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Women Volunteers Fight Squalor in New York City
In New York City, 30 women volunteers linked with Call for Action and WMCA radio tackle housing misery. They route cries to appropriate agencies, track progress, inspect sites, and even cite landlords with fines, aiming to cut bureaucratic delays and improve conditions for families.
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Lawton
New York City
New York
America
WMCA
R. Peter Straus
Call For Action
Louis G. Cowan
Cochairman
Samuel Hartwell