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The project was conceived in the context of increased number the persons with disabilities and of the legislative changes in the field of social services for this category. The main goal is to improve the access of the people from the main target group to services adapted to the individual needs and to increase the level of satisfaction of the target group regarding the quality of services. The main target group consists of 105 disabled adults from Buzau county (Stalpu, Merei, Pietroasele, Ulmeni communes). The secondary target groups are 40 specialists who work with disabled adults and 120 members of the families of the disabled persons.
The activities include: establishing a sheltered housing and a day care center, providing social and medical services for residents as well as for people with disabilities from the communities, organizing training / information and counselling sessions for family members, in order to support them to solve problems related to the care of the disabled person, organising training courses/sessions in the field of socio-medical services for disabled people addressed to specialists. The long-term results concern the ability of the community and of the family to respond to the individual needs of disabled persons and to prevent their institutionalization.
The PP will manage the project and will provide social services; the partner (NGO) will provide support in selecting the target group, training/advising staff from newly established services and family members of the disabled persons, support in the medical evaluation of persons requesting services in the day center.