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From YouTube: From City Hall - Councilwoman Meg Salyer
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Oklahoma City Ward 6 Councilwoman Meg Salyer discusses the ReMerge program with it's director and a recent graduate.
A
Hello,
I'm
Meg
Salyer
and
I'd
like
to
welcome
you
to
the
ward
6
council
show
today.
I
want
to
talk
about
a
really
important
program
and
one
that
I'm
actually
directly
involved
with
and
it's
called
reemerge
it's
a
program,
that's
being
incubated
currently
by
the
united
way,
but
will
launch
into
its
own
501c3
in
the
next
couple
of
months.
A
So
I
have
with
us
today:
Terry
woodland,
who's,
the
program
director
executive
director
of
the
program
and
Yvonne
Estrada,
who
is
a
graduate
of
the
very
first
reemerged
class
and
so
she's
going
to
share
a
little
bit
about
her
story
with
us
and
let
us
know
kind
of
how
we
merged
was
able
to
help
her
get
back
on
her
feet.
So
Terry
for
our
viewers
benefit.
Could
you
just
share
a
little
bit
about
the
background
where
reemerge
came
from
how
it
was
created
and
what
its
kind
of
3,000
foot
goal
is
sure.
B
Thank
you
for
having
us,
reemerge,
really
sort
of
came
out
of
a
House
bill,
authored
by
Chris
steel
house,
built
2998.
It
was
in
2010
and
it
mandated
that
public
and
private
funds
be
blended
to
address
the
rate
at
which
we
incarcerate
women
in
Oklahoma,
specifically
women
with
children.
So
they
the
bill,
really
asked
that
we
work
primarily
with
mothers
and
also
to
keep
those
mothers
in
the
community
with
their
children
instead
of
incarcerating
them.
Now,.
A
Christina
is
so
passionate
about
this
issue.
I
had
a
chance
to
be
with
him
a
week
or
so
ago,
in
tulsa
and
talking
about
the
boys
and
girls
club
and
the
specific
program
they
have
working
with
children
of
incarcerated
parents,
and
I
didn't
realize
this
statistic,
but
I
think
the
number
is
something
like:
seventy
percent
of
children
who
have
parents
that
are
incarcerated
end.
A
B
Then
you
way
from
that
house
bill
gathered
together
about
25
nonprofits
in
the
community
and
we
started
meeting
every
other
week
and
out
of
those
meetings
came
the
program
the
program
idea.
We
really
wanted
to
focus
on
diversion.
You
know
getting
in
on
the
front
end
before
we
incarcerate
women
because,
like
you
said
to
impact
the
children
most
of
all,
and
so
we
developed
the
program
plan.
We
we
worked
really
hard.
We
came
out
with
a
booklet
that
describes
what
we
do
in
each
phase
of
the
program.
B
A
C
Well,
I'm
Yvonne,
Estrada
and
I'm
36
years
old
and
I
have
five
children
and
how
I
found
remarriage
I.
Think
reemerged
found
me
one
of
the
girls
that
I
was
in
jail
with
kind
of
told
me
to
ask
for
the
reemerge
program
when
I
would
go
to
court
and
I
asked
her
what
that
was,
and
she
said
it
was
in
brand
new
program
that
helps
women
with
children
and
they'll.
Even
let
you
keep
your
chip,
your
baby
with
you,
because
I
have
a
three-year-old
which
was
one
at
the
time.
C
C
A
A
B
One
is
a
really
a
lot
of
supervision.
We
work
really
closely
with
the
Department
of
Corrections
and
when
Yvonne
came
into
the
program,
she
was
one
of
our
first
women
into
the
program.
We
were
putting
ankle
monitors
on
the
women
to
really
provide
some
structure
and
supervision
during
those
first
90
days.
We've
since
started
partnering
with
first
step
and
we'll
talk
a
little
bit
more
that
about
that
in
a
minute,
but
that
very
first
phase
focuses
on
really
stabilizing
the
women
getting
them
into
some
treatment,
getting
them
in
a
safe,
sober
living
environment.
B
We
don't
reunite
them
with
their
children
right
away,
which
was
a
disappointment
and
is
a
disappointment
for
the
moms,
because
many
of
them
have
been
away
from
their
children
for
months
and
and
and
so,
but
what
we
learned
is
that
the
moms
really
need
to
get
healthy
and
stable
before
they're
ready
to
have
the
children.
So
we
typically
wait
until
after
the
phase
first
phase
to
reunite
them,
but.
