social services

Example Sentences

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They are expecting more than half of that amount will be reimbursed by Los Angeles County, which provides social services for the initiative.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • Apr. 18, 2026

People without permanent housing are more likely to cycle through emergency rooms, interact with social services, and appear unstable in clinical settings.

From Slate • Mar. 12, 2026

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 • Feb. 12, 2026

Rosa had turned his family against him and left him—a scrawny orphaned eight-year-old—at the mercy of social services.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan