Public Policy - Social Services & Welfare
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Broken: Transforming Child Protective Services–Notes of a Former Caseworker
$16.99 Add to cart“It’s an invaluable insider account of a pressing social issue.” – Publishers Weekly
Joining the ranks of Evicted and The New Jim Crow, a former caseworker’s searing, clear-eyed investigation of the c
- Author: Pryce, Jessica
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: April 08 2025
- ISBN10: 0063036207
- Language: English
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Dirty Truths
$26.95 Add to cartEssays are enjoying renewed popularity, from the personal essays of Lewis Thomas, to the intellectual treats of Marguerite Yourcenar, to the political and social commentary of Michael Parenti in this
- Author: Parenti, Michael
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 282
- Publish Date: January 01 1996
- ISBN10: 0872863174
- Language: English
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Tell Them Who I Am: The Lives of Homeless Women
$24.00 Add to cart“One of the very best things ever written about homeless people in the nation.”–Jonathan Kozol.
- Author: Liebow, Elliot
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: April 01 1995
- ISBN10: 014024137X
- Language: English
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Stand by Me: A Guide to Navigating Modern, Meaningful Caregiving
$19.99 Add to cart“Warm, compassionate, and brimming with wisdom and expert advice” (Kate Washington, author of Already Toast), Stand By Me provides caregivers with new ways to juggle the responsibilities and emotional… [more below]
- Author: Applebaum, Allison J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: February 25 2025
- ISBN10: 1668005816
- Language: English
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The Black Panther Party: Service to the People Programs
$24.95 Add to cartThe Black Panther Party has responded to the needs of various communities underserved by government agencies by providing social services ranging from food and educational programs to medical care.
Aut… [more below]
- Author: Huey P Newton Foundation
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 170
- Publish Date: May 01 2008
- ISBN10: 0826343945
- Language: English
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Wards of the State: The Long Shadow of American Foster Care
$28.00 Add to cartTold through the stories of six former foster youth, a jolting exploration of a broken system from an award-winning journalist
By the time Maryanne was 16 years old, she had been arrested for murder.- Author: Rowe, Claudia
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: May 20 2025
- ISBN10: 1419763156
- Language: English
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Torn Apart: How the Child Welfare System Destroys Black Families–And How Abolition Can Build a Safer World
$21.99 Add to cartAn award-winning scholar exposes the foundational racism of the child welfare system and offers a “a brilliant and impassioned call for abolition” (Michelle Alexander, author of The New Jim Crow)
Ma- Author: Roberts, Dorothy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: October 03 2023
- ISBN10: 1541675460
- Language: English
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Effective Skills for Child-Care Workers: A Training Manual from Boys Town
$19.95 Read moreThis manual describes a rigorous preservice training program for child-care workers, one that entrusts considerable authority, autonomy, and accountability in them. Topics include professionalism issu… [more below]
- Author: Boys Town Press
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 185
- Publish Date: December 01 1994
- ISBN10: 0938510436
- Language: English
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A Nation of Takers: America’s Entitlement Epidemic
$12.95 Read moreIn A Nation of Takers: America’s Entitlement Epidemic, one of our country’s foremost demographers, Nicholas Eberstadt, details the exponential growth in entitlement spending over the past fifty years…. [more below]
- Series: New Threats to Freedom
- Author: Eberstadt, Nicholas
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: October 19 2012
- ISBN10: 1599474352
- Language: English
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When the Welfare People Come: Race and Class in the Us Child Protection System
$19.00 Read moreAnalyzes the history of the U.S. child welfare system and its implications today, offering ideas for reform and building solidarity.
- Author: Lash, Don
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 222
- Publish Date: February 07 2017
- ISBN10: 1608467430
- Language: English
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Something for Nothing: The Attitude That Turns the American Dream Into a Social Nightmare
$19.99 Add to cartAmerica’s greatness comes from people working hard to fulfill their dreams. But today that greatness is being undermined by people using the government to steal other people’s dreams (and money). Rath
- Author: Tracy, Brian
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: August 08 2023
- ISBN10: 1400248590
- Language: English
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Out of the Uniform, Back into Civilian Life: No Nonsense Veterans Benefits Guide
$9.99 Add to cartAn invaluable resource for veterans seeking clear, actionable guidance to navigate the often complex landscape of Department of Veterans Affairs benefits and assistance programs. When you hang up that… [more below]
- Author: Pike, Jason
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 78
- Publish Date: October 02 2023
- ISBN10: 9798988961017
- Language: English
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Many Ways to Be
$8.99 Read moreWe all do things in the way that works best for us. Learn with Sesame Street how to listen to our bodies and give them the tools they need.
- Series: Sesame Street (R) Celebrating You and Me
- Author: Peterson, Christy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 24
- Publish Date: August 01 2022
- ISBN10: 1728463734
- Language: English
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Fragmented Democracy: Medicaid, Federalism, and Unequal Politics
$30.00 Add to cartMedicaid is the single largest public health insurer in the United States, covering upwards of 70 million Americans. Crucially, Medicaid is also an intergovernmental program that yokes poverty to fede… [more below]
- Author: Michener, Jamila
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 236
- Publish Date: March 22 2018
- ISBN10: 131664958X
- Language: English
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America, Goddam: Violence, Black Women, and the Struggle for Justice
$31.18 Add to cartOne of the Best Nonfiction Books of 2022, Kirkus Reviews
A powerful account of violence against Black women and girls in the United
“A righteous indictment of racism and misogyny.”–Publishers Weekly- Author: Lindsey, Treva B.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 342
- Publish Date: April 05 2022
- ISBN10: 520384490
- Language: English
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Uncle Sam’s Plantation: How Big Government Enslaves America’s Poor and What We Can Do about It
$19.99 Add to cartUncle Sam’s Plantation is an incisive look at how government manipulates, controls, and ultimately devastates the lives of the poor–and what Americans must do to stop it. Once a hustler and welfare a
- Author: Parker, Star
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: August 16 2010
- ISBN10: 1595552235
- Language: English
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The Welfare State: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartWelfare states vary across nations and change over time. And the balance between markets and government; free enterprise and social protection is perennially in question. But all developed societies h… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Garland, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: June 01 2016
- ISBN10: 0199672660
- Language: English
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Becoming a Social Worker for Dummies
$24.99 Read moreBe an agent of positive change with a rewarding career in social work
Social workers are trained to address major social issues and provide therapeutic services for children, youth, and families. Beco
- Author: Betru, Yodit
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: January 11, 2024
- ISBN10: 1394200870
- Language: English
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Broken: Transforming Child Protective Services–Notes of a Former Caseworker
$28.99 Add to cart“It’s an invaluable insider account of a pressing social issue.” – Publishers Weekly
Joining the ranks of Evicted and The New Jim Crow, a former caseworker’s searing, clear-eyed investigation of the c
- Author: Pryce, Jessica
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: March 19, 2024
- ISBN10: 0063036193
- Language: English
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Torn Apart: How the Child Welfare System Destroys Black Families–And How Abolition Can Build a Safer World
$32.00 Read moreAn award-winning scholar exposes the foundational racism of the child welfare system and calls for radical change
Many believe the child welfare system protects ch- Author: Roberts, Dorothy
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: April 05 2022
- ISBN10: 1541675444
- Language: English
