ANNUAL REPORT 2025 - Executive Director’s Message - Advocacy in Action - Our Year by the Numbers - NASW-MA Events

Sep 21, 2026

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2025 NASW-MA Annual Report presents the Massachusetts Chapter’s resilience amid shifting policies and continuing commitment to social work. The report highlights advocacy accomplishments, including legislative efforts for key bills, community lobby events at the State House, and nationwide action such as a SNAP sign-on letter. It summarizes year outcomes with member-facing metrics across CEU offerings, therapy matching, messaging, and student support. It also documents major events, including the MLK Forum, the LEAD conference, and networking with mental health partners.

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Executive Director’s Message

Our Year by the Numbers

Advocacy in Action

Love Your Local Social Worker Mini Lobby Day

LEAD 2025

Back to the State House Mini Lobby Day

SNAP Social Worker Sign-On Letter

Protecting the Profession

NASW-MA Events

MLK Forum

Hands Off in April & October

Symposium

Mental Health Providers Night at Fenway Park

2025 NASW-MA Chapter Board Retreat NASW-MA ANNUAL REPORT 2025 National Association of Social Workers, Massachusetts Chapter 6 Beacon Street, Suite 915 Boston, MA 02108 [chapter. naswma@socialworkers.org](chapter. naswma@socialworkers.org) [www. naswma.org](www. naswma.org) ANNUAL REPORT 2025 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S MESSAGE The year 2025 is perhaps best summed up as a time of resilience, with pockets of hope guiding us through. While the world is on uncertain ground, we at NASW-MA have remained steadfast and consistent in the midst of shifting tides, harmful policy proposals, and an America we do not always recognize. Check out our 2025 Annual Report that recaps our advocacy wins, how we are fighting back against harmful policies, and how we continued to deliver meaningful programs in the midst of it all. Through it all, we were able to find joy in each other whether it was at Hands Off rallies in Boston Common, or at the State House for a mini lobby. I still feel as confident as when I first started in this role that when we come together, we can do hard things and accomplish big things-and our year in numbers demonstrates this. Thank you for sticking with us through 2025 and I look forward to continuing to find joy in our community and strength as we navigate the future of our commonwealth and our nation-together- in the year ahead. OUR YEAR BY THE NUMBERS 92 . 5 Total CEU’s offered to members 20 Action Alerts sent out 111 Free Graduation Cords to Student Members 22 Total Free CEU’s offered to members 9 candidates, 8 social workers MA PACE Endorsements 1 , 134 Messages sent by MA social workers to Congress demanding protection of Social Work as a profession 426 Total number of Therapy Matcher Members 809 Social Workers assisted with licensing exam prep 1 , 056 Social Work CEU applications processed ANNUAL REPORT 2025 ADVOCACY IN ACTION LOVE YOUR LOCAL SOCIAL WORKER MINI LOBBY DAY We kicked off the new legislative session with a Love Your Local Social Worker mini lobby where 50+ social workers gathered at the State House to seek cosponsors for our social work priorities. Attendees were able to hear from our lead sponsors of the SUPER Act and Social Work Compact, which is a first-time file this session. Participants talked to their own legislators about the importance of these two bills. LEAD 2025 We had our first in-person LEAD since the pandemic, which brought over 600 Massachusetts social workers and social work students to the State House on the last day of Social Work Month, March 31st! Attendees flooded the halls of the State House learning about lobbying, hearing from our inspiring opening speakers, and attending panel workshop discussions that focused on our four highlighted bills. Attendees were then encouraged to go lobby their own legislators after the event! BACK TO THE STATE HOUSE MINI LOBBY DAY After a quiet August, we wanted to bring social workers together again to advocate for our social work priorities, which had both recently had hearings. Our NASW-MA Back to the State House mini lobby day had 30+ attendees and focused on getting our social work priorities out of their initial joint committees with a favorable report. SNAP SOCIAL WORKER SIGN-ON LETTER The federal government refused to fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program commonly known as SNAP during the federal government 's shutdown. Alongside National NASW, we organized a sign on letter demanding the federal government fund the food assistance program to prevent millions of families across the United States from losing access to their SNAP benefits. This sign on letter was only live for 5 days and gathered 6 , 300+ signatures from social workers across the country. PROTECTING THE PROFESSION The Department of Education has proposed a new definition of a“professional degree” that excludes master 's and doctoral programs in many professions, including social w

FAQs

What overall theme does the Executive Director’s message emphasize for 2025?

The message frames 2025 as a year of resilience supported by pockets of hope, while navigating uncertainty, harmful policy proposals, and continued advocacy.

What advocacy outcomes are highlighted in “Advocacy in Action”?

The report describes efforts to secure cosponsors for social work priorities, events that bring social workers to the State House, and actions such as a SNAP sign-on letter urging federal funding.

What kinds of member services and activity are summarized in “Our Year by the Numbers”?

It reports metrics covering CEU offerings, action alerts and messages sent, therapy matching member support, licensing exam prep assistance, and processing of social work CEU applications.

Sep 21, 2026

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