Social Services

PUBLIC ASSISTANCE SERVICES

Charity Commissioner

Public Assistance Department
Baddegama Wimalawansa Himi Mawatha
Colombo - 10.
Office Telephone: (011) 2696123
Residence Telephone No: (011) 269169 

GENERAL SERVICES PROVIDED

• Financial relief for the poor, Rs. 400/= per person per month up to a maximum of Rs. 1000/= per family per month.
• Grant for funeral relief Rs. 1000/= per deceased
• Relief in times of calamity such as fire & flood etc
• Residential facilities for the elderly & orphans of Day care centres
• Issue of school stationery to children of poor relief recipients
• Scholarships for needy and poor students
• Free mid day meals to religious school children
• Financial help to the religious properties with cultural heritage
• Free vocational training
• Seminars organized for the benefit of students sitting for GCE Ordinary and Advanced level examinations and year 5 Scholarship exam with free booklet with model questions and answers.

VOCATIONAL TRAINING

We provide training courses FREE for the poor and needy in:

• Juki machine operation
• Cloth Cutting
• Tailoring & embroidery
• Sinhala, Tamil and English Typewriting
• Computer science
• Health services
• Printing
• Motor mechanism
• Masonry
• Tinkering
• Carpentry
• Plumbing
• Electrical wiring
• English language
• Auto painting
• Driving
• Armature winding
• Sign writing
• Welding

Training places are limited. So book early to avoid disappointment. Contact the Vocational Unit Training Office on Telephone (011) 2693903 for details.

VOCATIONAL TRAINING PROJECT Project Manger
Public Assistance Department
Baddegama Wimalawansa Himi Mawatha
Colombo - 10.
Telephone : (011) 2693903

TRAINING POLICY FOR YOUTH

Under this programme the Council provided opportunities for unemployed young people to learn new skills under training programmes designed for the purpose.

Following facilities also have been provided.

CITY HOME FOR THE ELDERS
Wickramasinghepura,Battaramulla
Telephone : (011) 24405961

CITY ORPHANAGE
Wickramasinghepura,Battaramulla
Telephone : (011) 24405961

GRANDPASS CRECHE Kettarama Mawatha
Grandpass, Colombo 14.
Tel: (011) 2323941

MODERA CRECHE 46,
Rajamalawatta, Modera, Colombo 15
Telephone : (011) 2522191

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