Composed, patient, and altruistic. These are just few of the Houseparent’s attributes mentioned by the children-residents dwelling in the Centers and Residential Care Facilities (CRCF) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office Caraga. Houseparents are responsible in managing the activities of the residents in the center. This includes conducting school monitoring and continue reading : CRCF: A home away from home
“Wow! Yay! Is that freshmilk mama?” – Baby Tamarah. This is the excited greetings from Baby Tamarah every time her Mother Lutche Balmocena gets home after securing their weekly milk ration. As part of the government’s thrusts in strengthening and maximizing the Public-Private Partnerships along with the implementation of various programs and projects, the continue reading : Children continue to receive milk amid pandemic
Being accredited as a Level 3 Center of Excellence is a euphoria for all the staff of the Home for Girls, even more so that after five years from its accreditation, the center was re-accredited last February of this year. The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office Caraga had an exuberant continue reading : A Bitter-Sweet Triumph
As the only breadwinner and the eldest among his four siblings, Jayson works more than eight hours a day to make ends meet and to do some penny-pinching for a better cause. For four years, Jayson Cliff Templa has been working at the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office Caraga as continue reading : More than just a career opportunity
Two months after the completion of the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) KALAHI-CIDSS’ cash-for-work (CFW) scheme in Barangay Mahayahay, Kitcharao town, Agusan del Norte province, residents maintained the cleanliness of their village through the conduct of monthly Bayanihan-Pahina (cleaning) activity recently. Barangay Mahayahay residents conducted the regular Pahina activity to maintain the cleanliness continue reading : Cash-for-work encourages Kitcharao community to maintain village cleanliness
Even amidst this pandemic, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is relentless in its job in reaching a centenarian, thru the implementation of the Centenarian Act of 2016. Recently, DSWD Field Office Caraga, through its Protective Services Division (PSD), spearheaded the awarding to a centenarian grantee at Golden Ribbon, Butuan City, Agusan Del continue reading : Centenarian: DSWD Caraga recognizes 101-year-old ‘Lola’ in Butuan
To answer the growing demand of digitalization, the Regional Program Management Office (RPMO) of KALAHI-CIDSS launched on Monday, May 24, 2021, its new mobile application that allows users to track and access information of any sub-projects implemented by the program in Caraga Region. KALAHI-CIDSS or the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan – Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery continue reading : KALAHI-CIDSS Caraga launches subproject locator mobile app
Every person at one point has faced some sort of hardship in life. But, fate always has its own way of making life worthwhile. When the odd seems unfavourable, people tend to resort to unconventional ways in order to live – going through great lengths for survival. In June 10, 2020 Pedro went viral on continue reading : Living with the dead: Aid reaches 82 year-old living in cemetery