>> MILLIONS OF IMMIGRATION CASES ARE BACKLOGGED, AND RECENT FIRINGS IN THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION COULD MAKE THINGS EVEN WORSE.

AND HELPING SURVIVORS GET THE SEXUAL TRAUMA CARE THAT THEY NEED.

AND MANY HOMEBOUND SENIORS RELY ON VOLUNTEERS AND SUPPORT.

THOSE STORIES AND MORE NEXT ON ARIZONA HORIZON.

>>> GOOD EVENING, AND WELCOME TO ARIZONA HORIZON.

I'M STEVE GOLDSTEIN FILLING IN FOR TED SIMONS.

THE PICTURE ON TARIFFS KEEPS CHANGING AS PRESIDENT TRUMP SAYS HE'S PAUSE 25% TARIFFS ON MEXICO, THAT AMID WIDESPREAD FEARS OF THE IMPACT OF A BROADER TRADE WAR.

TRUMP'S CHANGE CAME AFTER COMMERCE SECRETARY HOWARD LUTNICK SAID TARIFFS ON BOTH CANADA AND MEXICO WOULD LIKELY BE DELAYED.

HOWEVER, NO CHANGE HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED FOR CANADA'S TARIFFS.

TRUMP CHANGED HIS MIND SAYING ON TRUTH SOCIAL, QUOTE I HAVE AGREED THAT MEXICO WILL NOT BE REQUIRED TO PAY TARIFFS ON ANYTHING THAT FALLS UNDER THE U US MCA AGREEMENT, I DID THIS OUT OF ACCOMMODATION AND OUT OF RESPECT FOR PRESIDENT SHEINBAUM.

OUR RELATIONSHIP IS BEEN A VERY GOOD ONE AND WE ARE WORKING TOGETHER ON THE BORDER, END QUOTE.

>>> MEANWHILE, THE MARKET FALLING AT ONE POINT TO ITS LOWEST LEVEL SINCE NOVEMBER.

DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL LOST 1% ON THE DAY WHILE THE S&P 500 WAS AT 1.8% AND THE NASDAQ CLIMBED 2.6%.

THE MAJOR AVERAGES HAVE LOST AT LEAST 3% THIS YEAR AS TARIFFS ON CANADA, MEXICAN AND CHINESE IMPORTS TOOK EFFECT BLASTING ON FINANCIAL MARKETS WITH UNCERTAINTY.

EUROPEAN UNION LEADERS ARE HOLDING EMERGENCY SUMMIT TALKS TO BEEF UP THEIR OWN MILITARY DEFENSES AND MAKE SURE UKRAINE WILL STILL BE PROPERLY PROTECTE AS EUROPE FACES THE PROSPECT OF THE U.S.

CUTTING IT ADRIFT.

FRIEDRICH MERZ, THE LIKELY NEXT CHANCELLOR OF GERMANY, AND SUMMIT CHAIR ANTONIO COSTA DISCUSSED WAYS TO A MICROCHIP MANUFACTURER SAYS IT WILL CLOSES IT'S TEMPE FACILITY IN MAY THE CHANDLER BASED MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY COMPANY SAYS THE CLOSURE WAS ORGINALLY GOING TO TAKE PLACE THIS DECEME BUT WAS MOVED UP TO MAY.

NO REASON WAS GIVEN.

THE COMPANY'S REVENUE HAS DECLINED NEARLY 42 PERCENT YEAR OVER YEAR....WITH THE COMPANY'S DEBT INCREASING BY 33.6 MILLION THE U.S. IMMIGRATION COURT SYSTEM IS FACING A MASSIVE BACKLOG OF NEARLY 4 MILLION CASES AND THE REMOVAL MAY LEAD TO LONGER DELAYS.

WELCOME BACK, GOOD TO SIGH.

HASN'T THERE BEEN AN EMPHASIS OVER THE PAST YEARS OF IMMIGRATION -- >> 7 MILLION.

>> WHAT'S GOING ON?

