Desy Merdiana Papalapu, Juanda Nawawi, Heri Tahir, Haedar Akib
This study is it aimed to analyze and assess the role of the Social Service in the empowerment of street children in the city of Makassar Province, Indonesia. Data were collected through interviewing official at the Department of Social office Makassar. A qualitative descriptive case study on the informant-led Social Service is Makassar. Chief Nursing Development of Street Children, the Governing NGOs. Observer street children, members of the legislature Makassar, and street children both while undergoing the process of empowerment for children streets that still roam the streets, through focused interview guides and observation sheet. Data were analyzed with interactive models through data reduction, data display, and conclusion drawing. The results showed that the role of the Department of Social Welfare in the empowerment of street children in the city of Makassar still needs to be improved, through: (1) the optimization of social institutions and participation of parents and society in empowering street children, (2) the function of coordination among agencies that are directly related to the empowerment of children streets, such as the Department of Education, Department of Health, Department of Labor and Department of Tourism, not maximized done, and (3) the supervisory function of Social Service Makassar less effective in empowering street children. © Serials Publications.
Department of Public Administration, State University of Makassar, Indonesia; Department of Public Administration, Hasanuddin University, Indonesia; Department of Law, State University of Makassar, Indonesia
