School for Social Work > Faculty > Resident Adjunct & Clinical Faculty > Fred Newdom

			FRED NEWDOM, M.S.W., A.C.S.W. Adjunct Associate Professor and Coordinator of Community Practice
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			Lilly Hall Smith College School for Social Work Northampton, MA 01063

Education

B.A., City College of New York
M.S.W., Columbia University, New York, NY

Professional Interest Areas

Economic and Political Justice

Poverty

Welfare Reform

Anti-Racism

Legislative Advocacy

Political Social Work

Areas of Current Work

Professor Newdom is currently directing a project for NASW in New York State to train practitioners to meet the mental health needs of veterans and their families. Annually he leads a project to develop informational materials on tax credits and social programs aimed at helping non-working poor and low-wage working families. He also serves as a lobbyist for the WIC program in New York. Beyond that, he consults with non-profit organizations in New York and nationally on issues such as board effectiveness and development of advocacy capacity and skills.

Last updated 2/16/09.