IS PRESIDENT TRUMP FOLLOWING THROUGH WITH HIS IMMIGRATION BORDER SECURITY DEMANDS OR SOMETHING MORE POLITICAL THAN THAT?

>> I THINK IT'S SOMETHING MORE POLITICAL THAN THAT BECAUSE IT'S REALLY INCONSISTENT WITH TRUMP'S POLICIES OF TRYING TO EXPEDITE THE REMOVAL OF PEOPLE HERE ILLEGALLY, IMMIGRATIONIZED.

AND THERE'S ALREADY A HUGE BACKLOG, OF COURSE, IN REMOVING 28 IMMIGRATION LAW JUDGES ISN'T REALLY GOING TO HELP, IT'S GOING TO HURT.

IT'S GOING TO RESULT IN THOUSANDS OF MORE DELAYS FOR SURE IF YOU DO THE ARITHMETIC.

SO IT'S KIND OF INEXPLICABLE AND INCONSISTENT WITH HIS POLICIES.

IT LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT'S PLANNING SOMETHING MORE.

THERE'S SOMETHING CALLED EXPEDITED REMOVAL THAT DOESN'T REQUIRE IMMIGRATION JUDGES.

IF YOU'RE CAUGHT ILLEGALLY NEAR THE BORDER, THEY CAN REMOVE YOU WITHOUT A HEARING.

IF YOU'VE BEEN IN THE UNITED STATES ANYWHERE FOR LESS THAN TWO YEARS, THEY CAN REMOVE YOU WITHOUT A HEARING.

I.C.E.

I SUSPECT HE'S PLANNING ON REALLY BROADENING THOSE EXPEDITED REMOVAL POLICIES SO THAT THE NEED FOR A HEARING BEFORE A JUDGE IS GOING TO BE LESSENED.

>> THAT'S VERY INTERESTING.

LET'S GO BACK TO THAT 3.7 MILLION NUMBER, THOUGH.

>> SURE.

>> HOW DO WE GET TO THAT LARGE A NUMBER?

AND LET'S SAY THE EXPEDITED HEARING DOESN'T OCCUR, PRESIDENT TRUMP DOESN'T TAKE ON MORE POWER.

HOW MANY MORE CASES COULD WE BE LOOKING AT WITH FEWER AND FEWER JUDGES 5 MILLION, 6 MILLION?

>> IT COULD.

I THINK I READ THAT LOSING THOSE JUDGES ALONE WAS GOING TO RESULT IN SEVEN MORE -- 7,000 MORE BACKLOGGED CASES.

SO IT'S A PROBLEM.

THAT'S WHY I BELIEVE THIS IS JUST CHAPTER 1 OF HIS CHANGES.

>> I READ AN ARTICLE IN THE REPUBLIC RECENTLY REPORTING THAT THE DOGE INDICATES IT'S GETTING READY TO REMOVE IMMIGRATION JUDGES WITHOUT CAUSE.

WHY WOULD THAT BE -- THAT JUST SEEMS LIKE ANOTHER CASE WHERE YOU HAVE ONE BRANCH OF THE GOVERNMENT STEPPING ON ANOTHER BRANCH OF THE GOVERNMENT, WHICH SEEMS PAR FOR THE COURSE WITH THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION.

>> IT'S INTERESTING AND PROBLEMATIC.

IT'S REALLY NOT ANOTHER BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT.

EVEN THOUGH IT SOUNDS AS IF IT SHOULD BE.

IMMIGRATION LAW JUDGES ARE NOT ARTICLE 3 FEDERAL JUDGES.

THEY'RE PART AN ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCY THAT IS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, AND THEY'RE UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES.

IT'S FUNNY BECAUSE UNDER THE CONCEPT OF DUE PROCESS OF LAW, A JUDGE MOST ESSENTIAL SRI SUPPOSED TO BE NEUTRAL.

IT'S HARD TO BE NEUTRAL, HOWEVER, WHEN YOUR BOSS IS THE CHIEF PROSECUTOR OF THE UNITED STATES.

SO THEY'VE BEEN MOVING TOWARDS TERMINATION AT WILL.

