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Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program Helps Social Workers, Others With Student Loan Debt

Social Work Blog

When I graduated in 2007, I deferred my loan for a year as I was unable to pay my monthly rate as I looked for a job,” said Howe, who works in the child welfare system. . federal, state, local, or tribal government or not-for-profit organization. military service. Federal work includes the U.S.

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NCCPR news and commentary year in review, 2022

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

Dorothy Roberts’ definitive dissection of racism in family policing: Torn Apart: How the Child Welfare System Destroys Black Families--and How Abolition Can Build a Safer World. Some might say the novel depicts a dystopian future child welfare surveillance state. We start with three important books: ● First, Prof.

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News Items – October 14, 2021

Social Workers Speak

Social workers and other public service providers would have completed five or six years of public service, and the Department would say they only had 20 payments counting toward forgiveness,” said Sarah Christa Butts, Director of Public Policy with the National Association of Social Workers. Fox 26 Houston.

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Congresswoman Barbara Lee Deserves Our Support

Beyond Advocacy

a committee consisting of former Congressman Edolphus “Ed” Towns, Dr. Sheryl Brissett-Chapman, Dr. Jean Bailey, Janie Jeffers and me are organizing a salute and fundraiser for Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA-12) to give social workers and others an opportunity to show their support for a social justice champion.