The Foundation works with the child not in isolation, but in the context of the family, community, and support system. We also provide support to professionals – psychologists, educators, social workers, and many others – who help children and families overcome challenges, grow, and recover every day.
Prevention
Preserving the child’s biological family, developing parental potential, and reinforcing the institution of the family. We work to prevent social orphanhood and protect children’s rights by developing community-based services, empowering parents and professionals, and implementing mechanisms for early risk identification and mitigation.
Program Goals
- Strengthening family support in local communities
- Parental education and skills development
- Providing professional networks
- Awareness campaigns and advocacy work
- Expanding access to family support services
- Working with children and families for their resilience and well-being
- Training educators to identify family crises
Key Focus Areas
Comprehensive support for vulnerable families
Mental health and psychosocial services
Training for social work and mental health professionals
Help for improving the community capacities
Family-Based Care and Foster Care (Patronat)
Ensuring the best interests of the child through
placement in family-based care or foster care.
We develop and support family-based care and patronat, strengthen state and community
services, provide counseling to candidates, and accompany families throughout the adoption and placement process.
Program Goals
- Informing and counseling candidates on the creation of family-based care
- Development and support of family-based care models
- Professional training for program specialists
- Building an expert community to promote best practices in working with children and families
- Promoting family-based care and changing public attitudes towards it
Key Focus Areas
Popularization of family-care forms
Hotline on adoption and family-based care
Guidance for new forms of family-based care
Support for families providing family-based care
Consultations with psychologists and lawyers
Empowering Teenagers and Young People
Supporting the development of adolescents and young people in Ukraine by creating opportunities for personal growth, strengthening psychosocial well-being, developing young leaders, and engaging youth
in decision-making processes at the community level.
Program Goals
- Promoting the physical and mental health of youth
- Fostering youth leadership in the key regions
- Partnering with youth-led and youth-focused organizations
- Expanding mentorship programs in Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk, and Zakarpattia regions
Key Focus Areas
Scholarship programs
Leadership projects
Psychological support
Mentorship
Career guidance and educational programs
Deinstitutionalization
Promoting reform of the childcare system by transitioning from institutional care to family-based models, ensuring that every child receives care and support in a family environment.
Program Goals
- Participation in monitoring visits: assessing living conditions in institutional facilities and identifying the key needs of children and staff to ensure a safe and effective transition to family-based care
- Engagement in the transformation of residential institutions
Key Focus Areas
Reintegration of children from abroad
Support in institutional care facilities reforming
Advocacy for children's rights
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Current Fundraisers and Projects
15,215 families
received material and psychological assistance
2 family-type children's homes
for 20 children operate in Lviv, Ukraine
4,621 professionals
gained new skills and knowledge for working with children
68,519 children
participated in educational, cultural, and social support activities
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