Publications Covering the Social Services Industry

Children’s Voice (Child Welfare League of America) both

CWLA’s seasonal magazine for child- and family‑serving professionals; covers policy, practice, research, and field innovations. Approximate circulation of 20,000 readers noted by CWLA; published in print and online.

https://www.cwla.org/childrens-voice/ Circulation: 20,000

The Chronicle of Philanthropy both

Leading newsroom for nonprofit and philanthropy professionals with reporting, analysis, data, and job listings; audience metrics include 122,000+ unique monthly visitors, 182,000+ weekly newsletter recipients, and 13,600+ paying subscribers.

https://www.philanthropy.com/ Circulation: 122,000

City Limits online

NYC nonprofit newsroom focused on housing, social services, and local policy; site reaches 1 million+ readers and pageviews annually.

https://citylimits.org/ Circulation: 1,000,000

Disability Scoop online

Daily national news on developmental disabilities (autism, intellectual/developmental disabilities, special education, policy); 335,000 unique monthly visitors and 75,000+ opt‑in newsletter subscribers.

https://www.disabilityscoop.com/ Circulation: 335,000

Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Social Services both

Peer‑reviewed social work journal (est. 1920) published by SAGE/Social Current; interdisciplinary readership in social services and allied fields; approx. 20,000+ readership (pass‑along).

https://journals.sagepub.com/home/FIS Circulation: 20,000

Fostering Families Today both

Bimonthly print/digital magazine for foster, kinship, and adoptive caregivers with practical guidance and CE opportunities; 30,000 readers and growing.

https://fosteringfamiliestoday.com/ Circulation: 30,000

Generations (American Society on Aging) online

Quarterly journal of the American Society on Aging with practice, research, and policy on aging; ASA notes 100,000+ combined email/social reach and 4,000+ members with full access.

https://generations.asaging.org/ Circulation: 100,000

Juvenile Justice Information Exchange (JJIE) online

National reporting on juvenile justice systems and youth policy; historic media kit reported 30,000+ unique monthly visitors (traffic figure shown for context; JJIE’s newsletters are currently paused pending platform changes).

https://jjie.org/ Circulation: 30,000

The Nation’s Health (American Public Health Association) both

APHA’s monthly newspaper for public health professionals, with print delivery and robust web content; about 17,000 mailed per issue and broader digital readership.

https://www.thenationshealth.org/ Circulation: 17,000

Next City online

Nonprofit newsroom on equitable cities—housing, community development, transit, public space; reaches roughly 1 million website users annually, with 50,000 newsletter subscribers.

https://nextcity.org/ Circulation: 1,000,000

Nonprofit Quarterly (NPQ) both

Independent media platform serving nonprofit leaders with analysis on equity, leadership, policy, finance, and governance; reports 3.1 million users annually and a quarterly print magazine (~5,000 subscribers).

https://nonprofitquarterly.org/ Circulation: 3,100,000

The NonProfit Times (NPT) both

National B2B news source for nonprofit executives (leadership, fundraising, finance, HR, tech); reaches 36,000 executives via print/digital and 300,000+ opted‑in across digital channels.

https://thenonprofittimes.com/ Circulation: 36,000

PA TIMES (ASPA) both

Quarterly magazine and daily site of the American Society for Public Administration covering government management and social policy delivery; >6,000 magazine subscribers; email/news products reach 10,000–15,000+.

https://www.aspanet.org/PA-TIMES Circulation: 6,000

Policy & Practice (American Public Human Services Association) online

APHSA’s flagship human services magazine highlighting systems change, practice innovations, and policy; now open‑access digital. Historic trade listings estimate ~5,000 readers.

https://aphsa.org/policy-practice-magazine/ Circulation: 5,000

Public Management (PM) Magazine (ICMA) both

ICMA’s magazine for local government leaders on management, budgeting, community well‑being, and service delivery (including human services); 10,000+ print circulation and 12,000+ newsletter audience.

https://icma.org/pm-magazine Circulation: 10,000

Shelterforce online

Independent newsroom covering affordable housing, homelessness, and community development practice/policy; 521,000 website pageviews in 2024 (org. data).

https://shelterforce.org/ Circulation: 521,000

Social Work Advocates (NASW) online

NASW’s quarterly digital magazine for the social work profession; NASW media kit cites 100,000+ digital circulation across the membership.

https://www.socialworkers.org/News/Social-Work-Advocates Circulation: 100,000

Social Work Today both

Trade magazine for social work professionals; bimonthly features on mental/behavioral health, child/family services, ethics, and practice; ~30,000 subscribers.

https://www.socialworktoday.com/ Circulation: 30,000

Stanford Social Innovation Review (SSIR) both

Cross‑sector social innovation journal from Stanford; quarterly print (10,000 circulation) plus 200,000 average unique monthly website visits and 70,000+ newsletter circulation.

https://ssir.org/ Circulation: 200,000

Youth Today online

Independent news/opinion for the youth‑serving field (afterschool, mentoring, youth development, juvenile justice, education); monthly readership of 40,000+ leaders nationwide.

https://youthtoday.org/ Circulation: 40,000