Advocacy Updates from NASW-NC
By Kay Castillo, BSW Director of Advocacy, Policy, and Legislation NASW-NC Position Statements Last week, legislators convened for one day to hold a special session. This session was to address … Continue reading
Take Time to Honor a Social Worker During March
By Kay Castillo, BSW Director of Advocacy, Policy, and Legislation March is National Social Work Month. There are more than 600,000 social workers in the United States. Social work is also one of the fastest … Continue reading
NC Redistricting and New Congressional Election
By Kay Castillo, Director of Advocacy, Policy, and Legislation The Problem On February 5, 2016, a three-judge panel found two of NC’s Congressional districts to have been drawn on racial … Continue reading
Millennial Voters Not Engaged
This article was written by Patrick Gannon and published in The Mountaineer on October 26, 2015. RALEIGH – The mood of Millennial voters ahead of the 2016 elections is a … Continue reading
Advocacy Update: That’s a Wrap, Finally
Monday, October 5, 2015 By Kay Castillo, Director of Advocacy, Policy, and Legislation After 135 active legislative days and 27 previous NASW-NC Advocacy Updates, the 2015 Legislative Session adjourned around … Continue reading
Session Scorecard- What Happened and What Did Not
While NASW-NC works to finalize our session list of bills we lobbied for and against this legislative session on behalf of the social work profession, here is a great overview … Continue reading
Advocacy Update: One more week of session and harmful bills
Monday, September 28, 2015 Kay Castillo, Director of Advocacy, Policy, and Legislation The end is near! Last week, legislators filed Senate Joint Resolution 721: Adjournment Resolution. This bill ends the … Continue reading
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