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...

Mobilizing Social Work’s Vision and Voice through Voting

Mobilizing Social Work’s Vision and Voice through Voting

Social workers have a long tradition of social justice and political advocacy – to include working to expand and protect voting rights and promote voter registration. Our essential work on behalf of protecting voting rights is needed now more than ever. The right to...

The Roe Act and the Path Forward for our Nation

The Roe Act and the Path Forward for our Nation

After Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts confirmed that a leaked draft of the United States Supreme Court’s ruling in the Mississippi abortion case was authentic, I began doom scrolling to the point of anger and despair.

NASW Continues to Advocate for Student Loan Debt Relief

NASW Continues to Advocate for Student Loan Debt Relief

The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) continues to advocate for student loan debt-relief for social workers and to improve existing debt-relief programs such as the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program. Unfortunately, programs such as PSLF have...

Reproductive Rights legal cases handled by the NASW Legal Defense Fund

Here is a list of reproductive rights legal cases handled by the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) NASW Legal Defense Fund. McRae v. Mathews (U.S. Dist. Ct, E.D.N.Y., 421 F. Supp. 533 (E.D.N.Y. 1976)) Case Desc.: Challenge to Federal Appropriation Act that...