Jean Walker - FUTURE HOPE

December 16, 2009 | San Jose, California | Vetting explained

Viewed 455 times
Shared 17 times

CNN producer note

sjsujourn163 journalism students tackled a similar theme in their iReports: 'Four stories are part of a special assignment series on homelessness and poverty here in America's high technology center, the Silicon Valley. Each story takes a unique angle and ties into a dynamic new plan by the local Catholic Charities group which wants to eliminate poverty here by the year 2020. To do that, the first step requires everyone waking people up to tough reality than anyone, even here, can lose everything.'
- hhanks, CNN iReport producer

iReport —

The unemployment rate among people with developmental disabilities is about 70% nationwide. In the San Francisco and Monterey Bay Areas, an organization aptly named Hope Services provides job training, support, and opportunities for clients to be actively engaged in the community -- not restricted or defined by their disabilities.

Posted in Assignment:
iReport for CNN

Share this on:

del.icio.us

StumbleUpon

Comments

iReport welcomes a lively discussion, so comments on iReports are not pre-screened before they post. See the iReport community guidelines for details about content that is not welcome on iReport.

What is iReport?

Share

Tell a story, offer an opinion, say what's important to you.
Discuss

Join the conversation on the day's big issues.
Be heard

The best iReports get vetted and used on CNN platforms.

iReport is a user-generated section of CNN.com. The stories here come from users. CNN has vetted only the stories marked with the "CNN" badge. MORE...

CNN iReport