tag:www.chicagonow.com,2011:/blogs/chicago-muckrakers//83/tag:www.chicagonow.com,2010:/blogs/chicago-muckrakers//83.59951- 2011-03-18T19:24:19Z Comments for Live from the barber shop: the future of social services The best investigative reporting from all over Chicagoland brought to you by The Chicago Reporter Movable Type 4.261 tag:www.chicagonow.com,2010:/blogs/chicago-muckrakers//83.59951 2010-06-11T17:15:44Z 2010-06-11T17:29:04Z Live from the barber shop: the future of social services The Chicago Reporter http://www.chicagonow.com/profiles/CRIntern Efforts to spare human services from bearing the brunt of looming budget cuts are underway but the future of mental health, drug treatment and domestic violence (and many, many more) services are looking bleak.

"What's key," Terri Johnson of Hull House said during our conversation today,"is if the state was serious when they said they were going to outsource [human] services because they care then they have to act like it's an important service to provide." Watch:

 

That's a wrap folks. Stay tuned for our next conversation live from Carter's Barber Shop...

]]> tag:www.chicagonow.com,2010:/blogs/chicago-muckrakers//83.59951-comment:232848 Comment from Mary Gaskill on 2010-06-14 Mary Gaskill http://www.chicagonow.com/profiles/MaryGaskill Pending budget cuts are a serious issue. One small way we can make an impact is raising funds through local charities for children and families. LYDIA Home Association has linked up with the Chicago Half Marathon/5K to raise funds and awareness for the education of children at risk. Join LYDIA on September 12! Register to join us at www.lydiahome.org.

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