New York has always been a city defined by neighborhoods. Each of the Five Boroughs has a character. When you get right down to it, every block in every one of those boroughs is a community to itself. Even if it isn’t a city known for neighborly friendliness, most folks know that someone on the […]
Immigration is one of the things that makes New York great. As the historic gateway through which waves of our ancestors from all around the world passed, the city has ushered in millions who have gone on to give America the strength and resilience to lead the world. Recently, however, New York’s famous hospitality for
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New York social workers can find themselves operating in many different environments. Walking through Manhattan alleyways looking for overdose victims… driving narrow country roads upstate to check on elderly clients on the outskirts of underserved communities… or sitting in hospital waiting rooms consoling family members. It’s all in a workday for graduates of New York’s
Hundreds if not thousands of social workers in New York took to the streets in the wake of the police killings of Eric Garner, Tamir Rice, and George Floyd. The senseless murders they protested were just the tip of the iceberg: police violence, in particular against minority and impoverished parts of the population, is common
It’s a provocative question: Is there so much bias built into the ASWB tests that New York needs to get rid of the exam requirement for LMSW and LCSW licensure? Within the New York social work community, there have been rumblings for years about how fair the ASWB (Association for Social Work Board) Masters and
New York is the bold new face of the American bail reform movement today. Add that to the list of the many other innovations and social justice efforts where New York leads the way. Bail reform across the country seeks to remove the economic injustice of cash bail and bond requirements from pre-trial incarceration decisions.
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