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Daily Alchemy: a question to think on together
“When a state ends a food program for kids to save money, who should carry the weight that government just set down?”
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how do we stop trafficking?
Those of us in the USA have had great ideals for 250 years now, and have fallen short far too often. It still blows my mind how widespread sex slavery and human trafficking is. What can we do about it? how do we stop it?... - ballz2dwallz...
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- Flowerup...
I can sympathize with the way you feel. Social service programs started to evolve around the time i entered my field. To watch almost all of the programs I worked on most of my professional life has been a particular kind of loss that is hard to describe.... - BriGuy...
What's going on?
I have, from years of being a social worker, a belief in two things that are lacking in today's world: empathy and gratitude. Empathy is more than the ability to feel sympathy for someone in a difficult situation.... - tsexton...
Small changes can rewrite a story. 📖✍️ I am incredibly proud to share that we are bringing Uptrust into our community outreach efforts. In writing, we learn that every detail matters; in life, a single missed date or a lack of support can completely derail someone’s hard work... There's clearly a benefit to society to do something about addiction. It's unavoidable in a society that isn't completely laissez-faire and unsympathetic. Doing nothing allows so much harm to individuals and those around them, and ultimately to society at large.... - sness...
The UK government is great at policy design
A post on something random I think us nerds might enjoy. I've been working for a social health nonprofit recently, doing research on how facilitated connection events affect loneliness, isolation, and mental health.... Listen: John Richards on Growing Up (35 min), Integration (40 min) 🎧
I recently met John and have been delighted by the rare combination of insight and humility, depth and simplicity, in his presentation of the world. He's also grounded in decades of crisis intervention and working with homeless youth....