For Immediate Release
August 27, 2004 |
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Helena Lee Receives 2004-2005
Verne LaMarr Lyons Memorial MSW Scholarship from the NASW Foundation
Washington —The National Association of Social Workers Foundation
(NASWF) is proud to announce that Ms. Helena Lee of Bronx , New York
will receive the Verne LaMarr Lyons Memorial MSW Scholarship.
This scholarship is awarded to MSW candidates who express an interest
in or work with the African American community through practice in
health or mental health. Scholarship recipients now work in hospitals,
medical clinics, and social services agencies that provide treatment
and specialized services to African American patients.
Ms. Lee currently works in the Department of OB/GYN and Women's
Health at the North Central Bronx Hospital . She has also focused
on forming a group for women in the Bronx community who are living
with AIDS or are HIV positive—helping them learn to find balance
and focusing on support through friendship.
In the future, Ms. Lee hopes to open a settlement house specifically
for women who are HIV positive but who are also trying to detach
from methadone treatment. Currently, there are no such services for
women, however, there are several facilities that meet the needs
of men who are also HIV positive. The goals of this program would
be to assist clients with skills, direction, validation and the motivation
they will need to succeed in the world of normalcy.
Ms. Lee is a
student in the Wurzweiler School of Social Work at Yeshiva University
in New York City .
For more information about the NASW Foundation or educational scholarships,
please contact NASWF via email at naswfoundation@naswdc.org
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.
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