Social Services

The W Connection: Support for Widows by Widows

Perry Garfinkel | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Women, Morgan Stanley, Widowhood, Women's Issues, Women's Health, Social Services, New Yorkers, Widows, Fifty News

With the economy still not recovered, federally funded social service agencies and hospital and hospice-based bereavement groups for widows are becoming an endangered species.

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The Power of WE

Paul Boden | Posted 05.08.2012

Why wouldn't our government want the people being governed to be educated, healthy, well-housed and able to freely be in nature? Is it wrong to think that government should want these things for all people?

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When Helping Doesn't Help

Maurice Lim Miller | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Family Independence Initiative, Philanthropy, Social Services, Low Income Families, Impact News

The question really isn't whether to help the poor or not, it is how can we help the poor in the same way that we help the middle and upper class -- without requiring that they relinquish self-determination or define themselves by their deficits.

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Nobody Goes It Alone: Reframing the Poverty Discussion

Kirsten Lodal | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Lift, U.S. Poverty, Social Services, Social Service Networks, Low-Income Individuals, Low-Income Families, Low-Income, Poverty, Homelessness LIFT Network, Impact News

"Poor" people don't need anything different from what anybody else needs. The faster we recognize that, and build our social programs in accordance with it, the more good we'll be able to do.

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SURVEY: How SXSW Attendees Give Back

Posted 03.20.2012

Read More: Video, Charity, SXSW 2012, Donating to Charity, Social Services, Generation X, Survey, Online Giving, Sxsw, Generation Y, Convio, Children's Charities, Impact News

The thousands of people who thronged to Austin for South by Southwest apparently share more in common than a love for music, tech and film. An overwhe...

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Support

Jess Wilson | Posted 05.06.2012

Read More: Social Programs, Social Services, Helping the Needy, Charity, Social Safety Nets, Politics News

Either spend some money now in order to enable a generation of kids to participate in and contribute to our society, or pay exponentially more later when we have a generation of adults who are wholly reliant on us because we didn't give them the skills they needed.

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The Death and Dying Series Part Two: Grief in the American Workplace

Judith Johnson | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Hidden Costs of Grief, Mental Health, Workplace, Good Grief, Grief, The Grief Index, Social Services, Human Resources, Grief in the Workplace, Grieving, The Grief Recovery Institute, Death & Dying, Healthy Living News

Remember, grief is normal and if you think you need some help and compassion, you don't have to be alone in your grief. But you do have to reach out for help. You might be surprised by the resources available.

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Federal Budget Cuts Imperil Social Services In Florida City

HuffingtonPost.com | Janell Ross | Posted 02.02.2012

Read More: Community Development Block Grants, Miami Beach, Hialeah, Poor Families, Federal Budget Cuts, Hialeah Florida, Social Services, Cdbg, City Budgets, Low Income, Housing and Urban Development, Business News

In the three decades that Fred Marinelli has spent leafing though grant applications from nonprofit groups in Hialeah, Fla., assessing their performan...

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No Fooling, National Day of Action for the Right to Exist: April 1st

Paul Boden | Posted 03.28.2012

Read More: Social Justice, Human Rights, Homelessness, Public Housing, Housing, Police, Homeless, Western Regional Advocacy Project, Policing, Civil Rights, Housing Crisis, Affordable Housing, Mental Illness, Social Services, Jail, Impact News

We are building a movement to reclaim our communities for all members: not just those who set the rents. We must make clear the myriad of ways in which our community members are treated as though they are less than human.

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Georgia Woman Makes Welcome Bags For Kids Entering Foster Care

Oconee Patch | Posted 01.11.2012

Read More: Foster Children, Georgia Division of Family and Children's Services, Debbi Gori, Adventure Bags, Eric McMahon, Greatest Person of the Day, Tracey McMahon, Social Services, Foster Care, Impact News

For 10 years Tracey McMahon has worked for the Georgia Division of Family and Children's Services serving Oconee, Morgan, Greene and Jasper counties. ...

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Cutting Federal Deficit Via Building Sales Doesn't Sit Well With Homeless Advocates

HuffingtonPost.com | Janell Ross | Posted 12.20.2011

Read More: Social Services, Deficit, Obama Administration, Surplus Federal Properties, Poverty, Homelessness, Office of Management and Budget, Business News

In Boston, an 11-story building near the city's financial district beckons homeless veterans with a range of assistance programs, including medical at...

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Republicans Proposes Spending On Polar Bear Housing Amid Layoffs

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 11.16.2011

Read More: Zoos, Public Employee Layoffs, Mark Poloncarz, New York, Culture, Layoffs, Video, Government Layoffs, NY Culture, State and Local Government, Polar Bears, Social Services, Chris Collins, Buffalo Zoo, Erie County NY, Government Finance, Politics News

A recently-defeated Republican county executive in upstate New York remains a lame duck until the end of the year, but he is now proposing laying off ...

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People Are Happier In Countries Where The Rich Pay Higher Taxes: Study

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 11.08.2011

Read More: Progressive Taxation, Progressive Taxes, Taxing the Rich, Progressive Tax, Warren Buffett, Social Services, Taxation, Progressive Tax Rates, National Happiness, Quality of Life, Happiness, Video, Business News

Detractors of Warren Buffett take note: The more a country taxes its richest citizens, the happier everyone in that country will be. Such are the f...

