{"id":132,"date":"2019-07-23T14:42:33","date_gmt":"2019-07-23T14:42:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/ashma\/?page_id=132"},"modified":"2026-09-01T14:12:31","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T14:12:31","slug":"social-welfare","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.ashma.gov.gh\/index.php\/departments\/social-welfare\/","title":{"rendered":"Department Of Social Welfare And Community Developement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Social Welfare &amp; Community Development Department<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Social Welfare and Community \nDevelopment Department shall assist the Assembly to formulate and \nimplement social welfare and community development policies within the \nframework of national policy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The department shall;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>facilitates community-based rehabilitation of persons with disabilities;<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>assists and facilitate provision of community care services including;\u00a0<em><br><br> &#8211; Registration of persons with disabilities,\u00a0<br><br> &#8211; Assistance to the aged,\u00a0<br><br> &#8211; Personal social welfare services,\u00a0<br><br> &#8211; Hospital welfare services,\u00a0<br><br> &#8211; assistance to street children, child survival and development; and\u00a0<br><br> &#8211; Socio-economic and emotional stability in families;<br><br> <\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>assists to maintain specialized residential services in the districts;<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>facilitates the registration and supervision of non-governmental organizations and their activities in the district;<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>assist to organize community development programmes to improve and enrich rural life through:<br><br>                                &#8211;&nbsp;<em>Literacy and adult classes;&nbsp;<\/em><em><br><br>                                  &#8211; Voluntary contribution and communal <br>labour for the provision of facilities and services such as water, <br>schools, library, community centers and public places of convenience <br>or;&nbsp;<br><br>                                  &#8211; Teaching deprived or rural women in home management and child care.&nbsp;<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><u>SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE<\/u><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><u>AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT<\/u><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><u>SOCIAL WELFARE UNIT<\/u><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Child Non-maintenance cases<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Child Custody \/ Access cases<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Family Welfare cases<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Missing\/abandoned\/abused\/trafficked children<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Inspection of Early Childhood Development Centres(Daycare Centres)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Supervision of Children\u2019s Residential Homes<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Persons with Disability (PWDs)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Medical Social Work<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Justice Administration (Family Tribunal\/ Juvenile Court)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong><u>COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT UNIT<\/u><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Community Education<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Skills Development and Livelihood<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Community Mobilization<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Community Based Child Protection<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>HOTLINE FOR VULNERABLE GROUPS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>053 307 3589<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"mailto:social.welfare@ashma.gov.gh\"><strong>social.welfare@ashma.gov.gh<\/strong><\/a><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"mailto:comm.development@ashma.gov.gh\"><strong>comm.development@ashma.gov.gh<\/strong><\/a><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Social Welfare &amp; Community Development Department The Social Welfare and Community Development Department shall assist the Assembly to formulate and implement social welfare and community development policies within the framework of national policy. 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