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NASW-NYC Chapter Priorities
 NASW’s Social Justice Priority Areas:

 

Guided by NASW-National social justice priorities, NASW chapters across the country work to advocate on behalf of the social work profession and their local communities. While not exhaustive, five social justice priorities serve as guiding principles for NASW's national office and Chapters:

 

  

NASW also has a robust Blueprint of Federal Social Policy Priorities (2021), which guides the work of local chapters in the interest of larger social justice needs.

 

NASW-NYC’s Legislative Efforts & Focus (2021-2023)

 

NASW-NYC’s legislative and advocacy work is guided by our deep commitment to health equity, racial and social justice, self-determination, and our belief that human rights are non-negotiable. As an association that is represented by diverse voices, views, and experience, NASW-NYC’s focus is on larger systemic needs, rather than individual.

NASW-NYC’s advocacy and legislative efforts center on four (4) key themes

  1. Professional Practice and Advancement
    1. Social Work Equity
    2. Protecting Social Work Scope of Practice
    3. Strengthening the Workforce
  1. Human Rights and Protection
    1. LGBTQ+ Rights
    2. Reproductive Justice 
    3. Health Coverage for All
  1. Social and Racial Justice**
    1. NASW-NYC works to ensure that our efforts consistently center equity, racial, and social justice.
    2. NASW-NYC consistently works to support legislation to advance health equity 
  1. Criminal Justice Reform
    1. NASW-NYC has continued to advocate for the protection of bail reform measures.
    2. NASW-NYC supports reform to protect the dignity and rights of all individuals’.
To learn more about NASW-National's legislative advocacy https://www.socialworkers.org/Advocacy/Policy-Updates
To sign up to receive legislative alerts https://www.socialworkers.org/Advocacy/Legislative-Alerts

Want to get involved? To learn more about NASW-NYC's work and ways you can get involved:  

 

NASW-NYC CARES - NASW-NYC’s Chapter initiative that aims to engage our membership and all NYC social workers while promoting the values of the social work profession through civic engagement and community volunteerism.

 

NASW-NYC PACE (Political Action for Candidate Election) Committee is the independent political arm of the Chapter. PACE identifies qualified candidates running for local and state offices and garners support for them among the Chapter membership 

 

NASW-NYC CNLI (Committee on Nominations and Leadership Identification) is the independent leadership identification body of the chapter. CNLI seeks qualified NYC based social workers to serve on the NASW-NYC’s Board of Directors and Delegate Assembly. The basic requirement for being nominated is current membership in NASW-NYC. 

 

NASW-NYC SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS/COMMITTEES - meet regularly and offer networking and professional development opportunities, as well as educational or advocacy involvement for a specific area of concern. 



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