SOCIAL WELFARE SERVICES

This study focuses on the study of the roles of social welfare services on broken homes Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State. The idea of this investigation is to expose the form of social welfare services in the Local Government, the utilization of the available services and the awareness of the people on the available social welfare service in the Local Government. A total of one hundred (150) in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State were used for the study. Questionnaires was the instrument used to collect data, the research instrument used for collecting the data were subjected to both reliability and validity test before it was administered to the residents. A self-completion questionnaire was used as instrument for data collection. Data collected were analyzed using tables, pie and bar charts. From the findings of the study, it was discovered that when social welfare services is improved that is when it better meet the needs of the community and its members and that improved social welfare service can help people from broken home with support and access to necessary resources both financially and otherwise as it can influence the economic stability of individuals and families living in broken homes. Though many people are aware of social welfare services in Oredo Local Government Area, Edo State, they often encounter challenges while utilizing these services.