IT IS not cold inside the Municipal Family Support Centre, but Barbara Choinska keeps her coat on, in the manner of people to whom the world has been hostile. The centre is the main social-services point in Siedlce, a town 90km east of Warsaw. Ms Choinska has five children, no husband and no job. "She struggles to make sure the children are dressed and do their homework," explains Adam Kowalczyk, the centre's director. "We send someone each week to help her maintain basic standards, so they don't get taken away by the state."
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