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We’ve all heard the phrase “It takes a village to raise a child.” This phrase rings true when applied in the context of comprehensive care – health workers and social…
Around the world, social workers, students and others in the social service workforce came together on March 15, 2016 to mark World Social Work Day. The annual day is an…
Authors: Wezi Kaira, James Mateyo, & Shelby Benson “Before STEPS OVC came, as a member of the League of Mercy, my friends and I visited the sick in their…
Looking back on 2015, the Global Social Service Alliance is deeply grateful for people like you who make the world a better place. A strong social service workforce is needed…
World AIDS Day aims to raise awareness about AIDS and the global spread of the HIV virus. It is also dedicated to commemorating those who have passed on or been…
Authored by Thomas Fenn, Senior Adviser, HIV/AIDS; Peter Gross, Child Protection Specialist (Alternative Care); and Jennifer Yablonski, Social Protection Specialist, at UNICEF. Today we celebrate the 26th anniversary of…
This is Part 2 in the Series “Once an At-Risk Youth, Thembi Becomes a Child & Youth Care Worker,” contributed by the National Association of Child Care Workers (NACCW) in…
Contributed by Kelley Bunkers, formerly a child protection consultant and currently Child Protection and Welfare Systems Technical Director at 4Children and member of the Global Social Service Workforce Alliance …
Contributed by the National Association of Child Care Workers, South Africa After Thembi’s* parents passed away from an illness when she was in Grade 11, she and her brother,…
The Global Social Service Workforce Alliance (the Alliance) is proud to join 52 leading children’s and disability rights organizations in calling on the UN Statistical Commission and Inter-Agency Expert Group…
When health workers and social service workers collaborate to enhance community capacity to care for children and adolescents, vulnerable children and families reap the benefits. Last month, I witnessed first-hand…
by Jim McCaffery, Chair, Global Social Service Workforce Alliance Steering Committee Welcome to Day Five of Social Service Workforce Week! This week, as you probably know, we have been…
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