Social Service Organization: Bowery Residents Committee

The strategy of CAMBA’s Park Slope Women MICA Shelter is a long-term plan of sustained growth of customer care in New York City. They are strategic when it comes to meeting the pressing needs of New York City dwellers. To begin with, they have identified that mental illness and drugs

As it relates to programs and services offered to the homeless, there is Coordinated Assessment (CA), which is a community wide system that connects those who are homeless, to available shelters or housing in the community. HRC or Homeless Resource Center provides space and community service that serve meals to the homeless during evening and weekend hours. Shelter Plus Care, also known as SPC is a federally funded housing program for the homeless. Housing Stability Funding (HSF) is a collaboration between Mecklenburg County, the city of Charlotte, and Charlotte Housing Authority to coordinate a funding process to support permanent housing stability for the homeless. Last but not least, there is Moore Place, which is an 85-unit apartment building for chronically

was developed by the Skid Row Housing Trust with the intention of fighting homelessness with a holistic model to break the cycle of homeless. This particular organization inhabits the complexes with qualified individuals to connect residents with on-site case management, medical care, mental health services, substance use treatment, advocacy and community building (Skid Row Housing Trust, n.d.). The ground floor of the complex is occupied by the Department of Health Services’ Housing for Health division headquarters whose programs aims to house 10,000 of the county’s sickest, most vulnerable homeless in the following decade (Holland,

The Huntington Veterans Administration Medical Center (VAMC) located in Huntington, West Virginia provides health care to over 54,800 Veterans annually (Smith-Dikes, 2013). The mission statement of the Huntington VAMC is “to provide excellent care and service to those who have served our nation – every Veteran, every time!” (U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, 2016). With this statement in mind, to care for the needs of homeless Veterans in the area, the Huntington VAMC opened the Huntington VA Homeless Veterans Resource Center (HVRC) (U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, 2016). The HVRC provides homeless Veterans and those at risk for homelessness with job assistance, counseling, housing referrals and laundry and shower facilities, as well as referral to physical and mental health appointments. The HVRC also maintains a donation room and in house emergency food pantry. In pursuit of providing quality care for homeless Veterans, the Veterans Administration (VA) has also created different programs that join together social work with primary care, mental health, and rehabilitation services to deal with complex issues faced by these Veterans (Amdur et al, 2011). In 2008, a joint program, known as Housing and Urban Development-Veterans Affairs

The section of the National Association of Social Work Ethics that will be discussed will be number four which includes Social Workers’ ethical responsibilities as professionals. This ethics code concentrates on a several different factors which include: 4.01 Competence, 4.02 discrimination, 4.03 private conduct, 4.04 dishonesty, 4.05 personal impairment, 4.06 misinterpretations, 4.07 solicitations, and 4.08 acknowledging credit.

Montachusett Veterans Outreach Center, Inc. (MVOC), is a non-profit organized under tax code 501(c)(3), located in north central Massachusetts. It is one of the oldest continually operating veterans' outreach organizations in the nation, in a state that has done much to support its veterans. Founded as the Vietnam Veterans Outreach Center in 1983, the center has expanded its services over its thirty-year existence to include all veterans. The staff of eighteen manages services from a central office as well as a newly-opened satellite office in an adjacent town. MVOC serves as an excellent example of the New Model of Care. It offers transitional and low-cost housing, mental health counseling, benefits advising, outreach services, case management, structured daily activities, and a food pantry ("Montachusett Veterans Outreach

3. L. Latimore, Solicitor General 's Office: Victim Services Program Director 1. How do you define, talk about, and understand domestic violence (DV) /interpersonal violence (IPV)? Ms. Latimore defines domestic violence as a pattern of physical, sexual, and/or psychological abuse or the threat of abuse used to get and maintain control over another person in a domestic setting. She says intimate partner violence (IPV) is violence in an intimate relationship by one spouse or a partner onto another spouse or partner. She says that no one ever knows that their relationship is going to become abusive from the beginning, as everything seems perfect during the early stages. She further states that controlling and possessive behaviors emerge as the relationship grows. Ms. Latimore concludes that although domestic violence may not look the same in every relationship, the one thing they all have in common is, the abusive partner wants power and control over his victim.

