FOCUS GROUP
ChildrenSERVICE
Community Based Services : HIV/AIDS
DEFINITION OF SERVICE
Community-based care and support enables the individual, family
Community to have access to services nearest to home, which
encourages participation by people, responds to the needs of
people. Encourages traditional community life and strengthens
mutual aid opportunities and social responsibilities.
LEGISLATION THAT UNDERPINS THE SERVICE
Child Care Act No 74 of 1983
Social Assistance Act 59 of 1992
BACKGROUND/INFORMATION
This programmes focuses On children and help communities with
the following;
- To address immediate issues of poverty as they relate to
basic needs and resources, and to facilitate and enable
sustainable development and income generation which can
address medium and longer-term issues of poverty.
- To effectively respond to the spread of the epidemic
through integrated poverty alleviation strategies.
- To enable communities at prevention, early intervention
and care and development level to prepare for and deal
effectively with HIV/AIDS and its consequences.
- To address the needs of the most vulnerable people, for
example Older persons, children, women and people with
disabilities.
- To support and facilitate the delivery of services and to
build the Capacities of communities, especially NGOs.
PURPOSE AND AIMS OF THE PROJECT
The following services are rendered through this programme;
- Identification of families and children who are in need.
- Provision of food, clothing, shelter, social relief and
referral to Health services.
- Child protection service from abuse and neglect.
- Day care services for children.
- Support to NGO's, CBOs and FBO's who provide welfare
services.
- Alternate care for vulnerable children, preferably in the
community for example foster care.
- Information to increase accessibility to grants and other
financial support services.
- Application for social grants such as foster care grants,
disability
- Grants for terminally ill adults, child support and care
dependency grants
- Community mobilization.
WHO RENDERS THE SERVICES?
The service is rendered by Social Workers in Partnership with
NGO’S, CBO’s and related departments.
WHO IS ELIGIBLE FOR THIS SERVICE?
Children, Individuals and families living with HIV/AIDS.
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