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Head Start funding threat: 80,000 CA children at risk of losing care

CCRC

A comprehensive early learning and child development program that has benefited 40 million children since it was introduced in 1965 is under threat by federal cuts. As Head Start turns 60 years old, the Presidents budget plans to terminate the program that countless families rely on. As a recent LA Times report on the Head Start funding threat highlights, the cuts threaten care for 80,000 California children.

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ICSW International Conference on Participation, Social Welfare, and Local Administration in Times of AI

The International Association Of Schools Of Social

IASSW President, Antoinette Lombard, was invited to speak at the ICSW International Conference on Participation, Social Welfare, and Local Administration in Times of AI, held in Ronda, Spain, from April 2425, 2025. The Presidents of IASSW, IFSW, and ICSW joined the conference and spoke on the topic: “Participation and Well-Being: Perspectives from the IASSW, the IFSW, and the ICSW.” As part of a distinguished panel alongside leaders from ICSW and IFSW, Prof.

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Join the Colorado Foster Youth in Transition to Adulthood grant advisory committee

CO4Kids

Back to Blogs Child Welfare Blog Join the Colorado Foster Youth in Transition to Adulthood grant advisory committee HB 21-1094 the Foster Youth in Transition Program was signed into law on June 25, 2021. One provision in this bill creates the Foster Youth Successful Transition to Adulthood Grant Program, which requires the implementation of an advisory committee.

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Josh Campbell Receives 2025 Furstenberg Award for Excellence

Michigan Social Work

MSW student Josh Campbell has received the 2025 Furstenberg Award for Excellence in Pre-graduate Education from the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System. Campbell was selected from over 1,600 health profession trainees and recognizes his excellence in clinical and educational pursuits. The award is named in honor of Albert Furstenberg, who served as dean of the U-M Medical School for 25 years and championed medical education.

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The Everyday Donor: Unlocking Prospecting Segments Through Behavior Analysis

Speaker: Tim Sarrantonio, Director of Corporate Brand

Do you really know your donors? Not just what they give, but who they are? 👥 In this interactive session, we’ll break down how nonprofits can use behavioral indicators (affinity, recency, frequency, and monetary value) to build prospecting segments that go beyond wealth screening and actually align with donor identity. You’ll walk away with practical strategies to move beyond basic demographics and cultivate supporters based on how they already engage with you!

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Starmer urged to ‘save supported housing’ in face of sector financial ‘crisis’

Community Care

Keir Starmer has been urged to “save supported housing” in England in the face of a “financial crisis” facing the sector. The call came in a letter to the prime minister and chancellor Rachel Reeves from the leaders of over 150 social care, housing, voluntary sector and local government organisations delivered last week. Years of funding cuts amid rising costs and increasing demand had left many services “unviable”, they said.

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Urgent Call for Funding to Support Our Colleagues and Communities in the Democratic Republic of Congo

International Federation of Social Workers

Dear colleagues and friends, The International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW) urgently calls for support to assist our colleagues and communities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) who are […]

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Book Review: The Blind Man Game

The New Social Worker

The Blind Man Game is a memoir about the challenges faced by a psychologist who was diagnosed with Stargardt Disease at the age of 21. Read our review.

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Regulator consults on dropping requirement for social workers to report gender identity

Community Care

Social Work England is consulting on removing the requirement for practitioners to report their gender identity when registering with the regulator. It is also proposing to change its registration rules to tighten English language requirements for social workers applying to register from overseas, in line with standards applied by other regulators. The plan to cease collecting data on gender identity is designed to align with 2023 government guidance on public bodies’ duties under the Equa

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Appel Urgent au Financement pour Soutenir nos Collègues et Communautés en République Démocratique du Congo

International Federation of Social Workers

Chres et chers collgues et amies, La Fdration Internationale des Travailleurs Sociaux (IFSW) lance un appel urgent pour soutenir nos collgues et les communauts en Rpublique Dmocratique du Congo (RDC), […]

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