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California Assemblyman Alex Lee: I am one of five renters in the entire state legislature, and the youngest member of the legislature (twenty-eight). If the status quo persists, even at my current lifestyle and compensation, I can’t afford to buy a home or live comfortably in my own district. In San Jose right now, the average home price is around $1.65 million.
Emmaus Soup Kitchen first opened its doors in January 1974 at the former Immaculate ConceptionChurch on East 16th Street. It celebrated 50 years of service to Erie’s poor and vulnerable earlier this year.
A Calgary pet charity is accepting pets from Fort McMurray. Melissa David Smith from Parachutes for Pets says her organization has so far arranged for the care of 40 animals. She says there is also a social work team offering support to evacuees.
Regional price caps on the amount paid by local authorities for agency social workers will not come into force until spring 2025, according to latest Department for Education guidance.
Hong Kong’s Executive Council has approved proposed legislative amendments that will allow a statutory body to promptly deregister social workers convicted of certain crimes and permanently disqualify those involved in serious offences such as endangering national security…. The Social Workers Registration Board oversees 27,000 social workers.
No one will be forced to undergo substance abuse treatment, nor will anyone be subject to drug testing, San Francisco officials insist. Rather, starting in January 2025, San Francisco’s public assistance recipients who screen positive for addiction on a 10-question drug abuse test will be referred to treatment. Those who refuse or fail to show up for treatment will forfeit the $109 a month that the city grants to homeless adults who qualify for city shelters or supportive housing, or the $712 a month it grants to adults with home addresses.