Posted March 29, 2021

The Secretariat for Catholic Human Services of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia (CHS) marks National Social Work Month this March.

Archbishop Nelson Perez has recorded a special video message thanking social workers in numerous CHS agencies who administer a broad range of human services programs. They serve more than 300,000 individuals of all faiths annually through throughout the five-county Philadelphia area.

See the archbishop’s video on Facebook, plus recent stories from CatholicPhilly.com celebrating these invaluable professionals:

• Social workers are glue for families, communities
• Social worker finds riches in serving others ‘from womb to tomb’
• Social worker guides parents through pandemic to brighter future
• Religious sister helps troubled teens see ‘they are God’s children’