Leaving the Trailer - In Katrina’s Aftermath, Still a Struggle to Help - Series - NYTimes.com

Leaving the Trailer - In Katrina’s Aftermath, Still a Struggle to Help - Series - NYTimes.com:

"Those who have succeeded have provided a valuable lesson to social workers in the region, one that they say the federal government has been slow to learn: it is not enough simply to give money, or rent vouchers, to people unable to strategize for themselves. Those who have achieved the most stability, like Ms. August, have had the most sustained kind of attention: caseworkers who make house calls, counseling, transportation, gentle encouragement and tough love. That kind of care has been the exception, not the rule."