YOU'VE HEARD OF THE UNIFIED EXECUTIVE THEORY.

THIS IS THE EXPRESSION IN THE REAL WORLD.

THE PRESIDENT REALLY DOES HAVE THE TRITE FIRE IMMIGRATION LAW JUDGES AT WILL FOR NO CAUSE.

IN FAIRNESS TO THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION, THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION, THE MINUTE IT CAME INTO POWER, TERMINATED SEVEN IMMIGRATIONAL LAW JUDGES RECENTLY APPOINTED BY TRUMP IN HIS TERM THAT IT THOUGHT WOULD NOT FULFILL PRESIDENT BIDEN'S POLICY.

SO BOTH SIDES DO IT.

>> AND I WANT TO GO 52 WHAT YOU SAID ABOUT THIS IDEA THAT, IF YOUR BOSS -- AS YOU SAID, IT'S NOT THE JUDICIAL BRANCH.

IT'S UNDER THE DOJ, THAT YOU REALLY ARE LOOKING OVER YOUR SHOULDER THEN, AS JUDGES ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO DO, THINKING WHILE PRESIDENT TRUMP IS REALLY STRONG AT IMMIGRATION BORDER SECURITY, IF I I DON'T GO ALONG WITH WHAT HE WANTS, THERE GOES MY FEDERAL PENSION OR SOMETHING?

>> THAT'S TRUE.

AND IT'S VERY PROBLEMATIC.

BECAUSE IT'S FUNDAMENTAL TO DUE PROCESS THAT YOU HAVE A NEUTRAL DECISION-MAKER.

AND WHEN YOU HAVE A POLITICIZED POTENTIALLY PARTISAN DECISION-MAKER, PEOPLE CAN CLAIM, HEY, I WAS DENIED DUE PROCESS.

THAT COULD BE A BIG ISSUE ULTIMATELY THAT ENDS UP BEFORE THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT, WHICH IS THE HIGHEST ARTICLE 3 COURT, THAT TAKES DUE PROCESS VERY SERIOUSLY.

SO THAT'S GONNA BE INTERESTING AS THINGS UNFOLD.

>> AS YOU SAID BEFORE WE STARTED, VERY STRAIGHTFORWARD, AND YET, WHAT ARE SOME OTHER THINGS MAYBE YOU'RE LOOKING FOR THAT THIS COULD AFFECT, IN THE SENSE THAT I THINK PEOPLE WHEN THEY LOOK AT IT LOGICALLY, THEY THINK, OKAY, STRONG IMMIGRATION, STRONGER BORDERS, THEY'RE GONNA WANT MORE JUDGES, AND YET, DOES THIS IN SOME WAY EVER IN THAT HE DOESN'T LIKE JUDGES OF ANY STRIVE?

>> I THINK DOES, AND I THINK THE CONCEPT OF A NEUTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE THAT WE'VE HAD SINCE THE PASSAGE OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE ACT BACK IN THE '30s IS REALLY GOING TO TAKE A DOWNTURN.

AND THE NEUTRALITY OF ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES IS INCREASINGLY A THING IN THE PAST.

PRESIDENT BIDEN ALSO FIRED THE HEAD OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, WHICH IS ONE OF THE -- OUR TYPICAL NEUTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES.

SO IT'S NOT ONLY THE REPUBLICANS THAT ARE DOING IT.

IT'S THE DEMOCRATS ARE DOING IT AND IT'S BEST SEEN AS AN ATTEMPT BY THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH, THE PRESIDENT, TO REALLY SQUEEZE IN ON THE POWER OF THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH, WHICH IS PROBLEMATIC.

>> SOMETHING TO WATCH, STEVEN MONTOYA, ALWAYS GOOD TO SEE YOU.

THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

>> THANK YOU, SIR.

>> ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH SCARE A CHALLENGE FOR MANY SEXUAL TRAUMA SURVIVORS.

A NEW SCHOLARSHIP LAUNCHED IN MAY TIMES HELP COVERING TREATMENT COSTS.

