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41: Night of Solidarity: a special episode in French

Episode Summary

The city of Paris conducted its second annual homelessness count in February, 2019. Approximately 2,000 people responded to the call for volunteers to conduct the surveys, which take place on the streets of Paris over the course of one night. The city had more volunteers than positions to fill on the count, so the city capitalized by coordinating with shelters with community associations to put volunteers to work. In this episode, Mariama N’Diaye of the Bloomberg Associates social services team spoke to Dominique Versini, Deputy Mayor in charge of solidarity, families, childcare, child protection services, fight against poverty, and seniors, for the city of Paris. They discuss the importance of volunteers, community support, and data.