social service
noun
: an activity designed to promote social well-being
specifically
: organized philanthropic assistance (such as counseling, job training, or financial support)
It operates like a mall with specialty shops, treating students like customers, or the adult clients of a social service, rather than as young people in need of an education for a worthy life. —
Joseph Featherstone
Joseph Featherstone Most states are struggling with skimpy resources and a system of uncoordinated social services that is totally inadequate to serve a population of individuals whose needs are bottomless. —Constance Holden
—often used before another noun Constance Holden social service agencies
a social service project
Examples of social service in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Dolan will meet with local representatives from Christian, Muslim and Jewish communities as well as social services groups.
—NBC News, 5 Apr. 2024
The ministries with the most influence on Israelis’ daily lives—health, housing, social services, and the interior—went to the ultra-Orthodox parties.
—Anshel Pfeffer, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2024
Los Angeles city and county leaders launched a legal service program Thursday that helps unhoused people resolve legal problems that could limit their access to housing and social services.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2024
It is also bound to attract professionals from health and social service fields who encounter housing issues firsthand while providing care to vulnerable populations.
—Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 23 Mar. 2024
The lawsuit contends both the foster parent and state social services were negligent.
—Samantha Latson, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
Family Promise support includes private sleeping areas for families while in the shelter and social services to stabilize families within 60 days.
—Alexis Waiss, The Arizona Republic, 17 Mar. 2024
The new residential and commercial tower would offer a wide range of social services and expand housing options in the neighborhoods.
—Randy Tucker, The Enquirer, 14 Mar. 2024
In those areas, for instance, access to social services and health care is conditional on holding a Russian passport, and those without one after July 1 will be considered foreign citizens or stateless people and could be subject to deportation, the report said.
—Constant Méheut, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2024
NBC News, 5 Apr. 2024
The ministries with the most influence on Israelis’ daily lives—health, housing, social services, and the interior—went to the ultra-Orthodox parties.
—Anshel Pfeffer, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2024
Los Angeles city and county leaders launched a legal service program Thursday that helps unhoused people resolve legal problems that could limit their access to housing and social services.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2024
It is also bound to attract professionals from health and social service fields who encounter housing issues firsthand while providing care to vulnerable populations.
—Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 23 Mar. 2024
The lawsuit contends both the foster parent and state social services were negligent.
—Samantha Latson, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
Family Promise support includes private sleeping areas for families while in the shelter and social services to stabilize families within 60 days.
—Alexis Waiss, The Arizona Republic, 17 Mar. 2024
The new residential and commercial tower would offer a wide range of social services and expand housing options in the neighborhoods.
—Randy Tucker, The Enquirer, 14 Mar. 2024
In those areas, for instance, access to social services and health care is conditional on holding a Russian passport, and those without one after July 1 will be considered foreign citizens or stateless people and could be subject to deportation, the report said.
—Constant Méheut, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2024
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“Social service.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/social%20service. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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