Tag Archives: community

Thanksgiving, Food Bank Edition

Posted on November 5, 2017 by msw blog

Originally posted on Real Life of an MSW:
The Thurston County Food Bank faces a turkey shortage this week after nearly 4,000 families registered for a free Thanksgiving basket. The food bank buys its turkeys in July to ensure there…

Posted in Charity | Tagged charity, community, compassion, family, family dinner, food banks, helping hand, holidays, kindness, Soup kitchen, thanksgiving, turkey, volunteering | 2 Comments

Random Act of Kindness

Posted on October 20, 2017 by msw blog

Originally posted on Real Life of an MSW:
Abby took me to a fabulous brunch and we both spotted the sign on the menu (if you can’t view the picture, it reads “We believe everyone deserves a warm healthy, organic…

Posted in Charity | Tagged advice, basic needs, brunch, charity, community, compassion, Costco, Culture, economy, gratiude, happiness, happy mail, humor, kindness, learning, life, lifestyle, Meals on Wheels, neighbors, Op Ed, pay it forward, realationships, thankful, travel, volunteering | 5 Comments

Neighbors Helping Neighbors: Host Homes Articles of a Career Journal

Posted on October 6, 2017 by msw blog

Originally posted on Real Life of an MSW:
“We’re clearly filling a role. Let’s not make this more complicated than it needs to be.” -Kim Reinhardt of Mason County Host Rereading this article and this article, I find myself still…

Posted in Reading | Tagged adoption, bureaucracy, community, couch surfing, Empathy, family, foster care, homeless, host homes, idealist, kindness, love, neighbors, poltics, redtape, youth | Leave a comment

59 Languages spoken

Posted on September 17, 2017 by msw blog

Originally posted on Real Life of an MSW:
Some time you have to let go of your dream and help others fulfill theirs. This is something I have come to learn. I found another article that takes me back to…

Posted in Career Journal, Reading | Tagged bilingual, birth control, childcare, community, compassion, dreams, ESL, Expat, health care, language barrier, motherhood, newborns, parenting, racisim, support system | Leave a comment

Social Workers Help Keep Patients Out Of The Emergency Room

Posted on June 8, 2017 by msw blog

“What’s health care? What’s the purpose of our health care system? What are we trying to accomplish?” Sometimes in your life you have one of those moments. Reading this article (Homeless Find a Champion in Canada’s Medicine Hat) makes me … Continue reading →

Posted in Career Journal, Reading | Tagged abuse, community, compassion, disadvantaged individuals, health care, homeless, How did you get here, inspiration, Medical jargon, Medicine Hat, mental health, passion, poverty, purpose, social services, social worker, steering committee, super-utilizers, transformation, Year of Yes | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: community

Thanksgiving, Food Bank Edition

Random Act of Kindness

Neighbors Helping Neighbors: Host Homes Articles of a Career Journal

59 Languages spoken

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