News from

Social Work

Reset All Filters
156 Results
Volunteerism is changing in the United States
Voice of America

Volunteerism is changing in the United States

Ram A. Cnaan of the School of Social Policy & Practice says job demands and multiple jobs prevent many people from doing traditional volunteering.

Penn School of Social Policy & Practice names New Social Innovation Scholars Program
Randi and Brian Schwartz

Randi Schwartz and Brian D. Schwartz, a Trustee and vice chair of the SP2 Board of Advisors.

(Image: Courtesy of Brian and Randi Schwartz)

Penn School of Social Policy & Practice names New Social Innovation Scholars Program

The Randi and Brian Schwartz Social Innovation Scholarship will provide full-tuition support for students seeking to generate impact in such areas as economic security, immigration, and global conflict.

Juliana Rosati

A community social worker balancing gun violence prevention and trauma recovery
Denise Johnson.

Penn Presbyterian Medical Center’s Denise Johnson.

(Image: Penn Medicine News)

A community social worker balancing gun violence prevention and trauma recovery

Denise Johnson has two roles in Penn’s gun violence prevention efforts as program manager for the Penn Presbyterian Medical Center-based Penn Trauma Violence Recovery Program and the Penn Community Violence Prevention team.

Guaranteed income improved people’s health during the pandemic
People queueing in line during the pandemic.

Image: Jair Ferreira Belafacce/iStock

Guaranteed income improved people’s health during the pandemic

Associate professor Amy Castro of the School of Social Policy & Practice shares the final results from the Stockton pilot program, which show connections between financial security and better health.

From the School of Social Policy & Practice Juliana Rosati

In one California city, offering free cash helped fight poverty and COVID
CBS MoneyWatch

In one California city, offering free cash helped fight poverty and COVID

A report co-authored by Amy Beth Castro of the School of Social Policy & Practice found that a $500 stipend in Stockton, California, permitted judiciousness about COVID and what conditions workers would tolerate for poorly compensated work.

Project that gave $500 a month to some California residents shows that such efforts could have a ‘profound impact on public health, researchers say
CNN

Project that gave $500 a month to some California residents shows that such efforts could have a ‘profound impact on public health, researchers say

A report co-authored by Amy Beth Castro of the School of Social Policy & Practice found that people who received a $500 monthly stipend in Stockton, California, were more likely to be able to handle a $400 emergency.

Penn’s SAFELab sits at the intersection of technology and social work
Technical.ly Philly

Penn’s SAFELab sits at the intersection of technology and social work

PIK Professor Desmond Upton Patton, founder and director of the SAFELab, discusses the initiative’s research on grief, gun violence, and social media as well as its new space at the Pennovation Center.