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Social Welfare
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Definition
: Organized institutions which provide services to ameliorate conditions of need or social pathology in the community.
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Examples
Charities
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Child Welfare
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Foster Home Care
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Infant Welfare
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Maternal Welfare
;
Relief Work
Other names
Welfare, Social; Service, Community; Community Service; Services, Community; Community Services