Social Services :

The City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO) takes change in providing social services to the city residents with preferential attention to the marginalized sectors of society. They are composed of twenty personnel who are in charge in carrying out social welfare programs in the city, whom ten (10) of them are regular employees and nine (9) are casual employee while one (1) of which is locally detail personnel.

Functions / Program and Services :

Family and Community Welfare Program

• Parent Effectiveness Services
• Marriage Counseling Service
• Responsible Parenthood Service
• Family Casework/ Counseling
• Maternal and Child Care Skill Development
• Productivity Skills Livelihood
• Community Participation Skill Development
• Self-employment Assistant

Child and Youth Welfare Program

• Establish of day Care Centers
• Peer Groups Service
• Community Based Serviced for Street Children/Delinquent Youth
• Center Based Services for Street Children (Lingap Children)
• Social Preparation for People’s Participation
• Community Volunteer Resource Development
• Population Management Program
• Socio-welfare Development

Women Welfare Program

• Self-Enhancement Skill Development

 Assistance Program to Depressed Barangays

Barangays such as :

• Putting Bato – Pangamihan - Daanlungsod
• Carmen – Malubog – Cambang-ug
• Sagay – Sto.Niño – Canlumampao
• Calong calong – Ibo – Ilihan
• Sam-ang -  Loay – Camp 8
• Bagakay -  Capt. Claudio – Magdugo
• Bulongan – Dumlog -  Media Once
• Bunga – Landahan – Poog
• Sangi -  Tubod -  Subayon
• Talavera

Emerging Assistance Program

• Supplementary Feeding
• Food for Work
• Emergency Shelter Assistance
• Balik Probinsiya
• Crisis Intervention
• Disaster Capability Building/Disaster Relief

Persons of Disability and Elderly Program

• Information Dissemination on Disability Prevention
• Assistance  for Physical Restoration
• Self-Social Enhancement Services for Disabled/Elderlies
• Social/Vocational Preparation for Employment Service
• After Care & Follow-up Services (include rehab patients & release prisoners
• Special Social Services for Elderlies