Richard J. Berry: A practical way to help the homeless find work and safety
Richard J. Berry: 帮助无家可归者找到工作和安全感的可行途径
Richard J. Berry is the mayor of Albuquerque -- the 32nd largest city in America and the largest city in New Mexico. Full bio
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if you've seen somebody in your city
(标语:想要一份工作)
holding a sign like this.
他们是否是认真的?
have you wondered if they mean it?
would they really take it?
他们真的会接受吗?
来说又意味着什么?
to them in their lives?
about what happened in my city
about panhandling,
through the dignity of work.
to get the money you need
去获得你需要的钱。
to help your brothers and sisters in need
去帮助那些处于困境的同胞们。
out the car window.
likely to invest in themselves
相信社会愿意在他们身上投资,
is willing to invest in them first.
to be kind and compassionate,
a couple of dollars to someone
many of them will tell you
他们中的很多人会告诉你,
go towards feeding the body,
jobs in the world.
of a great American city,
in my great American city,
我在这伟大的美国城市中吃完午餐,
underneath a blue sign,
如果你需要食品或庇护所,
if you need food or shelter
our community service number.
underneath my sign with his sign?
站在我的牌子下?
if anybody would call that 311 sign,
拔打牌子上写的311,
食物、住处和服务。
with food and shelter and services.
something rare in government.
rather than more complicated.
而不是更复杂。
召集了身边的员工,
I gathered my staff around
to take this man at his word,
我们将会给他一份工作,
we're going to give him a job,
使我们的城市变得更好。“
an even better place in the meantime."
the center of the city;
国际热气球节的发源地。
International Balloon Fiesta.
下午去打高尔夫球。
and golf this afternoon.
有垃圾需要清理。
like this in your city,
提出类似的方案,
还有什么需要做的工作?
left to do in your city?
your mayor's phone number,
第二个问题是这样的:
you have to ask is this:
approach like we used to,
or those who give them money,
that your solutions aren't working,
你的城市问题的根源。
to the root of your problem in your city.
that need something to do,
it's not that complicated.
not doing anything.
并在车身上喷绘了标志。
wrapped it with a logo.
where our panhandlers are --
would like a day's work
if they really mean it --
to fill this van up in the morning,
就装满了一车人,
都接受了一天的工作。
takes a job for the day.
human being to drive that van.
去驾驶这辆车。
his name is Will.
there's a Will, there's a way."
(注:“志”和“威尔”的英语相同)
the Better Way campaign in your city,
发起“更好的方法”运动,
to making this successful
非营利合作伙伴。
for over 30 years.
for me as the mayor.
他们为我做的就更多了。
with the city of Albuquerque.
there's a panhandler,
to work for the day?"
我会在六周后过来接你。”
in six weeks to pick you up."
that agility in our program.
都交给他们去做了。
that I can't do quickly.
nine dollars an hour.
送回圣马丁服务中心,
right back to St. Martin's,
with counseling services.
每个星期的几天时间,
and a couple days a week,
and a Dodge van,
400个街区,
in the city of Albuquerque.
垃圾、野草和废弃物。
of trash, weeds and litter.
称过一株风滚草的重量,
weighed a tumbleweed,
of material that we've picked up.
than my solid waste department.
at the end of the day,
put into the truck
during the day,
with our panhandlers.
也提升了这个城市的市容。
while lifting up their lives.
它也需要资源,
listen, it takes resources.
启动前就建立了这种信任。
that up in years prior to Better Way.
"Albuquerque Heading Home,"
“回到阿尔伯克基的家”,
住房优先模式。
the chronically homeless,
我们想用不同的方式去做,
we wanted to do that differently,
to do the right thing.
homeless, medically vulnerable --
长期流浪者、体弱者——
都可能暴死街头。
on the streets in our city.
they studied it.
比起任由那些人在街头
we can save you 31.6 percent
节省 31.6% 的社会成本。
to struggle for survival on the streets.
while housing 650 people.
同时也节省了超过五百万美元。
of an honest conversation also
those five dollars out the window,
their opportunity
and here's why:
今天会被用来买快餐——
to buying some fast food today --
被用来购买毒品和酒。
drugs and alcohol.
当地的食物银行或食物站,
food banks or food pantries,
20 people with that money.
is 600,000 people -- million, metro --
将来会有上百万的人,成为大都市……
城市太大,我们太渺小。”
we're too big, we're too small."
只要有一个城市街区有一个乞讨者,
one panhandler on one city block,
of eight-and-half million people,
而是工作的尊严,
it's the dignity of the work.
报以礼貌和尊敬,
with dignity and respect,
或人生中头一次被尊重。
maybe in their life,
as much as it's your city,
我们的城市变得更好
to make our place better,
他们所有的问题,
isn't the answer to all their problems,
and they start working together,
开始一同工作,
他们知道了自己可以做出改变。
the fact that they can make a difference.
in that old Dodge van,
for whatever services they need --
counseling, you name it.
about 1,700 days of day work.
to permanent employment opportunities.
for our Housing First model,
我们的“住房优先”资格,
who's homeless, like we do,
figuring out where he's from,
与2015年那个人同样的牌子,
that the guy was holding in 2015,
拿着的那句标语。
Is it really making a difference?
这真的有用吗?
one of the national leaders
and persistent social issues
无家可归者的数量已经
homelessness in our city
homeless population in our city
的策划,我们基本上
veteran homelessness
that other cities are hearing about this,
其它城市也得知了此事,
of work to the equation.
what their experiment looks like,
a collective approach nationally
their nonprofits --
about these persistent social issues?
思考这些社会顽疾了吗?
in your community
profoundly better in many ways?
I promise you there is a better way.
我保证“有更好的方法”。
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Richard J. Berry - Mayor of AlbuquerqueRichard J. Berry is the mayor of Albuquerque -- the 32nd largest city in America and the largest city in New Mexico.
Why you should listen
Richard J. Berry was elected mayor of Albuquerque in 2009. Prior to serving as mayor, Berry was elected twice as a State Representative to the New Mexico State Legislature, and he owned a successful Albuquerque construction company for decades that conducted business throughout the Southwest United States.
On his watch, Albuquerque was ranked second Best Run City in the nation with a population of over 500,000. Berry has reduced the size of city government and held budget growth to below inflation each year -- all while maintaining a high level of service to taxpayers and city residents. Also under the his leadership, Albuquerque was recently named as the 6th most technologically advanced city in America.
Berry was recently recognized as one of the Most Inspirational People in America by the Washington Post, largely due to the success of a program called "There's a Better Way," which takes a new approach to addressing panhandling by providing the homeless with opportunities to work for the City and connect them to resources and help.
Berry has been married to his wife, Maria, for 26 years and they have one son, Jacob, who serves in the Army Corps of Cadets while studying at Texas A&M University.
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