Dr. Tom Felke

Macro Social Worker. Social Work Educator. Researcher. Leader. GIS Guy.

[Dr. Tom Felke @SocWrkDoc]

@SocialPsychA Congratulations! Thank you and @FloridaPolicy for your excellent analysis, communication, and advocacy!

[Dr. Tom Felke @SocWrkDoc]

@SimoneCuccTV Ughhh, it was brutal!!!

[Dr. Tom Felke @SocWrkDoc]

For those in SWFL, the Youth Mental Health Forum will be held THIS WEDNESDAY, January 10th from 3:00pm - 5:00pm at Naples United Church of Christ (5200 Crayton Road, Naples, FL 34103). The event is free to attend but registration is requested via:
https://t.co/z3tlHSwXei

[Dr. Tom Felke @SocWrkDoc]

Very excited to be leading the Shady Rest Institute on Positive Aging! A big thank you to Beth Luberecki and Business Observer for this piece on what we are looking to create @fgcu to support older adults in SWFL. #positiveaging #olderadults #aging
https://t.co/rOCruNQ4ZF

[Dr. Tom Felke @SocWrkDoc]

@SimoneCuccTV I was literally screaming at the TV, "Come on Dak, play like Dak!"

[Dr. Tom Felke @SocWrkDoc]

@lukeres1965 @CarlosGSmith Last time I checked, college was not mandatory.

[Dr. Tom Felke @SocWrkDoc]

@toottootchoo @CarlosGSmith Nope, try again. We're basically being told that doesn't work either. No way to communicate with students and possible issues if university-affiliated faculty engage in these efforts.

[Dr. Tom Felke @SocWrkDoc]

@JT_in_FL @CarlosGSmith Agreed

[Dr. Tom Felke @SocWrkDoc]

@CarlosGSmith Agreed, curious to see what happens when FL social work students (try to) go to the Capitol and advocate for programs to address social issues such as food insecurity, poverty, affordable housing child welfare, domestic violence.

[Dr. Tom Felke @SocWrkDoc]

@CarlosGSmith We are quietly being told that Safe Zone trainings can no longer be offered on campus. DEI certificate programs are eliminated. And now this...

[Dr. Tom Felke @SocWrkDoc]

@toottootchoo @CarlosGSmith Doesn't matter, we are being told that we cannot engage in these efforts even if we utilize private funds to do so.

[Dr. Tom Felke @SocWrkDoc]

@commonsense258 @CarlosGSmith Because our universities are being told that we cannot engage in these activities even if financed using private funds.

[Dr. Tom Felke @SocWrkDoc]

@JT_in_FL @CarlosGSmith This started in K-12 and is making its way up.

[Florida Policy Institute @FloridaPolicy]

"...is it fair to students in our public schools, whose teachers often pay out of their own pockets for classroom supplies, that taxpayer dollars are being spent on Disney passes and big-screen TVs for voucher families?’’

-FPI's Holly Bullard

#sayfie

https://t.co/4rbV1gYyUT

[Dr. Tom Felke @SocWrkDoc]

@wifigems @collierschools @NWSMiami No, just an individual who uses common sense and rational decision-making when presented with solid information and evidence from experts in their fields in order to make the best decisions for myself and my family.

[Florida Policy Institute @FloridaPolicy]

NEW: In advance of #HurricaneIdalia, we have compiled a quick guide to safety net resources that could potentially be mobilized by federal, state, and local government agencies to provide relief to Floridians. #sayfie

https://t.co/SBAVuZJflI

[Dr. Tom Felke @SocWrkDoc]

Unfortunately, we will likely see this same thing occurring in FL very soon. It has already begun in some circles...

[Florida Policy Institute @FloridaPolicy]

“Florida already has one of the highest child uninsured rates in the nation, and the state’s mishandling of this unwinding is likely to make a bad situation worse."

-Joan Alker of @GeorgetownCCF

#sayfie @FLPhoenixNews

https://t.co/5UmV66XlLM

[Dr. Tom Felke @SocWrkDoc]

@SimoneNBC12 Congratulations, Simone! All the best in Arizona!