UWSP partners up with the Portage County Public Library to offer intern aid

STEVENS POINT Wis. (WSAW) – The Portage County Public Library is partnering up with UW-Stevens Point to give people better access to social work. A social work intern connects people who are struggling to the resource they need help with. A trend over the last decade has seen libraries bringing in social work programs to help visitors. “So folks coming in that have some unmet mental health needs or folks that are unhoused, or need assistance applying for jobs, other types of services,” said Jess Bowers, an associate professor of sociology and social work at UWSP. “We see a lot…