Description
The aim of the project is to promote welfare of children and youth with special needs in Ventspils city and region through provision of social services promoting their integration in society. Within the project it is planned to carry out a set of complex activities that will promote more successful integration of project’s target group into society – innovative measures are planned (like development of work methodology) for social offices in local municipalities and practical events for the target groups. Such complex approach will help to improve social welfare of target group families. Besides project activities, the project plans to promote development and improving of target group works skills not just to integrate them into society, but also to promote their involvement in labour market. The main result of the activities will be to develop an innovative methodology for social offices of local municipalities to work with children and youth with special needs at their living places, and provide social integration measures for these children and youth.
Summary of project results
In Kurzeme region one of the most urgent social services is social rehabilitation – integration measures for children (including those with disabilities), besides the capacity and offer of daycare centres is not sufficient. The aim of the project was to promote the welfare of children and youth with special needs in Ventspils city and region through provision of such social services, that promote their integration in society. Within the project a set of complex activities realized that promote more successful integration of project’s target group into society – innovative measures (development of work methodology for social integration of disabled children and youth) for social offices in local municipalities and practical events for the target groups (individually developed integrative social activities for 130 children and youth with special needs; support groups for 50 parents of these children and youth). The main result of the project is an innovative methodology for social offices of local municipalities for work with children and youth with special needs at their living places, and approbation of this methodology – provided social integration activities for these children and youth. Project lasted 12 months from May 1, 2015 and was realized in Kurzeme region – Ventspils city and local municipality. Activities were carried out by Day care centre Cimdins (that is one of two NGO – day care centres that in Kurzeme region is registered as such centre and provides relevant social services) in cooperation with project partner – Social office of Ventspils local municipality.
Summary of bilateral results