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The social development center is the main facility established by the Ministry of Social Development to provide its services and implement its policies in the areas of welfare and social development in local communities. It is the mini-facility representing the Ministry and includes the most important branches of its departments and divisions that are directly related to broad segments of the beneficiary groups or who are targeted to benefit from the services and activities of the social center.

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Objectives of the Social Development Centers:

The Social Development Centers seek to achieve the strategic objective of the Ministry of Social Development "social empowerment and strengthening social cohesion among the various segments of Bahraini society" by achieving the following objectives:

1. Enhancing the spirit of social cohesion and cohesion in the Kingdom of Bahrain through its development programs and projects to achieve social security.
2. Spreading cultural and awareness-raising awareness through intensifying courses, workshops, awareness campaigns and targeted family programs.
3. Economic and social empowerment of individuals and families with limited income.
4. Strengthening the principle of community partnership with the three sectors of society, governmental, civil and private, in order to enhance the principle of social responsibility to achieve community development goals.

By Achiving the following:

• Implementation of awareness programs, indicative and educational lectures, and follow-up of the implementation of the various courses for the beneficiaries of the services of the social development centers, which are provided by the various departments of the Ministry.
• Providing the main hall in each social center to conduct social activities in cooperation with local community institutions and NGOs in implementation of the principle of community partnership.
• Follow up the implementation of the programs and activities of the Family Development Department.
• Follow up the implementation of children and youth programs and activities.
• Organizing family entertainment and awareness festivals.
• Training of students of community service course and universities.
• Execution and operation of the decisions of the sentences of those sentenced by the judge of execution of punishment in social development centers.

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Social Development Centers Programs & Activities

Service Level Agreement

Overview of beneficiaries’ satisfaction with the programs, activities and events of the social development centers

Customer Document for Social Development Centers

Strategic Map

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Social Development Centers Services:

Query about Registration for lectures, workshops and events organized by Social Development Centers Service

Query about Hall reservation at social development centers Service

Query Registration for Craft Training Courses & Production Units in Social Centers Service

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Forms
Social Centers Hall bookings form
Social Center Event's Survey Form
A questionnaire to measure the satisfaction of the beneficiaries of the services of the social centers

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Social Centers Locations (Google Maps):

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| Ibn Khaldoon Social Center | | Muharraq Social Center | |Sitra Social Center | |JidHafs Social Center | |Mubarak bin Jassim Kanoo Social Center | |Hamad Town Social Center | |Abdulla Bin Yousif Fakhro Social Center | |Riffa Social Center |

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FAQ for Social Centers

• To view FAQ for Social Centers Services

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Services provided by all social development centers:

Social security, financial support, disability allowance, housing fire compensation, reduction of electricity and water charges, cash compensation for meat, provision of aids and prosthetic devices.

Register and Inquire of Social Support Status

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Family Counseling Services:وthrough which psychological services and family counselling are provided to all individuals in society through the adoption of preventive-therapeutic-developmental approaches, in order to reach the stability and continuity of the family.

Inquiry about Family Counseling Services

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Family developmental programs: a set of training courses and productive units that work to develop theoretical and practical skills and experiences, and contribute to the acquisition of new experiences, and the development of previous skills that enable them to develop themselves and open up prospects for the labour market that enable them to increase their personal income.

Inquiry about Productive Family

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Children and youth development programs: A number of scientific and practical activities and programs are implemented through the social development centers, during morning and evening periods.

Inquiry about Child & Youth Clubs

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Implementation of the provisions of visits to children of divorced : In Riffa Social Development Center, Hamad Town Social Development Center, Ibn Khaldoon Social Development Center.

Visits Timing:

• Thursday from 4-7PM.
• Friday from 9AM-12PM / 4-7PM.
• Saturday from 9AM-12PM / 4-7PM.

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Community Activities: includes all social, pastoral and developmental research. Through this comprehensive research, all the needs of the Bahraini family are monitored, and the best services are also provided to them in order to secure the advancement of the individual and society.

Inquiry about community activities Services

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Official working hours: * Morning period: Sunday - Thursday 7:30 am until 2 pm * Workshops & activities Evening period: Sunday - Thursday from 3 to 8 pm