A new effort in DC to address a shortage of healthcare workers while also providing training, college credits, and job opportunities for city youth. It’s part of a unique initiative called the DC Health Care Employment & Apprenticeship Link Program, or (DC HEAL).

It’s not just filling jobs, it’s changing lives, especially for inner-city youth who now have more pathways to purpose and possibility.

Tonight, we’ll hear from a student who’s already walking that path, and from D.C.’s Deputy Mayor for Education, who’s helping to make it all happen.

Let’s introduce our guests. Guest: Paul Kihn (“K-EYE-N”), DC’s Deputy Mayor for Education Guest: Nykirah Harper – Student at Cesar Chavez Public Charter Schools