Vulnerable hotline: 0561572289
The Core mandates of the department are as follows;
- Assist the Assembly in the formulation and implementation of social welfare and community development policies within the framework of national policy.
- Facilitate community–based rehabilitation of persons with disabilities.
- Assist and facilitate the provision of community care services which include;
- Registration of persons with disabilities
- Assistance to the aged
- Hospital Welfare Services
- Assistance to Child Survival and Development
- Emotional and Socio-economic stability in families
FUNCTIONS SPECIFIC TO THE SOCIAL WELFARE UNIT
- CHILD RIGHTS PROMOTION AND PROTETION
- Child and family welfare support
(CASE MANAGEMENT)
- Maintenance cases
- General welfare
- Child custody cases
- Monitoring and licensing of residential home for children
- Monitoring and registration of Early Childhood Development Centres
- JUSTICE ADMINISTRATION
- Care order
- Representation of the Juvenile and Family Court
- COMMUNITY CARE
- Disability fund
- Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP)
FUNCTIONS SPECIFIC TO THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT UNIT
- Support extension services and mobilization
- Disseminates information through study groups and mass meetings
- Provide community education and mobilization
- Offer employable and sustainable skills training skills for unemployed women and the youth
- Assist communities to undertake self-help community initiated development projects
- Conduct mass education campaigns
- Train rural or vulnerable women in entrepreneur and home management skills