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Monday, November 10, 2014   (0 Comments - view/add)
WSU social work faculty wins national award for article on measuring a community’s “age friendliness »
Richard Smith, assistant professor at the Wayne State School of Social Work, has earned national recognition for his resea...
Thursday, November 6, 2014   (0 Comments - view/add)
31 14 1 Let's give hope to kids in foster care »
Each year, more than 23,000 children in foster care in America age out of the system without ever having the chance to kno...
Thursday, November 6, 2014   (0 Comments - view/add)
NASW Celebrates National Family Caregivers Month: Care Comes Home »
NASW continues its support for National Family Caregivers Month this November. This year’s theme, Care Comes Home , e...
Monday, November 3, 2014   (0 Comments - view/add)
Former Michigan health director Jim Haveman receives Lifetime Achievement Award from Hope Network »
GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Jim Haveman, a Grand Rapids native who recently stepped down as Michigan’s health director, received a...
Wednesday, October 29, 2014   (0 Comments - view/add)
Election 2014: City commissioner, newcomer running to fill Kalamazoo County District 1 seat »
KALAMAZOO, MI — A member of the Kalamazoo City Commission and a political newcomer are vying to replace a retiring Kalam...
Wednesday, October 29, 2014   (0 Comments - view/add)
Bill to Fight Child Trafficking, Strengthen Child Welfare Protections Becomes Law »
President Obama signed into law H.R. 4980, the Preventing Sex Trafficking and Strengthening Families Act , bipartisan l...
Friday, October 24, 2014   (0 Comments - view/add)
Owdziej vs. Van den Bergh: Probate judge candidates discuss their top priorities »
Owdziej vs. Van den Bergh: Probate judge candidates discuss their top priorities   Probate Judge Julie Owdziej...
Monday, October 20, 2014   (0 Comments - view/add)
Twenty Years at Cass Community Social Services with Faith Fowler »
This Far By Faith: Twenty Years at Cass Community Social Services with Faith Fowler       by&nb...
Wednesday, October 15, 2014   (0 Comments - view/add)
Parenting conference in Marquette Thursday »
MARQUETTE — Parenting in the 21st century has challenges not faced by parents in previous generations.   Professio...
Thursday, October 9, 2014   (0 Comments - view/add)
Best Benefit Ever: A Chance to Root for Your Home Team »
Michigan social workers get an off-hours perk: discounted tickets to Detroit Pistons games for the upcoming season. Wh...
Wednesday, October 1, 2014   (0 Comments - view/add)
Less Talk about Racism, More Talk about Policy »
I will go out on the limb here and say more talk about racism will do little to change the plight of the good citizens...
Wednesday, October 1, 2014   (0 Comments - view/add)
MSU Safe Place celebrates 20 years »
MSU Safe Place is celebrating 20 years of providing supportive services to domestic violence and stalking survivors in th...
Wednesday, October 1, 2014   (0 Comments - view/add)
North Kent Community Services Named Non-Profit of the Month »
Rockford, MI, September 18, 2014 – North Kent Community Services has been named the September 2014 Non-Profit of the Month...
Tuesday, September 30, 2014   (0 Comments - view/add)
Anti-Gay Laws Equals Higher Rates of Poverty for LGBT People »
WASHINGTON, D.C.—A landmark report released today paints a stark picture of the added financial burdens faced by lesbian,...
Tuesday, September 30, 2014   (0 Comments - view/add)
NEW MEMBER BENEFIT: Detroit Pistons Tickets! »
NASW-Michigan is excited to announce a new member benefit, discounts to Detroit Pistons games! We will also be organizing...
Tuesday, September 30, 2014   (0 Comments - view/add)
Hornets Player Suspended Following Domestic Violence Arrest »
NBA player Jeff Taylor has been suspended from team activities with pay, until the NBA completes their investigation. "We...
Tuesday, September 30, 2014   (0 Comments - view/add)
NASW- Michigan Returning to Cuba in the Fall of 2015. »
NASW-Michigan in collaboration with the Eco Cuba Network is pleased to announce another trip to Cuba is in the works! &nbs...
Monday, September 29, 2014   (0 Comments - view/add)
New Website Links Michigan Voters with Election Information »
DETROIT - The November elections are just around the corner, and in an effort to boost the number of Michiganders who wil...
