The RAEX rating agency gave the CSS report for 2023 a five-star rating, the highest quality score they give!

Now there will be more mentors for orphans in Krasnoyarsk Krai.

Specialists from the foundation “Spaces of Communication” have compiled comprehensive information on how to create a safe and developmentally appropriate space for people with disabilities, how to make activities varied and useful, and how to clearly track results.

Adolescents are a complex target group that requires professional support. They're no longer children, but they're not quite adults either. This can be a tough time for them, with moral and psychological challenges that can really affect their future.

The article is about a unique settlement where residents have provided their children with quality education. It also talks about the foundation "Big Change" and the contribution of CSS.

Walking through the city with steps, developed by the foundation "Parents' Committee" for people with intellectual disabilities.

We are pleased to announce the results of the "Stronger with CSS. Budget in Focus"! 10 organizations will be able to immerse themselves in all the intricacies of management accounting and learn how to see and influence the future through the prism of financial data:

During the movie making about the educational platform in the settlement of large families "Family FairyTale" we met the director of the general school "Gornostay" in the city of Novosibirsk.

The CSS team spent a week in Siberia collecting material for a new documentary.

We have finished accepting applications for the Budget in Focus Competition!

Understanding the hustle and bustle of the beginning of the school year, as well as the season of competitions from different grantors, we decided to extend the deadline for Stage 1 to September 27.

Congratulations to David Russell, founder of the CSS Foundation.

This time CSS will support internal processes in organizations implementing projects in the field of inclusive education, career guidance and social sports for vulnerable children and youth aged 7-18.

Speaking about why it is so important to increase understanding of life with disabilities in society

In just eight months, the Happinow Foundation team has done amazing things!

We are thrilled to announce the release of the annual report on CSS's achievements in 2023!

Summarized the results of one of the winning projects in our competition "Stronger with CSS. Acting together", "Equal opportunities" in Oryol

We recorded series of videos about principles that we follow during evaluation process of social projects that received our financial support

The Yaseneva Polyana Foundation runs a project called "Qualified teachers - Self-reliant students" in Nizhny Novgorod, Kirov, Novosibirsk, and the Chuvash Republic. The project helps train visually impaired people to live independently.

The year 2024 is officially declared the Year of the Family in Russia. Family values form the basis for raising comprehensively developed individuals, strengthening the society, and establishing the basic moral principles that underpin intergenerational relationships. However, even within this value system, there are still topics that remain partly taboo.

Autonomous Nonprofit Organization "Centre for Development and Socialization of Children and Adults with Developmental Disabilities "Space for Communication" organized a webinar on an important topic: "Growing up of people with developmental needs" During the webinar participants discussed measures of support for adults with developmental disabilities and their parents.

The Children of the Far East conference ended. It was important and full of information. Specialists from different parts of Russia came to Khabarovsk to share their experience with representatives of Far Eastern organizations helping children. The conference lasted two days.

Immersion in the charity sector of Russia’s Far East region continues. Today Olga met with the team of «Far East without orphans» foundation at Komsomolsk-on-Amour city. This organization was founded thanks to participation in the educational project of «There are no other people’s children» foundation, (Stronger with CSS competition, 2020)

Olga Suslova met with partners in Birobidzhan.

We won the highest honor in the “Starting Point” competition

CSS Foundation team congratulates you

An assembly point and a place of power, that is probably the best way to describe the project "Live in a different way". 

Eight boys, aged 16-18, serving sentences in the Arkhangelsk penal colony, attended sessions with career counselors and psychologists.

Olga Suslova attended the final event of the project, which helps junior schoolchildren to become more successful in their studies and life.

Today, HIV is a chronic condition that one can live with for a long time, fully and actively, without transmitting the virus to an HIV-negative partner, enabling the creation of families, childbirth, and child-rearing. The primary requirement for those infected is to rigorously maintain lifelong therapy, consistently monitor the condition, and regularly consult healthcare professionals.  HIV demands significant self-discipline and responsibility from the individual living with it. We inquired with Maria Bryanskaya, a representative of the Children Plus Foundation and coordinator of the Trampoline project, about nurturing these qualities in adolescents facing difficult life situations, including those in orphanages. 

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The House invites young people from the Kaliningrad region who have experienced orphanhood and are left alone with their problems after reaching adulthood.

The Victoria Foundation organized an internship for professionals working with young people who have experience of orphanhood.

