"Travelers Aid had provided social workers to help with serious travel emergencies.
"Travelers who get lost and fall through the cracks won't have that safety net," says Christine Okinaga, the Travelers Aid Society's highly regarded director of volunteers, whose last day was Thursday.
Barbara Landon, a volunteer for three years, says, "Now, we'll just turn them over to the police."
And, Okinaga notes, "They won't be a social services agency the way we were."
"Travelers who get lost and fall through the cracks won't have that safety net," says Christine Okinaga, the Travelers Aid Society's highly regarded director of volunteers, whose last day was Thursday.
Barbara Landon, a volunteer for three years, says, "Now, we'll just turn them over to the police."
And, Okinaga notes, "They won't be a social services agency the way we were."
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