PUBLIC TESTIMONY
Testimony by Armando Crescenzi, Veterans Advocate, on Veterans Homelessness and Street Vending
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Armando Crescenzi, a veterans advocate, speaks about the importance of street vending as an opportunity for homeless veterans to achieve self-sufficiency. He emphasizes that work is crucial for veterans in crisis and that vending can be a pathway to entrepreneurship.
- Crescenzi has been advocating for veterans in street vending (both merchandise and food) for 20 years.
- He argues that vending is a great opportunity for veterans returning to the city or going through crisis.
- The testimony hints at issues with competition and law enforcement interfering with veteran vendors' businesses.
Armando Crescenzi
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Armando Crushenze.
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Armando Crushenze put veterans first.
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I'm happy to speak on veterans homelessness.
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You all know that, for the last twenty years, I've been a veterans advocate in all things relating to street vending, And that includes merchandise and includes food.
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So as it says in the in the preamble of of of the dough fund, work works.
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Work works.
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So really vending is a great opportunity for for vendors, for veterans who are going through crisis, returning to the city, maybe they're just great entrepreneurs.
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It's a huge opportunity and, certainly a pathway to self sufficiency for veterans who might be going through crisis.
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So having said that, I just would like to go on with something I prepared.
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Imagine living in a country where your business can be shut down by your competition with the physical brute force of the local police department.
Robert F. Holden
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Yeah.