Poverty, Racism and the Public Health Crisis in America
Although extreme poverty in the United States is low by global standards, the U.S. has the worst index of health ...
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The Covid Pandemic Increased Vulnerability to Forced Labor in Global Supply Chains
Comprehensive evidence points to increased vulnerability of workers to forced labor in global supply chains during the Covid-19 pandemic, an ...
Social Work and the Reproductive Justice Framework
Policies and debates about contraception, abortion access and the ability of individuals to make their own reproductive decisions have consistently ...
Why There Are Better Alternatives Than Punitive Policies Targeting Homeless People
Homelessness is a pressing problem in many U.S. cities. In response, many local governments have enacted controversial measures such as ...
What Americans Think about Poverty and How to Reduce It
The 50th anniversary of the War on Poverty attracted little attention in 2015, and the 20th anniversary of welfare reform ...
Critical Analysis of the System Changes Needed in the Child Welfare System
The child welfare system coupled with the juvenile and criminal justice systems have ultimately created and perpetuated the systemic constraints ...
Grenfell Tower: Three Months On
If you aren’t still angry about the Grenfell Tower tragedy, you probably haven’t been listening. For (perhaps international) readers who ...
Raising the Minimum Wage Would Reduce Child Neglect Cases
Low-wage service jobs have exploded in recent years, but good-paying positions have been harder to come by. ELAINE THOMPSON/AP Raising ...
What About a Welfare Challenge?
In recent years, to draw attention to the plight of food insecurity in America, advocacy groups and community organizations have ...
SKIP: A Holistic Approach to Promoting Education for Disadvantaged Children
Supporting Kids in Peru (SKIP) is a UK, US and Peruvian NGO charity, working with impoverished families in El Porvenir ...
Study Shows Tax Return Delay Could Hurt Low-Income Families
Millions of low- and moderate-income Americans who claim certain tax credits will have to wait weeks longer than usual this ...
Windows into a Life in Poverty and Lessons for Social Workers
Living in poverty is more than not having enough money to meet an arbitrary threshold. For many, a life in ...
Talent Is Equally Distributed, But Opportunity Is Not
America’s recent legacy of trickle down economics has many implications, namely a wide division between the haves and the have-nots. ...
Answering the Call: 5 Social Initiatives Helping to Fight Poverty in Kentucky
By Gabe Duverge The poverty rate in the United States is 14.8 percent, based on the latest data from the ...
Wilhemina’s War: Women of Color with HIV/AIDS in Rural South Carolina
Wilhemina’s War first aired on February 29th, 2016, and the film chronicles the trials and tribulations of family matriarch Wilhemina ...
Is the Criminal Justice System A Crime In Itself
Patches are used to keep something that is worn out still working. For example, you can take a piece of ...
Call The Midwife and Social Justice
For those who follow my writing, you know I am a devoted fan of Call the Midwife. My husband and I ...
Privilege and Power: The Role of Shame and Self-Awareness
If you are a helping professional, chances are you were trained in self-awareness and learned about its importance. In fact, self-awareness ...
Who Really Receives Food Stamps?
As with other groups, there is a stereotype of food stamp, or SNAP benefit, recipients. Many people believe that most ...
More Than 500,000 Childless Adults to Lose SNAP Benefits This Year
Credit: Mohammad Ali Fakheri/Flickr Creative Commons Within the next year, between 500,000 and 1 million childless adults without disabilities will ...