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Hard Hit By Recession, Presidential Citizens Medal Winner's Organization Is In Need Of Cash

HuffingtonPost.com | Andrea Stone | Posted 09.11.2011

Read More: Oprah Winfrey, Presidential Citizens Medal, Budget Cuts, Daisy Brooks, Teen Pregnancy, Social Services, Illinois Budget Crisis, North Chicago, Barack Obama, Illinois Social Services, Impact News

UPDATE 7/14/2011: Two days after The Huffington Post reported on financial problems at a social service center run by Presidential Citizens Medal win...

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Usually The Reason For Growth, States, Localities Stagnate

PAUL WISEMAN | Posted 08.06.2011

Read More: Localities, Wells Fargo Securities, Recovery, Firefighters, States, Great Recession, Police Officers, The National Association of State Budget Officers., Jobs, Social Services, National Governors Association, Teachers, Economic Growth, Tax Revenue, Naroff Economic Advisors, Video, Business News

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a healthy recovery, states and localities produce jobs, expand social services and help fuel the nation's economic growth. T...

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Serving the Military Families Who Serve New York State

James R. Knickman | Posted 07.18.2011

Read More: Social Services, Mental Health, Ptsd, Health Care, Health, Military Families, Veterans, New York News

We must all ensure that our military servicemembers return home to communities and families capable of supporting their needs and serving them in return. What are some of the actions we can begin to take?

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Prioritizing the Federal Budget

Ray Suarez | Posted 06.06.2011

Read More: Taxes, Latinos, Congress, Latino Vote, Budget Cuts, Budget, Jobs, Democrats, Senate, Unemployment, Federal Budget Deficit, Latino Voters, Tax Cuts, Social Services, Job Creation, Republicans, Politics News

One of the most irritating parts of the modern debate over taxation and spending is the feigned surprise over the federal budget. How, our political class asks, did things ever get that way?

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Fulfilling Our Fundamental Obligation

Michael Piraino | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Guardian Ad Litem, Foster Care, Homeless Children, Budget Cuts, National CASA, Social Services, Juvenile Justice System, Adoption, Gal, Child Neglect, Child Abuse, Jimmy Wayne, Anthony Hamilton, Children, Impact News

The time has come for us to honor our society's most fundamental obligation and to ensure the right of every child to be safe, treated with dignity, and to learn and to grow in the embrace of a family.

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House Approves Bill With Massive Spending Cuts After All-Night Session

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: House of Representatives, Harold Rogers, John Boehner, Barney Frank, Regulation, Mike Pence, Mike Pompeo, House Republicans, Environmental Protection Agency, Stopgap Spending, Continuing Resolution, Greenhouse Gases, Cfpb, Nancy Pelosi, Defense Spending, Tea Party, Financial Regulation, Pentagon, Abortion, Steve Scalise, Funding Bill, House GOP, Government Shutdown, Government Funding, F-35 Second Engines, $60 Billion in Cuts, Planned Parenthood, Domestic Spending, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Barack Obama, Jackie Speier, Steve King, Discretionary Spending, Rush Holt, Military Spending, Pledge to America, Health Care Reform, Social Services, Harry Reid, Sec, Veto, Securities and Exchange Commission, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, Czars, Brad Miller, Politics News

***UPDATED*** WASHINGTON - After an all-night session, House Republicans early Saturday morning passed legislation that would slash $60 billion in ...

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Divorce Programs are the Rodney Dangerfield of Social Services

Claire N. Barnes, MA | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Social Services, Divorce, Childhood Problems, Separation, Divorce News

In an age where celebrity divorces stimulate public interest daily, I would like to pose a question to readers. Why don't divorce services 'get no respect?'

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If the Egyptians Were In America, They Would Be Protesting Obama

Rizwan Ladha | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Wael Ghonim, Egypt Protests, White House, Poverty, Egypt Revolution, Egypt, Social Services, Barack Obama, Politics News

Breaking news: Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak just stepped down and transferred power to Vice President Omar Suleiman and the armed forces. As an ...

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Housebound and yearning for companionship: Any other thoughts for this reader?

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 05.25.2011

QUESTION Dear Irene, I'm 63 years old, and housebound due to health and mobility problems. My family works so they can't come every day. I find myse...

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Why Hispanic Activists Must Fight to Eliminate the Nation's Debt

Janet Murguía | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hispanics, Taxes, Deficit, Debt, Politics, Latinos, Children, Tax Cuts, Social Services, Taxpayers, Economy, Budget Cuts, Latino Prosperity, Business News

No responsible parent would willingly choose passing down substantial sums of debt to their children over making sacrifices. If we don't deal with this problem now, that is exactly the outcome we can expect

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California: Caught in the Weeds?

Elissa D. Barrett | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Proposition 24, Marijuana, Proposition 23, Social Services, California, Governor Schwarzenegger, Jewish Voters, Proposition 19, Great Recession, Ethics, California Budget Crisis, Judaism, Tax Cuts, Propositions, Prop 19, Politics News

You would think the two California gubernatorial candidates were constitutionally incapable of agreeing on a single issue. Not so! But for others, Proposition 19 has been an intense source of debate.

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Weekly Audit: Your Vote, Your Economy--Why Today's Election Matters to Your Pocketbook

The Media Consortium | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Taxes, Tapped, Women, Abuse, Vote, Midterm, Spending, Social Security, Social Services, Democrat, YES! Magazine, Domestic Violence, Election, Alternet, Economy, Republican, Politics News

Weekly Audit: Your Vote, Your Economy--Why Today's Election Matters to Your Pocketbookby Lindsay Beyerstein, Media Consortium blogger Election Day is ...

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