DSWD Continuously Reaches Out To Street Families, Children With Or Without ASEAN

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) continuously reaches out to street families and street children, whether or not there is an ASEAN Summit, an official has said.

“As of now, they (street families) are being monitored by the local government units of Manila,” Mishella Cruz, Information Officer of DSWD-National Capital Region (NCR), said in an interview with the Philippine News Agency (PNA) Wednesday, April 26.

Cruz noted that Manila’s LGUs are regularly conducting reach-out operations that target street families in the NCR.

“Anyone may report sightings to the LGUs of Manila so they can reach out to them,” she said, adding that Manila serves as the first responder while the DSWD will provide assistance or temporary shelter after the reach-out activity.

Source: Philippine News Agency