By Sekou “Koe” Murphy Financial security is a top concern for most of us, and it creates a lot of stress the older we get. Making matters worse, some employees are the main breadwinners in their households and may live in multi-generational homes, where financial...
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Enhancing Financial Security: A Comprehensive Review of Our Retirement Plan
Why employers should periodically benchmark their plans
Social Media Addiction and Teens
By Maren Dale How much social media is too much for a teen? No one knows for sure, but the issue of social media addiction has many people concerned. One study, published in 2016, not only showed that 59% of parents believe their teens are addicted to their mobile...
The Need for Bilingual Social Workers Grows as U.S. Becomes More Diverse
By Raju Chebium Maria Rangel earned her MSW in May from Loyola University Chicago and already has a job. The 50-year-old native of Mexico, who is fluent in Spanish and English, was offered a full-time job by the community service agency where she did one of two...
Understanding Today’s Housing Crisis
By Sue Coyle More than 650,000 people were experiencing homelessness in the United States on one night in 2023. Those were the results of the 2023 Point-in-Time Count, an annual count of individuals experiencing both sheltered and unsheltered homelessness required by...
Kudos for President Biden’s Executive Action on Mixed-Status Families and Dreamers
Decision keeps families together during permanent residency application process
Social Workers Present at International Symposium on Elder Abuse
The Elder Mistreatment Ecosystem: Emerging Innovations and Evolving Ideas
NASW supports Older Americans Act advocacy efforts
The Older Americans Act (OAA) funds social services and programs such as nutrition programs, family caregiver support, elder abuse prevention, and more. NASW submitted comments (bit.ly/NASW_OAA_2023comments) to the Administration for Community Living (ACL) in response...