social service
Public aid programs
Social service refers to organized efforts to improve the welfare of individuals and communities, especially those facing poverty, illness, or hardship.
Usually plural: social services encompasses programs like food assistance, housing support, mental health care, and child protective services.
A social service agency or worker delivers these programs, typically through government or nonprofit organizations.
Help during acute emergencies
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
- emergency reliefUrgent assistance after disasters
- shelterProtected place or structure
- hotlineDirect emergency phone connection
casework · referral · assessment · intake · case management · safeguarding · mediation · respite care
Residential area nearby
- outreachProactive community assistance
- grassrootsCommon people as political base
- engagementCommitment to wed or attend
- inclusionBeing made part
integration · equity · accessibility · empowerment · advocacy · participation · solidarity · collective
Voluntary charitable gift
- philanthropyGenerous giving for others
- givingTransferring to another
- nonprofitOrganization serving public good
- altruismPrioritizing others' wellbeing
beneficence · humanitarianism · relief · generosity · endowment · grant · patronage · sponsorship
Comfort and prosperity
- unemploymentBeing without paid work
- disabilityImpairment affecting life activities
- food stampsSubsidized grocery purchasing vouchers
- SNAPFederal nutrition assistance
WIC · housing assistance · childcare · foster care · home care · rehabilitation · elder care · job training
Unpaid community assistance
- activismDirect effort for reform
- mentorshipGuidance from experienced person
- humanitarianHelper of suffering people
- civic engagementActive citizenship in community
AmeriCorps · peace corps · charity work · soup kitchen · tutoring · befriending · visiting · drives
crisis intervention
Help during acute emergencies
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
- emergency reliefUrgent assistance after disasters
- shelterProtected place or structure
hotline · casework · referral · assessment · intake · case management · safeguarding · mediation · respite care · mental health
neighborhood
Residential area nearby
- outreachProactive community assistance
- grassrootsCommon people as political base
- engagementCommitment to wed or attend
inclusion · integration · equity · accessibility · empowerment · advocacy · participation · solidarity · collective · partnership
donation
Voluntary charitable gift
- philanthropyGenerous giving for others
- givingTransferring to another
- nonprofitOrganization serving public good
altruism · beneficence · humanitarianism · relief · generosity · endowment · grant · patronage · sponsorship · subsidy
welfare
Comfort and prosperity
- unemploymentBeing without paid work
- disabilityImpairment affecting life activities
- food stampsSubsidized grocery purchasing vouchers
SNAP · WIC · housing assistance · childcare · foster care · home care · rehabilitation · elder care · job training · head start
volunteerism
Unpaid community assistance
- activismDirect effort for reform
- mentorshipGuidance from experienced person
- humanitarianHelper of suffering people
civic engagement · AmeriCorps · peace corps · charity work · soup kitchen · tutoring · befriending · visiting · drives · fundraising
- ChristianityJesus, Bible, Christ, God, Jesus Christ
- nunsnun, nuns, sister, sisters, convent
- religious lifereligious vows, religious sisters, religious habit, novitiate, motherhouse
- YMCAYMCA, Y, YMCA camps, youth programs, summer camps
- sentencessimple sentence, compound sentence, complex sentence, declarative, interrogative
social serviceprivate enterprise
Individually owned business operation
private sector · self-help · fee-for-service · personal responsibility
social serviceexploitation
Selfish use of others
profiteering · predatory lending · price gouging · neglect · abandonment
social serviceconcierge service
Personalized guest assistance team
wealth management · private banking · exclusive membership · country club
serve, service, social, society, serving, servant, served, sociable, server