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Library social worker helps homeless seeking quiet refuge

Clip: 1/28/2015 | 7m 10s

Library social worker helps homeless seeking quiet refuge

Meet the nation's first full-time library social worker. Instead of trying to keep homeless residents from taking shelter in the urban haven of public libraries, San Francisco has adopted a new approach: employing a trained professional to address the needs of these visitors. The NewsHour’s Cat Wise reports.

01/28/2015 | Rating NR

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