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Improving the Lives of Children, Parents, and Grandparents
Family social workers provide a variety of social services for families and children. As a family social worker, you might work in a private or government social service agency or a school system. Family social workers can choose to work in a number of different fields.
• Some family social workers arrange adoptions or find foster homes for children. Others work with single parents or families.
• Family social workers known as child welfare workers help families where abuse takes place. They also work in the school system with pregnant, misbehaving, or truant children, advising teachers and administrators about the most effective way to help a particular child. Read the rest of this entry »
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Vacant Lot Project in Albany New York
Grand Street Community Arts works with teens to initiate Vacant Lot Project to transform abandoned urban property in distressed neighborhoods in Albany, New York.
What happens to a city neighborhood when houses are torn down and absentee landlords leave behind abandoned lots? In a dense urban neighborhood of row houses, it creates an eyesore, is a hazard for residents, and dramatically reduces property values.
Finding Lots for Vacant Lot Project Read the rest of this entry »
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