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hris Huhne, former Liberal Democrat MP and minister, has been released from prison. Should he be allowed to start again where he left off?Sir Edward Garnier QC, Conservative MP for Harborough and solicitor general 2010-12In Chris Huhne's case, his career in the House of Commons is finished. That is[...]
Charities News
10 hours ago
Experts including the chief executive of children's charity Barnardo's were 'shocked' by the language used by defence barristers in Oxford gang trialJustice experts and children's charities have expressed alarm at the "shocking" language used to describe sexually exploited young girls during the tri[...]
13 hours ago
Angelina Jolie announced her double mastectomy, and Romola Garai talked about her post-birth stitches. Here's to more…I don't know – you wait all year for some ladies to bust some body taboos and then two come along all at once. On Tuesday Angelina Jolie calmly revealed in the New York Times tha[...]
16 hours ago
Chris Huhne, former Liberal Democrat MP and minister, has been released from prison. Should he be allowed to start again where he left off?Sir Edward Garnier QC, Conservative MP for Harborough and solicitor general 2010-12In Chris Huhne's case, his career in the House of Commons is finished. That is[...]
1 day ago
Norman Lamb will argue the case to stick to policy but Tory MPs say David Cameron has been persuaded to drop itA health minister has urged the coalition to press ahead with forcing cigarettes to be sold in plain packets to reduce sales, despite the plan being dropped from the Queen's speech because [...]
1 day ago
NGOs and aid groups should collaborate with Haitians, not perpetuate an often harmful 'we'll tell you what to do' culture"Haiti is not what you see on CNN." That was one of the first things Haitian entrepreneur Claudel Dumas told me when I visited the country in April. He was right. Yes, Haiti is ex[...]
1 day ago
Campaigners fear that many families will be unable to avoid the cap or cope with the drastic loss of income - and will face eviction and homelessness as a resultThis a startling figure: Over 7,000 low income London families will lose over £100 a week as a result of the benefit cap, equivalent to on[...]
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ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 17, 2013 -- /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Effective May 17, 2013, Catholic Social Services of the Diocese of Charlotte, N.C., a non-profit social service organization affiliated with Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA), will become Catholic ...
Sacramento Bee via Google News 2 days ago
A coalition of London campaigners sets out five demands for change to make renting privately a sustainable tenureAs letting agents grow in prominence on our high streets, we need to act fast to protect tenants from the ignorance and opportunism that plague the unregulated industry. This month London[...]
2 days ago
Fran Hill travels all over Hampshire for South Coast Fatigue helping clients who are affected by chronic fatigue syndromeMy working day starts around 9am with a quick visit to the office to collect all the client files I need for that day. I spend most of my week travelling around Hampshire visiting[...]
2 days ago
Lutheran Social Services is providing volunteers to provide wheelchair ramps, minor home repairs, painting, cleaning and other home chores for individuals or families in need of assistance. Youth and adult church groups will be available June through ...
Vinton County Courier via Google News 2 days ago
Medicines used for Alzheimer's disease and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder taken by 1% of 14 to 18-year-oldsSome young people in Britain have used drugs for dementia and other conditions to boost their mental performance, a major survey suggests.Medicines normally prescribed for Alzheimer's[...]
2 days ago
More than 177,000 minors act look after relatives, with charities warning long hours affect schoolwork and childhoodNearly 10,000 children aged five to seven are acting as unpaid carers for family members or guardians, according to figures that have been published which were described by one childre[...]
2 days ago
Alcohol Concern survey of 150 MPs from all parties finds one in four believes parliament has an unhealthy drinking cultureOne in four MPs thinks parliament, where the price of alcohol is subsidised, has an unhealthy drinking culture.A cross-party survey of 150 MPs reveals that 39 (26%) believe there[...]
2 days ago
WHITTIER — Five volunteers in local social services programs were honored by the City Council as volunteers of the year at the April 23 council meeting. Sponsored by the Whittier Social Services Commission, the volunteers of the year program annually ...
