The Social Service

The social service provides social assistance and social services at the place of residence of any given individual. The social service is an institution established by the local government, which provides social assistance, organises and provides social services to inhabitants of the locality. Each local government in has a social service, which employs social workers. Meetings can be arranged with social workers at the social service office. Social workers will give advice, provide support and assistance in resolving social problems.

Contact information of local governments' social service offices in Latvia has been gathered here, so that one may learn, what social assistance and social services each local government offers.

Riga Social Service: www.ld..lv, free information line – 80005055: District division territorial centres: http://www.ld.riga.lv/lv/Latgales_rajons.html Pārdaugava District division territorial centres: http://www.ld.riga.lv/lv/Pargaugavas_rajons.html Northern District division territorial centres: http://www.ld.riga.lv/lv/Ziemelu_rajons.html

Social Services in Riga Region  Aloja Social Service: https://www.aloja.lv/pasvaldibas/iestades/  Ādaži Municipality Social Service: https://www.adazi.lv/sabiedriba/sociala-palidziba/  Babīte Municipality Social Service: http://www.babite.lv/lv/iedzivotniekiem/socialais-dienests/  Municipality Social Service: https://www.baldone.lv/lv/pasvaldiba/iestades/socialais_dienests/kontaktinformacija/  Social Service: http://www.carnikava.lv/pasvaldiba/iestades/socialais- dienests  Engure Municipal Council Social Service: http://www.enguresnovads.lv/socialais-dienests  Social Service: https://www.garkalne.lv/soc/  Ikšķile Municipality Social Service: https://ikskile.lv/lv/sociala-un-veselibas-aprupe/veselibas- versinasanas-centra-un-sociala-dienesta-kontaktinformacija  Inčukalns Municipality Social Service: https://www.incukalns.lv/public/lat/pasvaldiba1/incukalna_novada_socialais_dienests1/  Jaunpils Municipal Council Social Service: https://www.jaunpils.lv/socialais%20dienests.php  Jurmala City Council Welfare Board: https://www.jurmala.lv/lv/sabiedriba/socialais_atbalsts/sociala_atbalsta_sniedzeji/ labklajibas_parvalde/  Municipality Social Service: http://kandava.lv/socialais_dienests  Krimulda Municipality Social Service: https://www.krimulda.lv/objekts/socialais-dienests/  Ķegums Municipality Social Service: https://www.kegumanovads.lv/lv/dzivessituacijas/socialaunveseliba/keguma-soc-dienests  Ķekava Municipality Social Service: https://www.kekava.lv/pub/index.php?id=330  Lielvārde Municipality Social Service: http://www.lielvarde.lv/index.php? option=com_content&view=article&id=4127675&Itemid=944  Mālpils Municipality Local Government Agency “Mālpils Social Service”: https://www.malpils.lv/pub/?id=289  Mārupe Municipality Social Service: https://www.marupe.lv/lv/kontakti/socialais-dienests  Social Service: http://www.ogresnovads.lv/lat/sociala_aprupe/ogres_novada_socialais_dienests/  Municipality Local Government Agency “Olaine Social Service”: https://www.olaine.lv/lv/pakalpojumi-un-informacija/socialais-dienests-un-pabalsti#gsc.tab=0

1  Ropaži Municipality Social Service: https://ropazi.lv/lv/sabiedriba/sociala-palidziba/socialais- dienests/  Salacgriva Municipality Social Service: https://www.salacgriva.lv/eng/salacgrivas_novads/novads/socialais_dienests/  Municipality Social Service: http://salaspilssocialaisdienests.blogspot.com/p/kontaktinformcija.html  Saulkrasti Social Service: https://saulkrasti.lv/pasvaldiba/pasvaldibas-iestades-un-uznemumi/ saulkrastu-socialais-dienests/  Sēja Municipality Social Service: http://www.seja.lv/socialais-dienest/details/146/Sjas-novada- Socil-dienesta-pieemanas-laiki  Municipality Social Service: https://www.sigulda.lv/public/lat/pasvaldiba/sociala_aizsardziba/socialais_dienests/  Stopiņi Municipality Social Service: https://www.stopini.lv/lv/pasvaldiba/pasvaldibas- iestades/socialais-dienests  Local Government Agency “Tukums Municipality Social Service”: https://www.tnsd.lv/kontakti

