Advocacy Update: First Week of Session
Monday, May 2, 2016 By Kay Castillo, Director of Advocacy, Policy, and Legislation Legislators are back in town! The first week back was marked by protests for and against House … Continue reading
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
Social Work at HKonJ
By Ashley Harris, NASW-NC Student Liaison for Meredith College The HKonJ march for love occurs annually the weekend of Valentine’s Day. More than anything it is a peaceful demonstration devoid … 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
Lack of Candidates for 2016 Elections
This article is written by Patrick Gannon on October 26, 2015 and published in The Mountaineer RALEIGH – With all of the defections from the General Assembly as of late, … Continue reading
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