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The project “Weekend classes for addicts and help for their relatives” solves 3 problems: the absence of continuous assistance sessions through weekends for people with addictions that are actively participating in the labor market; the harm caused to families and relatives of addicts by addicts, and the negative attitude of employers towards addicts. The main goal of the project is to help people with addiction living in Kaunas County recover and enable them and their relatives to live a full life. The project will involve 24 addicts living in Kaunas County, 60 of their relatives and family members, and 24 employers. The way chosen to solve the identified problems is to provide intensive assistance to people with addictions, their relatives and family members, and their employers. An innovative service will be developed and provided in the project - participants of the project will be offered weekend continuous help sessions complemented by individual counseling. Relatives will be provided with group and individual consultations. Information sessions for employers will be provided. All activities will be implemented by a professional team: a psychiatrist, psychologist, and 3 addiction counselors. The project aims to achieve the following results: participants with addictions will participate in the training; a vulnerable group will be empowered; new services designed to meet the needs of vulnerable people have been encouraged; CSOs have encouraged the inclusion and awareness of vulnerable groups; stronger civil society capacity and sustainability; organized CSO capacity building activities