To RSVP for the Task Force of Social Workers of African Descent (TFSWAD) meeting, please send an email to NASWafricandescent@gmail.com  

Please Note that the meeting originally scheduled for Thursday, Dec. 3 has been canceled so members are able to attend the NASW Awards Dinner. We will see you on Thursday, January 7, 2015, where the topic will be, "Confronting the Silence about Racism", Keynote Speaker, Harry Belafonte.

Current objectives for the Task Force include:

• Acknowledging and rectifying the present and future workforce shortage of social workers of African descent on the front-line and in leadership.
  
• Addressing the specific professional development needs of social workers of African descent.
  
• Addressing the needs of communities of African descent.
  
• Building and expanding the base of social workers of African descent for engagement in future activities of the Task Force.