Posts tagged Social Services
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How Prince George’s County pioneered libraries as social outreach centers
A pilot program at High John Library was one of the first in the country to tie libraries to services for low-income communities. While its implementation was far from perfect, its goals served as a model that still exists today. Keep reading…
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How Prince George’s County pioneered libraries as social outreach centers
In the late 1960s, the town of Fairmount Heights in Prince George’s County was the site of an important but controversial experimental library, one of the first to tie libraries to services for low-income communities. Keep reading…
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Tackling truancy, part 3: The solution is collaboration
This is the third installment of a series on truancy in DC schools. Read part 1 and part 2. Truancy isn’t a new problem, nor one unique to DC. School systems around the country have tried various approaches that leverage state services and civil society to engage the child and their family on many levels. Many have been able to take a bite out of chronic truancy. In the end,… Keep reading…