Many grow dependent on the shelter, which furnishes "three hots and a cot" while asking virtually nothing in return, shelter staff say.

Similarly, there is no persuasive evidence that shelter staff ever failed to notify child welfare authorities of specific instances of child abuse.

This program would be available to, but not a substitute for, shelter staff as well as provide a presence in the neighborhood surrounding the shelter.

I'm in recovery, and the shelter staff has given me a lot of structure and support so I'm ready to move out.

She was seven months pregnant with Cree, who she knew would be born with a disability, and the shelter staff offered her housing alternatives.

The shelter staff is trained by the team to make similar assessments.

At Bellevue, the members of the state team and the shelter staff greeted one another warmly.

In the days ahead, the shelter staff would continue trying to help her sort it out so she could feel comfortable enough to return home.

Primarily Roma from Romania, they were left by overstretched shelter staff to camp out in front of the building for days at a time.

She wore a head scarf, which the shelter staff urged her to remove.