Participation of the Roman Catholic Church in The Delivery of Social Services in the Province of Northern Samar

Abstract

This study was conducted to determine the participation of the Roman Catholic Church in the delivery of social services in selected municipalities of the province of Northern Samar. Specifically, it aimed at identifying the social services delivered by the Roman Catholic Church in the province of Northern Samar. The respondents of this study were the Director of the Diocesan Social Action Center, ACT project coordinator, Municipal mayors and the Barangay captains of the five (5) municipalities of the province of Northern Samar. This study employed the descriptive research method. On the social services delivered by the Roman Catholic Church, the ACT project/Adaptive Community Transformation project was one of the social services being delivered by the Roman Catholic Church, majority of the respondents participated together with their respective community. The participation of some of the beneficiaries during trainings, seminar, meetings were the top most problems encountered by the Roman Catholic Church in delivering social services. There are six recommendations for the effective and successful participation of the Roman Catholic Church in the delivery of social services in the province of Northern Samar. Those are the following: The DSAC-Caritas Catarman may include the other religious groups, they may get their cooperation especially in delivering social services. The community people may engage in participating in every social service being delivered by the Roman Catholic Church because it is for their own good. The DSAC-Caritas Catarman may engage more on educational assistance or the educational learning system because in our present society there are still a lot of children who can’t afford education. The DSAC-Caritas Catarman may evaluate strengths, weaknesses, and areas for improvement among municipalities and barangays. The Roman Catholic Church may include the other municipalities and explore to other communities that really need assistance.