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has gradually been reduced, as indicated in 2. Facilitated family foster care services: Assisting local
Table 9-1. governments to connect NGOs to provide foster
(2) In 2022, subsidies for professional in institutions care, with 1,012 households registering as qualified
totaled NTD 115,091,992. foster families, 336 reserved foster families and 1,582
placed children and youth in 2022. (Table 9-2).

Table 9-1 The Information on Placement Institutions for Children and Youth 2018-2022

Year 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

Number of Institutions 122 119 118 113 114
Approved Number of Beds 5,076 4,878 4,873 4,493 4,464

Males 1,485 1,398 1,336 1,230 1,179
Children
Females 1,500 1,397 1,326 1,315 1,190
Source: SFAA

Figure 9-2 Foster Families and Children, 2018-2022

Year 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

Families (Households) 1,018 1,027 1,042 1,042 1,012
Males 766 762 782 846 816
Children
Females 839 788 799 787 766

Source: SFAA

Chapter 2 Welfare for Women and Section 1 Women's Welfare

Family Support Social services for women are aimed to empower
women from women's standpoint. Key achievements
In response to the structural changes of
in 2022 are shown as follow:
population and family, Taiwan's family policy was
1. The Department of Social and Family Affairs(SFAA) of
revised and passed on May 3, 2021 by the 29th
the MOHW cooperated with local governments and
committee meetings at the Executive Yuan Social
NGOs to provide support services to boost women's
Welfare Promotion Committee. The amendments were
welfare and to enhance women's capabilities, and
promulgated, with 6 major goals: (1) Reinforce family
to create opportunities for further development. The
education gender quality, and promotion of positive total subsidies in 2022 were NTD 69.91 million.
relationships in families, (2) Advocate family values
2. By strengthening capacity of 32 Women Welfare
and inclusive diversity, promote family harmony, (3)
Service Centers, the MOHW linked government and
Develop lifecycle support system, and exhibit family private resources to provide services for women's
functions, (4) Establish economic protection and growth, counseling, case management, employment
friendly workforce, promote family and work balance, support, exploration of topics, and exhibitions for
(5) Protect families' rights to adequate housing and women. In 2022, the centers provided services for a
provide livable environment, (6) upgrade violence total of 717,053 people.
prevention and protection services, and create family 3. By operating the Taiwan Women's Center, which
safety environment. serves as a platform for promoting women's

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