GABRIELLE FOOT FOUNDER OF SURVIVORS POWER, JOINS US TO SHARE HOW THIS NEW SCHOLARSHIP WILL HELP SURVIVORS AFFORD THIS CARE.

THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

>> THANK YOU.

>> SO I STARTED SURVIVORS' POWER BECAUSE I HAD A FRIEND WHO WAS A VICTIM OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE.

AND SHE 20 TO A PLACE IT SCOTTSDALE AND HER INSURANCE DIDN'T COVER HER TIME WILL AND SHE WAS THANKFUL FULLY A POSITION WHERE SHE COULD PRIORITIZE MENTAL HEALTH FOR HER FINANCES.

HOWEVER, NOT EVERYBODY IS IN THAT SAME POSITION.

THE MOYER STARTED LEARNING ABOUT PREVALENCE OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE, I WANTED TO REMOVE THAT BARRIER, AND HELP PEOPLE BE ABLE TO GO TO REALLY HIGH-QUALITY INSTITUTION THAT WILL TAKE CARE OF THEM.

>> I WANT TO TALK ABOUT WHAT YOU'RE DOING GOING FORWARD, BUT DID IT SURPRISE YOU THAT THERE WEREN'T MORE THINGS TO PUT IN PLACE TO HELP PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN THROUGH KIND OF TRAUMA?

>> AS FAR AS SCHOLARSHIP AS SOON AS.

>> EVEN AS FAR AS JUST THE OPPORTUNITY TO -- SOMETHING TO PAY FOR IT, SO THAT IN THE CASE OF YOUR FRIEND, AS YOU SAID, WHO WAS ABLE TO PRIORITIZE HER MENTAL HEALTH OVER THE COSTS, IS THERE SOMETHING IN OUR COMMUNITY WHERE SIMPLY THEY'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT QUITE ENOUGH, THERE ISN'T THAT PUSH TO HAVE A SCHOLARSHIP, FOR EXAMPLE?

>> I THINK THAT MENTAL HEALTHCARE ISN'T AS WIDELY SPOKEN ABOUT, SO NOT ALWAYS AS FUNDED AS IT NEEDS TO BE, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO THE SEXUAL VIOLENCE AREA.

THERE'S LOTS OF OTHER NEEDS, WHICH, THEY'RE ALL VERY IMPORTANT, BUT WHEN IT COMES TO SEXUAL VIOLENCE, IT HAS A STRONGER STILL MARK SO IT'S NOT ALWAYS SPOKEN ABOUT, SO IT DOESN'T ALWAYS GET THAT SAME FUNDING OR ASSISTANCE THAT SURVIVORS NEED.

>> LET'S TALK ABOUT THE SCHOLARSHIP, I UNDERSTAND THE PHOENIX SUNS HAVE SOME INVOLVEMENT AS WELL.

>> TELL US ABOUT THAT.

>> SO WITH THE SUNS, WE WERE BLESSED TO BE THEIR NONPROFIT OF THE NIGHT ON MARCH 2nd.

AND THAT WAS A REALLY GREAT TIME.

WE'RE VERY THANKFUL FOR THAT.

AND THEN AS FAR AS HOW THE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM WILL GO -- EACH SCHOLARSHIP IS $12,300.

OUR GOAL IS TO SPONSOR FOUR INDIVIDUALS A YEAR.

AND IT TAKES INDIVIDUALS 13 AND OLDER.

SO WE PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR MEN AND WOMEN 13 YEARS AND OLDER, AND OUR GOAL IS TWO ADOLESCENTS AND TWO ADULTS A YEAR.

>> YOU MENTIONED THE MEADOWS A COUPLE TIMES, YOU CAN GIVE US A QUICK BACKGROUND ON WHAT THE MEADOW IT IS.

>> THE MEADOWS BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE, THEY HAVE DIFFERENT LOCATIONS ALL OVER THE COUNTRY, BUT THE ONE THAT WE ARE SUPPORTING IS THEIR INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT IN SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA.

AND THEY HAVE A WHOLE SPECIFIC MEADOWS METHOD.

