Earlier this month, the ISS-USA office moved to a new building. Anyone who has experienced the stress of an office move can relate: finding a new space, hiring movers, setting up the internet, and so many additional elements must be...
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National Foster Care Month: Bias as a Barrier to Placement
May is National Foster Care Month, a time to reflect on how to better serve the tens of thousands of children in our child welfare system. A quarter of all children in the U.S. have at least one immigrant parent....
Celebrating Social Work Around the World
World Social Work Day will be celebrated on March 19th, 2019. On this day, we celebrate social workers around the world who champion and advocate for the strength and dignity of individuals, families and communities. International Social Service, USA (ISS-USA)...
International Social Service Celebrates World NGO Day 2019
ISS-USA is celebrating World NGO Day 2019 (February 27)! World NGO Day was established to celebrate the contributions employees, volunteers, members and supporters of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) make to benefit our society and inspire new supporters to become involved. Why...
Inside Look: Intercountry Caseworker Interview
Olivia Barrios has been working as a bilingual intercountry caseworker for International Social Service, USA (ISS-USA) since the summer of 2018. She takes a passionate approach to health education and social services. Prior to joining ISS-USA, Ms. Barrios worked for...
2018 – A Year in Review
This is our last blog post of the year, so we would like to take the time to thank our clients, partners, colleagues, board members, and donors as well as highlight some of International Social Service, USA's accomplishments in 2018:...
National Adoption Awareness Month: A Happy Story!
ISS-USA is celebrating National Adoption Awareness Month with one of our recent cases that was especially heartwarming. An ISS-USA Intercountry Case Manager received a request from our partner in Europe regarding a family tracing service. At ages two and three,...
In Celebration of Kinship Care Month: How to Eliminate Barriers to Overseas Kinship Placements in Three Easy Steps
According to a 2017 article by the American Bar Association (ABA), kinship care in comparison to non-relative foster care is preferable for many reasons. Kinship care, in general, minimizes trauma, improves children’s well-being, increases permanency for children, improves behavioral and...
#GivingTuesday: A Global Movement to Celebrate Year-End Charitable Giving
Founded in 2012, the global day of giving, #GivingTuesday, has brought together individuals, communities and organizations to encourage philanthropy through a day of giving; whether it is your time, your voice, or your financial support. For years, #GivingTuesday has celebrated...
Immigrant Parents are Not Failing Their Children, We Are. Providing Cross-Border Social Services Can Help.
For nearly one-hundred years, the International Social Service (ISS) Network has worked to connect children and families separated across borders. ISS plans and executes safe repatriation and reintegration services for cross-border families, while promoting policies and best practices in international...