Description
The project aims to break the cycle of social exclusion that affects disadvantaged families through services offered to families, children with the support of the professionals and the community. In the same time, the project will help St. Dimitrie Foundation to develop its next three years strategy, to open a volunteer center and increase the knowledge of its staff. 100 beneficiary (disadvantaged children and their families), from the St. Dimitrie Day Care Center and two after school programs, will benefit from assistance services, occupational activities, education and supervision, counseling, socialization activities. A set of services based on the evaluation of the child and family using an integrated approach will be offered for example: families and children will be helped to identify the situations that lead to their marginalization and social exclusion using a Photo Voice contest, basic services like a meal/day, support for homework and education, social and psychological counseling will be offered activities to increse parents interest in working by creating parents support groups and organizing recreational and occupational workshops.
Summary of project results
The project "Bridges for social inclusion: Child - Family – Community" aimed to break the circle of social exclusion through activities that involved families and children from three day care centres. Within the project they were offered lunch, educational activities and basic independent lifeskills, along with activities involving together children and parents. 104 children received basic social services (lunch, educational support, activities to develop independent lifeskills, psychological counselling) and 120 parents and members of the families benefited of social counselling, courses, support on writing CVs, visits for professional orientation aimed to increase their access the labour market. 10 educators were trained on new methods of working with children. A PhotoVoice was organised, and it was an opportunity for the community to learn about the issue of marginalisation. The project allowed for improvement of life conditions for three families through refurbishment works and endowment with home appliances. A volunteers' centre was set and 75 volunteers got involved in activities such as homework support, independent lifeskills activities, material support, modernising households, fundraising activities etc. During the project, the foundation went through an assessment process and updated its strategy. St. Dimitrie Foundation collaborated with more than 40 organisations, companies and institutions within this project.
Summary of bilateral results