Social welfare and social services Books

This book is a comprehensive overview of the social relief work of the Salvation Army in the US. The authors describe the various programs and initiatives undertaken by the organization in addressing social issues such as poverty, homelessness, and...

Read the correspondence of philanthropist George Peabody, who founded the Peabody Education Fund in 1867. These letters offer insight into the mind of a man dedicated to improving the lives of others through education and service.This work has been...

Dieses Handbuch führt den Leser durch die faszinierende Geschichte der Wiener Stiftungen, die seit Jahrhunderten wichtige Beiträge auf den Gebieten der Wissenschaft, der Kultur und der Sozialfürsorge leisten. Eine einzigartige Lektüre für alle...

The National Conference of Charities and Correction was a yearly meeting of social reformers and humanitarians in the United States, held between 1874 and 1946. This book contains the proceedings of the 1898 conference, with speeches and papers on topics...

Learn about the inspiring work of George Müller, a prominent Christian missionary and founder of the Ashley Down Orphanage in Bristol. In this report, Müller provides an in-depth look at the challenges and successes of his mission, emphasizing the...

This collection of proceedings from the National Conference of Charities and Correction provides a valuable resource for anyone interested in the history of social welfare and reform in the United States.This work has been selected by scholars as being...

Preventive Treatment of Neglected Children is a groundbreaking work in the field of child welfare. Hastings Hornell Hart argues that early intervention is crucial in preventing neglect and abuse of children, and he proposes a range of preventive measures...

Published in the early days of social insurance in the United States, this government report provides a fascinating glimpse into the debates and discussions around providing insurance for workers and their families. With primary source documents and...

Dieses Buch bietet eine umfassende Einführung in die Konzepte und Theorien von Sozialpolitik und Sozialpädagogik. Es behandelt Themen wie Armut, soziale Gerechtigkeit, Bildung und Gesundheit. Der Autor gibt Einblicke in sozialpolitische Maßnahmen und...

A comprehensive guide to the state of social welfare in America, as discussed at the National Conference on Social Welfare's annual meeting. Features presentations, reports, and updates on key issues affecting society, from healthcare to poverty to...

Henri Joseph Gisquet a été l'un des plus célèbres préfets de police de l'histoire de France. Ses mémoires détaillent son parcours fascinant, de ses premiers jours jusqu'à son rôle dans la garantie de l'ordre public à Paris pendant l'ère napoléonienne...

These annual reports provide a detailed look into the Kingsley House Association, a settlement house in New Orleans that provided social services to the community. With a focus on the years 1897-1900, readers can gain insight into the challenges faced by...

In diesem Werk beschreibt Jhering die Bedeutung des Trinkgelds in der Gesellschaft und untersucht die moralischen Aspekte des Gebens und Empfangens von Trinkgeldern. Er betont dabei die sozialen und wirtschaftlichen Implikationen des Trinkgelds und seine...

This report provides a comprehensive overview of benevolent institutions in Great Britain and Paris, with a particular focus on schools and asylums for the blind, deaf, and dumb, and the insane. It includes descriptions of various institutions, their...

This pioneering work in the field of social welfare provides an overview of the social, economic, and political factors that contribute to poverty and deviant behavior. It calls for a scientific approach to social problems and advocates for government...

A practical guidebook for those seeking to provide aid to those in need, written by a noted social reformer and philanthropist. Loch draws on his extensive experience in the field to offer practical advice on everything from providing emergency relief to...

A thorough guide to the organization and management of child care and protection services within county governments.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it...

Slips, Trips and Fractured Hips has been written for people caring for older friends and relatives; children caring for elderly parents, for spouses, for older people wanting to keep themselves that bit safer and for anyone working with or caring for...

Behind the Shades tells the story of the life of a female agent entering the male dominated world of the Secret Service. It is a story of personal sacrifice, adventure, acceptance and rejection, tenacity, endurance, and hard work during trying times. Sue...

7 Hours to Sofia: challenges and discoveries of a Peace Corps Volunteer, Louise Mae HoffmannHoffmann makes a powerful point in this book about democracy. Bulgarians struggle to come to terms with their own freedom. After retiring from her career...

In his startling new memoir, Mike Chalek reveals how the adoption practices of the "Baby Scoop Era" led to his fraudulent placement with an adoptive family that had purchased him for $200 from a well-known baby broker. He delves into the details of his...

Along with blessings, adoption and foster care bring strenuous challenges. Whether you are an adoptive, foster, or even biological mom, Strengthening the Adoptive Mom offers help grounded on Scripture. Each short meditation highlights a key...

Volunteering involves many legal responsibilities and liabilities that you have probably never considered. Learn the basics of setting up your nonprofit corporation, and what to look for in maintaining an existing one. Travel a humorous, but serious...

When thinking about the term ‘service’ as the raison d'être for the book, the initial rationale assumed a simplistic definition of it as offering facility nodes within a network of places in the space of a settlement. However,...

First published in 1989. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Brinkmeyer offers an explanation for the great depth and power of O'Connor's work,paying particular attention to the ways her art and audience bear upon her regnant Catholic vision.

Documents how even progressive foundations serve to reinforce the political status quo.

Combining theoretical, empirical, and clinical knowledge, Stepfamilies: A Multi-Dimensional Perspective contains recent research and information that will help mental health practitioners, family therapists, psychologists, and counselors understand the...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as...

Despite an extensive literature on homelessness there is surprisingly little work that investigates the roots of homelessness by tracking homeless people over time. In this fascinating and much-needed ethnographic study, Megan Ravenhill presents the...

Discover the techniques used by the top R programmers to generate data-driven solutions.Although the non-profit industry has advanced using CRMs and donor databases, it has not fully explored the data stored in those databases. Meanwhile, the data...

Psychology of Orphans is written by Dr. Lyudmila Shipitsyna Rector of the Institute of Special Education and Psychology Saint-Petersburg, Russia. She has a Doctorate in Science and Biology and works as an honored professor in this specialty in the...

is a collection of true short stories about the life of Brandon L. Boswell, a legally blind young man growing up in eastern North Carolina. By sharing his experiences, Brandon wants to encourage readers to trust in God at all times, look for the humor...

The picture on the front cover is a portrait of myself when I was seven or eight years old. It was drawn in charcoal, by my father. I am using this picture for a couple of reasons. The first, is that I wanted to showcase and honor my father's artistic...

This book describes how policing has forgotten to serve and protect citizens but emphasizes technology and quick response after a crime has been committed. It has astonishingly simple new ideas about how policing could prevent crime as well as enforce...

Smeared by cheap innuendo and false accusations alleging he is responsible for having allowed a bomb aboard Pan Am 103, Micheal T. Hurley, career law enforcement veteran, faces a dilemma as real as his lifetime savings: bet everything that truth would...