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Taft College Kern County to Use Homeless Individuals for Highway Cleanup Article Discussion

 

Discussion Board Assignment #3:

Read the attached Bakersfield Californian article.  Describe the pros and cons associated with putting “homeless people” to work in Bakersfield.  Focus specifically on the type of work being asked of these individuals and discuss the humanity associated with this program.  Do you agree with this program? Why? Is it rehabilitative?  Would you volunteer (no pay) to help train these homeless individuals in successfully fulfilling the job requirements listed in the article (i.e. picking up trash along a highway)? Why? Please explain.