The task: To discover which social services are available in your local area (home town/city/surrounding areas).
Step 1- Choose a human problem area. You might select one the following
or one of your own choosing.
Elderly services
Teenage mothers
Children with Learning Disabilities
Runaway Teenagers
People recently released from mental hospitals (or psychiatric wards)
Families in crisis
Adults who are addicted to alcohol or drugs.
People with HIV or AIDS
Step 2- Then draw a chart with five columns headed: Educational and Recreational Services Income Maintenance and In-kind Benefits Health and Social Service Resources Social Action or Legal Services Residential Resources
Under each of the five types of program, list the actual agencies you found that fulfill that function for the problem you have chosen. You will need to hunt through the local newspaper, the telephone book and on the internet, at the local school department or hospital etc.

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