Promoting Child Welfare: Training Professionals to Support Healthy Marriages, Relationships, and Families An interdisciplinary group of college faculty has received a five-year, $852,000 training grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration of Children and Families for “Promoting Child Welfare: Training Professionals to Support Healthy Marriages, Relationships, and Families.” More

New York State Social Work Education Consortium The School of Social Work is a member of the New York State Social Work Education Consortium (SWEC). More

GeroRich at Syracuse University The School of Social Work in Syracuse University’s College of Human Services and Health Professions is one of 67 institutions nationwide participating in a project focused on changing the shape of social work education at all levels, with the goal of preparing social work graduates to be effective advocates and service providers for older Americans and their families. The Geriatric Enrichment in Social Work Education Program (GeroRich) is administered through the Council on Social Work Education and the University of Washington Seattle, and is supported by the John A. Hartford Foundation, which has committed just under $23 million nationwide for the Geriatric Social Work Initiative.  More

KinNET Approximately one-third of all children in foster care are living with a relative. Historically, there has not been a national network of support groups for relatives caring for their kin inside the formal child welfare system. Funded in 2000 with an award from the Children's Bureau of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, KinNET was established to develop the first national network for relatives caring for kin in the formal foster care system, and to evaluate its effectiveness in meeting the needs of the participating members. More

The Rosamond Gifford Community Exchange Forums Project After receiving a grant in spring 1999, the School of Social Work launched the Rosamond Gifford Community Exchange Forums under the direction of Assistant Professor Keith Alford. This endeavor became a partnership with the Rosamond Gifford Charitable Corporation, the local funding source of the grant. The project's mission was to promote understanding and dialogue among diverse groups in Central New York regarding the ways in which community issues are addressed. Building on the strengths of individuals, neighborhoods, and communities, the forums sought to foster partnerships that would enhance collaboration and create positive change in the greater Syracuse area. More