Read more social services stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/4103/social-services.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 13:14:21 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73861/dc-catholic-church-in-gay-rights-standoff.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Catholic Archdiocese of Washington has told the District of Columbia it will tear up its social service contracts to help the city's needy if it passes a proposed same-sex marriage bill next month. The bill wouldn't require the church to perform or provide space for gay marriages, but would...http://www.newser.com/story/73861/dc-catholic-church-in-gay-rights-standoff.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 12 Nov 2009 3:04:55 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/63410/jim-brown-dead-wrong-for-dissing-tiger.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNFL Hall of Famer and activist Jim Brown recently ripped Tiger Woods for not giving back to his community, and that’s just "dead wrong," Michael Wilbon writes in the Washington Post . Brown seems to think Woods' Learning Center in Anaheim exists to teach kids how to golf. If he did...http://www.newser.com/story/63410/jim-brown-dead-wrong-for-dissing-tiger.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 02 Jul 2009 16:30:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57604/cops-quiz-octuplet-mom-over-sons-black-eye.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPolice and social workers visited Nadya Suleman's home yesterday after her autistic 4-year-old son turned up at school with a black eye and bite marks, the Los Angeles Times reports. Suleman's attorney said the boy probably got the black eye in a fall and the bites were from one of...http://www.newser.com/story/57604/cops-quiz-octuplet-mom-over-sons-black-eye.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 30 Apr 2009 3:08:54 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/54295/generous-pensions-toppling-hungarian-economy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPensions are at the heart of the Hungarian financial crisis threatening to drag down the Eastern European economy, the Wall Street Journal reports. Three out of every 10 Hungarians currently collects a generous government pension, but the cost—around 10% of GDP and rising—has made the country's deficit unmanageable,...http://www.newser.com/story/54295/generous-pensions-toppling-hungarian-economy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 25 Mar 2009 4:56:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/51370/cutbacks-hit-faith-based-charities-as-need-rises.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe recession has hit faith-based charities hard, threatening to cut off vital services for the sick, poor, and elderly, the Washington Post reports. With state and local budgets strapped for cash, contracts and grants for the groups—including the Salvation Army and Catholic Charities—have been slashed or delayed across...http://www.newser.com/story/51370/cutbacks-hit-faith-based-charities-as-need-rises.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 20 Feb 2009 14:55:42 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/50893/kid-uk-parents-might-be-just-fine-thanks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDon’t be so sure 13-year-old Alfie Patten and 15-year-old Chantelle Steadman will be bad parents for their newborn, Sarah Sands writes in the Independent . Sure, the young father “loves computer games and Manchester United,” but that “does not actually set Alfie apart from the adult male population.” The kids will...http://www.newser.com/story/50893/kid-uk-parents-might-be-just-fine-thanks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 15 Feb 2009 15:08:23 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/49591/adolf-hitlers-dad-blasts-kids-removal.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAdolf Hitler's frustrated father is blasting New Jersey officials for removing his children from his home only "because of their names," reports AP. Heath Campbell also charged that his 2-year-old daughter, JoyceLynn Aryan Nation, appeared sick and dirty when he was allowed to see her. Adolf Hitler, 3, and his...http://www.newser.com/story/49591/adolf-hitlers-dad-blasts-kids-removal.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 01 Feb 2009 8:59:16 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/48649/hitlers-mom-i-want-my-kids-back.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAdolf Hitler's mom wants her son back home. The Jersey mother who saddled her three kids with Nazi-friendly names lost them to social services because of a neighbor's false claims of abuse, she tells the Express-Times. We "would never abuse our children," she said. "I want my children back." But...http://www.newser.com/story/48649/hitlers-mom-i-want-my-kids-back.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 22 Jan 2009 7:31:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/33256/lean-times-prove-taxing-for-state-budgets.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagReduced sales, income, and corporate taxes are forcing states to cut back on services and consider laying off workers as they look for ways to slash spending and balance budgets, the Wall Street Journal reports. The National Conference of State Legislatures says states face a $40 billion budget shortfall as...http://www.newser.com/story/33256/lean-times-prove-taxing-for-state-budgets.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 24 Jul 2008 9:29:34 CDT