Development and Empowerment of Social Welfare Problems in Street Children in Samarinda City, East Kalimantan, Indonesia

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to describe the role of Social Welfare Department in the Development and Empowerment of Social Welfare Problems on Street Children in Integrated Social Institution of Samarinda City and to identify the inhibiting factors of the Role of Social Welfare Department in the Development and Empowerment of People with Social Welfare Problem on Street Children. The type of research used is descriptive which aims to explain about the role of Social Welfare Department in Social Welfare Problem on Street Children in Samarinda City. Types and sources of data used are primary data, purposive sampling technique and secondary data, and data collection techniques used are observation, interviews and documents. Data analysis techniques used are data collection, data reduction, data presentation and conclusion. Results and discussion shows that there are still many street children who escape from the target of Social Welfare Department, as well as the deterrent effect caused not yet felt, this is because there are still activities done street children on the streets. Inhibiting factors The role of the Social Welfare Department in the Development and Empowerment of PMKS in Street Children in Samarinda is Poverty, the absence of shelters for street children, people with social life and insufficient funding sources.