Department of Social Welfare & Community Development

Client Service Delivery

Report cases to the Social Welfare Department:

Hotline

0552230646

List Of Social Services Programmes/ Activities Available To The Citizens

· Work in collaboration with police and court to deal with juveniles in conflict with the law and other family tribunal cases and writing social enquires reports.

· Provide access to social welfare services for the disadvantaged, vulnerable and marginalized in the society

· Cooperate and regulate specialized residential service for children under privileged and person with disability

· Facilitate opportunity for non-governmental organizations to develop social welfare services in collaboration with their communities

· Create awareness on prevention and control of HIV/AIDS as well as undertake care/support programmes for persons living with HIV/AIDS in collaboration with Ministry of Health, District Assembly and other related agency and promote community care

· Create awareness on population issues and family planning in collaboration with ministry of Health, Ghana Education Services and other related service.

· Promote social, economic and emotional stability in families and undertake child protection activities for children in need of care and protection

· Provide extension services and adult literacy programmes in the various communities

· Undertake education on the worst forms a child labour, teenage pregnancy and other related social issues

· Undertake the information of groups for income generating activities Eg; soap making, batik tie-dye, beads making etc.

· Provide hospital welfare services such as tracing of families, counseling and among others

· Monitor, supervise NGOs AND Day care centers as well as registration and renewal of certificates

· Undertake other community care programme such as the livelihoods empowerment against poverty LEAP