August 9, 2001
Welfare Law Puts Strain on Urban Charities That Serve the Poor
Washington
When Carlene Greene gets to work at 8 a.m., she knows that by evening she will have fielded requests for help from 100 or more people. As the program coordinator at Catholic Charities' Northeast Family Center, a gleaming white rectangle amid northeast Washington's rundown lots and homes, Mrs. Greene spends her day juggling visits and phone calls from the many poor clients who seek assistance to pay for food, housing, and child
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