They include Uncas Health District that provides local public health services in Norwich and the surrounding towns, United Way of SE Connecticut, Women’s Infants and Children (WIC), United Community and Family Services (UCFS) and Sound Community Services, Inc., is a mental health facility for people 18 years and older. Some others are the Reliance House that cares for adults experiencing mental health issues, addiction and developmental disabilities, Catholic Charities, William W. Backus Urgent Care, Backus Family Health Center, INCITE Wellness Center that is a holistic center for health, wellness and education and the Dept. of Mental Health and Addiction (DMHAS). Other health services available in Norwich include pharmacies, dental services and mobile health vans that go out into the community to provide medical

Community Assessment – York County, Pennsylvania A major influence on health in a community is the availability of services and opportunities within the neighborhood. Public health can be further influenced by the social environments. Accessibility to health care along with education and employment opportunities are fundamental factors to be considered (Riegelman & Kirkwood, 2015). These elements create both advantages and disadvantages for those living within the neighborhood. If we want to improve public health outcomes, we must consider and evaluate these along with many other contributing factors.

On Tuesday October 18, 2016, an interview was conducted with Mr. William T. Hawkins. Mr. Hawkins is currently one of Vance County Public School Certified Social Workers. There are 10 social workers serving Vance County Schools. Hawkins serves three schools in Vance County the schools are Western Vance High School, Vance County Early College High School, and Early High School STEM Program. Mr. Hawkins has been a social worker for over 20 years; however, he was been with the Vance Schools systems for over 12 years.

South-Central Brooklyn serves Community Districts 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 and 17. It consist of a densely populated African American, Hispanic and West Indian neighborhoods. It is located within Kings County and it lies seven neighborhoods which are Flatbush, Borough Park, Ditmas Park, Midwood, Kensington, Manhattan Terrance, and Prospect Park South. According to the 2015 U.S census bureau, the population of Brooklyn stands at 2,504,700 out of which South-Central Brooklyn has approximately 804,982 residents and it is expected to have grown gradually through the one year-period that has elapsed (United States Census Bureau, n.d.) . This is more than double the amount of the total number of people that was living in South- Central Brooklyn in 2000, which was only 317, 300. Presently there are 37% Caucasians, 36% African American, 16% Hispanic, 10% Asian, and 2% other (Indian). The female population is 54.6% (439,889) and the male population is 45.4% (365,091) male.

Implementing the Budget Introduction This paper will include a variance report for the Guilford County Department of Social Services, which will show the variances for both revenue and expenditures sides and discuss two problematic areas for the agency. Two recommendations of policy actions for each problematic areas discussed in criterion 1 will

The Olmstead ruling brought about key provisions and implications for disabled people in America. Since 1999 this decision as resulted helping peoples with disabilities to achieve equal opportunities, independent living, and self-sufficiency. “The Supreme Court noted that its finding "reflects two evident judgments." First, "institutional placement of persons who can handle and benefit from community settings perpetuates unwarranted assumptions that persons so isolated are incapable or unworthy of participating in community life"( C. Mosely 2013).And second, that "confinement in an institution severely diminishes the everyday life activities of individuals, including family relations, social contacts, work options, economic independence, educational

the expense of the Analysis The first problem that arises is a disconnection between the staff and Leslie. Based on our

Within the department of Social Services all the roles are in a hierarchy system. At the bottom of the system is where a service user would make first contact with the department. This is where the service user would be assessed to deem whether the potential user is eligible to receive help and to which department would offer the service user the most appropriate help, for instance whether they would benefit from being referred to the mental health team or another relevant department. It is important that the first assessment is carried out thoroughly in order for the service user to get the help they need if they are vulnerable and if there are any safeguarding issues. The structure of a social services department is organised in such a way that there are specialist teams available to deal with various issues that affect service users. If someone has a mental health problem they will be able to receive specialist help from the mental health team, who will liaise with other professionals within the mental health sector such as psychiatrists and community mental health nurses, so that the service user can access all the available resources available and receive a positive outcome to their experience. The children and family’s department will be able to offer specialist help in supporting parents and children to stay together or if needs be intervention and safeguarding. These social workers will have specialist knowledge of how to interact with children and their families to