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Report: Child-safety agency fostering fear
London :: United Kingdom | 4 days ago
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A British agency charged with reviewing social service departments may be harming families by being overly bureaucratic, authorities said. The Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills spends too much time protecting itself and...
Tags: social services, United Kingdom, London, Max Weber, Political science, Woodrow Wilson, United Press International, Bureaucracy, Government, Marxist theory, Social Issues
Jobless rates soar for immigrants
Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | 6 days ago
Credibility They come to refugee resettling agencies hoping to find any kind of lead. They listen closely to this country's interviewing tips—smile, maintain eye contact, give a firm handshake...But the harsh reality is that at a time when the unemployment rate is...
Tags: Cuba, Hollywood Youth Co-Op, Sandra Bernard, months ago, Palm Beach Gardens, West Palm Beach, Haiti, social services, Los Angeles, Population, Refugee, West Palm Beach Florida, South Florida metropolitan area, Labor, Forced migration, Right of asylum, Demography, Social Issues
Economy Series: Department of Human Services sees more clients
Oregon :: OR :: USA | 10 days ago
Credibility Joyce Pusch, an eligibility worker for the Department of Human Services, sits in her Roseburg office recently. Numerous files occupy her desk, which has three more boxes of files underneath it. The files represent Douglas County families needing social...
Tags: Joyce Pusch, Jenny Boyle, eligibility worker, DHS, families applying, staff members, social services, seeking helping, Oregon, Next, Labor, Federal assistance in the United States, Food Stamp Program, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
California's caregiver wage cut 'cruel,' says disabled ex-teacher
Sacramento :: KY :: USA | 11 days ago
Credibility The 74-year-old has been struggling to recover ever since, using a wheelchair that she scoots with her feet and holding onto walls and her caregiver to gingerly walk. Now the former teacher has problems she fears will threaten her survival. Because...
Tags: Sylvia Zedlar, Disabled Rights California, caregivers wages, Marilyn Holle, social services, Shirley Koukoulis, Sacramento, Family, Hospice, Home care, Caregiver, Elderly care, Geriatrics, Healthcare, Nursing, Social Issues
State not paying bills: Social services in doubt
Sandwich :: MA :: USA | 11 days ago
Credibility Every day, Cindy Worsley looks through her mail, hunting for a check from the state of Illinois...Worsley is the executive director of Fox Valley Older Adult Services. The not-for-profit company, based in Sandwich, has been providing help and care to...
Tags: Carol Knowles, social services, Cindy Worsley, University of Illinois, Linda Healy, executive director, Dan Hynes, elderday center, Mutual Ground, Batavia, Sandwich, Illinois, Chris Lauzen, Business Finance
Governor, state legislators face widening deficit — again
Kalama :: WA :: USA | 14 days ago
Credibility Options debated as budget's red ink swells Saturday, November 14 4:49 p.m. Washington state government dodged a bullet two weeks ago with voters' rejection of Initiative 1033, a revenue cap that would have slashed future state revenue by an estimated...
Tags: special session, Sen. Lisa Brown, House Finance Committee, House Education Appropriations Committee, Chris Gregoire, Legislature, budgeting cut, Marty Brown, Washington Supreme Court, social services, Kalama, Politics, Christine Gregoire, Kansas state budget, NASA Budget, Social Issues
Lawmakers defy church pressure on DC gay marriage
Washington :: DC :: USA | 15 days ago
Credibility The Catholic Archdiocese of Washington is threatening to stop providing social services, including management of city homeless shelters, unless lawmakers change a proposal to legalize same-sex marriages...Catholic Charities has city contracts to provide...
Tags: Catholic Charities, Catholic Archdiocese of Washington, council member, social services, Phil Mendelson, sex couples, Washington, Same-sex marriage, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Miami, Social Issues, Religion Belief
The High Priest of SA
Durban :: South Africa | 16 days ago
Credibility Pastor Ray McCauley's CV includes dropping out of school in standard eight to take up women's hairdressing (to pick up the ladies), working as a nightclub bouncer at places like the Go-Go Club and coming third in the 1974 Mr Universe bodybuilding competition,...
Tags: Ray McCauley, Jacob Zuma, NILC, social services, social development, South Africa, Durban, Zulu people, White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, Interfaith, Separation of church and state, Politics, Polygamy, South African people, Social Issues
Indiana axes welfare contract with IBM
Indianapolis :: IN :: USA | about 1 month ago
Credibility What to expect from a new plan The Family and Social Services Administration expects to present details of a new system by Dec...Sources: Governor's office, Family and Social Services Administration Get breaking local news as it happens.
Tags: Mitch Daniels, IBM Corp., Indiana, food stamps, application process, daniels announced, social services, privatized contract, billion deal, billion contract
NoBama Has Much To Learn From Land Of Dreams
The unemployment rate in California is the highest in 70 years- 12+%. At the start of this past summer, the government began issuing IOU’s instead of wages. California is the eighth largest economy in the entire world, with a population of 37 million....
Tags: money, California, California budget issues, budget, national budget, economy, Obama, Obama Administration, Brazil Washington DC, Olympics, nation, national news, world news, humanitarian aid, war, war in Afghanistan, War on terror, taxes, federal taxe, income tax, national security, unions, allnews, citizens, recession, Arnold Schwarzenegger, welfare, social services, morgage crisis, G8, State Legislature, two/thirds vote requirement, initiative system, Proposition 13, politics, political news, Chicago
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