social services

Example Sentences

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Robledo, 67, wants to shut down the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, the city-county agency that oversees social services at the city’s hotels, motels and other interim housing.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Figures including teachers, social services, faith leaders or doctors are required to refer any suspicions about people to a local Prevent body.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

Expansions in social services and other spending priorities have driven this surge.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 18, 2026

The district and county councils nominally manage education, road paving, trash collection and a bevy of social services including low-income housing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

“You’ll have to talk to social services and start the paperwork to be Gerald’s temporary guardian. Are you his only relative? Does he have a father?”

From "Forged by Fire" by Sharon M. Draper