DSWD YOUTH DSWD YOUTH PROGRAMPROGRAM

DSWD DSWD is one of the national is one of the national government agencies mandated government agencies mandated to care protect the children /`to care protect the children /`youth particularly the poor and youth particularly the poor and the disadvantaged.the disadvantaged.

Legal Bases:Legal Bases:

United Nation’s Convention on United Nation’s Convention on the Rights of the Child.the Rights of the Child.1987 Philippine Constitution 1987 Philippine Constitution recognizes the vital role of the recognizes the vital role of the youth in national buildingyouth in national buildingPresidential Decree No. 603-Presidential Decree No. 603-Child and Youth Welfare Code Child and Youth Welfare Code ( 1974) which provides for the ( 1974) which provides for the total promotion of the well total promotion of the well children and youthchildren and youth

Republic Act No. 8044 – Youth in Republic Act No. 8044 – Youth in Nation Building Act (1995) further Nation Building Act (1995) further strengthen government’s strengthen government’s commitments to promote the commitments to promote the welfare and development of out of welfare and development of out of school youth (OSY).school youth (OSY).

Executive Order No. 15 – (1998) Executive Order No. 15 – (1998) Redirecting the functions and Redirecting the functions and operations of the DSWD. “Consistent operations of the DSWD. “Consistent with the provision of the with the provision of the Administrative Code 1987 and the Administrative Code 1987 and the Republic Act 7160 otherwise know Republic Act 7160 otherwise know as the local Government Code, the as the local Government Code, the DSWD is hereby mandated to DSWD is hereby mandated to provide assistance to local provide assistance to local government units, non-government government units, non-government organizations, other national organizations, other national government agencies, people’s government agencies, people’s organization and member of the organization and member of the civil society in effectively civil society in effectively implementing programs, projects implementing programs, projects and services that will alleviate and services that will alleviate poverty and empower the poverty and empower the disadvantaged individuals, families disadvantaged individuals, families and communities for an improved and communities for an improved quality of life.quality of life.

Definition of TermDefinition of TermWho is a child?Who is a child?

• Under the CRC and Under Under the CRC and Under Philippine law, every person Philippine law, every person below 18 years old is a childbelow 18 years old is a child

• A CHILD refers to a person below A CHILD refers to a person below eighteen (18) years of age or one eighteen (18) years of age or one who said age & who, upon who said age & who, upon evaluation of a qualified physician evaluation of a qualified physician Psychologist a Psychologist is Psychologist a Psychologist is fund to be incapable of taking fund to be incapable of taking care of herself fully because of a care of herself fully because of a physical or mental disability or physical or mental disability or condition or of protecting himself condition or of protecting himself form abuse.form abuse.

Out of School Youth (OYS)Out of School Youth (OYS) – – one one who is 15 to 24 years old, who is who is 15 to 24 years old, who is not enrolled in any formal or not enrolled in any formal or vocational school, not employed, vocational school, not employed, and not a tertiary level graduate.and not a tertiary level graduate.

Children with Special NeedsChildren with Special Needs - - refers to those between 0 to 18 refers to those between 0 to 18 years old who are marginalized years old who are marginalized by existing social forces, whereby by existing social forces, whereby needing special care, attention needing special care, attention and protection. This covers the and protection. This covers the following categories.following categories.

Children in indigenous Cultural Communities

those who have retained a those who have retained a strong sense of cultural strong sense of cultural heritage and special heritage and special relationship to the land. They relationship to the land. They are deprived of rights and are deprived of rights and privileges accorded to other privileges accorded to other youths due cultural differenceyouths due cultural difference

Children with Disabilities children with functional children with functional

limitations or impairments who limitations or impairments who are disadvantaged by the are disadvantaged by the restrictions in the organization restrictions in the organization and attitude of society thereby and attitude of society thereby preventing their access to preventing their access to resources and fully resources and fully participation in society.participation in society.

Children in Situation of Armed Conflict

Children/ youth who are Children/ youth who are victims of conflicts caused by victims of conflicts caused by political reason.political reason.

Children Victims of National Disaster and Calamities

children who experience the children who experience the effects of naturally occurring effects of naturally occurring disturbances and thereby disturbances and thereby experienced economic and experienced economic and physical dislocation as direct physical dislocation as direct result of such calamities.result of such calamities.

Youth OffendersYouth Offenders those who are more than 15 those who are more than 15

years old but under 18 years of years old but under 18 years of age at the time of the age at the time of the commission of an offense.commission of an offense.

Delinquent YouthDelinquent Youth those below 18 years old who those below 18 years old who

committed a civil or criminal committed a civil or criminal misdemeanor punishable under misdemeanor punishable under the Penal Code, buy whose the Penal Code, buy whose cases (unlike that of the youth cases (unlike that of the youth offender) are not fired in court.offender) are not fired in court.

Drug Dependent Children administer to themselves or allow other administer to themselves or allow other

use or administer to them a dangerous use or administer to them a dangerous drug without medical approval.drug without medical approval.

