Social service

Contents: records of meetings of the Board of Directors; publications of the Associations.

NA4428 Florence Young, interviewed by Sandra Wachholz, February 27, 2017. Young discusses her work with Joe Kreisler and her involvement with the sheltering movement in Portland, Maine. Young graduated from the USM School of Social Work in 1983. Young discusses her attraction to work in the realm of social justice. No transcript. Text: 11p. Recording: mfc_na4428_01. Time: 00:31:54

NA4426 James “Jim” Tierney, interviewed by Barry Rodrigue, October 30, 2016, at Brunswick, Maine. Tierney discusses how he entered the field of social work and becoming the Regional Director of the Portland, Maine office of the Department of Human Services right out of graduate school, at a time when social services programs were accelerating in growth. Recording: mfc_na4424_01A & mfc_na4424_01B. Time: 01:03:48

NA4431 Papers related to the Center for Grieving Children compiled by researchers Sandra Wachholz and Barry Rodrique as part of their research into the history of the University of Southern Maine's School of Social Work. Documents include photocopies of newspaper articles, documents pertaining to the establishment of the Center for Grieving Children and its creators, promotional materials from the Center, and Sandra Wachholz research notes. Text: 60p. No recording.

NA4413 Penthea Burns, interviewed by Sandra Wachholz and Barry H. Rodrigue, March 8, 2017. Burns discusses why she chose her profession, her experiences, and working with Wabanaki communities that are disadvantaged by the Social Services structures. No transcript. Recording: mfc_na4413_01A & mfc_na4413_01B. Time: 00:50:56