PRINTER'S NO. 2850
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
691
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY ACOSTA, SCHLEGEL CULVER, DUSH, SONNEY, BOBACK,
DiGIROLAMO, MURT, THOMAS, VEREB, SCHLOSSBERG, HENNESSEY,
ROZZI, COHEN, LONGIETTI, FREEMAN, BIZZARRO, DRISCOLL,
DONATUCCI, KIM, NEUMAN, CONKLIN, McCARTER, KINSEY, D. COSTA,
NEILSON, O'NEILL, MILLARD, P. DALEY, ROSS, YOUNGBLOOD,
GIBBONS, McNEILL, V. BROWN, WARD, READSHAW, BULLOCK,
WHEELAND, WATSON, CALTAGIRONE, SCHWEYER, FARINA, EVERETT,
FRANKEL, MAHONEY, MAJOR, GOODMAN, MARSICO, GINGRICH AND
MILNE, FEBRUARY 10, 2016
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
FEBRUARY 10, 2016
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing the month of March 2016 as "National Social Work
Month" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, March 2016 celebrates the 61st anniversary of the
National Association of Social Workers, founded in 1955; and
WHEREAS, The primary mission of social workers is to help
people who need assistance with social problems and life
complications; and
WHEREAS, More than 650,000 individuals in the United States
hold social work degrees; and
WHEREAS, Social workers connect individuals, families and
communities to available resources; and
WHEREAS, The National Association of Social Workers and the
social work profession, over the past six decades, have created
positive changes in society and for individuals; and
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