i am 8 deborah benedict. i am housed in district 6. i was in the shelter system for eight continuous months and i have intimate experiences with the reservation system and the life in shelters. i will mention that i have seen the trans-gendered people be attacked in front of me, people who do not have english as their first language attacked, and bullying -- and intimidation by the staff and other client members. there is -- rampant covert racism, that i have experienced. i have attended meetings that were held in this room, where a wonderful suggestion of someone who got up and spoke a couple of years ago said that they had come up with this fantastic method where all the systems would be coordinated under one umbrella and people would be able to go and have their needs met with one source. what i experienced -- has happened. and what you heard other people mention is the fact that you have people coming in with studies and information, and basically that information is recycled every couple of years and you get the same information a