In Senegal, the Health and Education Sectors Are Teaming Up for Teens
As a result, more young people are getting the health information they need—whether they go to school or not.
For Underserved Populations in Tanzania, Social Service Workers Provide a Critical Link to Frontline Health Workers
They’re essential to identifying people in need and connecting them to care.
In Botswana, a Stronger Workforce Means Better Care for Orphans and Vulnerable Children
Social service workers face heavy caseloads and big expectations.
Social Service Workers Can Help End Violence against Women
One in three women have experienced physical or sexual violence at some point. Now's the time to change that.
Once an At-Risk Youth, Thembi Becomes a Child & Youth Care Worker
When parents die, children are often left with no financial support—or even proper identification. Who helps them then?
Let’s Keep the Keepers
Mohammed Adamu Adangba dedicates his life to helping vulnerable children. How can we support him and other social service workers to provide care and services to more people that need them?
Social Service Workforce Week Celebrates Community-Level Workers
Community health workers can have a tremendous impact on health and wellbeing, particularly for the most vulnerable among us.
Haiti’s Need for Mental Health Services, Before and After the Quake
Mental illness affects 1 in 10 people, yet only 1% of the global health workforce is dedicated to mental health. Haiti feels the effects.
Courage to Change Child and Youth Lives
South Africa's Safe Parks model is catching on, and so are the health workers who give vulnerable young people a safe place to play, talk, and be.
Social Service Workers Address Ebola’s Widespread Social Impacts
Stress. Fear. Loss. Ebola's effects on children, emergency responders—and entire societies—can be devastating.
