The passage of Republic Act No. 7160, otherwise known as the Local Government Code of 1991, effected the devolution of the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) basic services to local government units. In line with this mandate, the City Social Welfare and Development Department (CSWDD) serves as the local arm of the City Government of Calapan, upholding the protection of social well-being and delivering basic social welfare programs and services to the disadvantaged sectors of the community.
In pursuit of the highest standards of public service, we remain steadfast in our commitment and service vision to enhance the quality of life of every Calapeño.
Service Vision:
A caring and customer-friendly department, managed by committed, fair, and compassionate professionals who empower the marginalized and vulnerable sectors of Calapan City towards improved quality of life.
Commitment Statement:
We commit to provide fair and transparent basic social services, to promote the rights of every individual, and to secure the welfare of underprivileged sectors of Calapan City towards improved quality of life.
The following are the key programs and services offered by the City Social Welfare and Development Department:
FAMILY WELFARE SECTION
*CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES (Abused, Exploited, and Neglected)
– Early Detection and Preventive Services (Advocacy, BCPC and IEC)
– Treatment and Rehabilitation
– Protective Custody
– Child and Family Counseling
– Casework/Group Work Services
– Psychosocial Intervention
– Medical Assistance Services
– Legal Assistance Services
– Livelihood Services
– Child Placement Services
– Reintegration and After-Care Services
-Alternative Parental Care
– Adoption
-Foster Care
– PROGRAM FOR SENIOR CITIZENS
– Self and Social Enhancement
-Social Assistance Program for Non-Pensioners (City Ordinance No. 122 series of 2023)
– City of Calapan Senior Citizen Financial Assistance (City Ordinance No. 91 series of 2021)
– PROGRAM FOR A PERSON WITH DISABILITY
Support Services for PWD (NDPR/Rights Week Celebration)
Community-Based Rehabilitation (CBR) Program
Provision of Artificial Devices
Aid to SAMAKA
– PROTECTIVE SERVICES FOR DISADVANTAGED WOMEN
– Women in Difficult Circumstances
– Psychosocial Intervention
– Medical Assistance Services
– Legal Assistance Services
– PROTECTIVE SERVICES FOR SOLO PARENTS
– Support Services for Solo Parents
– Incentive (RA 11861)
COMMUNITY WELFARE PROGRAM
EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT (ECCD)
Incentives to Child Development Workers
Incentives for Child Development Service Children
Support Services to Child Development Centers
-CHILDREN-IN-CONFLICT WITH THE LAW (CICL)
Individual and Family Counseling Services
Case Work/Group Work for CICL and CAR
Provision of Psychosocial Intervention
Livelihood Services
Support Services to CICL and CAR
-EMPOWERMENT AND REAFIRMATION OF PARENTAL ABILITIES TRAINING (ERPAT)
– Parent-Effectiveness Service (PES)
-COMMUNITY SERVICE ACT
– Support Services for CSA Clientele
EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUAL IN A CRISIS SITUATION (AICS)
Hospitalization (Medical Certificate or Clinical Abstract, Hospital Bill, and Valid ID)
Medicine (Medical Certificate, Prescription, and Valid ID)
Laboratory (Laboratory Request, Statement of Accounts, and Valid ID)
Burial Assistance (Death Certificate, Funeral Contract, and Valid ID
-Emergency Shelter Assistance (ESA)
-Food for Work
-Food Assistance to Stranded Individuals/Passengers