social services

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The district and county councils nominally manage education, road paving, trash collection and a bevy of social services including low-income housing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

The economy wouldn’t be adding any jobs at all if not for healthcare, including social services such as eldercare and child care.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

He matched the cost of several social services against the $25 billion estimated to be spent on the war through the end of this week and the $200-billion new request.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

People without permanent housing are more likely to cycle through emergency rooms, interact with social services, and appear unstable in clinical settings.

From Slate • Mar. 12, 2026

I think about the strange phone call she got, the surprise trip away from the Ranch in the middle of the night, her worries about social services coming to take me away.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy