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Catholic Charities of Fort Worth (CCFW), a Texas faith-based organization that helps find foster care placements for refugee children, recently sought out the help of Fatma Marouf, a 41-year-old law... By Christie Renick This post Lawsuit: Lesbian Couple Who Did …
Lao wedding in the U.S. Making do with what you’ve got There are a lot of stories about refugees in the news. Some years ago, I helped resettle refugees from the Vietnam War. Trauma and resilience define what it means …
By Leigh Wayna, Clinical Care Manager at Behavioral Health Professionals, Inc., Detroit, MI On November 13, 2015 several orchestrated attacks occurred in Paris, France. Social media news feeds exploded with “Pray for Paris” and other such messages as the world …
My role at my agency is effectively case management. I ensure that our youth clients are compliant with the required immunizations, physicals, dental and eye appointments set forth by the public school system. I research information on programs for those …
This is part 2 in Mary-Margaret Sweeney’s series Chronicling an MSW Internship. My father was first-generation American. His parents came from Ireland through Ellis Island, and settled in New Jersey. Because of this family history, I have held a long …
