By Sue Coyle, MSW With the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, social workers must be aware of what lies ahead for the communities, families and individuals they serve. In the weeks prior to the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, communities and...
With Passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, Social workers Must Know Impact on Communities and Families
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...
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...
Decision keeps families together during permanent residency application process
The Elder Mistreatment Ecosystem: Emerging Innovations and Evolving Ideas
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...
By Sue Coyle In February, Lynn Stanley, LICSW, executive director of the NASW New Hampshire and Vermont chapters, testified before Vermont’s Senate Committee on Health and Welfare. Her testimony came nearly a year after a Vermont social worker—the second in eight...