some extent on a pay basis. It is supported in part by county 

 funds paid for children kept at the Home. The physical care of 

 the inmates is not up to the best practical standards. For ex- 

 ample, sleeping accommodations are provided for ten persons in 

 the basement of this Home under conditions which are contrary 

 to ordinary standards of cleanliness and sanitation. 



San Diego is making an attempt to aid unemployed men, with 

 profit to the community, through an enterprise probably unique 

 among American cities. The city maintains a camp on its exten- 

 sive pueblo lands throughout the year where from 20 to 25 men 

 are accommodated for ten days each. The men work at tree 

 planting and land clearing, and receive 50 cents a day, board and 

 lodging for their services. 



The following is a summary of the present charitable needs of 

 the city : Separate quarters should be provided for the indigent 

 poor now kept at the County Hospital ; adequate support should 

 be given by the community to the work of the Associated Chari- 

 ties; a trained investigator should be employed by the County 

 Board of Supervisors; an investigation should be made of the 

 need for care of dependent children in families rather than in in- 

 stitutions. 



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