Definitions

social service

NOUN

social work

Synonyms

WEAK

casework community service free school lunch good works government-provided services relief social welfare support services welfare welfare work

Example Sentences

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“It’s part of a series put on by the county department of social services,” she said.

From Literature

He said the local government has been able to lower crime rates through community-based policing and by providing housing and social services to its unsheltered population.

From Los Angeles Times

The mixed jobs picture reflects surging demand for people in healthcare and social services but a bleaker environment for government employees, factory workers and cubicle dwellers.

From The Wall Street Journal

Jo Lumbis says the school tried to engage with social services a number of times - "there were a lot of meetings," she says.

From BBC

He started in 1999, a year after a federal court struck down California's ban on social services for undocumented migrants.

From BBC