It's such a paradox. As Clark sees it, the economy isn't booming for everybody. You see them hanging out on the corner a lot. They want to work, and that has led to great frustration, because they don't have the skills or the education or the contacts. Or else, they've just gotten out of prison, and nobody will give them a chance.
RAP helps addicts solve such problems.
It provides a 120-day residential treatment program, as well as outpatient, prevention, employment and education services. A variety of skills, such as printing and graphic arts, are taught to build self-esteem. During the past 30 years, thousands of people have entered RAP as hopeless drains on society and emerged as productive, tax-paying citizens. In 1998, with political support from the late D.C. Council member Harry Thomas Sr. But RAP is going to need a lot more help.