Victoria Children Foundation

Project «Stay close»

Requested from CSS: $ 7884

The project is aimed at improving the competencies of specialists from NGOs, state centers, post-internship support services, and foster families.

During the course, specialists will learn how to organize forms of support for young people with experience of orphanhood and learn effective practices to help them. The course includes not only socio-psychological activities, but also assistance in temporary and/or accompanied accommodation, work in the format of clubs, peer counseling and individual meetings.

Foundation Happinow

Project «Necessary support»

Requested from CSS: $ 19996

Integration of adolescents and young adults with intellectual disabilities into society through the experience of living in a training apartment. The project will include a program of career guidance, training in independent living skills, psychological support, job placement, preparation for interviews and accompanied employment.

Foundation Space for communication

Project «Adults»

Requested from CSS: $ 1 488 412

Accompanied living for young adults with mental disabilities. The participants will live in an ordinary city apartment and engage in routine activities: daily planning, communication, cleaning, shopping, leisure activities, laundry, cooking, etc. The Foundation's specialists will help them learn to live independently. The project also includes integration trips for adolescents, as well as psychological and pedagogical consultations for parents. The consultations will help parents solve issues related to growing up and separation of their children.

Foundation Open World

Project “House of Chance” - together we are stronger!

Requested from CSS: $ 19928

The project is aimed at helping orphanage graduates who are waiting to receive their own home. Under the project, the children will be able to live in a specially prepared house where, in a safe environment, they will practice skills essential for their future independent life. The project will also involve orphanage graduates who have recently received their own accommodation but still experience difficulties in daily routine and other aspects of adult life.

Foundation Liferoute

Communitas: a practical school for accompanied accommodation

Requested from CSS: $ 19260,43

The project is aimed at developing and replicating a model of support for young adults with mental disabilities who have experience of living in closed institutions.

The Foundation's specialists will develop a methodological manual for organizing shared accommodation for this group of people. The manual will be based on an online course for social workers. As part of the project, an internship will be organized for colleagues from small NGOs, which will allow them to see how such projects are implemented in practice, get answers to their questions, and gain experience.

Foundation Parents' Committee

Project «Steps. To the city for a weekend»

Requested from CSS: $ 13931,52

The project will help young people living in psychoneurological boarding school to acquire and develop skills in accompanied living. The result of the 4-month program will be a possible transition of participants from psychoneurological boarding school to a group training program of accompanied living or individual accompanied living.

Foundation Yaseneva Poliana

Project «Qualified teachers - Self-reliant students»

Requested from CSS: $ 18155

Education for specialists who work or plan to work in training apartments.

The project will be held in a hybrid format: remote sessions with specialists and face-to-face supervision. As a result of supervisions, each organization will develop recommendations for further work.

Foundation Maria’s Children

Project «Live in a different way»

Requested from CSS: $ 19977

The aim of the project is to increase the preparation of graduates of orphanages with mental disabilities to live independently, even without the everyday support of social pedagogues.

The project will organise a training flat with round-the-clock accommodation. Participants will learn living and communication skills, take psychological and corrective classes aimed at strengthening their life resilience and forming socially acceptable behaviour. In addition, they will be provided with professional assistance in finding employment and housing.