2: New York City transit police officer BRENDAN MCGARRY. He's been at the job for 21 years. MCGARRY wrote (also in a recent New York Times article, 10 Apr 94) about the homeless and the panhandlers on the subways, "for a transit cop, they are a tough, unpleasant, sometimes dangerous part of a sometimes thankless job." MCGARRY complains the public misunderstands them and accuses them of mistreatment. But he says they've worked hard at finding shelter and services for the subway's homeless, setting up a homeless outreach unit. (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE SHOW).INT 3: SISTER MARY SCULLION. She's worked with the homeless and the mentally ill for 16 years, as an advocate and a co-founder of: Women of Hope, a permanent residence and support services center for homeless mentally ill women; the Outreach Coordination Center, which coordinated the services of private and public agencies working with chronically homeless persons; and Project H.O.M.E. which provides residential and rehabilitative services to the chronically homeless. SISTER MARY was honored for her efforts with the 1992 Philadelphia Award.
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