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The city of Roeselare is situated in the middle of the province of West Flanders, Belgium, and counts approximately 63,405 inhabitants. Roeselare is the capital of the administrative district of Roeselare as well as of the judicial canton of Roeselare and is governed by a municipal council consisting of 39 municipal councilors. To develop its local social policy, the City Council, OCMW and the social house (Welzijnshuis) cooporate with multiple social organizations and association to guarantee every citizen's access to basic economic, social and cultural rights.

Main Areas of Work

  • Children and young people
  • Children at risk of social exclusion
  • Homeless
  • Elderly
  • People with addiction
  • People with physical disabilities
  • People with mental disabilities
  • Mental health
  • Public Health
  • Social justice
  • People who are socially vulnerable
  • People in situations of difficulty or precarity
  • Victims of domestic abuse
  • Gender equality
  • Counteracting and supporting victims of gender-based violence
  • Migrants
  • Social Integration
  • Beneficiaries of minimum income
  • Poverty
  • Recipients of care

Responsibilities/ Services

  • Providing social services
  • Transformation of care models
  • Promotion of systemic change
  • Role of the social worker
  • Integration of technological tools
  • Issuing of guidelines and policies for the district’s councils
  • Capacity building and training
  • Professional training
  • Training of social welfare workforce
  • Maintaining networks for managers and social workers
  • Management of public nursing homes and day centres for the elderly
  • Home care services for the elderly and dependent people
  • Socio-educational services for children at risk of social exclusion
  • Specialised intervention services as meeting points for children, victims of violence, and their families
  • Consulting services and specialised studies for local governments regarding elderly facilities
  • Child protection
  • Telecare
  • Emotional support groups for family caregivers
  • Assistance in cases of energy poverty
  • Financial support
  • Fostering cooperation with non-governmental organisations and the promotion of social volunteering
  • Research/ identifying and monitoring of social problems
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