On January 17, NASW-NYC
invited members of the State Senate in New York City to meet with NASW-members on increasing the NYS Licensed Social Worker Loan Forgiveness Program by an additional $1 million.
The NYC Chapter Board of Directors examined and discussed a recent report, “The State of Black New York,” developed by the New York Urban League and the Black Equity Alliance. The report addresses a range of disparities affecting black New Yorkers and NASW-NYC has agreed to support the recommendations and help disseminate information of the report to the social work community.
On November 29, 2007 NASW-NYC celebrated eight outstanding individuals who demonstrate exemplary leadership qualities and a unique commitment to the improvement of social and human conditions.
Click here to read an article on the importance of Continuing Education for social workers
Undoing Racism Workshop
A workshop that moves beyond a focus on the symptoms of racism to an understanding of what it is, where it comes from, how it functions, why it persists and how it can be undone.
Institutional Racism & The Social Work Profession: A Call To Action
Inspired in large part by the “Undoing Racism” Workshops in NYC, led by the People’s Institute for Survival and Beyond, this Call to Action identifies what individual social workers, schools of social work, and service agencies all need to do to address the effects of racism. Specific examples of how racism plays out in social work are included.
We may also be reached by: Telephone: (212) 668-0050. Facsimile: (212) 668-0305. Postal mail: NASW New York City Chapter 50 Broadway, Suite 1001, New York, NY 10004
