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6 March 2023
A statement on behalf of Richmond City Council
Richmond City Council invites
community to thank a social worker during Richmond Social Work Month
Richmond, Virginia –“Richmond City
Council invites all Richmond residents to thank a social worker this month
during Richmond Social Work Month.
Established
last year by Richmond City Council and Mayor Levar M. Stoney, Richmond Social
Work Month recognizes those who have dedicated their professional lives to
helping improve the quality of life for others, especially those
experiencing distress, through the delivery of positively impactful programs
and services.
Social work is critically important to the
lives, well-being, and sustainability of Richmond residents and the ongoing
success of our thriving community.
Social Work and the delivery of social service
programs is a very involved, challenging, and demanding undertaking that can be
overwhelming and emotionally draining and social Work/Service professionals
tirelessly work to help make the lives and outcomes of our communities the best
they can be.
Social work is important in helping to
fortify, build, and strengthen the capacities, resiliency, and stability of
individuals, families, groups, communities, and society by establishing,
developing, and delivering individual and collective development and
empowerment programs and services that bring together and maximize available resources
to assist social, educational, behavioral, healthcare, economic, cultural, and
human development in supporting and improving the individual and shared
well-being, success, sustainability, and outcomes of others.
Public and nonprofit Social Work programs, policies, funding, and
practitioners work on behalf of the public good in serving individuals,
families, and communities and helping all persons, irrespective of race,
gender, identity, or income to have happier and healthier lives; and
Locally, the Richmond Department of Social Services provides for the
delivery of numerous social work programs and services on behalf of Richmond
residents and its operations include the Division of Children, Families and
Adults, which works on ensuring families and children are safe and secure in
their own homes, in foster homes and throughout the community; the Office of
Children’s Services Act, which helps provide child-focused services on behalf
of troubled and at-risk youth; and, the Division of Economic Support and
Independence, which provides residents in need with tools and opportunities that
promote economic stability.
Richmond City Council thanks all those
working on behalf of Richmond residents for their help in making our city an
even better, happier, and more sustainable place to live, love, work, learn,
play, visit, and enjoy family.”
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Richmond
City Council - Richmond City Hall - 900 East Broad Street, Suite 305 -
Richmond, Virginia 23219 U.S.A. - rva.gov/richmond-city-council (web)
