The Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) centers and residential care facilities (CRCFs) provided protective and rehabilitative services and interventions to more than 7,000 clients belonging to the disadvantaged and vulnerable groups in 2024.

“In line with our mandate to provide interventions to assist disadvantaged and vulnerable sectors, the DSWD residential and non-residential care facilities were able to cater the needs of a total of 7,201 clients from January to November 2024,” DSWD Asst. Secretary Irene Dumlao, the agency’s spokesperson, said on January 3 (Friday).

The DSWD spokesperson said the agency currently operates 67 residential care facilities across 16 regions in the country catering to children, women, older persons, persons with disabilities and other vulnerable groups.

“These residential care facilities operate for 24-hours daily to provide necessary interventions to vulnerable and disadvantaged individuals and families in crisis whose needs cannot be met by their relatives,” Asst. Secretary Dumlao explained.

Among the interventions and services received by residential care clients were social, homelife, health and nutrition, educational, productivity/livelihood, cultural and recreational, and spiritual enrichment activities.

Non-residential care facilities, on the other hand, provide interventions on a daily basis to address crisis or developmental concerns of an individual, a group of individuals or a family.

The DSWD operates six non-residential care facilities for persons with disabilities in the National Capital Region (NCR), Ilocos Region, Central Visayas, Zamboanga Peninsula, and SOCCSKSARGEN, and one non-residential care facility – the Ina Healing Center – for grieving mothers located in the DSWD Central Office.

Asst. Secretary Dumlao said under the DSWD’s 2025 budget, the Department will facilitate the repairs and improve its facilities especially for those providing rehabilitative services for abandoned, neglected, and victim-survivors of exploitation. (AKDL)

 

Tagalog Version

Mahigit 7K bata, kababaihan binigyang-kalinga sa DSWD care facilities noong 2024

Mahigit sa pitong libong bata, kababaihan ang nabigyan ng sapat na interbensyon at pagkalinga mula sa Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) centers and residential care facilities (CRCFs) nitong nakaraang taon.

“In line with our mandate to provide interventions to assist disadvantaged and vulnerable sectors, the DSWD residential and non-residential care facilities were able to cater the needs of a total of 7,201 clients from January to November 2024,”sabi ni DSWD Spokesperson Asst. Secretary Irene Dumlao.

Ayon sa DSWD spokesperson, pinapatakbo ng ahensya ang may 67 residential care facilities sa ibat-ibang bahagi sa bansa, kung saan nagbibigay ng tulong at pagkalinga sa mga bata, kababaihan, matatanda, persons with disabilities at mga nabibilang sa vulnerable groups.

“These residential care facilities operate for 24-hours daily to provide necessary interventions to vulnerable and disadvantaged individuals and families in crisis whose needs cannot be met by their relatives,” paliwanag ni Asst. Secretary Dumlao.

Kabilang sa mga interbensyon na naibibigay ng residential care facilities sa mga kliyente nito ay ang social, homelife, health and nutrition, educational, productivity/livelihood, cultural and recreational, at spiritual enrichment activities.

Habang ang mga nasa non-residential care facilities naman ay nabibigyan ng tulong sa pang-araw-araw upang matugunan ang crisis or developmental concerns ng kliyente.

Ang DSWD ay nagpapatakbo ng six non-residential care facilities para sa mga persons with disabilities sa National Capital Region (NCR), Ilocos Region, Central Visayas, Zamboanga Peninsula, at SOCCSKSARGEN, at isang non-residential care facility – the Ina Healing Center – para naman sa mga ina. Ito ay nasa DSWD Central Office.# (MVC)