By 7 September, 28 cases had been observed at the city's welfare centres.

The city spokeswoman's response - that the welfare center might have had telephone problems - made me smile.

If that welfare center had "telephone problems," then so do they all.

He said the residences would be turned into schools, clinics and welfare centers.

She calls the welfare center to report the incident.

Under the new rules, which take effect in 30 days, the recruiters will be banned from the welfare centers.

The subjects are institutions: a high school, a hospital, a welfare center, a race track and a monastery, among them.

The message may come through an employer, a welfare center or a parole office.

The police removed 53 children from the cult's main compound and took them to a welfare center in a nearby city.

The church, at 71st Street, is not far from two welfare centers that are using the new system.