Social support

Community care

Funding for After School Care Services

The DSD may fund the provision of After School Care Services.

Community care

After school programmes offer individual attention to children and focus on mentorship, targeted enrichment, group support and life skills.

The Western Cape Department of Social Development (DSD) welcomes a recent ruling by the Western Cape High Court affirming the City of Cape...

Sharna Fernandez was sworn in as a Member of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament In 2014, and in May that year was elected as Speaker...

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Throughout the month of March, we will be celebrating and honouring all those in the social service profession as part of Social Work Month...

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