Alternative parental care
Adoption and Foster Care
Child placement through legal adoption or licensed foster care, coordinated with DSWD social workers for children needing temporary or permanent family care.
- Legal adoption referrals
- Foster care placement
- Home study and casework support
Crisis assistance
Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situations (AICS)
Immediate support for individuals, families, and communities in crisis, including medical, burial, transportation, food, education, livelihood, and calamity assistance.
- Medical assistance
- Burial assistance
- Transportation assistance
- Educational assistance
- 1 more Region IX facilities
Protective care
Center and Residential Care Facilities
Residential care and rehabilitation for children, women, elderly persons, displaced persons, and other vulnerable sectors in Region IX.
- Balay Dangpanan sa Kabataan (BDSK) - Polanco, Zamboanga del Norte
- Regional Rehabilitation Center for the Youth (RRCY) - Polanco, Zamboanga del Norte
- Area Vocational and Rehabilitation Center (AVRC) III - Zamboanga City
- DSWD Processing Center for Displaced Persons - Zamboanga City
- 3 more Region IX facilities
Emergency response
Disaster Response Management Services
Relief assistance and early recovery support for families and communities affected by natural calamities or human-caused emergencies.
- Family food packs
- Emergency shelter assistance
- Cash-for-work
- Rapid response coordination
Conditional cash transfer
Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps)
Support for poor households through conditional cash transfers tied to education, health, rice subsidy, family development, and social preparation interventions.
- Education grants
- Health grants
- Rice subsidy
- Family development sessions
Anti-trafficking support
Recovery and Reintegration Program for Trafficked Persons (RRPTP)
Temporary shelter, basic services, medical and legal assistance, psychosocial care, and livelihood support for trafficked persons.
- Temporary shelter
- Medical services
- Legal assistance
- Livelihood support
- 1 more Region IX facilities
Child nutrition
Supplementary Feeding Program (SFP)
Supplementary meals for young children to improve nutrition, growth, and school readiness in coordination with local child development services.
- Supplementary meals
- Nutrition monitoring
- Child development center coordination
Economic empowerment
Sustainable Livelihood Program
Community-based capacity building that helps participants improve socioeconomic status through employment facilitation or micro-enterprise development.
- Employment facilitation
- Micro-enterprise development
- Skills and livelihood training