Street Children those who have adopted the street as those who have adopted the street as

their abode or source of livelihood or their abode or source of livelihood or both.both.

Abused and Exploited Children child who are deliberately inflicted with child who are deliberately inflicted with

physical injuries or are unreasonably physical injuries or are unreasonably deprived of basic needs for survivaldeprived of basic needs for survival

Abandoned and Neglected Children

child who has no proper parental or child who has no proper parental or guardianship or whose parents or guardianship or whose parents or guardians have deserted him/her for guardians have deserted him/her for period of six months and/ or those period of six months and/ or those whose basic needs have been whose basic needs have been deliberately unattended or inadequately deliberately unattended or inadequately attendedattended

Retained ServicesRetained Services

1. 1. Center based/residential services Provides 24 hours custodial care,Provides 24 hours custodial care, treatment and treatment and

rehabilitation services which are provided by an rehabilitation services which are provided by an interdisciplinary staff.interdisciplinary staff.

1.1 Services under the residential care: Social Service Social Service >Group>Group

Living Service Educational ServiceEducational Service > Health> Health

Service

Psychological and PsychiatricPsychological and Psychiatric

Interventions

Recreational, Sports & Other activitiesRecreational, Sports & Other activities

Socio- cultural

Legal ServiceLegal Service

1.2 1.2 Residential Facilities for Youth:Residential Facilities for Youth:

Regional RehabilitationRegional Rehabilitation

Center for YouthCenter for Youth Home for GirlsHome for Girls Youth HostelYouth Hostel Nayon Ng KabataanNayon Ng Kabataan Ahon Bata sa Ahon Bata sa

LansanganLansangan

CenterCenter

Lingap CenterLingap Center Therapy CenterTherapy Center

2. 2. Center-Center- based Training based Training Facilities for PWDsFacilities for PWDs

Vocational Rehabilitation Vocational Rehabilitation CenterCenter

Rehabilitation ShelteredRehabilitation ShelteredWorkshopWorkshop

• Special Social Service Special Social Service for Youth Offendersfor Youth Offenders

a.1 Mediation/ Diversiona.1 Mediation/ Diversion

a.2 Release on Recognizancea.2 Release on Recognizance

a.3 Custody Supervisiona.3 Custody Supervision

a.4 Wage Placementa.4 Wage Placement

a.5 After Care Servicea.5 After Care Service

Special Social Services Special Social Services for Youth in Situation for Youth in Situation of Armed Conflict:of Armed Conflict:b.1 Basic social services from the b.1 Basic social services from the

local social welfare and local social welfare and development development

b.2 Special Services provided by b.2 Special Services provided by the DSWDthe DSWD

c. Tuloy Aral Walang c. Tuloy Aral Walang SagabalSagabal (TAWAG) or mainstreaming (TAWAG) or mainstreaming

of children with disability of children with disability through educational through educational assistance programassistance program..

• Child Care and Child Care and Placement ServicesPlacement Services 4.a Legal Guardianship4.a Legal Guardianship

4.b Foster Care4.b Foster Care

4.c Adoption4.c Adoption

Devolved Devolved Program/ServiceProgram/Service

Unlad Kabataan Program geared towards the total

development of the disadvantaged youth ( age 15 to 24) in terms of his/her spiritual, economic, physical, psychological, cultural and social development. The delivery of this program is premised on a strong DSWD-Local Government partnership.

Program StrategiesProgram Strategies• Organization of Pag-asa Youth

Association PYA is organized in every PYA is organized in every

barangay with high incidence of barangay with high incidence of out-of-school and other out-of-school and other disadvantaged sectordisadvantaged sector

The PYAs are federated at the The PYAs are federated at the barangay, city/municipal, barangay, city/municipal, regional and at the national regional and at the national level to promote networking at level to promote networking at various levelsvarious levels

2. Development of 2. Development of Support systemSupport system selected Youth selected Youth

Development Leaders Development Leaders who have the willingness who have the willingness and capability to serve and capability to serve as peer counselors, as peer counselors, educators and advocates educators and advocates are trained to assist the are trained to assist the youth service provided.youth service provided.

Program ComponentsProgram Components• Economic Economic

ProductivityProductivity Sulong DunongSulong Dunong Pre-employment Pre-employment

ServiceService

• Personality Enhancement and Personality Enhancement and Positive Positive Lifestyle Lifestyle PromotionPromotion

Population Awareness and Population Awareness and Family Life OrientationFamily Life Orientation

Positive Lifestyle PromotionPositive Lifestyle Promotion Socio-m cultural, spiritual Socio-m cultural, spiritual

and physical developmentand physical development

• Leadership Training and Leadership Training and Social ResponsibilitySocial Responsibility

a. leadership Traininga. leadership Training

b. Social Responsibility b. Social Responsibility EnrichmentEnrichment

Volunteer Community Volunteer Community ServiceService

Immersion Community ServiceImmersion Community Service

Program (IOP)Program (IOP)Weekend Youth BrigadeWeekend Youth Brigade