THEY USE MULTIPLE MODALITIES TO REACH INDIVIDUALS, TO HELP THEM THROUGH THEIR HEALING PROCESS, AND SINCE WE KNOW THE QUALITY THAT THEY ARE, THAT'S WHY WE CHOSE THEM, TO GIVE THE SCHOLARSHIPS TO.

>> I'M INTERESTED TO KNOW, AS YOU'VE LEARNED MORE ABOUT THESE THINGS AND AS YOU'VE BEEN HEAVILY INVOLVED WITH SURVIVORS, HAVE YOU FELT LIKE MORE PEOPLE ARE WILLING TO COMMUNICATE ABOUT THIS ISSUE?

I WASN'T SURE HOW COMFORTABLE PEOPLE WERE, IS IT SOMETHING THE MORE PEOPLE TALK ABOUT, THE MORE EDUCATED THEY ARE AND THE MORE EFFECTIVE THESE PROGRAMS WILL BE?

>> MOST DEFINITELY.

SEXUAL VIOLENCE HAS A HUGE STIGMA.

IT'S HARD FOR PEOPLE TO NOT JUST TALK ABOUT, BUT COME FORWARD.

SO THE MORE -- THE MORE I'VE BEEN DOING THIS AND PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THAT, YOU KNOW, THERE'S 1 IN 3 WOMEN AND 1 IN 6 MEN ARE SURVIVORS, AND HOW PREVALENT IT IS, THE EASIER IT IS FOR SURVIVORS TO COME FORWARD AND THEN WANT TO SEEK HELP, AS WELL.

>> SO JUST A FEW WEEKENDS SECONDS, BUT WHAT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT THING YOU'VE LEARNED BY GETTING HEAVILY INVOLVED IN THIS?

>> I WOULD SAY THAT MEN ARE SURVIVORS TOO.

I THINK MEN ARE OFTEN OVERLOOKED, AND THAT IT IS A -- IT DOESN'T MATTER WHO YOU ARE, YOUR AGE, DEMOGRAPHIC, SEXUAL VIOLENCE DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE.

IT IS SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS TO EVERYONE.

>> AND FINALLY, HOW'S YOUR FRIEND DOING?

>> SHE -- YOU KNOW, IT'S A HEALING PROCESS.

THE JOURNEY ISN'T LINEAR.

BUT SHE IS DOING MUCH BETTER, AND WHAT SHE LEARNED FROM THE MEADOW HAS REALLY HELPED HER.

>> GREAT.

GABRIELLE, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BEING HERE.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> GOOD LUCK.

>>> MANY SENIORS RELY ON VOLUNTEERS FOR ESSENTIAL SERVICES LIKE TRANSPORTATION TO MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS AND GROCERY SHOPPING.

A LOCAL NONPROFIT IS ALWAYS SEEKING VOLUNTEERS TO HELP KEEP SENIORS INDEPENDENT.

ROBIN WILSON FROM "NEIGHBORS WHO CARE" JOINS US TO DISCUSS THE GROWING NEED FOR SUPPORT.

ROBIN, WELCOME.

THANKS FOR BEING HERE.

>> THANKS FOR HAVING ME.

>> WHAT IS NEIGHBORS WHO CARE AND HOW DID IT GET STARTED.

>> IT'S A NONPROFIT THAT SUPPLIES SERVICES TO SENIORS BE NON-MEDICAL SERVICES, TO SENIORS IN THE SUN LAKES AND SOUTH AREA ONLY.

SO WE HAVE A TIGHT BOUNDARY.

AND THOSE NON-MEDICAL SERVICES, IT WAS STARTED 30 YEARS AGO, PEOPLE IN THE INTERFACE COUNCIL NOTICED THAT PEOPLE WERE STARTING TO STRUGGLE AND DIDN'T NECESSARILY HAVE FAMILY MEMBERS CLOSE BY OR MAYBE, AS WHAT'S GOING ON RIGHT NOW, IS THEIR ADULT CHILDREN ARE WORKING, AND THEY'RE TOO BUSY TO HELP THEM OUT, SO THAT'S WHERE WE CAN STEP IN AND HELP GIVE THEM THE SERVICES THEY NEED.

