How might you as a generalist social work practitioner go about advocating for these people?
A family of four who have lived on their family farm for five generations is dispossessed. They had several bad years of crop failures and were unable to pay back the loans they so desperately needed to survive at the time. They are living in their ’93 Chevy van now. They can’t find any housing they could possibly afford even while working full-time, minimum-wage jobs.
Questions (write one paragraph response to each question)
a. What services do you feel these people need at the micro, mezzo, and macro levels?
b. How might you as a generalist social work practitioner go about advocating for these people?
c. What types of social service agencies and organizations could you target for such advocacy?
d. What programs could be developed?
e. What are some ideas for possible funding sources?