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The development of families assistants service in Lielvarde Municipality

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Source of Funding: EEA Financial Mechanism 2009-2014
Program: NGO Project Measure (2009-2014)

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The Project aim: to develop an innovative social Service and measures for social exclusion risk families with children and to develop volunteering in Lielvarde Municipality. Implementation of the project will provide the service of families’ assistants for social exclusion risk families with children.
The project target group: social exclusion risk families with children, including children with disabilities, aged from birth to 10 years.
Main activities: work of families’ assistants, volunteers training, training groups for parents and measures for families with children.
The planned results: involved 4 professionals – families assistants, developed 1 program “Training families assistants”, trained 10 volunteers – families assistants, 20 psychologists consultations for volunteers – families assistants, developed 1 methodological material for work organization of families assistants, provided 3 measures for families with children, training in groups received 30 families, but assistant service at home received 20 families, 3 supervisions for volunteers – families assistants, 20 team meetings for 16 team participants, provided 2 publicity workshops.
Project duration: 12 months

Project results: The aim of the Project is achieved - to develop an innovative social Service and measures for social exclusion risk families with children and to develop volunteering in Lielvarde Municipality. Implementation of the project provided the service of families’ assistants for social exclusion risk families with children.
The project target group was: the families at risk of social exclusion with children, including children with disabilities, aged from birth to 10 years.
Main activities was: work of families’ assistants, volunteers training, training groups for parents and measures for families with children.
The results of the project: involved 4 professionals – families assistants, developed 1 program “Training for families assistants”, trained 9 volunteers – families assistants, 20 psychologist’s consultations for volunteers – families assistants, developed 1 methodological material for work organization of families assistants, provided 3 measures for families with children, training in groups received 31 parent, but family assistant’s service at home received 30 families, 3 supervisions for volunteers – families assistants, 20 team meetings for team participants, provided 2 publicity workshops.
Project duration: 12 months

Supported by the EEA Grants. Case number: LV03. Programme name: „NGO fund”

Project number: 2013.EEZ/PP/1/MIC/099
Project approval date: 14.05.2014.
Project contract date: 01.07.2014.
Status of the project: Pabeigts
Name of Project Promoter: Society for the development on Early Childhood intervention in Latvia
Type of Project Promoter: Association/Foundation
Name of project partner: Lielvārdes novada pašvaldība
Place(s) of implementation: Lielvārde
Project implementation region(s): Rīga
Project duration, months: 12
Total eligible costs (Programme co-financing and Project Promoter’s contribution): 19835.43 EUR / 13 940.42 LVL;
Programme co-financing (EEA Grants – 95%): 16959.30 EUR / 11 919.06 LVL;
Programme co-financing (State budget – 5%): 892.59 EUR / 627.32 LVL;
Project Promoter’s contribution: 1983.54 EUR / 1 394.04 LVL;
Legal address: Opernieku iela 4, Lielvārde, Lielvārdes novads, LV-5070
Phone No.: 29178483
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