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The NASW Pennsylvania Chapter is the Recipient of the 2004-2005 Ruth Fizdale Program Presented by the National Association of Social Workers Foundation (NASWF)
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Washington — The National Association of Social Workers Foundation (NASWF) is pleased to announce the NASW-Pennsylvania Chapter as the recipient of the 2004-2005 Ruth Fizdale Program grant. The Ruth Fizdale Program grant underwrites research projects that link practice and policy issues with relevant social issues, with the goal of facilitating effective service delivery. The program provides opportunities for NASW chapters to conduct pilot research projects targeted to specific emerging issues.
The NASW Pennsylvania Chapter plans to facilitate trainings for social workers to collect documentation of economic human rights violations specifically lack of access to health care to use as support for educational activities and also to support research to help secure universal access to health care for Pennsylvanians.
According to Rebecca Myers, LSW, executive director of the chapter, We are very excited about receiving the Ruth Fizdale Grant. We have been very involved in the promotion of economic human rights in the state through educational trainings and hearings with state legislators. We are part of a statewide coalition discussing the single-payer health care initiative.
She adds , The research from this program will be key to informing legislators, decision makers, and the public about the experiences of people without adequate health coverage.
For more information about the NASW-Pennsylvania chapter, please contact Rebecca Myers at 717-232-4125.
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The National Association of Social Workers Foundation (NASWF), in Washington , DC , focuses on enhancing the well-being of individuals, families, and communities through the advancement of social work practice.