D.C. Social Worker Offers Brutal Choice To Homeless Mother

D.C. Social Worker Offers Brutal Choice To Homeless Mother

The Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless posted this item on its blog a few days ago, but I thought it was worth a write up. The D.C. Council's recent passage of a strict residency requirement for the homeless entering shelters had faced serious opposition from just about every local nonprofit. They—and the New York Times editorial board—warned Vincent Gray and the bill's author Tommy Wells that the requirement could lead to families being left out in the cold. The Times called the new law "inhumane."