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Updates for Members
Thursday, May 2, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) NASW Membership Dues Increase Effective July 1, 2019 » NASW Membership Dues Increase: FAQs On July 1, 2019, NASW will increase membership dues for the first tim...
Tuesday, April 23, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) NASW-NC Legislative Update: Governor's Veto and Bills Impacting LCSWs » North Carolina House leaders passed Senate Bill 359 Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act last week. The bill had...
Tuesday, April 16, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) 2019 NASW-NC Board of Directors Election Announcement » http://www.naswnc.org/surveys/?id=BOD2019-2020Election The North Carolina Chapter of the National A...
Monday, April 15, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) NASW-NC Legislative Update: 2 Bills Moving Quickly! Action Needed! » Monday, April 15, 2019 Kay Castillo, BSW, Director of Advocacy, Policy, and Legislation; Registered Lobbyist...
Monday, April 8, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Legislative Update: Action Needed! » Monday, April 8, 2019 Kay Castillo, BSW, Director of Advocacy, Policy, and Legislation; Registered Lobby...
Monday, April 1, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Legislative Update: HB 70 and Ban Conversion Therapy » Kay Castillo, BSW, Director of Advocacy, Policy, and Legislation; Registered Lobbyist House Bill 70 Del...
Monday, March 25, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Legislative Update: HB 70 on the floor! » Monday, March 25, 2019 Kay Castillo, BSW, Director of Advocacy, Policy, and Legislation; Registered Lobbyist...
Tuesday, March 19, 2019 (1 Comment - view/add) NASW-NC Legislative Update: HB 70 Advances! » Tuesday, March 19, 2019 Kay Castillo, BSW, Director of Advocacy, Policy, and Legislation; Registered Lobbyist Y...
Wednesday, March 13, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Advocacy Update: HIEA and What Social Workers Should Know » NASW-NC Advocacy Update: Health Information Exchange Authority NASW-NC was instrumental in getting House Bill 70 ,...
Monday, March 11, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) NASW-NC Legislative Update: Social Work Advocacy Day Success and Gov. Cooper Budget » Monday, March 11, 2019 Kay Castillo, BSW, Director of Advocacy, Policy, and Legislation; Registered Lo...
Monday, March 4, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Legislative Advocacy Update: Social Work Licensure Bill Filed » Monday, March 4, 2019 Kay Castillo, BSW, Director of Advocacy, Policy, and Legislation; Register...
Friday, March 1, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) February Advocacy Update: SW Licensure Bill, New Elections, DSS Reorganization » Social Work Licensure Bill Filed On Tuesday, February 26, 2019, a bill was filled in the North Car...
Monday, February 25, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Legislative Session Advocacy Update: NASW-NC Bill in Committee Tuesday! » House Bill 70 Delay NC HealthConnex for Certain Providers will be heard in committee on Tuesday !...
Monday, February 18, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Legislative Session Advocacy Update: Action Alert and NASW-NC Is Opposed! » We are getting closer to Social Work Month and North Carolina Social Work Advocacy Day. NASW-NC is working hard to ensure...
Thursday, February 14, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) ACTION ALERT: Bill to extend connection to NCHealthConnex filed » Many of our members have reached out about concerns to connect to the North Carolina Health Information Exchange (NC Healt...
Tuesday, February 12, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) NASW-NC Launches 2019 Membership Survey! » NASW-NC is seeking feedback on our membership services from all social workers in North Carolina (this includes current NA...
Monday, February 11, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Legislative Session Advocacy Update: Week 2 brings surprise bills » Week two of the North Carolina Legislative Session was another slow week which gave NASW-NC the opportunity to meet with n...
Tuesday, February 5, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Medicaid Transformation: Standard Plans Announced » Moving forward with the state's plan to transform Medicaid, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services ann...
Monday, February 4, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Advocacy Update: Legislative Session Begins! » Legislators officially kicked off the 2019 North Carolina Legislative Session on Wednesday, January 30 th ! Wha...
Wednesday, January 30, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) NASW-NC Internship Program: Now Accepting Applications » The National Association of Social Workers North Carolina (NASW-NC) is a membership organization with a dual...
Monday, January 28, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) NASW-NC 2019 Legislative Agenda Approved » The NASW-NC Board of Directors approved the 2019 NASW-NC Legislative Agenda .The NASW-NC Legislative Agenda is drafted by...
Thursday, January 17, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Social Justice Alert! Join NASW-NC at HKonJ 2019! » Moral March on Raleigh Saturday, February 9, 2019 T he HKonJ (Historic Thousands on Jon...
Monday, January 7, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) January Advocacy Updates! » By Kay Castillo, BSW, Director of Advocacy, Policy, and Legislation, Registered Lobbyist Happ...
Friday, December 7, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) December Advocacy Updates! » By Kay Castillo, BSW, Director of Advocacy, Policy, and Legislation, Registered Lobbyist This update includes...
Monday, November 26, 2018 (2 Comments - view/add) Action Alert: What Social Workers Need to Know About Proposed Voter I.D. Law » North Carolina voters decided this month to add a voter photo I.D. requirement to the state constitution. The legislature...
Tuesday, November 13, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Special Legislative Session: November 27 » ACTION ALERT! Upcoming Special Legislative Session, Tuesday, November 27 Lawmakers return to Raleigh on...
Thursday, November 8, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) North Carolina Election Results: What it means for social workers » This update includes information on election results and the impact on social workers! Election Resul...
Thursday, October 25, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) October Advocacy Updates » Find out what NASW-NC has been doing for the social work profession during the month of October! This update includes info...
Tuesday, October 16, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) October 15th Special Legislative Session Update » Monday night, legislators passed Senate Bill 3 , 2018 Hurricane Florence Disaster Recovery Act. This is the second specia...
Tuesday, October 16, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) October 4th Special Legislative Session Update » Thursday, October 4, 2018 Kay Castillo, BSW, Director of Advocacy, Policy and Legislation, Registered Lobbyist...
Friday, October 5, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Call for Social Work Award Nominations is Open! » Each year, NASW North Carolina honors the unique contributions of our members towards advancing the social work...
Wednesday, October 3, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Updated: September 2018 Advocacy Updates » Having a robust social work membership is essential in allowing the National Association of Social Workers North Carolina...
Tuesday, October 2, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) FEMA and Back@Home Temporary Housing Program » Press Release from Governor Roy Cooper's Office As Recovery Moves Ahead, North Carolina Mourns Lives Lost,...
Wednesday, September 26, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Disaster Food Benefits in North Carolina » Please see the press release and this flyer with information on Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (D-...
Friday, September 21, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) North Carolinians Need You: Disaster Response Volunteer Opportunities » Dear fellow NASW members, I would like to thank the social workers and members of NASW North Caroli...
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