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January 7, 2010

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Safer Foundation’s federal stimulus green jobs deconstruction program was featured by Dorothy Tucker from CBS Channel 2 News.

Safer Foundation’s partners in the project, the City of Chicago, Delta Institute and The ReUse People all participated in the story.  Safer Foundation client Stanley Branch, who will be working through the program, was interviewed at his south side home about what this job will mean to him and his family. 

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