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Cameron ready to force through NHS reforms | Politics | The Guardian
www.guardian.co.uk | Feb 10, 2012
No 10 attacks Tory blog critical of reforms and claims there is little serious dissent towards Andrew Lansley's health bill

Collier ‘211’ social services hotline debuts today » Marco Eagle
www.marconews.com | Feb 10, 2012
Residents can now call “211” — an information and referral service where operators, cross-trained as crisis counselors, will answer calls around the clock.

Day Centre and Day Support Services for Older People, London Borough of Haringey
www.communitycare.co.uk | Feb 10, 2012
The future provision of Day Centre and Support Services for Older People in the London Borough Haringey Council is looking at design day centres related support services older people with dementia are seeking only views market this stage. This exercise involves three services: • One specialist

Potential manpower crunch at family service centres - Channel NewsAsia
www.channelnewsasia.com | Feb 10, 2012
The government may face challenges staffing the 10 new family service centres it intends to build over the next three years.

Archdiocese opens $10M social-services drive
www.philly.com | Feb 10, 2012
In hopeful defiance of the struggling economy - and evidence that Catholics are not opening their wallets in ways they once did - the Archdiocese of Philadelphia launched its 2012 Catholic Charities Appeal with a goal of raising $10 million.

Assistant Project Coordinator | VUFO - NGO Resource Centre Vietnam
www.ngocentre.org.vn | Feb 10, 2012
Responsibilities: 1. Assist the Director for Vietnam Programme to manage the SWEP – Viet Nam and supervise the project staff in Vietnam; 2. Represent CFSI in various meetings with governmental and non-governmental organisations dealing with training and education of social workers, and regularly

Director of Social Services apologizes for Baby Braxton oversight - WTKR
www.wtkr.com | Feb 9, 2012
Virginia Beach's director of social services admits social workers did not protect baby Braxton like they should have.

Small town lottery funds Iloilo City's social services projects | Sun.Star
www.sunstar.com.ph | Feb 9, 2012
THE small town lottery (STL) is helping fund Iloilo City's social services through a 10-percent share from STL income. STL, a legal game of numbers, is operated by a private firm Iloilo Small Town Lottery Gaming Corp. (ISTLGC) through a franchise awarded by the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office

Free basic tax prep available at college and Social Services office | The Batavian
thebatavian.com | Feb 9, 2012
Press release: For the third consecutive year, volunteers at Genesee Community College are providing free income tax preparation services. This opportunity is made possible through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), in collaboration with

Joel John Roberts: Doctors Want to Prescribe Social Services as Good Medicine
www.huffingtonpost.com | Feb 8, 2012
Four out of five physicians felt that meeting the social needs of a person is just as important as meeting their medical conditions. Of those care providers in low-income communities, nine out of ten felt the same.