Sec. Ben Carson: On Revitalizing Communities & Ending Foster Youth Homelessness

Jan Jekielek

Senior Editor

Jan Jekielek is a senior editor with The Epoch Times, host of the show “American Thought Leaders.” Jan’s career has spanned academia, international human rights work, and now for almost two decades, media. He has interviewed nearly a thousand thought leaders on camera, and specializes in long-form discussions challenging the grand narratives of our time. He’s also an award-winning documentary filmmaker, producing “The Unseen Crisis,” “DeSantis: Florida vs. Lockdowns,” and “Finding Manny.”

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February 21, 2020Updated: February 23, 2020

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What is the Foster Youth to Independence (FYI) Initiative, and how is it being used to put an end to homelessness among former foster youth?

And, what is the status of the Opportunity Zones program, now over a year into its existence?

This is American Thought Leaders ??, and I’m Jan Jekielek.

In this episode, we’ll sit down for an exclusive with Dr. Ben Carson, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, to discuss the work of the White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council, and the Housing and Urban Development Department’s new program to help every foster child leaving the system has a home to start them off.

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