PRINTER'S NO. 3058
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
708
Session of
2018
INTRODUCED BY HILL-EVANS, PASHINSKI, TOOHIL, SCHLEGEL CULVER,
HENNESSEY, HICKERNELL, KINSEY, WARD, READSHAW, DiGIROLAMO,
BOBACK, BAKER, SCHLOSSBERG, R. BROWN, NEILSON, BIZZARRO,
YOUNGBLOOD, O'NEILL, BURNS, SAINATO, BARRAR, DUSH, SONNEY,
MILLARD, LONGIETTI, KIRKLAND, CALTAGIRONE, KAVULICH, MARSICO,
GOODMAN, EVERETT, DRISCOLL, WARREN, BULLOCK AND WATSON,
MARCH 6, 2018
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
MARCH 6, 2018
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing the month of March 2018 as "National Social Work
Month" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, The primary mission of social workers is to help
individuals who need assistance with social problems and life
complications; and
WHEREAS, More than 650,000 individuals in the United States,
including 40,000 in Pennsylvania, hold social work degrees; and
WHEREAS, Social workers connect individuals, families and
communities to available resources; and
WHEREAS, March 2018 marks the 63rd anniversary of the
National Association of Social Workers, founded in 1955; and
WHEREAS, Over the past six decades, the National Association
of Social Workers and the social work profession have created
positive changes in society and for individuals; and
WHEREAS, Social workers also make a difference in the lives
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