Social service offices in Kurzeme Region  Liepāja City Social Service: https://www.liepaja.lv/iestades/socialais-dienests/  Municipal institution “ City Social Services”: http://www.ventspils.lv/lat/ventspils_parvalde/pasvaldibas_parvaldes_struktura/80- pasvaldibas-iestade-ventspils-pilsetas-socialais-dienests  Aizpute Municipality Social Service: https://www.aizputesnovads.lv/pasvaldiba/pasvaldibas- iestades/socialais-dienests  municipal Social Service: http://alsunga.lv/lv/socialais_dienest  Brocēni Municipality municipal institution “Social Service”: http://www.broceni.lv/kontakti/socialais-dienests/  Social Service: http://www.dundaga.lv/lv/sabiedriba/sociala- aizsardziba/socialais-dienests/  Durbe Municipality Social Service: http://www.durbe.lv/socialais_dienests.html  Grobiņa Municipality Social Service: http://www.grobina.lv/index.php? option=com_content&view=article&id=2101&Itemid=118  Kuldīga Municipality municipal agency Social Service http://socialais.kuldiga.lv/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/info.jpeg  Mērsrags Municipality Social Service: http://www.mersrags.lv/?ct=kontakti_socialais_dienests  Nīca Municipality Social Service: http://www.nica.lv/pasvaldiba/socialais-dienests/  Pāvilosta Municipality Social Service: http://www.pavilosta.lv/lv/socialais-dienests1  Priekule Municipality municipal Social Service http://www.priekule.lv/pienemsanas- laiki#menu-anchor  Social Service: http://roja.lv/lv/Socialais-dienests  Social Service: http://www.rucava.lv/index.php/kontakti  municipal agency “Social Service”: http://www.saldus.lv/novada- informacija/sociala-aprupe/pasvaldibu-socialie-darbinieki2/  Skrunda Municipality municipal agency “Social Service”: http://www.skrunda.lv/lv/pasvaldiba/iestadesstrukturvienibas/socialais-dienests/

2  Social Service: https://talsi.lv/iedzivotajiem/sociala-aizsardziba/socialais- dienests/  Vaiņode Municipality Social Service: http://www.vainode.lv/socialais-dienests/  Social Service: http://ventspilsnovads.lv/kontakti/

Social service offices in Zemgale Region  City municipal institution “Department for Social Matters of Jelgava”: http://www.jelgava.lv/lv/iestades/socialo-lietu-parvalde/  Jēkabpils City Social Service: http://soc-dienests.jekabpils.lv  Municipality Social Service: http://www.aizkraukle.lv/lv/pasvaldiba/socialais- dienests/aizkraukles-novada-sociala-dienesta-kontaktinformacija/  Aknīste Municipality Social Service: http://www.akniste.lv/?id=229&lang=lv  Social Service: http://www.auce.lv/pasvaldiba/pasvaldibas-iestades/socialais-dienests/kontakti1/  Social Service: http://www.bauska.lv/lv/sabiedriba/sociala-aizsardziba/bauskas-novada-socialais-dienests/ kontakti  Dobele Municipality Social Service: http://www.dobele.lv/lv/content/dobeles-novada-socialais- dienests  Municipality municipal institution “ Social Service”: http://www.iecava.lv/lv/pasvaldiba/socialais-dienests/  Municipality Social Service: http://jaunjelgava.lv/index.php/nozares/sociala-un- veselibas-aprupe/socialais-dienests/  Social Service: http://www.jelgavasnovads.lv/lv/sabiedriba/sociala- joma/socialais-dienests/  Jēkabpils Municipality Social Service: http://jekabpilsnovads.lv/?page_id=907  Council Social Service: http://koknese.lv/iestades1/kokneses_novada_domes_socialais_dienests  Krustpils Municipality Social Service: http://www.krustpils.lv/kontakti/socialais-dienests  Nereta Municipality municipal Social Service: http://neretasnovads.lv/?page_id=314  Municipality Social Service: https://www.ozolnieki.lv/parvalde/pasvaldibas- kontakti/socialais-dienests-ert  Plaviņas Municipality Social Service: http://www.plavinunovads.lv/lv/pasvaldiba/socialais- dienests  Rundale Municipality Social Service: http://www.rundale.lv/kontakti  Sala Municipality Social Service: https://www.salasnovads.lv/lv/kontakti/  Skrīveri Municipality Social Service: http://www.skriveri.lv/sociala-aprupe/socialais-dienests/  Tērvete Municipality Social Service: http://www.tervetesnovads.lv/socialais-dienests-kontakti/  Council Social Service: https://vecumnieki.lv/pasvaldiba-iestades/socialais-dienests/kontakti  Viesīte Municipality Social Service: http://www.viesite.lv/?page_id=314

