Attorney Bird discusses the plight of a unique section of the homeless population: the homeless family. She is filing a class action suit on behalf of 20,000 families against the State of California. The suit alleges that the Department of Social Services is violating child protection laws by removing children from homeless families before providing assistance.|HOMELESS FAMILIES / Melinda Bird| interviewed by Robert Foxworth| produced by Raffaello Mazza. – Attorney Bird discusses the plight of a unique sections of the homeless population: the homeless families. She is filing a class action suit on behalf of 20,000 families against the State of California. The suit allegates the the Department of Social Services is violating child protection laws by removing children from homeless families before providing assistance. SERIES: American dialogues – RECORDED: KPFK, 3 Apr. 1987.
Homeless families / Melinda Bird ; interviewed by Robert Foxworth ; produced by Raffaello Mazza.
PRA Archive #:
KZ1462
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Date Broadcast On:
KPFK, 3 Apr. 1987.
Item Duration:
1 reel (29 min.) : 7 1/2 ips., mono.|29:00
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Station: KPFK
Program: Homeless families / Melinda Bird ; interviewed by Robert Foxworth ; produced by Raffaello Mazza.
Series: American dialogue
Distributor: Distributor
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- PRA Archive #: KZ1462
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- Program: Homeless families / Melinda Bird ; interviewed by Robert Foxworth ; produced by Raffaello Mazza.
- Series: American dialogue
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- Distributor: Los Angeles : Pacifica Radio Archive, 1987.
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