Friday, September 26, 2014   (0 Comments - view/add)
IPS: Learn About Integrating Care and Expanding Partnerships »
Psychiatry is in the midst of dramatic change, both as a medical specialty and as part of a broader transformation of heal...
Friday, September 26, 2014   (0 Comments - view/add)
Community Wellness: The dangerous hidden costs of Use vs. Abuse »
IONIA COUNTY, Mich. In the ongoing efforts to manage illicit drugs and their negative impact on the community, what c...
Friday, September 26, 2014   (0 Comments - view/add)
School Bullying? There's Now an App for That »
LANSING, Mich. - A new school safety initiative has launched in Michigan, encouraging students, parents, and community me...
Wednesday, September 24, 2014   (0 Comments - view/add)
Heidi McGraw joins staff at Disability Network of Mid-Michigan in Midland »
MIDLAND, MI — Heidi McGraw has joined Disability Network of Mid-Michigan's skill development program as an employment tra...
Tuesday, September 23, 2014   (0 Comments - view/add)
Fighting the School-to-Prison Pipeline »
YPSILANTI, Mich. - It's supposed to be a safe place to learn and grow, but some youth advocates say in Michigan there is a...
Friday, September 19, 2014   (0 Comments - view/add)
Social Workers Address Child Immigrant Crisis »
Crossing through jungles and desert heat on foot, eating trash to survive and dodging gang members and traffickers along t...
Friday, September 19, 2014   (0 Comments - view/add)
Haveman 'very proud' of Healthy Michigan rollout »
Jim Haveman, a Grand Rapids native who has twice headed the Michigan Department of Community Health, retired for good this...
Thursday, September 18, 2014   (0 Comments - view/add)
Census numbers tell of stagnancy and slow recovery »
Peter Ruark, LMSW, Michigan League for Public Policy (NASW-Michigan Vice President of Policy)   Today is the big d...
Thursday, September 18, 2014   (0 Comments - view/add)
Want to help the Great Lakes? Change your soap »
Do you wash your face every night? Brush your teeth? Of course you do. But your nightly beauty routine might be adding to...
Tuesday, September 16, 2014   (0 Comments - view/add)
Do Not Reduce Aid to Struggling Americans: Oppose TANF Cuts Contained in Continuing Resolution »
Congress will most likely not be able to pass the spending bills for the next fiscal year which begins on October 1. As a...
Tuesday, September 16, 2014   (0 Comments - view/add)
"Welcoming Week" Celebrates MI Immigrants »
DETROIT, Mich. - The many colors, languages, and contributions of immigrant communities will be the focus of celebrations...
Monday, September 15, 2014   (0 Comments - view/add)
CALL FOR PROPOSALS- NASW MI Annual Conference »
CALL FOR PROPOSALS – NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONAL OF SOCIAL WORKERS – MICHIGAN CHAPTER 2015 ANNUAL CONFERENCE, APRIL 9 & 10...
Thursday, September 11, 2014   (0 Comments - view/add)
Remember and Rebuild: Muskegon community gathers to commemorate opening of 9/11 exhibition at Muskeg »
MUSKEGON, MI – It has been 4,748 days since September 11, 2001. It was on that seemingly normal Tuesday morning that the...
Wednesday, September 10, 2014   (0 Comments - view/add)
CALLING SOCIAL WORK ADVOCATES! »
Social workers invited to come and show your support for MPACE Endorsed Theresa Abed for Michigan State Representative and...
Friday, September 5, 2014   (0 Comments - view/add)
Lawmakers propose higher school funding »
Lansing-area Democratic lawmakers announced a bill Tuesday that would give another $33 per student to school districts tha...
Friday, September 5, 2014   (0 Comments - view/add)
A healing touch: New Era woman uses horses to help rehabilitate children with disabilities »
MONTAGUE, MI — Kimberly Patton always wanted a horse growing up. Now with five horses of her own, the New Era resident is...
Wednesday, September 3, 2014   (0 Comments - view/add)
Students gather to reflect on Ferguson incident over the summer »
After weeks of nationwide coverage of the turmoil in Ferguson, Mo. over the controversial shooting of Michael Brown, the U...

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