Establishment of Alytus children's day care center with youth open space

Project facts

Project promoter:
Alytus City Municipality administration
Project Number:
LT05-0023
Target groups
Children
Status:
Completed
Initial project cost:
€258,395
Final project cost:
€254,376
From EEA Grants:
€ 194,597
The project is carried out in:
Alytaus apskritis

Description

The aim of the project is to establish a children's' day care center with open youth spaces in Alytus, thus creating a social infrastructure that includes the establishment of the Centre, acquisition of the necessary equipment and tools, implementation of complex repairs, modernization of the premises (566.08 sq. m), located in the community center and owned by the Municipality of Alytus and trust-owned by the Alytus city community center. The newly established Alytus city community center unit - Alytus child day care center with open youth spaces - will provide a wider range of social services of higher quality, enhance welfare, employment and quality of life of social risk children and youth, and develop integrated social assistance for families. The employees will provide psychological, and social worker and teacher services. The new center will create complex social services, including a new family empowerment service. Children and young people from risk groups will be able to use established infrastructure, such as rebuilt and upgraded facilities, equipment and means, and the newly created services that includes a social service package for family empowerment.

Summary of project results

According statistical information, in Alytus there were 112 social risk families with 228 children. Before the implementation of the project institutions providing active social services for children and their families were not able to meet the needs of these families, because of the poor geographical distribution of institutions, insufficient number of employees and similar reasons. The essence of the project was to establish a Children day care center with open youth spaces in Alytus. During implementation of the project a social infrastructure creation activities were implemented: the establishment of the Centre, acquisition of the necessary equipment and tools, implementation of complex repairs, modernization of the premises (area of 566.08 sq. m) , located in the community centre in Jaunimo st. 3, Alytus, which is owned by the Municipality of Alytus and trust owned Alytus city community center. The newly established Alytus city community center unit - Alytus child day care center with open youth spaces - provides a wider range of social services on higher quality level, enhance welfare, employment and quality of life of social risk children and youth. The Center assures an integrated social assistance for families. Alytus children day care center with open youth spaces is the only institution in Alytus providing the risk group of children and young people with specialized social services. Employees working in the center will ensure that psychologist, social worker and education services are provided. A social service complex and new services for families was also created.

Summary of bilateral results