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Patronus
Main values
Geography: Whole Russia
CSS contribution, rubles
Total budget, rubles
Implementation period, months
Project idea
Since 2010, specialists of the Patronus project have been providing free legal assistance to parents raising children/young adults with disabilities. The project team provides consultations, helps to correctly prepare documents, drafts claims, and, if necessary, accompanies families in court. Qualified specialists deliver lectures and create educational materials.
In legal terms, people with functional limitations and their families represent a vulnerable category of the population not only due to weak inclusion and the inconsistency of existing legislation but also because of low legal awareness among citizens, incompetence of state service representatives, and instances of direct violations of citizens' rights.
Objectives of the Patronus project:
- Establishing a nationwide free remote legal assistance service for families of children with disabilities, providing all types of legal services offered by a team of qualified lawyers.
- Enhancing the competence and awareness of parents raising children with disabilities in the field of law enforcement, teaching them step-by-step instructions for solving legal issues to achieve social integration.
Relevance
The vast majority of Russian families raising children with disabilities face discrimination and difficulties in exercising their civil rights, which results in children often having significantly fewer opportunities for socialization, education, and access to quality medical care.
It is evident that such families require specialized legal support providing free qualified assistance.
To ensure proper support for families raising children with disabilities, a high level of qualification, mastery of the specifics of the topic, and prompt familiarity with legislative updates are critically necessary.
The lawyers at Patronus are highly qualified and experienced in implementing the full range of rights for people with disabilities.
Social effect
Improving the quality of life for families with children and young adults with disabilities by assisting in the realization of their rights
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Project Results
Families raising children with disabilities who sought help from lawyers were able to obtain medications, formalize disability status, resolve housing issues, and receive benefits. Only in cases where lawyers managed to secure an official decision, the total amount of payments reached 45,692,840 rubles. In reality, this amount may be higher, as in other cases where families received legal consultations, the final outcomes of the cases were not known.
Thanks to the detailed work of lawyers with families, parents' legal literacy improves, and their sense of confidence grows.
Project progress after CSS funding
We are very grateful to the CSS Foundation for the opportunity to continue our work next year! Qualified legal services are in high demand among parents of “special needs” children throughout the Russian Federation. We are glad that the lawyers of the Patronus project will continue to defend the rights of children with developmental disabilities and assist families in their lives.
