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utting food stamps, benefits for federal workers, social services programs, such as day care for children and the icing on the cake, Meals on Wheels for the elderly. These are not statistics here. These are tens of thousands of people living in Monroe ...
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Tory party co-chairman adds voice to row over Rochdale grooming case, saying she believes race played role in crimeThe Conservative party co-chairman has hit out at the small minority of Pakistani men who see white girls as "fair game".In comments that follow the Rochdale grooming case, Lady Warsi s[...]
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The care services minister has put social workers at the heart of his plans to transform social care from a "high-dependency service" to one that supports people to stay independent.
8 hours ago
Analysis of the Scottish council election results shows few black and minority ethnic people in city hall - just 17 out of 1,223 councillors, and only two parties promise actionSo if Scottish councils are getting less male and stale, how are they doing on the pale? Not very well at all is the answer[...]
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Cameron defends parenting classesSign up to Society daily email briefingToday's top SocietyGuardian stories• Parenting lessons: this is not the nanny state, says David Cameron
• Child support charges could increase poverty, warn MPs
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• Child support charges could increase poverty, warn MPs
• Remploy bidders offered wage subsidy
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9 hours ago
Cutting food stamps, benefits for federal workers, social services programs, such as day care for children and the icing on the cake, Meals on Wheels for the elderly. These are not statistics here. These are tens of thousands of people living in Monroe ...
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...upcoming generations. They'll have to deal with non-race-based issues such as the federal deficit and the social services needed for an aging population. Graying America Thursday's Census Bureau numbers show a continuing...
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Our panel of experts will discuss the challenges of change and whether managers will be able to achieve efficiency savings. Join us from noon until 2pm Friday 18 MayAs the NHS prepares to implement the new Health and Social Care Act, and faces unprecedented efficiency saving, how can healthcare lead[...]
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The P-word carries an emotional Thatcherite kick, but what is happening now is something different – and using the term loosely is counterproductiveThe painful passage of the Health and Social Care Act through parliament has led to claims that the NHS in England is being privatised. The same word [...]
1 day ago
How can charities maximise online donations?With the voluntary sector on course to lose £3.3bn a year in government funding by 2015, according to the National Council for Voluntary Organisations, charities have no choice but to devise new ways of raising funds. Harnessing advances in technology thr[...]
1 day ago
Voluntary organisations need to encourage charitable giving through social mediaWith the voluntary sector on course to lose £3.3bn a year in government funding by 2015, according to the National Council for Voluntary Organisations, charities have no choice but to devise new ways of raising funds. H[...]
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Statins could benefit health of millionsSign up to Society daily email briefingToday's top SocietyGuardian stories• Statins could benefit health of millions
• Government 'failing to get enough homes built'
• Dave Hill: The London social housing squeeze
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• Government 'failing to get enough homes built'
• Dave Hill: The London social housing squeeze
• Why are houses in Brit[...]
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Minister Felix Perera said that the monthly allowance provided to senior citizens by the Social Service Ministry will be increased from 500 rupees to 1000 rupees from 1st of next month. At present over 250000 senior citizens get this allowance.
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Medical journal says cholesterol-lowering pills can reduce the risk of heart problems, especially in the over-50sMillions of over-50s could safeguard their health by taking statins, according to a study that found the drugs benefit healthy people with no heart problems.The findings could lead to a c[...]
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Rosales graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Behavioral Science degree in social work. The Minnie L. Anderson Award is presented to a senior woman who has spent three or more years in residence at Hardin-Simmons University, and who has excelled ...
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The torch was bought with donations made to the family of Mike Prinz, a coach and Northern Valley Catholic Social Services employee, who died in January. The torch was carried at the opening ceremonies by Red Bluff Union High School senior Andrew ...
Red Bluff Daily News via Google News 2 days ago
Our public services awards are open for entriesSign up to Society daily email briefingToday's top SocietyGuardian stories• Free home care available to fewer elderly people
• Home care, stealth tax and the elderly: which councils charge the most?
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• Home care, stealth tax and the elderly: which councils charge the most?
• UK unemployment fall raises hopes re[...]
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KEARNEY – Katlynn Killion graduated May 4, 2012 from the University of Nebraska at Kearney with a Bachelor's Degree in Social Work, with a 4.0 Spring GPA average. She plans to attend Graduate School in August of 2012. During Katlynn's senior year at ...
York News-Times via Google News Sorry Nick Clegg – social mobility and austerity just don't mix | Kate Pickett and Richard Wilkinson
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To claim social mobility as your guiding principle yet ignore income inequality is not serious policy-makingWhen Nick Clegg announced a drive for social mobility at the weekend, based on the pupil premium for children on free school meals, he was articulating a goal supported across the political sp[...]
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Three in four nurses have seen cuts to services in their area in the past year, survey revealsNurses who work with people with learning disabilities have "real concerns" about the safety of their clients because of cuts in services, according to a study published on Wednesday.A survey of 500 nurses [...]
2 days ago
Inconsistent levels of care are putting patients in danger, and are being exacerbated by budget cuts, survey revealsWhen the abuse of adults at Winterbourne View hospital near Bristol hit the headlines earlier this year it catapulted the mistreatment of people with learning difficulties in residenti[...]
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A significant reduction in the number of older people getting care for free, or partly funded by the council means a vast difference in costs. Which councils charge the most and which have the lowest rate?
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A significant reduction in the number of older people getting care for free, or partly funded by the council means a vast difference in costs. Which councils charge the most and which have the lowest
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Some Esher residents may have known that their elderly paperboy, Bruce King, was also their Labour candidate for the council elections earlier this month, and even that he was responsible for their Surrey hometown becoming a fairtrade zone. But most probably did not know that Bruce, who has died age[...]
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