The Department of Social Services in Sharjah revealed that the broad title of the next stage in the new year is empowering youth and then families. If the family is able, it will be able to rely on itself, and the second goal is the department's endeavor to reduce the number of unemployed people in Sharjah, and it refuses to let a young man remain unemployed. Alia Al Zaabi, Director of the Social Aid Department in the department, confirmed that the current year 2021 has witnessed many changes, especially in the field of services system, where the department has restored direct communication with the beneficiaries of all its services, except for updating the data for beneficiaries, which is done by default, after improving conditions and procedures. The preventive measures taken by the UAE towards the Corona pandemic. Tamkeen and the new services provided, is the launch of the “Tamkeen” initiative, within the framework of empowering families, which was launched in October 2020. The initiative targets unemployed youth (over 18 years old), and is divided into several categories: the family breadwinner, the orphan, the adult, He is able to work, has no criminal or other prior history, and has no income. Thus, the department provides him with a place to work in its departments or with its partners, such as the Economic Department, the Department of Suburbs and Villages Affairs, Sharjah TV, municipalities and other departments and institutions. The concerned group receives assistance from social security services in Sharjah, and the initiative came to improve the conditions of young people. Al-Zaabi added, the beneficiary undergoes training courses at a rate of 4 different courses per month: in self-building, self-development, money management and others. Tasks are selected according to specialization and then combined with work, and we have been able to provide many opportunities since the launch of the initiative, and they have been absorbed into the institutions and departments mentioned above. Targeting 32 groups It is worth noting that social services target 32 ​​of all societal groups, which are represented in 5 groups: financial disability support group, health care support, women support, child care support, and support for people with special social conditions. Al-Zaabi explained that the social assistance provided by the department; It is one of the social security services concerned with supporting and empowering families with low incomes and bringing them to a decent standard of living, enabling them to live with dignity and independence, in implementation of the directives of His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council and Ruler of Sharjah, to reach all members of society and achieve A decent life and social welfare for them, which entails a range of services, including empowerment, protection, care, securing rights and others. Returning to the initiative in which the department operates, there is a “periodic research” that concerns the beneficiary groups receiving social assistance from the department from social security, and these are subject to periodic research once a year to ensure their entitlement to assistance. As for the urgent intervention initiative, it comes after the periodic research and reveals weak cases with no income. Financial aid and living requirements or in-kind materials and rents are immediately provided, in addition to its assistance in providing support for studies and specialization, and it is carried out in coordination with charities or the Emiri Diwan. Housing improvement The “Housing Improvement” initiative comes after the process of updating the data for all requests, which is done by default every year. With periodic research, it is discovered that the social situation is low in some families. A request is submitted to the administration and the problem is solved after examining the family’s conditions and working to improve it, including the improvement process. All aspects except construction.