Tag Archives: legislative issues
99 Problems
Comical Explanation
Posted in Reflections
Tagged comic strip, consequences, court appearances, court fines, jail, legal system, legislative issues, politics, probation, problems, profiling, social issue, social justice, social work
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The Fight
I don’t know which fight is most important right now. Forget about what the news says or what twitter is up in arms about, and consider which fight is most important to you. That might be Black Lives Matter or … Continue reading
Blessing in a Backpack
Most hungry kids can get breakfast and lunch through their schools, but what do they do on weekends? This organization sends kids home with backpacks filled with food for their families to eat at home. – Blessing in a Backpack
Posted in Charity
Tagged Blessing in a Backpack, brown bag lunces, Childhood memories, congress, debt, EBT, economic crisis, familes, food bank, free meals, hot meals, hungry, kids, kindness, legislative issues, poverty, public school system, social work, stop child summer hungry act
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Jailed over Truancy
The headline jumped out like a bright pink elephant. The article Philly locks up kids for truancy, fighting – then goes after parents for child support that image alone made me want to yell. I have heard many absurd things as … Continue reading
Posted in Clinical Supervision, Reading
Tagged academia, addiction, advocacy, Child support, consequences, court appearances, court fines, financial penalties, homeless, jail, juvenile justic system, legal system, legislative issues, parenting, politics, probation, proverty, public school system, reparations, social issue, social justice, social work, truancy
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