The ultimate goal of this directorate is Social Equity which is a fair distribution of material wealth, opportunities and privileges in society. This is an active commitment to fairness, justice, and equality in the formulation and implementation of public policy, distribution of public services, and management of all institutions serving the public directly. Equity is the quality of being fair and impartial. This means ensuring that all communities are treated fairly and are given equal opportunity to participate in the planning and decision-making process, with an emphasis on ensuring that traditionally disadvantaged groups are not left behind. Ideally, through the process of equitable actions, we can achieve equality. Whereas equality means providing the same to all, equity means recognizing that we do not all start from the same place and must acknowledge and make adjustments to imbalances.
1) Department of Fair Distribution of Material Wealth in Society for Environmental Sustainability
This department deals with equitable distribution of wealth and gives all citizens a fair opportunity to become successful. Distribution of wealth and income is the way in which the wealth and income of a nation are divided among its population or the way in which the wealth and income of the world are divided among nations.
2) Department of Fair Distribution of Opportunities in Society for Environmental Sustainability
This department ensures that social positions, such as jobs, be formally open and meritocratically allocated, but, in addition, each individual is to have a fair chance to attain these positions.
3) Department of Fair Distribution of Privileges in Society for Environmental Sustainability
This department ensures that, there is fair distribution of any right, immunity, or benefit enjoyed only by a person or group beyond the advantages of most. Privilege comes from the Latin privilege, meaning a law for just one person, a benefit enjoyed by an individual or group beyond what is available to others.
4) Department of Social Capital for Environmental Sustainability
This department deals with all that pertains social capital. Social capital is the value derived from positive connections between people, also known as social network.
5) Department of Care of the Aging for Environmental Sustainability
This department deals with the support provided to older people who need help in their own home or who can no longer live at home. It can include: help with everyday living — such as housework, shopping, cooking or social outings; Equipment — such as walking frames; Home modifications — such as handrails or ramps.
Aging is the sequential or progressive change in a person that leads to an increased risk of debility, disease, and death.
6) Department of Care of Physically Challenged for Environmental Sustainability
This department deals with the disabled, those that are prevented from using part of their bodies properly. This means working to achieve for the disabled their physical, emotional, social, and spiritual needs.
7) Department of Care of Mentally Challenged for Environmental Sustainability
This department deals with mentally challenged persons who are also referred as people with psychiatric disabilities, psychiatric illnesses, emotional disorders, or mental disabilities. There are four different degrees of mental retardation: mild, moderate, severe, and profound.
8) Department of Treatment of Substance Abusers for Environmental Sustainability
This department deals with identification, intervention, assessment, diagnosis, counseling, medical services, psychiatric services, psychological services, social services and follow-up for persons with substance abuse problems.
9) Department of Care of Orphans for Environmental Sustainability
This department takes care of orphans facing loneliness. Although many recognize an orphan as simply a child with no parents, orphans can actually be quantified into two different categories, biological and social, both of which have their own meanings and implications.
10) Department of Care of Widows for Environmental Sustainability
This department focuses on women who have lost their spouses or partners by death and usually have not remarried. Widows are to be treated with honor and compassion and offered protection so that no one takes advantage of them.
11) Department of Care of Widowers for Environmental Sustainability
This department deals with the care of men whose spouses have died and who have not married again.
12) Department of Single Mothers for Environmental Sustainability
This department deals with single mothers. These are unmarried females who have little to no support from the child/children’s father.
13) Department of Single Fathers for Environmental Sustainability
This department takes care of fathers who bring up a child or children alone, without a partner.
14) Department of Growth of Youths for Environmental Sustainability
This department concerns itself with youth development. This is a process through which youth are empowered to voice their opinions and concerns to participate in their development pathway. It is a process through which youth are empowered to realize their potential, through enabled conditions and opportunities.