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County expects to lose some federal funds (Park Rapids Enterprise)
Without passage of a moratorium on new federal rules for the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Hubbard County social services will lose access to child welfare targeted case management funds beginning March 1.
Email This | Print This (The Daily Record)
NEW FULL TIME POSITION AVAILABLE Wayne Co. Children Services is looking for a special person with experience in quality assurance and in-depth knowledge of child welfare regulations to fill a newly created Staff Development/ Quality Assurance Manager position.
Monitor: D.C. child welfare 'struggling' (The Washington Examiner)
The D.C. child welfare agency is at risk of backsliding into ruin as an understaffed team of social workers is overwhelmed by soaring hotline calls and investigations into child abuse, a court-appointed monitor said Thursday.
Northeast students in Delhi to have legal help bureau (Calcutta News)
Students from the northeast studying in the national capital will soon have a dedicated bureau to provide them legal assistance. The National Legal Services Authority (NLSA) along with the Delhi Legal Service Authority (DLSA) will soon set up the bureau.
Welfare recipients show their worth as workers (The Post-Standard)
Mitch Brown doesn't believe the stereotype that public assistance recipients are reluctant to work. "That stereotype couldn't be farther from the truth," Brown said. "Sometimes it's just about finding people willing to give them a chance."
MSU social work students completing field work in Williston (Williston Herald)
Here are six of the eight students who participated in a social work program at Minot State University. In front, from left are Karin O’Cain, Tamara Hilton and Ashilee Granrud. In back are Nicole Johansen-Bryant, Allison Salveson and Danea Zaste.
Local agencies offer safe havens for babies (Ashland Daily Tidings)
A newborn baby girl born on Valentine's Day was apparently abandoned by her mother in the toilet of a St. Helens care center, according to the Oregon Department of Human Services.
United Way accepting programming applications (Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune)
The United Way of Inner Wisconsin is accepting applications for 2009 programming in south Wood and Adams Counties. BR BR Minimum standards for funding are: Certification of federal tax exempt status, compliance with state registration and reporting laws, and programming providing health, social welfare or character-building services. BR BR Funding will be awarded based on the community ...
Governor Frederic S. Mishkin (Federal Reserve Board)
Does Stabilizing Inflation Contribute to Stabilizing Economic Activity? The ultimate purpose of a central bank should be to promote the public good through policies that foster economic prosperity.
Some progress,but still tears (The Springfield News-Leader)
It's been a year since child welfare advocate Victor Vieth issued a challenge to southwest Missouri: Eliminate child abuse in the course of three generations. "It's time we stop it," Vieth said at a February 2007 conference. He acknowledged, though, that none in his audience of prosecutors, child welfare workers and community advocates would live to see the effort's conclusion.