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Nina Ahmad: “We need to look at all the tools we have in our toolbox…”

Featuring: Nina Ahmad, Democratic | Philadelphia City Council At-large | Pennsylvania

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Studio C70 - Nina Ahmad interviewed by Freire students

Published | Video Starts at 02:11

So same thing we want to use in housing insecurity. Our people don't have a place to live. And We need to look at all the tools we have in our toolbox because if you're not having a safe space to live, you really can't go to school and learn properly. You really can't do all the things in life to be a regular human being. So same thing with food insecurity. If you're hungry, you can't even learn. (02:11–02:21)

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Asserts the necessity of addressing housing insecurity to improve educational outcomes.

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