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What Do Finance and Social Services Have in Common?
By Matthew Schwarzfeld, Council of State Governments Justice Center Eighteen years ago, Neli Vazquez-Rowland and her husband Brian started A Safe Haven, a network of shelters in Chicago that address the causes of chronic homelessness and teach residents how to live without drugs and alcohol. Neither Neli nor Brian had a traditional social service background:…
After Years of Drug Abuse, A Woman Hits the Streets to Help Others
Angalia Bianca grabbed the young man by the jacket and affectionately shoved him against the window of a currency exchange. “What were you fighting about?” she demanded. “Tell me.” She fussed over his bandaged hand as he told his side of the tussle at a nearby alternative school. Ignore it, she urged. “This can turn…
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