A blunt claim is shaking a long-settled story about Social Security: that it is ...

The United States can save money on welfare and even increase its benefits by making simple changes to welfare programs. We looked at federal spending data from the past few years to see how much the ...

States are now in the process of preparing to implement parts of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which achieved some of the most significant pro-work reforms to America’s social welfare system in ...

Politicians and the media always express shock when they hear about the latest fraudulent schemes involving the welfare ...

We will begin accepting applications for the fall 2027 cohort in fall 2026. Check back for updates and information sessions in spring 2026. Founded in 1952 as one of the first doctoral programs in ...

Stacey Barker is a Professor, Department Chair and Program Director for the BSW program at Eastern Nazarene College in Quincy, MA. Her research interests center around the integration of spirituality ...

Safeguarding the social safety net is essential for keeping it.

As a PhD candidate in the University at Buffalo School of Social Work, Ogechi Kalu is studying how intimate partner violence affects children in her native Nigeria, with the goal of developing ...