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Social welfare
A conditional cash transfer gives money to poor households only if they meet set conditions, such as keeping children in school or getting regular health checkups. This article cov
Social welfare
The Charity Organization Society (COS) was a private organization founded in London in 1869 to coordinate scattered charities so that help was neither duplicated nor missed. This a
Social welfare
An ecological map, or eco-map, is an assessment tool that places a family or person in a central circle and draws their ties to surrounding systems such as work, school, hospitals,
Social welfare
The settlement house movement sent educated young people to live in poor neighborhoods alongside residents, combining education, everyday support, and social reform. We look at how
Social welfare
The strengths perspective is a social work approach that places the talents, resources, and hopes of people, families, and communities at the center of helping. We look at its orig
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The principle of less eligibility holds that people receiving public relief must live at a lower standard than the poorest workers who support themselves. This piece covers why the
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The Beveridge Report, published in Britain in 1942 during the Second World War, proposed rebuilding postwar welfare around flat-rate social insurance for every citizen. This piece
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Deinstitutionalization is the process of reducing care centered on large institutions and rebuilding housing, care, and relationships so people can live ordinary lives in the commu
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Housing First gives people experiencing homelessness a permanent home first, without requiring sobriety or treatment, and then adds the support they choose. This piece covers how i
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Two people with the same income can lead very different lives. This article explains the capability approach of Amartya Sen and Martha Nussbaum, from functionings and capabilities
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What if everyone received the same money every month, no questions asked? This article covers the origins of basic income from More and Paine, its five defining features, experimen
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What if a doctor recommended a choir or a community garden group instead of medicine? This article explains what social prescribing means and how it emerged, how link workers carry
