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A childhood on the move | Life and style | The Guardian
www.guardian.co.uk | Feb 11, 2012
Harriet Lane lived all over the world as a child, changing home and school every few years, due to her father's job. She made friends wherever she went but lost them when she moved on. Her own children's…

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.

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

Cities across UK to benefit from £4.5 million City Skills Fund
www.sourceuk.net | Feb 9, 2012
The Government has today announced a £4.5 million fund for England’s biggest cities and colleges to work together to boost adult skills across the country.

BC Director Hopes To Legitimize Social Work In Afghanistan - News - The Heights - Boston College
www.bcheights.com | Feb 8, 2012
Eileen Ihrig, director of international programs at Boston College Graduate School of Social Work (GSSW), is the co-principal investigator for a project that aims to establish social work as a recognized profession in Afghanistan. Ihrig and BC have partnered with Hunter College School of Social

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.

Social Services Blog: Volunteers sought for spring break lunch program | Statesman Journal |
www.statesmanjournal.com | Feb 8, 2012
Social Services Blog: Volunteers sought for spring break lunch program | statesmanjournal.com | Statesman Journal

Be disciplined, do social work: Patil tells students | Calcutta News.Net
www.calcuttanews.net | Feb 8, 2012
President Pratibha Patil Wednesday urged students to be more disciplined and devote time for social work.

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www.kpfk.org | Feb 8, 2012
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