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
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Community schools provide a range of on-campus assistance, including health and mental health support, tutoring and other social services.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacramento Bee, 18 Apr. 2024
Some social service providers say local ordinances like a camping ban would provide incentive to homeless people to take advantage of existing resources.
—Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 18 Apr. 2024
The Green Islam movement is also getting a push from Nahdlatul Ulama and Muhammadiyah, the country’s largest Muslim grassroots organizations, which fund schools, hospitals and social services.
—Sui-Lee Wee Ulet Ifansasti, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2024
The nonprofit Metro Food Rescue is looking for volunteers to help collect food for social service agencies as part of the NFL draft in Detroit.
—Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 16 Apr. 2024
Workers also have easy access to the entire social service team.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2024
Local officials gesture enthusiastically to agricultural cooperatives boasting cutting edge technology and model villages that facilitate access to social services and promote entrepreneurship.
—Jonathan M. Hansen, TIME, 7 Apr. 2024
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
Mathew Miranda, Sacramento Bee, 18 Apr. 2024
Some social service providers say local ordinances like a camping ban would provide incentive to homeless people to take advantage of existing resources.
—Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 18 Apr. 2024
The Green Islam movement is also getting a push from Nahdlatul Ulama and Muhammadiyah, the country’s largest Muslim grassroots organizations, which fund schools, hospitals and social services.
—Sui-Lee Wee Ulet Ifansasti, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2024
The nonprofit Metro Food Rescue is looking for volunteers to help collect food for social service agencies as part of the NFL draft in Detroit.
—Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 16 Apr. 2024
Workers also have easy access to the entire social service team.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2024
Local officials gesture enthusiastically to agricultural cooperatives boasting cutting edge technology and model villages that facilitate access to social services and promote entrepreneurship.
—Jonathan M. Hansen, TIME, 7 Apr. 2024
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
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“Social service.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/social%20service. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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