Dr. Mat Despard published a paper titled “Household spending patterns and hardships during COVID-19: A comparative study of the U.S. and Israel” in the Journal of Family and Economic Issues. In this study, Dr. Despard and his co-authors found that Black households in the US and Arab households in Israel had greater financial hardship… Continue reading…
Dr. Despard also co-authored a paper titled “The impact of state Earned Income Tax Credit expansions on material and medical hardships” in the Journal of Consumer Affairs. The study found that adding or increasing state Earned Income Tax Credits decreases some types of material hardship in lower-income households (Unfortunately, in its… Continue reading…
The Department of Social Work and Gerontology Program acknowledges World AIDS Day, observed each year on December 1st, and the many lives that were lost after a courageous battle with this disease. For more information about this observance as well as ways in which you can become involved, please read more… Continue reading…
Leaders with Guilford County Solution to the Opioid Problem are warning that the drug, 100 times more potent than fentanyl, could be in the community. “Folks in the community had told us they felt like they had seen some Carfentanil, some large quantities of it,” said Melissa Floyd Pickard, the Executive Director… Continue reading…
Victor Isler, the current DSS Director in Forsyth County, has been selected as the new Assistant County Manager for Guilford County. He is a graduate of the UNC Greensboro and NC A&T JMSW Program and will be responsible for the “Successful People” efforts for Guilford. See the announcement here.
Thanks for your support of the African American Families and Kinship Care Lab and the families that we serve in our communities. Your support is essential in helping to better the lives of children and families. Three exciting pieces of news: An article in The Guardian highlights a new study that estimates that more than 140,000… Continue reading…
These Congregational Social Work Educational Initiative (CSWEI) interns are participants in a unique collaboration between UNCG, NC A&T, and Cone Health’s Congregational Nurse Program, funded by the Cone Health Foundation. Pearson’s background includes both nursing and social work. A “double alumna,” she received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing and her master’s degree in social work at UNCG.
EduMed.org has just released its 2021 rankings, and UNC Greensboro has been named one of today’s best for online learning in Gerontology. You can view the ranking here.
Dr. Danielle Swick has a recently published article in the Journal of Community Engagement and Scholarship
Dr. Mathieu Despard published a chapter titled “Program Evaluation in Nonprofits: Necessary Evil or Tool for Organizational Learning?” in the new book Leading and Managing Nonprofit Organizations published by NASW Press. Dr. Despard draws on his experience working in and with nonprofit organizations to offer a set of practical guidelines and tools for engaging… Continue reading…
