Social Workers Honored in Lansing

Social workers honored in Lansing

Child social workers were honored Thursday in Lansing. The professionals who help to reunify parents and kids in the child welfare system were the focus of the 2025 Reunification Day, which also honored those families. Chief Justice Megan Kavanaugh of the Michigan Supreme Court said there are many immediate but temporary needs that some parents face. “So it’s families who have maybe lost a job or are battling a mental health or a substance abuse…

LEGARDA BATS FOR REGULARIZATION OF SOCIAL WORKERS

Senator Loren Legarda honors the extraordinary men and women who serve as the very lifeline of the nation’s humanitarian and welfare response, calling for stronger institutional support—including regularization—for the country’s thousands of social workers. “Social workers are not just indispensable; they are irreplaceable. In times of need, they are the first to respond and the last to leave. Their service is not quiet—it is courageous, visible…