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Community & Engagement<\/h1><\/header>\n\n\n

Helen Bader School of Social Welfare faculty and staff have always immersed themselves in the prevailing issues of the time and of the community. Today, the school\u2019s faculty and staff are an exceptional group in terms of research, teaching, community engagement and service.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Colleen Galambos, PhD, LCSW, LCSW-C, ACSW, FGSA, is a professor and the Helen Bader Endowed Chair in Applied Gerontology at UW-Milwaukee. She’s pictured here (left) with former Wisconsin governor Martin Schreiber and his late wife Elaine.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Partnerships & Collaborations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In the community, faculty and staff take the lead partnering with agencies to address issues that include trauma-informed care, the aging population, drug courts, human trafficking, homeless veterans, children as caregivers, prisoner reintegration and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Behind the scenes, they are building community engagement and the knowledge used to address major social issues \u2013 helping individuals, families and communities to thrive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Engagement Opportunities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Alumni<\/a><\/div>
Our alumni contribute extensively to the community in Milwaukee and beyond. We encourage you to keep in touch!<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Professional Development<\/a><\/div>
Earn Continuing Education Hours (CEH) and benefit from receiving the most up-to-date information on a variety of social welfare topics. We offer onsite and virtual learning opportunities.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1287,"featured_media":5239,"parent":0,"menu_order":42,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/full-width.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_tec_requires_first_save":true,"_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":[],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false,"_tribe_blocks_recurrence_rules":"","_tribe_blocks_recurrence_description":"","_tribe_blocks_recurrence_exclusions":"","footnotes":"","uwm_wg_additional_authors":[]},"class_list":["post-246","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\nHelen Bader School of Social Welfare<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Helen Bader School of Social Welfare has always been immersed in prevailing community issues, providing research and community engagement.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/community-engagement\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Community & Engagement\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Helen Bader School of Social Welfare has always been immersed in prevailing community issues, providing research and community engagement.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/community-engagement\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Helen Bader School of Social Welfare\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-05-27T14:40:03+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/608\/2022\/10\/Social-Work-Community-Outreach.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1500\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"400\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/socialwelfare\\\/community-engagement\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/socialwelfare\\\/community-engagement\\\/\",\"name\":\"Community & Engagement - 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