One way to improve conditions in a Poor Area

When I worked in the DC area, in the Sixties, I attended the Unitarian church there. It was located in one of the Black Slums, that cover the DC area. This church paid for a social worker to visit the women in the area, and teach them contraceptive techniques.

She discovered they were already using a vaginal spray for this, and found it effective. It was not completely effective - but it was good enough. And it was inexpensive.She then worked in the neighboring areas, teaching them the same thing.

The church thought it had made a good investment, in the money it paid her.