The Supplementary Feeding Program (SFP), one of the Social Protection Programs being implemented by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), is the provision of food in addition to the regular meals to children currently enrolled in the day care centers/elementary schools, as part of the DSWD’s contribution to the Early Childhood Care and continue reading : Malnutrition Among Pre-School Addressed through WE CARE Project
Sitting under a waiting shed a few meters from the shore, an old man watched from a distance as an outrigger boat slowly approached the island where he lived. He was not expecting a guest on their humble abode that day. Romeo Caunsad Sr., 65, squinted as he watched the boatman carefully maneuvered the twin-engined continue reading : Ray of hope for fading hopefuls
Ms. Glezza Tambaba-Ty has been with the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) for over 13 years now. In that span of time, she was able to rise from the ranks, working her way from being a field staff of the Kalahi-CIDSS program, to being the section head of the Capacity Building Section (CBS) continue reading : Perseverance and hard work pays off for National Gawad Huwaran Runner-Up
The Personnel Administration Section (PAS) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office Caraga has received has secured the 3rd Place award for the Best Support Office Category during PRAISE or the Program on Awards and Incentives for Service Excellence Awards for 2019, during the DSWD 69th Anniversary Celebration in Quezon continue reading : Personnel Administration Section secures 3rd Place finish for Best Support Office Category
The Department of Social Welfare and Development, as the country’s executive department responsible for social welfare and protection of Filipinos through the promotion of social development, has programs that focus on the needs of vulnerable communities needing assistance. One of these programs of DSWD is the Assistance to Families and Communities in Need (AFCN), implemented continue reading : DSWD Caraga radiates Kalinga, Pagmamahal, and Malasakit through ACN Projects
DSWD Field Office Caraga’s Quick Response Team (QRT) referred to as the Angels in Red Vests by DSWD Secretary Rolando Joselito Bautista, are usually seen working even during the weekend, and during holidays. In times when there are disasters/calamities hitting Caraga Region, and even if typhoon warnings are already lifted, these Angels in continue reading : SPOTTED: Angels in Red Vests
“It takes a village to raise a child.” -African Proverb Bayugan City is a landlocked province in Agusan del Sur, composed of forty-three (43) barangays. Each barangay has its own Child Development Center (CDC) that caters to Filipino children aged 3 -4 years old. To realize the city’s mission to provide basic welfare services to continue reading : Bayugan City Demonstrates Excellent Day Care Services
“Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it” (Prov. 22:6) DSWD Field Office Caraga spearheaded the 27th National Children’s Month Celebration in partnership with the Council for the Welfare of Children and the National Youth Commission, on November 5, 2019 at Dottie’s Place, continue reading : Child-Friendly LGUs recognized in 27th National Children’s Month Celebration