>> I IMAGINE SUN LAKES AND CHANDLER IS A LOT LIKE THE REST OF THE VALLEY WHERE YOU HAVE EITHER A LOT OF WINTER VISITORS OR FOLKS WHO ARE FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO NOT BE HERE DURING THE SUMMER, AND I IMAGINE THAT AFFECTS THE VOLUNTEER BASE YOU HAVE?

>> AND THAT IS THE BIG QUESTION WE'VE GOT WHAT WE CALL SNOWBIRDS.

SUN LAKES IS THE 55 PLUS COMMUNITY, WE SERVE THAT AREA, PLUS PART OF CHANDLER, AS WELL.

BUT A LOT OF THOSE PEOPLE, THEY FLOCK NORTH FOR THE SUMMER, AND THEN WE RUN INTO THE ISSUE THAT THE CLIENTS WE'RE SERVING, THEY AREN'T LEAVING.

THEY'RE HERE YEAR ROUND, SO WE NEED TO SUPPLEMENT OUR VOLUNTEERISM TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY CAN GET TO THEIR DOCTORS' APPOINTMENTS, GET GROCERIES, MINOR CHORES AROUND THE HOME, FRIENDLY VISITING, WELFARE VISITS, AND DINNERS.

WE ACTUALLY DELIVER DINNERS TO OUR FOLKS.

>> HOW ARE YOU, COMING OUT OF A PROGRAM LIKE THIS -- HOW ARE YOU WORKING TO ATTRACT MORE VOLUNTEERS WHEN YOU DO LOSE SOME FOR THE SUMMER?

WELL, I DO BEAT THE PAVEMENT A LITTLE BIT.

I GO TO ANY KIND OF OPEN HOUSE I CAN GO TO IN THE AREA, DO NETWORKING AND THINGS LIKE THAT ASK TRY MEET AS MANY PEOPLE AS I CAN, AND SPREAD THE WORD THAT VOLUNTEERING ACTUALLY BRINGS YOU JOY.

SO IT'S NOT ONE-SIDED.

WHEN YOU'RE SERVING SOMEBODY ELSE, IT KIND OF FEEDS YOUR SOUL, AS WELL, AND SO THAT'S KIND OF -- I'M ABLE TO GIVE PEOPLE THAT TIDBIT, AND THEN THEY REALIZE, THEY START DOING THE WORK, AND VOLUNTEERS TELL ME ALL THE TIME, I'M GETTING SO MUCH OUT OF THIS, I THINK I'M GETTING MORE THAN I'M GIVING TO THE CLIENT.

>> THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT YOU WANT TO HEAR, RIGHT?

BECAUSE THE HUMAN CONNECTION.

A LOT OF US IN THE STAGE OF SOCIAL MEDIA FORGET ABOUT THAT SOMETIMES.

>> WE DO.

AND THE MOST IMPORTANT THING WE CAN DO FOR OURSELVES AS WE AGE IS TO STAY SOCIAL AND TO HAVE THAT SOCIAL INTERACTION.

SO RESEARCH DOES SHOW OUR ONE TO ONE CONVERSATION ACROSS HERE.

IT'S GOING TO BE OUR MOOD BOOST FOR THE NEXT 48 HOURS.

SO IF YOU'RE A HOME-BOUND SHUT-IN SENIOR, AND YOU DON'T SEE ANYBODY ON A REGULAR BASIS, WHEN OUR VOLUNTEERS SHOW UP TO TAKE YOU TO THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE, THEY'RE NOT JUST GIVING YOU A RIDE, THEY'RE ACTUALLY GIVING YOU A MOOD BOOST THAT MIGHT GET YOU THROUGH THE NEXT FEW DAYS UNTIL MAYBE IT'S TIME GO GROCERY SHOPPING.

>> MUST BE A BONDING EXPERIENCE FOR BOTH SIDES, TOO?

>> 100%.

100%.

