Dan Nonte, University Relations
Contact: (336) 334-4314
Posted 7-12-07
GREENSBORO, NC – A $120,120 grant from the Moses Cone-Wesley Long Community Health Foundation will enable a dozen social work students to help members of Greensboro-area congregations receive needed social services.
The project funded by the grant – the Congregational Social Work Education Initiative – will train students from The University of North Carolina at Greensboro and NC A&T State University to provide health and social services to members of Greeensboro area faith communities.
The students will work with nurses from the foundation-funded Congregational Nursing Program, which is currently operating in Greensboro. Prior research has shown that many members of faith communities prefer to receive services at their place of worship rather than going to a public agency.
“This grant offers a great opportunity for our social work students to have hands-on education and learn to work collaboratively with other professions, such as nursing,” said Dr. John Rife, a professor of social work and an associate dean in the School of Human Environmental Sciences.
The students will be drawn from the NC A&T and UNCG Joint Master of Social Work Program and the Joint Bachelor of Social Work Field Instruction Program. The grant supports the project for a year beginning in October and, if the project is successful, may be renewed for two more years.
The social work faculty members managing the project are principal investigator Kelly J. Poole of UNCG and co-principal investigators Rife and Carolyn Moore, both of UNCG, and Dr. Wayne Moore of NC A&T.
The Moses Cone-Wesley Long Community Health Foundation was initially funded as one outcome of the merger of Wesley Long Community Hospital and the Moses Cone Health System. The Foundation focuses on developing programs and providing resources to enhance the overall health status of the Greensboro-area community.
