The American Public Human Services Association is a nonprofit, bipartisan organization of individuals and agencies concerned with human services. Its members include all state and territorial human services agencies, more than 150 local agencies and thousands of individuals who work in or otherwise have an interest in human service programs. Its mission is to develop, promote and implement public human service policies and practices that improve the health and well-being of families, children and adults. The organization has more than 10 affiliate organizations consisting of individuals engaged in or concerned with policy and practice associated with major fields of public human service endeavors. It provides specific assistance and service programs, such as food stamps, child welfare and general support functions for human services that includes information systems, training and development. Its affiliates include the American Association of Food Stamp Directors, American Association of Public Welfare Attorneys and the Association of Administrators of the Interstate Compact on Adoption and Medical Assistance. It is located in Washington, D.C.
Lutheran Services in America is an alliance of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, The Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod and their related social ministry organizations. The organization strengthens and adds value to the ministries of its member organizations; facilitates ministries best done together rather than as individual organizations; and enhances the witness of Lutheran social ministry. Lutheran Services in America s national office is located at the Lutheran Center Baltimore. The organization s more than 300 health and human service organizations provide care in thousands of communities in the United States and the Caribbean. It provides services that range from health care to disaster response, from services for children and families to care for the elderly, as well as adoption assistance and advocacy.
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The National Association of Social Workers is the largest membership organization of professional social workers in the world. It has 153,000 members. NASW works to enhance the professional growth and development of its members, create and maintain standards for the profession and advance sound social policies. NASW also contributes to the well-being of individuals, families and communities through its work and advocacy. NASW was founded in 1955 through a merger of seven social work organizations: American Association of Social Workers, American Association of Medical Social Workers, American Association of Psychiatric Social Workers, National Association of School Social Workers, American Association of Group Workers, Association for the Study of Community Organization and Social Work Research Group. NASW has 56 chapters in every state in the United States, plus Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands and an International Chapter. Washington, D.C., and New York City also host NASW chapters. An elected Delegate Assembly sets organizational policy for NASW, while an elected Board of Directors establishes strategic priorities for the association. Each NASW chapter also has a staff, board of directors, volunteer committees and task forces that help to advance the mission of the association. The NASW National Office employs approximately 135 people and is divided into five divisions: Executive Office, Customer Services, Publications, Professional Development and Advocacy and Management and Administration. The national organization manages an $18 million budget.
