Social work has always been, at its core, a human profession. It’s built on love, not the soft, sentimental kind, but the steady, determined love that keeps us showing up for children and families, even on the hardest days. It’s the love that sits quietly in the background of every home visit, every difficult conversation and in every moment where a child needs someone to believe in them.

Those of us who have spent years in this work know that social workers carry something special.