In responding to the social change and aligning with critical national
policies, SFAA formulates and develops integrated social welfare policy
for different populations including women, children and youth, the
senior and people with disabilities by collaborating with service
suppliers, government, academia and research organizations to ensure
the well-being of all citizens and social justice realization.
Founding Policy Communication
Platform to Gauge Public Opinion
The Social Welfare Promotion Committee of Executive Yuan established on
May 17, 2001, led by the Premier of Executive Yuan, selects the
representatives from social welfare academia and the practitioners in
the field as external committee members every other year. The platform
is served to gauge public opinion and seek professional insights on
national social welfare policy and the implementation, coordination,
integration and promotion of critical measures.
Providing Subsidy for Public
and Private Sectors to Engage in Social Welfare Services
Under the circumstances of the increasing welfare demands and the lack
of financial funding of local governments, the central government has
been providing subsidy to local governments in collaboration with civil
groups to develop social welfare services to enhance the quality and
diversity of services for years. The Guidelines for Subsidizing
Promotion Social Welfare was issued in 1989, including specified
standards and items, as execution guidelines to be re-examined and
updated according to practical demands annually. Meanwhile, SFAA
solicits the contributions of Public Welfare lottery revenues with
Finance Ministry to fund the municipality, county (city) governments,
and civil social welfare organizations, foundations, and institutions
to handle the innovative and experimental service programs for children
and youth, women, the senior, people with disabilities and family
support.