{"id":11344,"date":"2025-08-09T01:17:31","date_gmt":"2025-08-08T20:17:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sworps.org\/?page_id=11344"},"modified":"2026-04-23T00:16:43","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T19:16:43","slug":"sworps50","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sworps.org\/index.php\/sworps50\/","title":{"rendered":"50 Years of Service"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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For half a century, UT SWORPS has responded to requests from public service and nonprofit agencies in Tennessee and nation-wide for applied research, program evaluation, staff development, direct social work practice, program management, consulting and technical assistance, and technology and data applications.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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As part of our 50th anniversary, SWORPS is celebrating with 50 Acts of Impact throughout the year. Each act \u2014 from community service to family support \u2014 reflects how our mission extends beyond our office and into our communities, as we work to improve lives in Tennessee and beyond.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Worked with Union City Parks and Recreation and other community members to spruce up the basketball courts at a park.\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
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Worked with Union City Parks and Recreation and other community members to spruce up the basketball courts at a park.\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
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Worked with Union City Parks and Recreation and other community members to spruce up the basketball courts at a park.\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
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Worked with Union City Parks and Recreation and other community members to spruce up the basketball courts at a park.\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
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Worked with Union City Parks and Recreation and other community members to spruce up the basketball courts at a park.\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
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SWORPees purchased, prepared, and served a meal at Knoxville\u2019s Volunteer Ministry, a local partner organization that serves individuals in our community who are in crisis and often at risk of losing their housing.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
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Daryl Chansuthus, SWORPS Director, partnered with the Women\u2019s Resource and Rape Assistance Program (WRAP) to support their efforts to secure additional grant funding that will expand services for survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault in 19 West Tennessee counties.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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Bridging Communities. Transforming Lives. 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