Social Development

Vision A caring and self-reliant society. Mission Growing Gauteng Together to improve quality of life through accessible, integrated, comprehensive, sustainable and developmental social services. Core functions and responsibilities • Rendering management and administration to the network of social development services within Gauteng; • Provision, in partnership with relevant stakeholders, of prevention, early intervention, rehabilitation and after care services to people abusing substances. This also includes services rendered in in-patient and out-patient treatment centres; • Provision of community home-based care, residential and all other protection services for vulnerable older persons at risk, and people with disabilities; • Provision of secure care facilities, home-based services, and assessment and referral services for children found to be in conflict with the law; • Provision of services for children through the construction and funding of Early Childhood Development (ECD) facilities throughout the province; • Provision of child care and protection services and implementation of the Children’s Act; • Provision of shelters and counseling services for women and children who are victims of domestic violence and abuse; • Provision, through home and community-based care (HCBC) centres, of psycho-social support services to people who are infected and affected by HIV and AIDS, especially orphans and vulnerable children; • Provision of reunification and preservation services for families; and • Provision of youth development and sustainable livelihood services to poor households through the implementation of the War on Poverty (WoP) programme.