Mary E. Hurlbutt, born in 1888 in Greenwich, Connecticut, is renowned for her distinguished career as a social worker and immigrants' rights activist. Having completed her education at Columbia University's New York School of Social Work, Hurlbutt furthered her expertise...
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Equity in Permanency: Global Paper
Is the Pandemic Failing Foster Children?
May is National Foster Care Month, and we have been turning our attention to how the current pandemic is affecting children in the system. There is a myriad of challenges to the foster care system on its best days, and...
What if International Social Service, USA Ceased to Exist?
Strange, isn't it? Each man's life touches so many other lives. When he isn't around he leaves an awful hole, doesn't he?[i] In 1946, George Bailey, portrayed by Jimmy Stewart in the film, It's A Wonderful Life, contemplates ending his...
Creativity in Crisis: Using Flexibility and Adaptation to Continue Serving Vulnerable Families
One thing that we learn with age is that we must be flexible in our approach to life and work. As an organization that is more than 90 years old, International Social Service has learned how to be both flexible...
Thank You For A Great 2019!
“Hope smiles from the threshold of the year to come, Whispering 'it will be happier.” - Alfred Lord Tennyson As we approach the end of 2019, we want to express our thanks to all who have supported International Social Service-USA...
ISS-USA is joining the Global #GivingTuesday Movement to Celebrate Year-End Charitable Giving
What is #GivingTuesday? #GivingTuesday, taking place December 3rd, is a global day of giving that harnesses the collective power of individuals, communities and organizations to encourage giving and to celebrate generosity worldwide. Now in its 8th year, nearly every country...
Why Attending a Conference is Still Valuable
As we count down the days to our 7th annual conference, "Beyond Separation: Protecting Cross Border Families" – co-hosted with the University of Maryland School of Social Work from Thursday, October 17th through Friday, October 18th – we asked ourselves...
What is Case Management?
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...
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....