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Mimi Abramovitz. Bertha Capen Reynolds Professor of Social Policy at Silberman School of Social Work presented her research on the Settlement House Advantage to an audience of more than 150 members of the non-profit community who gathered at Baruch College on May 27, 2015. Authored by Dr. Abramovitz the informative new report, The Settlement House Advantage: Overcoming the the Odds contains the voices of 3,000 New Yorkers who give the place.-based settlement house service model high marks. The launch was keynoted by Lilliam Barios-Paoli, NYC Deputy Mayor or Health and Human Services. The full report is available here.
One great thing about SSW is becoming part of a community with some brilliant, compassionate social workers. I built a network of people that I can still call upon for career advice, emotional support, and resources for my clients.