welfare work

Organized efforts by a community, organization, or agency to improve the socioeconomic conditions of disadvantaged groups in society.

welfare worker n.

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Noun

welfare worker - someone employed to provide social services (especially to the disadvantaged)

caseworker, social worker

almoner, medical social worker - an official in a British hospital who looks after the social and material needs of the patients

public servant - someone who holds a government position (either by election or appointment)

Translations

welfare worker

n → assistente m/f sociale

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A DONKEY is lucky to be alive after falling into a deep bog - and being found by an animal welfare worker.

Donkey rescued after getting bogged down

Animal welfare worker David Bates said: "We realised something was wrong.

Trek for help by speared elephant Tim

The newspaper reported that 8 percent of the 2,512 schools that reapplied for funding proposed to employ a secular welfare worker.

Australian schools drop chaplains, hire counselors

A FORMER senior army welfare worker has given up her career in the forces to help more people who have served for their country with a new role at the Royal British Legion.

Looking after ex-soldiers

Angela Gordon told the educational welfare worker that she had breached European Union privacy law while attempting to check on the welfare of Khyra Ishaq, Birmingham Crown Court heard.

Khyra's mother 'threatened to sue visiting social worker'

The child welfare worker role involves dealing with high levels of uncertainty, danger, and emotion (Gustavsson & MacEachron, 2002; Regehr, Hemsworth, Leslie, Howe, & Chau, 2004).

Child welfare worker characteristics and job satisfaction: a national study

Animal welfare worker Ann Keating, 37, said: 'We could hear the horses neighing and kicking at the door but could not get to them because of the flames.'

Barn fire cause 'issuspicious'

I worked with Judge Hepner in the mid-'80s, when I was a child welfare worker and she was a lawyer for the Administration for Children's Services (then known as Special Services for Children).

Systemic Woes

physician, teacher, crusader, welfare worker. Howe was the husband of <IR> JULIA WARD HOWE </IR> and a noted teacher of the blind.

Howe, Samuel Gridley (1801-1876)

In addition, two senior doctors, two theatre nurses, accountant, family welfare counselor, family welfare worker, clerk, two family welfare assistants and two mid-wives are also working at family health clinic.

'Monitoring method proving useful for family planning drive'

A child welfare worker told a court yesterday that numerous women at a polygamous church ranch in West Texas may have had children when they were as young as 13.

Court farce as Mormon sect denies child abuse

Judith is now living in Wrexham with welfare worker Steven Sillett, 41, although he has called off their planned wedding.

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