and other language classes offered in shelters?
0:39:25
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Shelter residents do not receive services such as work readiness, job programs, or additional language classes.
- Individuals in shelters learn English independently without formal support.
- Shelter services do not provide work readiness or job programs.
- Residents teach each other English.
Althea Stevens
0:39:25
And even when they're in the shelters, I know one of them said that sometimes they'll take English classes or language classes.
0:39:31
Are there other services like work readiness, job programs and other language classes that are being offered while they're there so that they can start being assimilated.
UNKNOWN
0:39:42
No.
UNKNOWN
0:39:51
No.
UNKNOWN
0:40:05
No.
0:40:05
There are no we're not offered anything like that.
0:40:08
We just learned the language.
0:40:09
We learned English on our own because we know that if we don't, we're not gonna be able to communicate with people.
0:40:13
But would not offer those types of services.
Althea Stevens
0:40:16
Also, they're learning they're teaching each other English.
UNKNOWN
0:40:20
Basically, pretty much.
0:40:21
Yes.
Althea Stevens
0:40:21
And so there's no other, like, services
UNKNOWN
0:40:23
being teaching them anything or giving classes or anything like that.
0:40:26
He just said, like, we learn on we just learn on our own.
Althea Stevens
0:40:30
Thank you.