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Human Services

Arline Revilla, Women, Infants & Children (WIC) Office Clerk; New York's Civil Service Employees Association/Local 1000

When a family needs assistance, a worker needs to learn new skills or find employment, or a child is abused, AFSCME members are there. We are proud to serve those in need, to support and protect children and families, and to help build a more fair and just society.

Human Services Employees Online Network

Join your brothers and sisters in the AFSCME Human Services Employees Network. We’ll discuss shared concerns, learn about what’s going on around the country and exchange information and ideas.

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What's Hot

• Next Wave Toolkit
  Learn how to start a new Next Wave chapter, host an event, get involved in the election or find more information.
• Health Care for America: Which Side Are You On?
  Visit the new Health Care section of our website to learn about AFSCME’s plan to guarantee quality, affordable health care for all Americans.
• New Regulations for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Program
  
• New Medicaid Eligibility Rules
  
• Don't lose your health care benefits, sign the AFSCME Health Care Reform petition
  

In Action

• Organizing: A Tale of Two Stewards

Resources for Members

• AFSCME's Blueprint for Welfare Reform
  
• Thinking Creatively About Welfare-to-Work Job Creation
  
• Safety Net for Sale: The Dangers of Privatizing Social Services
  In the past decade there has been an aggressive effort to privatize much of our country's safety net.

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