Caring Role of Government and Other Network Sector for Homeless People in Muang Nakhon Sawan District, Nakhon Sawan Province

Abstract

                The aims of this article were study homeless people situations in Muang district, Nakhon Sawan province. And study the role of government and network in taking care the homeless people in Muang district, Nakhon Sawan province. The study found that the homeless people situation in Nakhon Sawan province tend to improve. The number of homeless people has decreased by 55 percent in five years. But they have changed from beggar to the hidden begging in business, which lead to trafficking human and other social problem. Nakhon Sawan Protection Center for Destitute is a main governmental agency for taking care homeless people. The networking agencies are: Tubkwang Protection Center for Destitute at Saraburi province, Nakhon Sawan Provincial Social Development and Human Security Office, Social Development and Human Security Volunteering Organization, Local government organizations, multidisciplinary oranizations, etc. In the role and function, divide the work into 2 part are caring target groups and caring risk groups. The role and function link to the strategy formulation of the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security, which is a plan for protection of destitute persons in 2017-2021, under the vision destitute persons are protect and access to rights, for good quality of life. Therefore, the role of government and networks in taking care homeless people has affected quality life of homeless and general people in Nakhon Sawan province as well.