Chicago Public Schools (CPS) is uplifting more than 600 school social workers and nearly 50 school social worker interns across the District who work and advocate with students, families, and teachers to ensure that every student has the support they need and deserve to succeed every day. The United States formally established National Social Work Month in 1984 and school social workers are recognized during the first full week of March. School social workers help ensure students get the services and support to develop vital life skills. Social workers help students emotionally show up ready to succeed. They may help students’ process trauma or grief, work to remove barriers to students’ education, or advocate with parents and others to ensure students with disabilities have the support they are entitled to under the law and need to succeed, among many other supports. Although school social workers are housed under the District’s Office of Diverse Learner Supports and Services (ODLSS), school social workers provide services for all students. CPS received a $15 million grant this school year from the U.S. Department of Education; ODLSS plans to use part of that funding to boost school social worker retention further.