A professional and academic discipline committed to the pursuit of social welfare and social change is known as social work. Social workers usually work towards research and practice to improve the quality of life and development of the potential of each individual, group and community of a society. Welfare organizations provide financial or other aid to people in need which is also known as welfare. In Hammondsport, welfare can take a variety of forms, such as monetary payments, subsidies and vouchers, health services, or housing. Welfare can be provided by governments, non-governmental organizations, or a combination of the two.

What’s the Harm? Studies Show GMOs May Cause Plenty

  Written by:  Lee Ann Rush Recent legislation dubbed the “Monsanto Protection Act” has put the controversy over genetically engineered (GE) foods* back into the headlines, as research continues to identify more and more negative effects resulting from the proliferation of these “Frankencrops.”   GE foods are those which have had their genetic composition altered in order to add a “desirable” trait..