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DearPimaCountyResidentNewsthatTucsonisthesixthpoorestcityinthenationforacityofitssizehasourelectedofcialsCEOseducatorsandpunditstalkingabouttheeffectsofpovertyandsolutions.ReportersandlocalleaderssuchasMayorJonathanRothschildandthenewChancellorofPimaCommunityCollegeLeeLambertrecognizethatorganizationslikethePimaCountyOneStopandthePimaCountyJointTechnicalEducationDistrictaresuccessfulinhelpingpeoplesecureemploymentandearnalivableorbetterwage.Thispastyearwesecuredtwograntsthe21stCenturyCommunityLearningCentersGrantandtheAmeriCorpsVistaGranttohelpevengreaternumbersofstudentssucceed.The21stCenturyGrantisafederally-fundedprogramthatsupportsafter-schoollearningcentersbyprovidingacademicenrichmentandyouthdevelopmentespeciallyintheareaofemployabilityskills.InadditiontoteachingstudentshowtosecureandkeepajobCoordinatorDanetteDavisincreasesfamilyparticipationinJTEDandprovidesacademictutoringincludingarrangingpeer-to-peertutoring.CassandraCraneisoneof12VISTAmembersworkingwithagenciesinTucsontocreateandexpandprogramsbringinglow-incomeindividualsandcommunitiesoutofpoverty.AtJTEDsheisbuildingpartnershipswithlocalbusinessesanddevelopingjobandinternshipopportunitiesforourstudents.AtarecentmeetingoftheArizonaTechnologyCouncilwebroughtCEOsofengineeringbiotechnologyandmanufacturingrmstogetherwithourcareerandtechnicaleducationteacherstoforgenewpartnershipsandcreatemorepathwaysforstudentstoentertheworkforce.Wewillcontinuetoworkwithindustrypartnerstomakesureourstudentsareworkforceready.Economistspredictedourcountrywontreturntothesamelevelsofprosperitywesawin2006until2017.MeanwhileasJTEDentersitsseventhyearmoreresearchhasconrmedthatCareerandTechnicalEducationisnotonlyoneofthemostsuccessfuleducationdeliverymodelsbutitsalsowhereourcountryneedstofocusitsattentionsothatwehaveaskilledworkforcetodriveourneweconomy.WhenoneofourLawPublicSafetyandSecuritystudentsOmarPereyaenthusiasticallythankedusonFacebookforsuicidetrainingthatcouldhelphimsavealifeaparentofoneofourFireServicestudentsKarenTreanor-RussellwroteNothingismorepromisinginthiscountrythanayoungpersonwhoiseducatedandexcitedtobeso.Thisyoungmanwillforeverbeanassettohiscommunityheispartofagreaterfuture.AfewmonthsafterKarenwrotethatherdaughterVictoriaRusselloneofourFireServiceandEMTstudentsusedtheskillswetaughthertosaveKarenslifewhenshewentintoanaphylacticshockatarestaurant.HerstatementaboutOmarholdstrueforVictoriaandallofourstudents.Helpingstudentsndtheircallingmovingthemtocareersandcollegeisasolutionthatwillworkforusall.SincerelyAlanL.StormPh.D.SuperintendentCEOTheCalling20132