How to Use social service in a Sentence
social service
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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 -
Unlike the county and state, the city is not a social service agency.
— Theresa Clift, Sacramento Bee, 21 May 2024 -
The county, city and social service agency are named in the lawsuit as well.
— Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 2 July 2024 -
The Salvation Army of North Texas is one of the region’s largest social service providers.
— Dallas News, 30 Aug. 2021 -
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 -
Some social service agencies fear that the funding available to support the homeless will not be enough to match the need.
— Washington Post, 23 July 2021 -
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 -
Jack was taken away by social services and put into foster care as a child.
— Caryn James, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Sep. 2024 -
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 -
The funds will be sourced from Measure K, a local sales tax fund that finances local social services.
— Ryan MacAsero, The Mercury News, 22 May 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 -
The idea was that a bevy of social service agencies would be housed in the building—a drug-treatment center, a mental health clinic, a records office.
— Joe Rubin, The New Republic, 17 Sep. 2021 -
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 -
Her post caused a predictable furore – and even prompted an anonymous report to social services, who have opened a file on her child, Oscar.
— The Week Uk, theweek, 1 Sep. 2024 -
Rare among cities of its size, Norwalk has its own social services department.
— Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024 -
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 -
Hochul announced the mask mandate at a social service agency in on the west side of Manhattan, where most people already wear masks.
— Karen Matthews and, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Dec. 2021 -
Hendron doesn’t work for the government or a social service agency.
— Saphara Harrell, oregonlive, 18 Apr. 2021 -
Retirees who cannot fund their retirement put a massive strain on social services.
— Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2024 -
Workers also have easy access to the entire social service team.
— Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2024 -
Why not include all social services—from housing to transportation to meals?
— Ge Bai, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024 -
That funding bankrolls services like education, housing, child care and social services.
— Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 13 Nov. 2024
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