They're like, man, you know, that's why I got this program called nia, Right? And it stands. NIA is Swahili for purpose, but it stands for Neighbors in action. So it's 47 neighborhood groups. We give them small grant money, and then they get to decide what they want to do for their neighborhood. because that empowers them. Because they're saying, no, Mayor. This is what we want to do in our neighborhood. So, you know, people need to also understand that they have that power as well. (24:15–24:20)
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