Social services refer to the programs, services, and other activities provided under various auspices, to concretely answer the needs and problems of the members of society.
There is a need for social services at all times, everywhere, because people have needs and problems beyond their own capacity for solutions.
The term social services referred to a variety of programs, among which were social/public assistance, child welfare, corrections, mental hygiene, public health, education, recreation, labor protection and housing, and many more.
