A new global network for addressing critical social service workforce issues has formed, called the Global Social Service Workforce Alliance [4] (@SSWAlliance" href="https://twitter.com/SSWAlliance">@SSWAlliance [5]). Comprised of organizations and individuals, the SSWAlliance: "recognizes the key challenges facing this workforce and aims to promote the knowledge and evidence, resources and tools and political will and action needed to address them, especially within low to middle income countries."  

Amy Bess, coordinator, introduced [6] the SSWAlliance via webinars on June 6 and 7, 2013.

Ummuro Adano, a steering committee member of the SSWAlliance, and a principal technical advisor at MSH, said: