is a guide for a settled course of action composed or consisting of collective decisions directly concerned with promoting the well-being of all part of the population.

environmental factors that affects the making of the policy.

factors that affect the nature of the policy.

is financial/ material aid extended by the government to individuals/ families who do not have sufficient resources to maintain themselves.

are programs and services designed to develop/ improve the problem-solving and coping capacities of families and individual members so as to improve and strengthen the quality of family life.

this service provides members of families either individuals or as a group, information and counseling to help them deal with problems of relationships in order to strengthen and/or improve the quality of family life. this includes pre-marital counseling to engaged couples to develop their awareness of family life.

this includes cash assistance and counseling services to families belonging to the lowest income bracket whose sources of income is lost or in danger of being lost because of death, illness, and abandonment. these services are provided to enable the recipients to meet their basic needs, and maintain family unity while they are establishing an income producing activity as an effort towards the regaining of self-support.

there are supportive services which involve communication, educational and counseling activities intended for couples to enable them to decide on the number of children they can care for, to accept and practice family planning as a way of life, and to uphold responsible parenthood.

this service is intended to enable family heads and other adult members of families to earn while leaming, and acquiring skills in preparation for open or self-employment.

this is a developmental scheme which involves the provision of capital assistance to the unemployed/underemployed family heads who are not eligible for financial aid from other schemes of economic advancement programs and services of regular financing institutions.

this involves the organization of viable community groups and groups of families for participative problem-solving, decision- making, leadership training social action, self-help, and community improvement projects through the maximum utilization of community resources.

this includes all activities undertaken to identify and develop viable channels for volunteer service for family and child welfare programs; to develop and strengthen volunteer service; to enable to derive full satisfaction from their work and are willing to sustain their chosen volunteer service.

services secure the protection and well-being of all children in their physical, intellectual, social and emotional development.

the effects of being born and growing up in poverty include a greater chance of mental retardation, less good physical health, less adequate socialization and preparation for entering school which impair chances for success in school and in later life.

refers to the arrangement whereby children below 6 years old are provided part-time substitute parental care in Day Care Centers while their working mothers are outside of the home.

these are arrangements whereby minors who are neglected, abandoned, abused, orphaned, or destitute are provided substitute home placement and parental care.

for youth with special needs.

blind, deaf mute, orthopedically handicapped, other handicapped.

released prisoners, drug dependents, alcoholics, socially disadvantaged women, negative Hansenites, mentally retarded, recovered mental patients, mendicants and aged.

continuous and coordinated process of rehabilitation which provides assessment and guidance, social adjustment, vocational training and placement services.

this concems the resocialization and re-orientation of client's attitudes, values and purpose in life in preparation for his total rehabilitation.

this is concemed with the individualized process of counseling and placement to find suitable jobs for the disabled and the special groups in order to achieve a gainful occupation.

is extended to facilitate employment and for the rehabilitation of the disabled and special groups.

to facilitate client's placement in gainful occupation.

a specified amount is given to client/s as initial capital to assist him/ them to engage in income producing projects.

a bigger sum is extended to a sheltered workshop or income producing projects of a rehabilitation facility to be used as a revolving fund or "working capital fund."

the mobilization and/ or organization of volunteers, individuals or groups to be involve din the development and implementation of rehabilitation programs.

the establishment of contacts and cooperation with individuals and groups outside of the country as well as intemational agencies and organization for possible support.

Central Reception and Study Centers for Adults with special needs. Also diagnostic center and temporary residence for men and women aged 21 and above who present varied problems.

provides residential care, social occupational, vocational, recreational, health and medical services to the needy and unattached senior citizens from 60 years and above.

family welfare services