BROKEN HOMES

The fundamental social unit is the family. This is the society's most significant institution. In addition to being the place where a family lives, a "home" also refers to the intangible elements that unite the family. The mother, father, and children are kept together by the unfathomable love. A person's whole existence depends on their family; everything about them, including their upbringing, disposition, accomplishments, honor, and dignity, is centered around their family structure. The institution of the family includes sex, marriage, parenthood, and kinship, all of which are fundamental to society since they bring in new members, without whom it would cease to exist. Marriage, which is generally seen as a union between a man and a woman, is how the institution of the family came to be (Olayiwola 2005, pp. 67). The family's social role is to bear children and provide for them, which includes educating its members. It is therefore a way to supply the "social capital" that society requires. Nonetheless, it has been seen throughout time that the reasons behind fractured homes continue to exist in our society as a result of the family institution's inability to fulfill its duties. "Broken Home" and marital instability are the results of ineffectively carrying out marital tasks and responsibilities.

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.