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World radio day: an opportunity to celebrate an unsung hero | Amy O'Donnell | Global development |
www.guardian.co.uk | 9 hours 31 minutes ago
World Radio Day celebrates radio's role in empowering people in remote communities – not just as a source of information, but increasingly as a way to make their own voices heard

Fire heavily damages social services building - Koinlocal6.com
www.koinlocal6.com | 20 hours 49 minutes ago
Vancouver Fire says the business has considerable fire damage.

9/2/2012 - Hazardous road conditions likely to remain for next 24 hours : Cumbria County Council
www.cumbria.gov.uk | Feb 9, 2012
9/2/2012 - Hazardous road conditions likely to remain for next 24 hours

Educate public on need for social services Chan Chun Sing - Channel NewsAsia
www.channelnewsasia.com | Feb 9, 2012
More social services are needed as Singapore's population ages and demands evolve, says Acting Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports, Chan Chun Sing.

Highways Agency advice to drivers as severe weather returns
www.sourceuk.net | Feb 9, 2012
The Highways Agency is advising drivers to check the weather forecast and road conditions before travelling today and into Friday after the Met Office issued a weather warning for snow and icy conditions across many parts of England.

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.

Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles
www.dmv.virginia.gov | Feb 6, 2012
The Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles' mobile customer service center, called DMV 2 Go, offered convenient service for Virginia legislators, state employees and other customers downtown last week across from the General Assembly building. The handicapped-accessible full service office provides

Gwenda Thomas sets out Welsh Government proposals on social services - Wales News - News -
www.walesonline.co.uk | Feb 5, 2012
Gwenda Thomas, deputy minister for social services and children, explains how legislation will help strengthen support for the vulnerable

UP decries Army harassment of 3 students in Pampanga | GMA News Online | The Go-To Site for
www.gmanetwork.com | Feb 2, 2012
The University of the Philippines’ College of Social Work and Community Development on Thursday denounced the alleged harassment of three of their students in Pampanga by military personnel who were supposedly part of an intelligence unit operating in the town of Porac.

NPOs in trouble: Social services institute | News24
www.news24.com | Jan 31, 2012
NPOs in trouble: Social services institute| News24|South Africa|News| Many non-profit organisations are in deep financial trouble, the Johannesburg Institute of Social Services says.