| The department is mandated to :
• Assist with opportunities to enable people moving out of poverty wherever possible but also assisting those chronically vulnerable to manage their many challenges and achieve a dignified standard of living • Improve access by poor and vulnerable households to social support programs and safety nets provided by the City and where possible reduce household dependency on the City • Work with children, women, youth, older persons, PWDS, families and communities to assist them to successfully manage life tasks in the face of social disadvantage • Activate the private sector and civil society to act in a positive and transformational manner that is aligned to that of the City • To identify potential economic opportunities at the community level, design and deliver community based training programmes through local public and private training providers and provide the necessary post-training support • The Department of Social development is involved in a pro poor approach in servicing and supporting vulnerable groups in the city by responding to the conditions of poor household poverty in Johannesburg and inequalities among residents with a specific focus on addressing generational inequality and social exclusion among residents. • The vulnerable groups being served includes the very poor, migrants, children, homeless people, food insecurity, youth, senior citizens, women, People with Disabilities, people suffering from substance abuse, and victims of crime and violence.
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