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Debbie used to love sunny days, but she dreaded them when she became unhoused. A daily search for a place to beat the heat became harder when libraries closed during the pandemic, which deprived her of free air-conditioning. Cars are decent shelters from the rain, but the glass windows and dashboard make them cauldrons in the sun. The suffocating Benz pushed the lifelong asthmatic to the edge. To survive the heat of South L.A. streets, she needed shade.
Recently, Prof. Jorge Delva from BU School of Social Work (above) and social workers across the state of Massachusetts testified on behalf of The SUPER Act (S.218/H.1423).
Contrary to the public outcry from critics, city-owned grocery stores are not a novel or radical idea in the United States. The United States military already operates a network of publicly owned grocery stores; rural communities in Kansas have successfully experimented with municipally owned supermarkets; and big cities are exploring their potential and charting plans. City-owned grocery stores are a promising solution for communities who suffer from the hunger and food insecurity that comes from living in food deserts, urban or rural neighborhoods with limited access to healthy and affordable groceries.
Volunteer counselor Ann McNamee reads a book with a child who attends Project Camp, which provided free childcare to families impacted by wildfires, at Eagle Rock Recreation Center on January 15, 2025, in Los Angeles, California.
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Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said the most substantial reductions in funding will come in places experiencing famine, disease outbreaks, and genocide…. Keir Starmer’s Labour government redirected funds to defence and military projects by reducing ODA to 0.3% of Gross National Income (GNI), down from 0.5% of GNI.
The Western Cape Department of Social Development’s (DSD) Social Work Integrated Management System Application (SWIMS App) is expanding. On Tuesday, 5 August 2025, DSD provided training on the system to Western Cape Education Department (WCED) social workers.
The Indian Society of Professional Social Work (ISPSW), in partnership with Bengaluru City University, hosted its National Conference on 30–31 July 2025 in Bengaluru under the theme Digital India and Sustainable Social Work Practice.