Social service offices in Vidzeme Region

3  City Department for Social Matters: http://www.valmiera.lv/lv/pasvaldiba/parvaldes_struktura_un_kontakti/ socialo_lietu_parvalde/socialo_lietu_parvaldes_kontakti/  municipal Social Service: http://www.madona.lv/lat/? ct=socialaisdienests  Social Service: http://www.gulbene.lv/lv/soc-atb/322-dienests  Cēsis Municipality municipal agency “Social Service”: http://www.cesis.lv/lv/socialais- dienests/kontakti  Alūksne Municipality Social Service: : https://aluksne.lv/index.php/pasvaldiba/socialas-un- citas-iestades/aluksnes-novada-socialais-dienests/  Municipality Social Service: https://smiltene.lv/kontakti/  Social Service: http://www.valka.lv/lv/valkas-novads-1/kontakti-top/kontakti-1  Priekuļi Municipality Social Service: http://www.priekuli.lv/sd  Social Service: https://www.burtniekunovads.lv/public/lat/kontakti1/18/  Kocēni Municipality Council Social Service: : http://www.koceni.lv/parvaldes-struktura-un- kontakti/socialais-dienests  Social Service: http://www.amatasnovads.lv/socialais-dienests/  Rūjiena Municipality Social Service: http://www.rujiena.lv/public/request.php?navi=74&l=lv  Vecpiebalga Municipality municipal Social Service: http://www.vecpiebalga.lv/socialais- dienests  Pārgauja Municipality municipal Social Service: http://www.pargaujasnovads.lv/lv/socialais- dienests_1_1/  Social Service: http://www.apesnovads.lv/pasvaldiba-3/socialais-dienests/  Strenči Municipality Social Service: http://strencunovads.lv/pakalpojumi/socialais-dienests/  Rauna Municipality Social Service: https://rauna.lv/pasvaldiba/iestades-un-dienesti/socialais- dienests/  Līgatne Municipality Social Service: http://www.ligatne.lv/sociala-palidziba  Mazsalaca Municipality Social Service: http://old.mazsalaca.lv/lv/pasvaldiba/iestades/socialais-dienests/kontakti  Ērgļi Municipality municipal Social Service: https://www.ergli.lv/public/lat/pasvaldiba1/pasvaldibas_institucijas/iestades1/ erglu_novada_pasvaldibas_socialais_dienests/  Beverīna Municipality Social Service: http://www.beverinasnovads.lv/index.php/75-kontakti/1021-socialais-dienests  Cesvaine Social Service: http://www.cesvaine.lv/pasvaldiba/pasvaldibas-iestades/socialais- dienests.html  Varakļani Municipality municipal Social Service: http://www.varaklani.lv/socialais-dienests  Lubāna Municipality Social Service: http://www.lubana.lv/index.php/lv/homepage-3/socialais- dienests  Jaunpiebalga Municipality Social Service: http://www.jaunpiebalga.lv/pasvaldiba/struktura/socialais-dienests  Naukšēni Municipality Social Service: http://www.naukseni.lv/?lang=1&id=18

4 Social service offices in Latgale Region  City municipal institution Social Service: http://www.socd.lv/par-mums-kontakti  Rēzekne City Council Social Service Department: http://rezekne.lv/kontakti-2/  Aglona Municipality Social Service: http://www.aglona.lv/sociala-palidziba/socialais-dienests/  Social Service: http://www.baltinava.lv/pages/socdienests.html  municipal Social Service: http://www.balvi.lv/lv/pasvaldiba/pasvaldibas- iestades/socialais-dienests/kontakti  Cibla Municipality Social Service: https://ciblasnovads.lv/pasvaldiba/socialais-dienests  municipal Social Service: http://www.dagda.lv/pasvaldiba/socialais- dienests/kontakti-darba-laiki.html  Social Service: https://www.daugavpilsnovads.lv/pasvaldiba/socialais-darbs-un-veseliba/daugavpils-novada- socialais-dienests/  Ilūkste Municipality Social Service: http://www.ilukste.lv/novads/sociala-un-veselibas- aprupe/socialais-dienests/kontakti/  Kārsava Municipality municipal Social Service: http://karsava.lv/sabiedriba/socialais-dienests/  Krāslava Municipality municipal institution Social Service: http://kraslava.lv/pasvaldiba/kontaktinformacija/socialais-dienests/  Līvāni Municipality Social Service: http://www.livani.lv/page/387  Social Service: http://www.ludza.lv/sociala-aprupe/  Preiļi Municipality Council Welfare Department: https://preili.lv/nozares/sociala-palidziba-un- pakalpojumi/labklajibas-parvalde/  Rēzekne Municipality municipal Social Service: http://rezeknesnovads.lv/rezeknes-novada- pasvaldibas-sociala-dienesta-socialo-darbinieku-pagastu-parvaldes-kontaktinformacija/  Riebiņi Municipality Social Service: http://www.riebini.lv/lv/jaunumi/sidemenu/nozares/sociala-aprupe  Rugāji Municipality Social Service: http://rugaji.lv/pages/socialais-dienests.html  Vārkava Municipality Social Service: http://www.varkava.lv/lv/augseja-izvelne/pasvaldiba/struktura-un-kontakti/pasvaldibas-iestazu- kontakti  Viļaka Municipality Social Service: http://vilaka.lv/nolikumi-2/  Viļāni Municipality Social Service: https://www.vilanunovads.lv/lv/pakalpojumi/socialais- dienests/273-socialais-dienests/  Zilupe Municipality Social Service: http://zilupe.lv/pasvaldibas-iestades/socialais-dienests/

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