Maria's Children charity foundation

Individual support of teenagers from children's boarding schools, young adults from psychoneurological boarding schools, graduates of orphanages

Grant: $9445

The project is aimed at organizing a system of individual support for several categories of beneficiaries:

• Future graduates of orphanages and boarding schools;
• Young adults living in the institutions for mentally disabled (IMD);
• Alumni living on their own;
• Alumnae of children's homes with children.

The project implies that each ward will be accompanied by a mentor, who, together with him and the necessary specialists, will develop an individual work plan aimed at successful socialization, education, profession, and gaining as much independence as possible.

Growth without boundaries charity foundation

Carpenter co-working "Young Carpenter"

Grant: $9484

Creation of a carpentry co-working room as a socio-cultural space, an environment that promotes socialization, creative expression and gender equality experience. The carpentry co-working will allow providing leisure and playing activities for a child with disabilities, to identify and develop compensatory qualities and abilities.

Crossroads Plus charity foundation

Environment of opportunities

Grant: $9487

A psychological help center for teenagers and their families in the Beskudnikovo district of Moscow. The Teenage Club will help to overcome isolation, establish and maintain communication, and create a resource space for the prevention of emotional burnout and depressive states that are increasingly occurring in the new epidemiological situation.

Shalash charity foundation

Shalash for parents: courses on working with difficult behavior for parents

Grant: $8944

The project is based on preventing family separation, the seizure of children, and the criminalization of adolescents due to abuse in families where children display behavioral difficulties. The program combines different methods. The offline intensive will allow the instructors to establish contact with program participants, while the online classes open up opportunities for expansion to different regions of Russia without losing quality.

Rostok charity foundation

Broadcasting the best practice

Grant: $63320

The goal of this project is to disseminate the model of assisted living for people with mental health problems. In the context of the project, methodological and practical guides will be prepared for specialists on how to manage assisted living, how to interact with stakeholders, for the launch of projects in regions of the Russian Federation.

Naked hearts charity foundation

How can I organize a vacation for children and adolescents with autism without parents?

Grant: $22928

Creating a package of methodological materials for everyone involved in leisure activities for people with autism. The methodological package includes a printed edition, an electronic version of the printed edition and videos. This information can make recreation and leisure activities accessible. This, in turn, will have a direct impact on the quality of life of people with developmental disabilities and their families.

GAOORDI charity foundation

Support

Grant: $63843

Preparing the parent community to the fact that their adult children can live independently with the help of specialists, through video conferences with specialists from assisted living facilities and parents from St. Petersburg whose children already lived in assisted living facilities. The peer-to-peer principle will reduce tension and anxiety, and help them receive advice and methodological recommendations for preparing their child for independent living. An important part of the project will be to increase the professional knowledge and competence of specialists in assisted living services. Online consultations and internships in St. Petersburg will provide knowledge, materials, and opportunities for further dissemination of successful practices.

Creative Association "Circle"

New opportunities

Grant: $58855

The project is aimed at developing a new area of protected workshops designed for labor adaptation of adults with disabilities who have difficulties finding work in the open labor market. As part of the project, it is planned to equip a high-tech greenhouse for growing plants using the author's technology of vertical gardening.

Downside Up charity foundation

More than work. Socialization and integration into society of people with Down syndrome

Grant: $51123

Project activities are focused on ensuring the social inclusion of people with different levels of capabilities in the modern social space, including through increasing their level of independence, their ability to use different ways to communicate with people and participate in work activities. The experience gained as a result of the project will be systematized in order to share with other organizations. As part of the program, webinars for specialists and the development of a methodological handbook are planned.

Big Brothers Big Sister charity foundation

Regional development of the mentoring program

Grant: $66473

The practice is based on international experience of one of the most effective mentoring programs, has a well-established technology for implementation, methodological support, a system of monitoring and evaluation of the effectiveness and level of impact and has already been implemented in several regions in Russia. As part of the regional development project, it is planned to open branches of the program in two cities: Yekaterinburg and Kaliningrad. Another 7 regions will join the project to train employees for further replication of successful practices.

Autonomous non-profit organization "Space for communication"

Family in Focus

Grant: 699 089₽

The project consists of two parts: provision of free psychological help to parents/families of children and young adults with developmental disabilities and a series of events aimed at raising awareness and disseminating best practices in the field of psychological assistance to families of children with developmental disabilities. The project will also host the III Conference on Psychological Assistance to Families.

Public organization "There are no other people's children"

House for Mom

Grant: 3 635 833₽

The project will support volunteer teams in these directions: register NGOs, train specialists to work with families, share best practices and techniques in working with vulnerable families with children, and open two crisis apartments for temporary residence of pregnant women and women with children in difficult life situations.

Taekwondo Federation of Tatarstan

The special way of special children

Grant: 4 000 000₽

Regular exercise is one of the most effective ways to rehabilitate and help children with neurological and mental disabilities. The project will provide regular training in Kazan, at the sites that are already in operation and the launch of two more new groups, training for coaches, organizing a summer sports camp and participating in All-Russian competitions.