Events

“Caught in the Storm: Navigating Policy and Practice in the Welfare Reform Era,” a new book written by Dr. Miguel Ferguson, Heather Neuroth-Gatlin and Dr. Stacey Borasky, is a narrative about the staff and clients at Helping Hands, a small nonprofit social service agency set in the fictional community of River City. The issues about social welfare policy, program administration, and client practice that the authors choose to highlight emerge through action and dialogue among the book’s characters. The story’s protagonist, Martha, is the insightful and energetic executive director at Helping Hands. Martha and her staff reach out to other nonprofit and faith-based organizations to implement a welfare-to-work program that will make a difference in the lives of the low-income clients they serve.