Like Mother, Like Daughter: Helping Those in Need
Kara Lightburn won’t be holiday shopping on Fifth Avenue. “When it comes to the materialistic…
Browsing: Advocacy
Social Work Students Lend Their Voices to Critical Causes
You can’t change the world overnight. But you can learn the tools that can bring…
Aimee Barr: Teaching Self-Advocacy
Aimee Barr, GSS ’06, is driven by her profound belief that people learn best from one another.…
Haiti and the Refugee Crisis
The crisis at the border with the Dominican Republic is quickly escalating. While we are…
SAFE in Harlem: A Vision of a Community Transformed
When Harlem native Felecia Pullen (GSS ’15) chose to become a change-maker in the community…
[Podcast] Alive Inside: Music and the Quality of Life for Elders
Charlene Rymsha and Marija Marinkovic, GSS ’15 and members of GSS’ Art Based Social Work Practice collective,…
GSS’ Be The Evidence Publishes An Analysis of U.S. Compassionate & Geriatric Release Laws
Dr. Tina Maschi, Founder and President of GSS’ Be The Evidence International and Associate Professor at the Fordham…
The Rainbow Justice Project
The Rainbow Justice Project is an ongoing project, featuring a participatory action photo documentary in partnership…
What Can Business Do to Fight Human Trafficking?
Patricia Cole (pictured center), recently moderated a panel entitled “Human Trafficking & Corporate Responsibility from…
What if We Set the ‘Prisoner’ Free, Humanity? Raising Contemporary Moral Questions Through Research and the Arts
In 2010, I was awarded the John A. Hartford Geriatric Social Work Award funded by…