Authors : Maria Vivien Andes-CEA

Volume/Issue : Volume 10 - 2025, Issue 1 - January

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DOI : https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14724897

Abstract : This study determined the implementation and appreciation of the social services programs in the Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office of Albay. Specifically, it answered the following sub-problems: 1. What are the social services programs implemented by the Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office of Albay?; 2. What is the level of implementation of the programs along with Children Welfare Programs, Women Welfare Programs, Older Persons Welfare Programs, Solo Parents Welfare Programs and Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situations?; 3. What is the level of appreciation of the social welfare programs?; 4. Is there a significant relationship between the level of implementation and the level of appreciation of the social services programs?; 5. What are the challenges met in the implementation of the programs?; and 6. What action plan may be proposed to address the challenges? It tested the null hypothesis that there is a significant relationship between the level of implementation and the level of appreciation of the social services programs along with Children Welfare Programs, Women Welfare Programs, Older Persons Welfare Programs, Solo Parents Welfare Programs, and Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situations.

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