SWRK 1001H Chapter 6-7: SWRK - Chapter 6 Reading Notes
9 Feb 2017
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Social agencies formally structured organizations that fulfill a variety of functions; they provide goods, services and financial assistance to people in need; engage local community members in local projects; and mobilize resources to address community problems. All social agencies and non-profit based in the public or voluntary sector. Public social agencies government departments and divisions that include social assistance offices and, in more jurisdictions, child protection units. Voluntary social agencies non-profit social service organizations in the private sector; examples include family service bureaus, immigrant settlement agencies and women shelters. These agencies may be sectarian (religious) or secular (non-religious) This is how most social agencies plan and deliever their programs. Try to respond to changing community needs and be flexible when matching peoples needs to services. Clients encouraged to make their own decisions about their own well being and have a positive relationship with support systems.
