Social Services

 TEMA METROPOLITAN ASSEMBLY

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

LIST OF SOCIAL SEREVICES

1. 3% DISTRICT ASSEMBLY COMMON FUND FOR PERSONS

WITH DISABILITY

a. Apply to access fund at Social Welfare and Community Development. (With the following documents: passport pictures (2), full picture, national ID, digital address)

b. District Fund Management Committee vets and approves.

c. Disbursement.

d. Monitoring

2. LIVELIHOOD EMPOWERMENT AGAINST POVERTY

PROGRAMME

a. Approval from the parliament to expand/register beneficiaries on LEAP programme

b. MMDA informed to target and register extreme poor households on LEAP.

c. Household caregivers enrolled on GhIPPS (Ghana Inter-bank payments and Settlements Systems) to promote financial inclusion.

d. E-zwich cards issued to caregivers used to access bi-monthly cash transfers (GHS 64, GHS 76, GHS 88 and GHS 106).

e. Case management issues reported to Social Welfare and Community Development Department.

3. NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE

a. Confirmation of vulnerable by Department of Social Welfare and Community Development

b. Receipt of list and basic information on vulnerable

c. Department of Social Welfare and Community Development forwards list to National Health Insurance Tema

d. National Health Insurance Tema seek authorization and plan registration or renewal of the vulnerable

4. MEDIATION IN CHILD WELFARE CASES

a. Report at social welfare

5. OPERATION OF DAYCARE CENTRE

a. Registration of daycare centers (Early Childhood Development Centre)

b. Supervision of daycare center

c. Monitoring activities of daycare centers

6. OPERATION OF RESIDENTIAL HOMES FOR CHILDREN (RHC)

a. Licensing of RHC

b. Monitoring activities of RHC

c. Placement of unaccompanied children (missing children) into RHC

7. HOSPITAL WELFARE SERVICES

a. Provision of psychosocial support to patients and families

8. JUSTICE ADMINISTRATION

a. Assistance to juveniles and young offenders

b. Submission of social enquiry reports to courts

9. PERSONAL SOCIAL WELFARE SERVICES

10. SKILLS TRAINING IN INCOME GENERATING ACTIVITIES (VULNERABLE AND LOW-INCOME MEN AND WOMEN)

11. ADULT EDUCATION

12. HOME VISITS (SENSITIZATION PROGRAMMES)

HOTLINES

Social Welfare                                                                                 Client Service (Head Office)

Phone: +233 (0)55-807-1163                                                          +233 (0) 50-702-2470

+233 (0) 20-820-6173                                                                     clientservice@gmail.com

Email:                                                                                               

temasocialwelfare@gmail.com

Location: Community 5, Tema

GPS GT-0907572