A LOT OF OUR CLIENTS AND OUR VOLUNTEERS DEVELOP RELATIONSHIPS WITH ONE ANOTHER, WHICH KIND OF ALLEVIATES THAT LONELINESS, WHICH IS WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT.

>> THE LONELINESS EPIDEMIC, THAT PLAYS INTO WHAT WE JUST TALKED ABOUT A FEW SECONDS AGO.

HOW MUCH DOES THAT PLAY INTO ALL THIS?

>> 100% INTO ALL OF THIS.

ONE OF THE THINGS WE LEARNED IN THE PANDEMIC WAS THAT WE ISOLATED EVERYBODY AND REALIZED HOW DETRIMENTAL THAT WAS, FOR EVERYBODY CONCERNED, OUR SENIORS AND OUR KIDS, THOSE ARE THE PEOPLE THAT REALLY GOT HIT THE HARDEST.

AND THROUGH OUR PROGRAM, WE TRY DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO HELP PEOPLE ALLEVIATE THAT LONELINESS SO THAT THEY HAVE THAT CONNECTION.

SO WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT, AS WE AGE, WE HAVE PLENTY OF PEOPLE AROUND US THAT ARE PAID.

PAID DOCTORS, THERAPISTS, ALL THAT OTHER STUFF, BUT FRIENDSHIP IS FREE.

SO WHEN WE GET A VOLUNTEER THAT HAS ALREADY RAISED THEIR HAND TO SAY, HEY, I WANT TO HELP SOMEONE, THAT'S A BEAUTIFUL THING, BECAUSE NOW WE HAVE AN UNPAID PERSON DEVELOPING A RELATIONSHIP.

>> WELL, AND THEN IT ALSO FEELS LIKE THEY'RE DOING IT OUT THE GOODNESS OF THEIR HEARTS, NOT TO SAY THAT MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS DON'T GOOD THINGS BUT WHEN YOU'RE GETTING PAID FOR SOMETHING, THERE IS A DIFFERENT DYNAMIC.

>> AND A LOT OF OUR SENIORS ARE IN WHAT WE CALL THE SILENT GENERATION.

THEY DON'T LIKE TO TAKE FROM OTHER PEOPLE.

IT'S REALLY HARD FOR THEM.

SO IF WE'VE GOT A TEAM OF VOLUNTEERS WHO HAVE ALREADY RAISED THEIR HANDS, IT'S A LITTLE BIT EASIER FOR THOSE SENIORS TO CALL IN AND SAY NEED YOUR HELP.

>> WHAT DO THESE SENIORS HAVE IN COMMON WITH EACH OTHER?

>> I THINK THEY ALL HAVE THAT DRIVE TO DO SOMETHING FOR THEIR COMMUNITY.

I HEAR MORE AND MORE FROM MY VOLUNTEERS, WELL, SOME OF THEM HAVE JUST RETIRED, I WANT TO GIVE BACK TO MY COMMUNITY.

I WANT TO ACTUALLY MAKE SURE THAT I'M DOING SOMETHING IN MY LIFE THAT'S MEANINGFUL.

AND SO VOLUNTEER.

IT'S MEANINGFUL.

IT WILL PAY YOU BACK.

>> YEAH, WE JUST HAVE A FEW SECONDS BACK.

HOW DID YOU GET INVOLVED WITH WANTING TO VOLUNTEER?

>> WELL, I'M A VOLUNTEER MANAGER, AND I'VE BEEN IN VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT FOR 12 YEARS, AND WHEN IT WAS TIME TO LOOK FOR ANOTHER JOB, I WANTED TO FIND SOMETHING IN MY OWN BACKYARD, AND I AM A CHANDLER RESIDENT, AND BOY, I'M SO GLAD THEY'RE 15 MINUTES FROM HOME, IT'S FABULOUS.

>> THANKS FOR BEING HERE.

>> THANKS FOR HAVING ME.

>> THAT'S ALL FOR THIS EDITION OF ARIZONA HORIZON.

STEVEN GOLDSTEIN IN FOR TED SIMONS.

THANKS FOR WATCHING.

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