Rep. Bass Introduces The Foster Youth Mentoring Act
On June 23, 2017, Rep. Karen Bass (D-Calif.) introduced legislation to authorize funding to support mentoring programs that have a ...
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No Hungry Kids: Congresswoman Lee & 110 Members Call on Congress to Have a Conscience
Earlier this week, Congresswoman Barbara Lee, along with Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) and Congressman Tony Cárdenas (D-CA) led a letter, ...
Congresswoman Barbara Lee Wins Prestigious Trumpet Award
Congresswoman Barbara Lee- NOH8 Campaign Photographer: Adam Bouska On Saturday, January 23rd, Congresswoman Lee will receive a 2016 Trumpet Award ...
Paul Ryan and the Poor
Watching the proceedings on the floor of the House of Representatives on the occasion of the election and swearing-in of ...
Congress Falters and Criminal Justice Reform Stalls
Despite members of the Democratic and Republican parties both expressing the need for reforming the criminal justice system, efforts remain ...
Fueling the Political Machine: Kristie Holmes on Campaign Finance Reforms
There is something very special about a social worker in public office. As social workers, we are bound to an ...
Kristie Holmes is Running for Congress Despite Hurdles
There are seven social workers in the U.S. House of Representatives. Kristie Holmes wants to be the eighth. An adjunct ...
The Need for Congress to Pass the ABLE Act
by Vilissa K. Thompson, LMSW The ABLE Act has the potential to improve the financial and employability statuses of people ...
Women Still Waiting for Equal Rights: We Need The ERA
By Rachel L. West Forty-two years ago this month, the United States Congress passed the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), and ...
Do You Know What Your Congressman Is Up To?
By Rachel L. West, MSW, LMSW In 2013, the United States Congress passed a record low number of bills. Only ...
Government Shutdown: Why Can’t the White House and Congress Get Along?
I have found that negotiation and mediation are advocacy tools that successful social workers use to bring about change within individual ...
Social Work and Mahatma Gandhi: Part I of IV
"Be the Change You Want to Se in the World" - Mahatma Gandhi Mahatma Gandhi was a true social worker ...
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