social service

United States Marine Rye Barcott describes his friendship with a widowed nurse, Tabitha Atieno Festo, and a community organizer, Salim Mohamed, that developed into a combined effort to create the organization Carolina for Kibera, which promotes participatory development.

Presents Hull House founder Jane Addams's account of her work at the settlement home in Chicago's West side slums during the years between 1889 to 1909.

Explores twenty careers in the field of social work, and provides information on education and training, advancement possibilities, salary, employment outlook, and much more.

"Readers will learn about a variety of different careers in the community service field including police officers, emts, firefighters, social workers, teachers, ministers, librarians, childcare workers, postal workers, and funeral directors"--Provided by publisher.

Provides an overview of career opportunities in the twenty-first century for social workers, and discusses education and training.

Describes ways that individuals can take on global and community problems to improve the state of humanity and the environment in the twenty-first century, discussing how to start a nonprofit organization, service opportunities for college students, and related topics.

Traces the history and evolution of poverty in the United States from colonial times to the early twenty-first century, and includes chronologies, eyewitness testimony, photographs and illustrations, maps, brief biographies of notable people, and excerpts from primary source documents.

A practical guide to careers in the field of public service including caseworker, military chaplain, therapist, Peace Corps recruiter, and medical assistant to the homeless.

A simple introduction to the work social workers do, the skills they need, the people who help them, and their importance to the communities they serve.

Introduces various careers that involve helping people with problems, including jobs in health care, human services, and relief organizations.