Speech #1050010807

There are things that are going on in the private sector that really indicate that people at the local level maybe actually have a higher degree of common sense. have a higher degree of commitment to their community and their neighbors. that they have a higher degree and sense of responsibility than what we so frequently will give them or give them credit for. The case of a father. a Catholic priest. working on Job training: This is a case of Father Ronald Marino. and he took a look at what was going on in his community and said. "This isnt good enough." He took a look at how government Job training programs worked. and he found that this was not workIng. So on his own he began teaching English to immigrants. and once they had successfully mastered it he taught them a skill with onthejob training through an apprenticeship. the Partlcipants either in pay and advancing from their salaries. They got advances on their salaries. They were teaching them things that would enable them to get a job. and this is an individual in the community going out and taking a look at government programs and saying they do not work.