Social Work Club at Warner University Aids Community
NewsChief.com
A Warner University classroom was filled with student members of the social work and psychology club one recent morning, and official business was being discussed. The agenda for the Social Work/Psychology Student Association wasn’t really about the students. It was all about people who need help, and ways the club may be of service.

Richland 1 in need of a few good surrogate parents
The State (Columbia, SC)
[Connie] Lucius and [Diane] Thompson serve as education representatives for the child in meetings with school teachers and specialists to make sure the student has the best individual education plan available.

Typhoon Haiyan: Global Social Workers Helping for the Long Haul
Huffington Post
For nearly 90 years, governments around the world, including American federal, state, and local officials, have turned to an intrepid network of social workers and other caring professionals well versed in the ways of the world. They do the heavy lifting coordinating the services and support vulnerable children, adults, and families separated by international borders need to survive, reconnect with loved ones, and rebuild their lives.

Social work program offered special grant
The Lumberjack
The social work program at Northern Arizona University (NAU) has partnered with the Arizona Department of Economic Security to offer social work students a special grant. Up to 20 students in the social work degree program who agree to work for Child Protective Services (CPS) upon graduating will receive financial assistance to pay for their tuition and fees.

Ron Dellums Thinks Social Workers Need a Big Idea
Social Justice Solutions
Last week, members of the board of directors of the Congressional Research Institute for Social Work and Policy (CRISP) had the privilege of sitting down with former congressman and mayor of Oakland, California Ronald V. Dellums to get his views about how CRISP can be effective in our efforts to expand opportunities for social workers to engage the federal government.  The meeting was arranged by former Congressman Edolphus Towns, founder of the Congressional Social Work Caucus who was instrumental in creating CRISP.