Department of Social Welfare & Community Development

Mr. Kusi Felix

(ACT. SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT OFFICER)

The Department works in partnership with people in their communities to improve there wellbeing through promoting development with equity for the disadvantaged, vulnerable and the excluded. 

The vision of the department to take the lead in integrating the disadvantaged, vulnerable  and excluded in mainstream for development.

ACTIVITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT

  • Maintenance of Children
  • Paternity
  • Probation Service
  • Running of Children’s
  • Supervision of Daycare centers
  • Psychiatric social work services
  • Community based Rehabilitation
  • Income Generation for Rural women
  • Poverty Alleviation through LEAP
  • Provision of vocational training for the poor and disabled
  • Child custody
  • Family reconciliation
  • Prison after care
  • Home adoption
  • Hospital welfare services 
  • Services for the destitute
  • Registration of NGO’s