Social welfare and S Guide - Resources and Review

Non
profit newspaper from Seattle on homelessness and poverty. News, art, poetry, and opinion. Two full issues and an index of archives provided.
 
Set of annotated links to online courses, course descriptions, tutorials, assignments, tests and other materials used in the teaching of social work.
 
Publication providing information on Medicaid coverage expansion options. Organised into four chapters, the publication deals with Reaching Families Who Seek TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) Assistance, Maintaining Coverage for Families Who Leave TANF Assistance, Reaching Families Outside the TANF System and Funding Opportunities.
 
Set of links to selected, evaluated and annotated Internet resources relevant to community work.
 
Book outlining the nature of homelessness and suggesting specific steps to help, such as understand who the homeless are, respond with kindness, buy street news, give money and clothing.
 
Set of links to selected, evaluated and annotated Internet resources relevant to social welfare.
 
Directory of more than 7000 UK charities listed by category and searchable by name, town, county and Charity Commission registration number. Telephone numbers are supplied for all entries, and some have further details.
 
Set of links to selected, evaluated and annotated Internet resources relevant to welfare administration.
 
National organisation offering articles covering social policy issues including social security, housing, employment, immigration, discrimination and health. Details are given on how to become a volunteer or get advice and a bureaux directory is provided.
 
The Centre is a resource and information point for all people working in and alongside residential child care services in Scotland, which exists to improve the quality of the service offered to children and young people, by the provision of information, training, research and consultation. The Current Awareness Bulletin contains news, references and detailed article abstracts relating to children's homes, residential schools, secure units, respite and long
term care for children with disabilities, services for young homeless people, and adolescent psychiatric units services for young people leaving care.
 
Extensive information on homelessness and mental illness, most notably in the form of a subject index with links to bibliographic records and abstracts. Additional information is supplied by selected research articles and papers.
 
Set of links to selected, evaluated and annotated Internet resources relevant to health services and, specifically, the NHS.
 
Includes information on obtaining Personal Earnings and Benefit Estimate statements via email, social security news, SSA online services and benefits, SSA publications and Medicare information. Also includes downloadable SSA forms, information on social security law, and links to other servers of interest.
 
Resources on homelessness from the University of Colorado.
 
Information about a student telephone helpline operating within the majority of UK universities and colleges. Explains that sympathetic listeners are available to offer advice on a range of student problems, to provide details of referral agencies dealing with issues such as abortion, cross
dressing, debt, and exam stress, and to give local addresses of doctors and dentists, transport timetables, course details, and exam timetables.
 
Includes articles from current research projects, which cover topics like the dynamics of parents on benefit; the impact of poverty on minority ethnic groups; mapping rural poverty; and educational disadvantage and local school choice.
 
Resource relating to the study of social policy, with information about welfare, political issues, social need, and associated services. A bibliography of reading material for students is provided for each area.
 
Official information from the UK Government department responsible for the development, maintenance, and delivery of the social security programme and of the Government's policy for child support.
 
Aims to maintain and enhance the quality of learning, and increase the effectiveness of teaching, through the application of appropriate learning technologies. Provides a directory of social work resources in addiction, homelessness, ethnicity, disability, children, and mental health among other topics.
 
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