DSWD Field Office Caraga commemorates the twenty-second anniversary of Home For Girls on November 11, 2019 at Brgy. Bonbon, Butuan City. The said celebration was attended by the former and currently employed social workers, house parents, center staff, and former residents of the center. Jessie Catherine B. Aranas, OIC-Protective Services Division chief also attended and continue reading : DSWD FO Caraga Home for Girls celebrates its 22nd anniversary
DSWD Field Office Caraga hosted the five-day national orientation on the Strategic Helpdesk for Information, Education, Livelihood and other Development (SHIELD) Project on November 11-15, 2019 at Almont Hotel Inland Resort, Butuan City. The activity, which is being spearheaded by the Program Management Bureau aims to address problems on Child Labor. Child Labor is prohibited in the Philippines continue reading : Orientation on SHIELD Intervention Project Conducted in Caraga
The DSWD through the Adoption Resource and Referral Unit (ARRU), conducted its Program Implementation Review for its Adoption and Foster Care Program, which was attended by social workers from the different provinces, cities/municipalities, family courts, and the regional residential care facilities, on October 21-25, 2019 at Amontay Beach Resort, Nasipit, Agusan del Norte. The activity continue reading : Social Workers Review Performance, Enhance Capacity in Handling Adoption, Foster Care Cases
To ensure that the statutory programs of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), Field Office Caraga conducted its annual Consultation Dialogue with Regional Trial Court Judges, Clerks of Courts, and Integrated Bar of the Philippines representatives on October 18, 2019 at Almont Hotel Inland Resort, Butuan City. The objective of the continue reading : DSWD Holds Consultation Dialogue for its Statutory Programs
“You don’t choose your family. It’s a God’s gift to you, as you are to them.” – Desmond Tutu It has been sixteen years, Emma and Cresenciano Concellado can still recall the day when their lives would intertwine with that of the Esguerra brothers, who are now in their foster care. It was 16 continue reading : Genuine Parental Love Through Foster Care
“Kabataan ang pag-asa ng bayan” – A famous line that is seldom used to highlight the importance of the youth during events in school and programs for children or the youth. But does this old adage still hold true to the children and the youth of today, knowing that the Philippines has a high incidence continue reading : Social Workers undergo training on handling online child abuse cases