Advocacy

Health Care Reform: White House Conference Calls This Week

NASW participated in two White House conference calls this week on health care reform. Conference call with Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sibelius and Mary Wakefield, Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)...

NASW Health Care Reform Roundup – July 28, 2009

In an effort to keep you informed of the work NASW is doing on health care reform, we will periodically send out a roundup of activities. Legislation Introduced On July 14, 2009, Rep. Dingell (MI-15) introduced the America's Affordable Health Choice Act of 2009, H.R....

Health Care Reform: CCD Letter to Chairman Kennedy

NASW has recently signed onto the CCD Letter to Chairman Kennedy "The following members of the Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD) are writing to express our deep appreciation for the effort that has gone into getting the Affordable Health Choices Act...

Go Run Florida, New York and Wisconsin!

The White House Project has announced new training dates for the fall. The White House Project trains women to run for public office. Their award-winning Go Run leadership training will provide you with the inspiration, information, and necessary tools to lead a...

United We Serve Kicks Off Community Renewal Week

NASW is actively involved in the United We Serve initiative.  Click here to tell us your story of service to your community. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, July 20, 2009 CONTACT: Sandy Scott Phone: 202-606-6724 Email: sscott@cns.gov United We Serve Kicks Off Community...

Hate Crimes bill moves in the Senate

Click Here to Take Action Now Background On July 16, 2009 the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act was added as an amendment to the Department of Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (S.1391). The Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act has strong...