C
B
C
C
I
I
kind
of
thought
about
it
and
I
got
comfortable
with
the
idea,
because
it
was
a
little
bit
stressful
at
first
being
on
ankle,
monitor
going
to
treatment
every
day
and
then
coming
home
and
having
to
do
chores
and
do
other
stuff
that
wasn't
like
just
being
free
right.
I
had
to
do
some,
some
things
and
I
had
to
do
some
mind
some
mind
grounding
with
what
I
needed
and
what
she
needed
and
what
was
best
for
the
both
of
us
at
the
time.
B
B
Then,
in
phase
two
we
do
start
sort
of.
We
take
the
ankle
monitor
off
or
they
come
out
of
first
step,
but
they're
still
in
sober
living
housing.
They
can
be
reunited
with
their
children
in
phase
two.
If
that's
appropriate
and-
and
you
know,
mom's
ready
and
the
children
are
ready,
every
situation
is
different,
but
and
the
children
are
all
different
ages
so,
depending
on,
if
they're
in
school,
or
we
like
to
just
kind
of
individualized
and
Terry.
B
Right
we
started
as
a
collaborative
because
of
that
group
of
25
agencies
and
we
really
remain
a
true
community
collaborative.
As
you
know,
this
community
is
amazing.
Coming
together
when
there's
a
need
and
surrounding
that
need
and
really
pitching
in
and
helping
out,
people
have
been
I,
don't
think
I've
ever
called
anyone
and
gotten
to
know.
So
this
is
an
area.
A
Where
there
is
such
great
need
and
again
you
know,
we
see
the
statistics
every
day
and
so
to
be
able
to
jump
in
and
try
to
to
create
a
solution.
It's
a
small
group
that
we're
dealing
with
right
now-
and
I
do
want
to
you,
know,
say
that
it
hasn't
been
you
easy
and
I
know
it
hasn't
been
easy
if
I
was
a
great
success
and
that
she
was
able
to
complete
the
program
and
and
graduate
and
I
want
to
talk.
We
have
just
a
few
minutes,
but
I'd
want
to
talk
about.
B
So
we
know
that
the
program,
even
though
it's
good
and
it's
intensive-
will
not
work
for
everyone.
We
know
that,
but
we
think
that
it's
a
really
good,
solid
program
that
it's
long
enough
period
of
time
that
will
give
women
an
opportunity
to
really
gain
some
skills
and
some
stability,
as
well
as
parenting
skills
and
their
children
as
well.
Yvonne.
C
Also
started
52
certified
to
help
teach
rap
classes,
classes
and
trip
classes
and
rap
is
a
wellness
and
recovery
action
plan.
It's
kind
of
like
a
class
that
helps
you
build
structure
to
your
daily
living
and
maybe
teach
how
to
do
safety
plans,
and
you
know
so
that
you
don't
relapse
or
if
you
do
relapse
what
you
do
so
that
you
don't
think
that
your
world
is
all
the
way
gone
because
of
a
relapse
or
because
of
a
crisis.
Okay
and
then
the
trip
is
a
trauma,
recovery
and
power
profiling.
A
So
one
of
the
great
things
about
the
program
is
the
skill
sets
that
you've
developed
go
very
this
not
only
for
yourself
to
be
able
to
cope,
because
we
all
have
these
moments
where
we
do
slip
back,
but,
secondly,
to
be
able
to
provide
those
two
others
in
need
and
I
just
think.
That's
a
wonderful
opportunity.
We
have
just
a
quick
little
bit.
Can
you
share
with
our
audience
some
of
the
things
that
you
need
help
with.
B
We
really
want
the
community
to
embrace
this
program
to
embrace
the
idea
that
treatment
works.
You
know,
addiction
is
not
a
crime,
it's
it's
an
illness
and
treatment
works
and
that
the
women
that
come
out
of
our
program
are
amazing.
They
are
employable.
We
want
them
to
get
good
jobs
in
the
community.
We
want
the
community
to
mentor
and
support
these
women,
because
we
all
need
that.
A
B
B
A
There
is
so
much
more,
we
could
talk
about.
We
don't
have
enough
time
today,
I
hope,
maybe
you'll
come
back.
I
want
to
hear
lots
more
success
stories.
I
want
to
hear
a
full
time.
Job
may
be
in
the
same
field
and
maybe
in
something
else,
but
thank
you
both
for
being
here
and
sharing
today.
This
is
a
really
worthwhile
program
and
anybody
that's
viewing.
It
would
like
to
be
able
to
help
please
get
in
touch
with
Terry.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
So
much.