Advocacy

Reducing Federal Investments in Human Needs Hurts Us All

Reducing Federal Investments in Human Needs Hurts Us All

By NASW Public Policy Associate Rachel Boyer, MSW, LMSW The 119th Congress is considering passage of an agenda proposed by President Trump to extend and expand tax cuts for corporations and wealthy individuals. Currently, that looks like strip-mining health care and...

NASW joins Equal Rights Amendment amicus brief

NASW joins Equal Rights Amendment amicus brief

NASW and the ERA Coalition, along with numerous women-centered organizations, participated in an amicus brief supporting the view that the Constitution did not intend to recognize a time limit on the ratification process of the Equal Rights Amendment.

Social Worker Appointed Senior Adviser to Justice Department

Social Worker Appointed Senior Adviser to Justice Department

Social worker Eddie Bocanegra, MSW, a longtime violence prevention advocate in Chicago, has been named  senior adviser for community violence intervention in the Office of Justice Programs at the U.S. Department of Justice. The appointment was announced in a press...