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Boston Food Bank

Description: Boston Food Bank solicits donations of surplus from supermarkets and food producers to distribute to needy recipients. Cartons of food on conveyor belt and fork lift. Hunger.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 11/22/1988

Human services budget

Description: Human services workers and children march to State House with placards to demand more money for day care, foster care, homeless and social welfare agencies. Rep. Barbara Hildt, Judy Meredith.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 04/04/1989

Mary Jane England

Description: Janet Wu interviews two social service professionals, John York and Dr. Mary Jane England, on the high number of uncovered cases of child welfare. York states that the Department of Public Welfare and the Office of Social Services have always been understaffed. He explains that there are approximately 200 new social services positions in the budget for 1980. Dr. England speaks on the current state of the social services programs in the Commonwealth.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 10/03/1979

New taxes and human services cuts

Description: Demonstrators on State House steps demand more funding for human services (necessitating new taxes).Dukakis,legislative hearing.Paul Kollios, Frank Keefe, John Houston, Marie Parente, Philip Johnston.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 04/06/1988

Pro-tax rally

Description: In corridors of State House, Rep. Byron Rushing addresses pro-tax rally organized by Tax Equity Alliance for Mass. They assemble to demand support for human services. James Braude, Barbara Anderson.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 01/31/1989

Welfare workers demand aid

Description: Welfare mothers chant, march and set up soup line on State House steps to protest legislature's lethargy in increasing their aid. They demand turkeys from governor but are served only Catherine Dunham.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 11/22/1988