Title: Protecting our own [with] Telling it like it is
First published: 1982
Description: This book decribes the status of Social Welfare Policy during the 1980's.  Maria Ociepka was an activist for single parents and their children suffering with the lack of social supports due to the policy written within the system.  What is written in this book, has helped to change Social Service programs to better suit those it serves.  Marie passed away September 14, 1985 and has been widely regarded as a "Hero, to the poor".
Subjects: Single mothers, Government policy, Welfare recipients, Economic conditions, Poor women
Places: Ontario, Toronto