Starting a social project is a risky business. Even with the support of donor organizations, not always the idea gets the desired continuation. Natalya Teplinskaya, the curator of the Repair Café project and the head of the humanitarian programs department of the Second Breath Foundation, in a very honest interview recalled how it all began, how the project developed and what traces it left in Russian eco-education.

Olga Suslova joined the jury for the XVII annual competition for students and young professionals with special needs.

Young to young. This is how we can briefly describe the essence of our partners' project. 

The excellent idea of involving doctors in the mentoring process came from our partners at the Russian Diabetes Association (RDA). These mentors not only become reliable adults but also teach orphans with diabetes how to control the disease and live a fulfilling life with the diagnosis.

Social project development may not always be a predictable process. Sometimes activities that seem to be effective in achieving goals do not really resonate with the target audience. Evgenia Petelchuk, Development Director of the «Anton’s right here» Foundation, told about the project within the framework of the "Acting Together" Competition and shared her experience of revising hypotheses and reassembling project components.

A comprehensive approach to the integration and socialization of young people with mental disabilities in the Rostov region.

Football3 is a type of football where victory is determined not by the number of goals, but by the ability to negotiate, establish, and adhere to rules. This form of social football, which aids in developing communication skills, is used for educational purposes and transforms the lives of children, educators, and parents. Football3 originated in Colombia in 1996 and gained popularity in Europe, but the only place in Russia where it really flourished is Pskov Region. This article recounts how it happened and the outcomes it has yielded.

The PR manager of the CSS Foundation attended a workshop for nurses working in orphanages and interacting with adolescents with diabetes.

During the year Elena and Vasilisa, specialists from the foundation " Give a Hand", regularly visited three Russian penal colonies. A perinatal psychologist and a neonatologist told pregnant and recently delivered prisoners about how to be the best moms in the world, no matter what.

This month marked the end of the "Try a Profession in Practice" mentoring program. Thanks to this program, students with disabilities were able to make useful contacts and immerse themselves in the profession they're studying.

The 'Self-confident' Project was completed, and developed soft skills in adolescents with experience of orphanhood.

Of course, professionals who work with children with special needs study in detail the signs and symptoms that characterize one's condition. This provides a solid theoretical basis. However, understanding what a teenager with PTSD or a child with autism is feeling can be challenging.

We wish you and your family all the best in the New Year. And interesting joint projects for all of us.

Zaluzhye is a small village in Pskov oblast, which is no different than many other settlements in the region. It empties out in the winter and comes alive when vacationers arrive in the summer. The modest homes mostly predate the Russian Revolution. They are made of logs trimmed with planks and are heated by stoves. But there are houses in Zaluzhye that stand out, you might say, in both form and content.

All attempts to prepare children with disabilities for adulthood will fail if society does not begin to accept them. Therefore, the most vital and most challenging task is to help people with disabilities find work in the open labor market. And help companies become inclusive. CSS stands with those who are making progress towards the time when anyone can use their skills in their preferred field.

This is how we can summarize the work that Big Change is doing in Novosibirsk.

In 2021 the “Urban Investigation” art project won the Stronger with CSS competition. The team from the Polyarny Regional Historical Museum and the Perm Museum of Contemporary Art (PERMM) wanted to make the museum a comfortable, safe and supportive place for at-risk teenagers. Here is how the process unfolded and what results it obtained.

Identifying a social problem, measuring it, designing a project plan, finding financial support are just the starting points of a great work. One of the most challenging aspects of implementing social projects is the interaction with the beneficiaries and, in the case of children's projects, their guardians/parents. Nina N. Ershova, Head of the Center for Social and Psychological Assistance in Kirov, shared her experience of interaction with parents and guardians of beneficiaries.

Talked about Karen Pittman, the ideologue and evangelist of the Concept of Positive Youth Development.

All our experience shows that sport is one of the most effective tools for including children with special needs in a full life. And also to create a truly inclusive society, where different people are ready to interact and through cooperation become more successful, stronger and better off.

Accessible education is very important for children and teenagers to grow in positive ways.

To expand our audience and strengthen community connections, we decided to start organizing charity events for CSS friends and residents of the Smart Yard co-working space where our office is located.

LADA Charitable Foundation won the "Stronger with CSS. Sport for Development" Competition with the Cheburiada 3*3 project. We spoke to Natalia Samoilovskaya, the project's volunteer coordinator, and Inna Solyanova, the responsible volunteer, nine months later. The organizers shared the project's implementation, accomplishments, and future plans.

Dear colleagues, we congratulate you on the International Day of Charity!

