Why America’s most successful anti-poverty programme is going cold
The triumph of a giant experiment in child welfare is being squandered
RENUKA MAHARJAN is a dedicated woman. Over the past two years she has made a regular trip on public transport across three boroughs of New York City, requiring two changes and one hour in either direction, to reach The HopeLine, a food bank in the Bronx. Waiting in the cold outside it one morning, she says the food and nappies (a rare offering) are worth it: “Only my husband is working. I have to take care of my two babies, so this helps a lot.”
This article appeared in the United States section of the print edition under the headline “The social experiment”
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