Poor villages in need of additional classrooms in Bicol received a total grant of Php688,986,604.7 for the construction, rehabilitation and repair of 473 school buildings from 2002 to present under the community driven development program of DSWD’s Kalahi-CIDSS (Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services) that seeks to help alleviate poverty. Out continue reading : Poor villages in Bicol get Php689 million for school buildings, to benefit 115,737 households

The Department of Social Welfare and Development will release the updated database of poor households on June 22 at the Hotel St. Ellis, Legazpi City. The new database was the result of the household assessment conducted by the Listahanan in 2015. This covered all rural and urban areas in the 6 provinces, 107 municipalities, 7 continue reading : DSWD to release the updated database of poor in Bicol

In order to maximize the impact of its social protection programs and initiatives, the Department of Social Welfare and Development has adopted convergence strategy which prevails the ideal mechanism that must be embedded in the paradigm and harmonizes the interface of the various program process owners. The main implementers of the convergence strategy are the continue reading : City/ Municipal Action Teams Trained on Bridging Leadership

Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (Kalahi-CIDSS), a community-driven development (CDD) program of DSWD aimed to reduce poverty in poor villages, had already hired thousands of residents in the construction of community-managed projects in almost 99 poor municipalities in Bicol from 2015 to present. 47,283 workers were employed with total labor continue reading : DSWD employs thousands of residents for construction of community-managed projects under Kalahi-CIDSS program

The most profound and critical years of brain development happens between the prenatal to first four to eight years of human life, thus the need for close attention and early childhood care and development for children of this age. Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) is a very important responsibility not only of the government continue reading : Social Worker Trained on the National Early Learning Framework of the Philippines.

The Department of Social Welfare and Development is pushing for the accreditation of Civil Society Organization in the region. This is to ensure that government programs and projects are properly, efficiently, and effectively carried out by Government Agencies in partnership with CSQs and that funds are properly guarded against misuse hence the need for accreditation. continue reading : DSWD pushes for accreditation of Civil Society Organization

The coastal village of Tiris in Gubat, Sorsogon identified the Mangrove Reforestation as a priority intervention during the first cycle of Kalahi-CIDSS which was the result of their Damage Assessment Needs Analysis (DANA) in 2015. The increasing intensity and number of typhoons had greatly affected Tiris’ 474 households damaging properties and affecting their livelihood. Strong continue reading : Villagers plant mangroves on 50 hectares land in Sorsogon

A total of 170 beneficiaries of Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office V Sustainable Livelihood Program received their diploma in a graduation exercise held recently at 2nd Floor, AMSLAI Bldg. Legazpi City with the theme: “Strengthening People to End Poverty and Promote Progress.” These beneficiaries have completed the livelihood training program for Beauty continue reading : 170 Sustainable Livelihood Program beneficiaries graduated

Republic Act 9344 as amended by RA 10630 provides for the creation of a Regional Juvenile Justice and Welfare Committee (RJJWC). The JJWC is a policy-making, coordinating and monitoring body tasked with the implementation of the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act, as amended through its members and coordinating agencies. It also tasked through its duly continue reading : RJJWC conducts jail visit

The Department of Social Welfare and Development Bicol and the Local Government of Ligao signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) in an effort to boost and aid the persons with disability sector in the said city. The MOA was signed yesterday at the Pepperland Hotel by Hon. Mayor Patricia Gonzalez- Alsua , DSWD Officials represented continue reading : DSWD, Ligao City inks MOA for CARe-ABLE Project