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Actor and director Blair Underwood understands the work social workers do.

He wants to develop a series centered around social workers who help foster children (to get the latest update click here).

Underwood sent this message to social workers in honor of Social Work Month:

“March is Social Work Month and I wanted to take this opportunity to congratulate social workers for the valuable services you provide to our society.

You are often unsung heroes, helping some of the most vulnerable members of our society – abused and neglected children, the sick, senior citizens and veterans.

This year the theme of Social Work Month is that Social Work Matters. Believe me your profession does matter. America is a more humane and just place thanks to the hard work of social workers.”

To learn more about Social Work Month, including activities you can do to commemorate the month, visit the National Association of Social Workers’ Press Room web site by clicking here.