September 2021

July 2021

Editorial

Social services must seize the opportunity provided by EU funds

Social services now have a unique opportunity to benefit from the resources deployed to offset the harmful effects of the pandemic. Still, they need to make sure they are relevant to the finance authorities who distribute these funds.

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Latest from ESN

Making social recovery a reality

Catch up with the European Social Network webinar which assessed planned investments through the recovery and resilience funds in social services in EU countries.

Improve coordination for better outcomes

The social difficulties of families in poverty, young care leavers and people in long-term care are often complex, requiring coordinated support from a range of services. Unfortunately, their responses can be fragmented, failing to take into account the full picture and how problems are interlinked.

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European Social Services Conference

Setting the stage for the 2022 European Social Services Conference

The European Social Services Conference, the largest international forum for social services professionals in Europe, is coming back in 2022. The event, organised by the European Social Network, in cooperation with ESN member, the city-state of Hamburg and the German Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth, will take place on 8-10 June next year.

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Opportunities and challenges arising from the Covid-19 pandemic for the social services workforce

The Covid-19 pandemic has been a stress test of enormous proportions for the social services workforce. With the national spotlight on them, the challenges of coping with an increased workload coupled with a shrinking budget, were brought to light.

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European Social Services Awards

European Social Services Awards: moving onto the evaluation phase

The call for applications for the European Social Services Awards (ESSA) closed on September 3rd and the panel of expert judges is now evaluating the projects presented under each of the five categories: Outstanding Team, Research Project, Technology Tool Social Service Innovation and Collaborative Practice. The third edition of the ESSA saw the latter two categories receiving the highest number of applications.

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European News

State of the Union address: Social dimension missing from the European Commission recovery strategy

The State of the Union address is a yearly opportunity for the European Commission to highlight pressing challenges the EU is facing as well as announcing its future actions to tackle these issues. Unfortunately for social service directors across Europe, as with last year’s address, social policy issues were once again largely absent as a priority.

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