social service

noun

1. organized welfare efforts carried on under professional auspices by trained personnel.

Other Words From

• social-service adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of social service¹

First recorded in 1850–55

Example Sentences

During his tenure, he spearheaded the adoption of a new five-year strategic plan in 2019 that prioritized the expansion of health and social services and established racial justice as a fundamental principle to guide the organization’s growth.

From Washington Blade

Affordable housing property managers tend to invest far more in social services for their tenant population than market rate property managers considering the coolest new piece of technology.

From TechCrunch

Startups, according to the WEF, have failed to deliver solutions in energy consumption, emissions, or meeting the demand for inclusive social services.

From Fortune

G’Kyshia Hughes, who works in social services and is guardian to her brother, who has autism, said she stopped attending meetings when she realized the task force could not accomplish much without funding.

From ProPublica

Allen said the District has failed to integrate police and social services, “and other jurisdictions are frankly lapping us.”

From Washington Post

Taking a broader look at the root causes of our health care challenges unearths weaknesses in key social service systems.

From The Daily Beast

Afterward, the state convened an expert panel to review how its social-service systems had failed.

From The Daily Beast

The police then sit down with the factions and begin by providing them with contacts for various social-service agencies.

From The Daily Beast

And, so, we have built a vast network of charities and social-service providers.

From The Daily Beast

Before him, a few social-service workers tried to see how the Popovas were doing.

From The Daily Beast

It cannot entirely be due to the woman, for very often her maiden life has been as barren of social service as his own.

From Project Gutenberg

If they are wise, they will accept the opportunity of using the woman's club and make it a center of social service.

From Project Gutenberg

Love of home and of what the home stands for converts the drudgery of daily routine into a high order of social service.

From Project Gutenberg

About the same would no doubt represent the other voluntary organizations, the social service work excepted perhaps.

From Project Gutenberg

Social Service courses are offered under the elective provision in several institutions.

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