How to Use social service in a Sentence

social service

noun
  • There, under the arch, was a hub for police and social service providers that the city opened to fanfare this week.
    Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 15 Feb. 2024
  • Both the school and the camp were in the Quaker tradition, which placed a big emphasis on social service.
    April Wallace, arkansasonline.com, 28 Jan. 2024
  • And then Caitlin Durban has a great story about how many kids stayed overnight in county social services last year, that was 503.
    Laura Johnston, cleveland, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Others saw signs of physical or verbal abuse and said red flags were raised to police and state social services over the years.
    Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 10 Feb. 2024
  • Chicago, along with New York City and Denver, have struggled to keep up with the demand for housing and social services brought on by the influx.
    Daniella Silva, NBC News, 11 Feb. 2024
  • Opponents worried the measure would tie the hands of Beacon Hill and hurt the funding of social service programs.
    Shirley Leung, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Aug. 2022
  • Tax cuts mean there is less funding today for social services.
    Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Feb. 2024
  • The arrivals also have overwhelmed social service providers in New York, Chicago and other cities where many have sought to restart their lives.
    Miriam Jordan, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2023
  • There has been rapid growth in low-paying jobs that are held mostly by women, such as home health aides and child care and social service workers.
    Winnie Hu, New York Times, 1 Nov. 2023
  • But the study found that expanding health coverage and adding social services isn’t serving all those in need.
    Angela Hart, Anchorage Daily News, 24 June 2023
  • When Brown was 10, social services intervened and sent the children to live with their grandparents.
    Glenn E. Rice, Kansas City Star, 25 Jan. 2024
  • About 90 people a month are referred to social service programs.
    Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Sep. 2023
  • In the 1980s, when the country’s debt ballooned, politicians chose to cut back on a social services that would benefit women and employ them.
    Jason Horowitz, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2023
  • Mckenzie met Ann in parks or at a social service office, and during the pandemic had video chats with her from her apartment.
    Gale Hollandstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2022
  • For years, the region’s schools, which are funded with sales and property taxes, and other social services have not kept up with the growth of the tourism industry.
    Jenny Vrentas, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2024
  • Retirees who cannot fund their retirement put a massive strain on social services.
    Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2024
  • The lawsuit contends both the foster parent and state social services were negligent.
    Samantha Latson, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
  • But when social services come calling, the oldest has to find someone to impersonate their mum to avoid being shipped off to foster care.
    Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Jan. 2024
  • Those in need of warming shelter services are encouraged to call the 211 social services hotline for the most up-to-date information.
    Journal Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2024
  • The city must work with law enforcement and social service agencies to address the root causes of homelessness, and e-bikes, pedestrians and cars must share the streets safely.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Oct. 2022
  • Suga began his mandatory service in the military as a social service agent last month.
    Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2023
  • The human and social services, and nutritional science, those CTE programs ... to me, those are some that everybody should take.
    Brandon Smith, Arkansas Online, 24 Sep. 2023
  • The applications will be reviewed by social service team at the Foundation.
    Jenelle Riley, Variety, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Only Russian passport holders will have access to health care and social services.
    Constant Méheut, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2024
  • On some of these conference calls to discuss a person’s case, there might be a dozen or two dozen people from social service providers or government agencies.
    New York Times, 5 June 2022
  • For the largest and most centralized social service on the web, suddenly throwing open the gates to other platforms seemed like an unlikely pivot.
    David Pierce, The Verge, 13 Dec. 2023
  • Instead of arresting the person, the officer hands out a citation with a $100 fine along with a hotline number to call for a social services screening.
    Story Hinckley, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Sep. 2023
  • Budgets are strained in places like Chicago, Denver, and New York, which provide social services to migrants and asylum-seekers.
    Sarah Matusek, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Mar. 2024
  • The statute allows for a range of people to file petitions, such as family members, health care or social service providers, or first responders.
    Lyndsay Winkley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Oct. 2023
  • Police found her and brought her to a missionary in San Francisco, now a social service facility called Cameron House.
    Jan Goldsmith, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 July 2023

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