The Role of The Social Service In The Street Children's Support In Medan City

The Child Protection Law No. 35 of 2014 explains that every child is a potential as the bearer of national ideals into the future, playsa strategic role and has special characteristics and traits that guarantee the continuity of the nation existence in the future. Therefore they need to have the widest opportunity for growth and to be developed optimally, physically, mentally and socially. Protection measures are needed to realize the welfare of children by guaranteeing the fulfillment of rights and the existence of treatment without discrimination.Street children are children who spend part of their time to earn a living or roam the streets or other public places. The Director of Child Welfare, Family and Elderly Affairs, the Department of Social Affairs explained that street children are children who spend most of their time earning a living or roaming the streets or other public places. Their ages range from 6 years to 18 years. Street children referred to here are those under 15 years of age with a personality more mature than their age. Physically and naturally being adults even though they are still children.The presence of street children is often seen as a mirror of urban poverty or the result of failure to adaptto the dynamic life of a big city. The time spent on the road is more than 4 hours a day. Basically street children spend their time on the road.