So far, she has been remarkably successful. Through it, the county intervenes at the earliest possible stage in a child's life. All first-time mothers and teenage mothers receive home visits from a registered nurse, regardless of income. Where the nurse identifies a challenge, such as illness or a struggling welfare family, an ongoing home visitation program is put in place. Toasters come with four pages of instructions in two languages.
Babies just come home naked.
She came by them long ago. Her mother was an ally of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and a founder of the National Welfare Rights Organization. Jane Campbell was an activist on women's issues at the local level before winning her state legislative seat while she was still in her 20s. Moving from a state government setting to a local commission, Campbell has continued to practice the politics of civility for which she was known in the legislature. But if she argues politely, anyone who challenges her soon finds that she argues tenaciously, and hates to lose.