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How Social Services could be different



CARE courts / easily available medication could help with mental illnesses / homelessness

A "document locker" could help people access social benefits

Cities / nonprofits / apps could offer befriending services

Receiving disability benefits could not require lawyers / payments

Foster care kids could have nightlights / care packages / suitcases

Cities could have food waste hubs

Continuous quality improvement / customer satisfaction surveys / stakeholder feedback through interviews & focus groups / data outcomes / sharing best practices could be used in government programs

U.S. government block grants could be unaccountable / unable to meet needs

U.S. TANF (welfare) could have less strict eligibility / diversion requirements, time limits, non-compliance sanctions to reach families in need

Foster and vulnerable children could express needs / receive funding on a website

Traumatic brain injuries could be a factor / responded to in domestic violence

Low-income people could receive legal help with trained legal navigators

Families could have ways to heal from prison incarceration

One stop centers for gender-based violence could be available

Services delivered could be audited at nonprofits / government contractors and feedback could be continuously collected from service recipients

Public benefit administrative burdens / forms could be reduced / be easier to comply with

Government RFPs could have be simpler, have less requirements, and elicit more solutions from industry

New parents could get infant training / check-ins after birth

Racial/discrimination and adverse childhood experiences (ace) trauma could be considered in education, social services, therapy, and workplaces

Systems of care could be used in human services

Social services could be delivered remotely / by video calling

Executive skills and self-regulation coaching could help people achieve goals

Tenants could have easier access to legal help, right to legal counsel, and/or housing assistance

A single information system could be used for people seeking social / homeless / housing services

Public policy could be created differently

A two-generation / intergenerational care / whole family approach could be used in social services

"Learning landscapes" in commonly used areas / playgrounds could help boost education and literacy

U.S. childcare could be easier to access for low-income familes

Real-time, person specific data could help end homelessness and target public services

Cognitive Behavioral therapy could reduce crime and violence as well as improve education

Local governments could have one integrated data system and universal intake

The welfare cliff could be fixed in public benefits to not discourage work / marriage

Cash could be given through rental subsidies, taxes, or child savings accounts to aid poverty

Diapers / diaper banks could be available to low income families

Apps could encourage saving / budgeting as well as offer financial advice / education / rewards

Social services could be coordinated / mapped out across agencies and community organizations

Meditation could be taught and used more widely

Financial coaching could be integrated into existing social services

Post office employees could deliver services for the elderly, disabled, new mothers, or mentally ill

An online account could distribute all public benefits

Local and national social services could be searchable / applied for online

A rating and reviews website for local social services could be developed and used

Citizens could receive a basic / guaranteed income (with restrictions or on a EBT card)