11374 is located in the state of New York in the Metro New York City metro area. Zip code 11374 is primarily located in Queens County. The official postal service name used for 11374 is REGO PARK, New York.
organized work directed toward the betterment of social conditions in the community, as by seeking to improve the condition of the poor, to promote the welfare of children, etc. Origin of social work. 1915-1920. First recorded in 1915-20. Related forms. social worker, noun.
Modern Welfare Programs. The first modern government-supported social welfare program for broad groups of people, not just the poor, was undertaken by the German government in 1883. Legislation in that year provided for health insurance for workers, while subsequent legislation introduced compulsory accident insurance and retirement pensions.