In-store social workers help inner-city Target workers

The Target store in Compton, Calif., has something most Targets don't: Saundra Edwards. She's the store's social worker.
By Andrea Chang
(Los Angeles Times)

Seattle Times

LOS ANGELES — The Target store in Compton, Calif., has all the familiar features: aisles of discount merchandise, a full-service pharmacy and a small army of sales clerks and cashiers in bright red shirts.

It also has something most Targets don't: Saundra Edwards. She's the store's social worker.