Los Angeles Wave Newspapers via Google News 2 days ago
Britons are more likely to donate to campaigns that help people survive, than thrive. Christain Aid explains its decision to concentrate its new ad campaign on the upsideOver the past few days, television viewers in the UK might have caught a glimpse of an ad shot by Christian Aid to mark our annual[...]
2 days ago
My parents, Peter and Phyllis Mond, who have died aged 96 and 92 respectively, were married in 1948 and shared the postwar optimism about building a better, fairer society – a commitment they never abandoned. They had a fascination with the natural world; loved walking and travelling in southern E[...]
2 days ago
Austerity 'may deepen child poverty'Sign up to Society daily email briefingToday's top SocietyGuardian stories• Austerity policy may increase child poverty, doctors say
• 'Recessions can hurt, but austerity kills'
• Low income families forced to spend a third of net income on housing[...]
• 'Recessions can hurt, but austerity kills'
• Low income families forced to spend a third of net income on housing[...]
2 days ago
Welfare cuts have increased demand by young people for shared housing, but supply is shrinking, and landlords aren't interested. This will lead to more homelessness, says charitiesIf you are young, on benefits, and living in London, finding somewhere affordable to live is now all but impossible.Hous[...]
3 days ago
Randeep Ramesh (Society, 15 May) highlights the conflict for charities between campaigning against the outrageous injustice of the government's policy of imposing caps, cuts and council tax on poverty incomes and also being paid by the same government to deliver the policy. He describes the vulnerab[...]
3 days ago
Thames Valley police's Sara Thornton and Oxfordshire council head Joanna Simons to stay in posts despite investigation errorsSenior officials have chosen not to resign over a catalogue of failings and missed opportunities which left a sex trafficking gang in Oxford free to exploit young girls for ma[...]
3 days ago
Salford among councils invoking legality that stops housing benefit for nights spent by claimants in emergency sheltersHundreds of vulnerable homeless people face being turned out on to the streets amid confusion over how local authorities should interpret a legal ruling which could trigger the clos[...]
3 days ago
Labour is putting men's issues on the agenda, but it must avoid the negative narrative that stops men joining the debateIt seems that masculinity is in crisis again and this time the Labour party is going to save us.Two leading MPs are putting men's issues back on the political agenda with speeches [...]
3 days ago
The recent announcement from the justice secretary, opening up probation work to the private and voluntary sectors, may help to rebuild livesSt Giles Trust believes charities can play a bigger role in future criminal justice services. We welcome justice secretary Chris Grayling's announcement last w[...]
3 days ago
Fears raised that waiting times will increase with expansion in number of women eligible and following Angelina Jolie revelationWomen at high risk of breast cancer could be forced to endure long waits for genetic testing and extra screening for the disease because NHS services for such patients rece[...]
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13 weeks ago
By Paul R. Pace, News staff Social workers volunteered to aid the recovery effort for those impacted by Hurricane Sandy, which caused severe structural damage and flooding in the mid-Atlantic region in late October. NASW New Jersey Chapter Executive Director Walter Kalman said more than 200 NASW mem[...]
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37 weeks ago
A Red Cross Foundations of Disaster Mental Health (FDMH) Webinar has been scheduled for Wed Aug 29, 2012 3pm – 6 pm EST. Topic: Foundations of Disaster Mental Health To Register: Go to https://americanredcross.webex.com enter the session number and click “Join” to register. Once you are [...]
50 weeks ago
NASW member Alice Kitchen was among the 10 people honored by the White House on March 21 as Champions of Change. Kitchen joined the honorees in recognition of helping others in their community to understand the impact and opportunities from the Affordable Care Act. Kitchen is the volunteer co-chair [...]
165 weeks ago
From the NYT:The Bloomberg administration said Friday that the number of people living on New York’s streets and subways soared 34 percent in a year, signaling a setback in one of the city’s most intractable problems.
Appearing both startled and dismayed by the sharp increase, a year after [...]
Appearing both startled and dismayed by the sharp increase, a year after [...]
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