About the Circle

Department of Social Services; It is a governmental institution affiliated to the Government of the Emirate of Sharjah, and was established on August 1984, 22 AD, but its actual appearance dates back to November 1995, XNUMX AD, after the issuance of the Emiri Decree by His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Member of the Federal Supreme Council - Ruler of the Emirate Sharjah - may God protect and protect him, under which it became part of the service institutions of the Government of Sharjah, and an essential supporter of its efforts in the societal and humanitarian field.

Where the department is concerned with establishing social care homes, providing home care services, protection services for the weak, providing social support, rehabilitation for needy groups, preparing and implementing social studies and research. To provide quality services for those in special circumstances that require social protection, such as abused mothers, children of inmates of penal and correctional institutions, mental and mental patients, people with emergency crises, and other groups of society with its citizens and residents, all of whom are covered by the umbrella of social services.

The department seeks to promote a society that enjoys prosperity, security, family stability and social inclusion in accordance with the best social practices in line with the goals of sustainable development. The department, through its mission, looks forward to; To provide curative, preventive and developmental social services in the field of security, care, protection and rehabilitation for individuals, families and groups with special social conditions, study social problems to find solutions and support decision-making in order to contribute to the sustainable development process of the society of the Emirate of Sharjah.

Circle Strategy

Vision: Towards a society that enjoys prosperity, security, family stability and social inclusion

the message: Providing curative, preventive and developmental social services in the field of security, care, protection and rehabilitation for individuals, families and groups with special social conditions, studying social problems to find solutions and supporting decision-making in order to contribute to the sustainable development process of the Sharjah community.

Value:

• (Justice): We work to provide care and social protection in an equal and fair manner to reach social welfare for all.
• (Proactive): We take proactive steps that respond to change and development
• (Sustainability): We apply the concept of sustainability to enhance the quality of life

goals:

1. A society that enjoys well-being, decent living and an integrated quality of life.
2. Upscale social care according to best practices.
3. Vulnerable individuals and families are safe and enjoy their rights.
4. A cohesive society that is aware of social responsibility.
5. An advanced, distinguished performance that achieves excellence in social services.

The department's terms of reference

The specializations assigned to the department are as follows:

• Setting the department's general policy to achieve its goals, programs and future development plans, and supervising their implementation.
• Carrying out research and social studies in line with the needs of the community to enrich the services provided by the department.
• Receive requests for subsidies, aid, and social pensions for those in need, research and study them, and make recommendations in their regard.
• Providing subsidies, aid, and social pensions to those who are entitled to them in accordance with the rules, regulations and procedures in force in the department.
• Supervising everything related to children of unknown parentage and taking care of them, taking appropriate decisions regarding their custody with the appropriate families or the official body that will be entrusted with the custody and care of children of unknown parents and setting the special conditions for that.
• Supervising the nursing home for the elderly and providing them with social, health and psychological care, and suggesting the necessary social centers to be established in order to achieve the advancement of the family.
• Cooperating and coordinating with other similar institutions in the country with the aim of comprehensive development of society and family guidance to serve, develop and develop family relations and support sound social values, customs and traditions in line with the teachings of the tolerant Islamic Sharia.
• Organizing conferences, seminars and social gatherings that would develop the implemented programs.
• Laying down and developing the necessary systems to organize the services provided.
• Study the issues referred by His Highness the Ruler and implement the instructions issued by His Highness.
• Preparing the proposed annual budget for the department and submitting it to His Highness the Ruler for approval.
• Preparing periodic reports on the department's achievements and submitting them to His Highness the Ruler.
• Any other specializations related to the field of the department.