A 'Long Vac' in Community Service
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Few people in this country have grasped the idea of school-leavers volunteering for social work to fill empty months before starting a career or university. Most, who have, seem to believe the young people involved are a race apart from those who spend weekends on Brighton beaches or taking drugs. To my mind, nothing could be further from the truth. Many of the motives that led me to social work?a
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