It is significant that the honor of announcing the winners of the "Stronger with CSS. Acting together" Competition fell on the Day of Knowledge. Today, experts, important adults, and institutions unite to help children (teenagers and young adults) learn more about themselves and the world around them and develop their skills for realizing their potential.

Fedor, a 19 years old with hearing impaired. Thanks to the help of the teachers, he successfully finished the 11th grade and passed the university entrance exams!

The new strategic partnership

Tell how the qualifying stage of the competition is held

CSS Foundation has become an official partner of CF "Help Needed"

In June 2023, the project "Sport on an Equal Basis for All" of the Metallurg Charitable Foundation, implemented with the support of the CSS Foundation, came to an end. The project systematically involved children with mental disabilities in skiing, roller skating, trampolining, and adaptive physical education in order to overcome difficulties in their physical and social development.

We are keeping a close eye on the situation surrounding the issue of assisted living.

School is a place where a large part of a child's life takes place. It is here that the personality is formed, talents are discovered, and the vector for the pupil's future professional development is set.

Summer is a good time to visit the winner of the CSS competitions, the "Family Tale" village.

A tragic case occurred in Belgorod that exposed a huge social problem.

On June 19, our partner, the "Sport for All" Foundation, organized a sports and tourism camp for the participants of the "Volleyball for All" project, their parents and friends.

"All Up" important project, the winner of our "School of Opportunities" competition, which helps graduates of correctional school move to a fundamentally new level of education, enter and graduate from educational institutions, obtain a desired profession, and build a career.

CSS supported еру project , which aims to increase the psychological competence of professionals working with young people with autism spectrum disorders, eating disorders, mood, self-control and experiencing PTSD.

We would like to invite you to the introductory webinar for the new competition "Stronger with CSS. Becoming self-sufficienct"!

From 1 June we will be accepting applications for the "Stronger with CSS. BECOMING SELF-SUFFICIENT"!

On June 3, the first charity sledge hockey tournament "Hockey Unites" will be held in Moscow

Our joint project with the Pskov Children's Foundation "Friendship Ball: Strengthening the family" ended a year ago. But how nice and important it is to understand, that children continue to train, compete and win!

Nikiforos Parfeniotis, the sports project manager of the CSS Foundation, became the guest of honor at the 5th All-Russian Adaptive Hockey Festival.

With joy and pride we announce the start of accepting applications for this year's first Contest "Stronger with CSS. Acting together."

It's important to Mom! – the slogan of the project, which was supported by our foundation.

We discussed social projects dedicated to the problems of youth. The focus is on how the design, management, and involvement of stakeholders in projects that were recognized by the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation as the best according to the results of the competition.

On the International Sports Day, there was a big discussion about how to measure the effect of social sports.

The results of the project "Want to be together: Regions" implemented by Autonomous non-profit organization of social services "Yom-Yom Inclusive Center"

In 2022, NGO “Star Rain” implemented the project "A comprehensive early intervention program for children with autism under the age of 5" in Chelyabinsk.

The project is implemented by the Center for Assessment of Public Initiatives of the National Research University Higher School of Economics with the expert support of the "Need for Help" Foundation.

Samara Association of people with disabilities using wheelchairs “Desnitsa Association” has been implementing the project "Football for everyone" during the year 2022

The All-Russian Competition of Public Annual Reports of NPOs "Point of Reference"

The results of the project "More than Care" implemented by the Diakonia Center "Touch" for families raising children with mental developmental disabilities

The project was implemented by the Interregional Public Charity Organization supporting children "He Needs You".

Sports Festival, dedicated to the International Volleyball Day

Complex help for families in difficult life situation raising children with diabetes mellitus.

Training seminars for specialists in psychological and social support of crisis families in the Kaliningrad region.

The All-Russian Basketball Sports Festival

Roller sledge hockey master classes in the Kostroma region

for children with mental disabilities and their families

CSS and the Adaptive Hockey Federation open up new opportunities for boarding school students!

project CSS with the Tyumen Mountaineering Federation on adaptive climbing “I can!”

"Routes of assistance as a system of support for families raising children with autism and other mental developmental disabilities."

The current section on adaptive volleyball

Finalists

about foster parenthood, filmed with the support of CSS

master a class on bouldering

“ESG–(R)Evolution”, where they were once again convinced of the importance and urgency of the ESG topic

of the Udmurt Republic-2022

comprehensive assistance to families with children with diabetes in difficult life situation

- ANO «Diaconical Center Touch»

and our joint project «Exit»

It is a great honor for me to become Natalia Kovalenko's successor as President of CSS Foundation.

Dear friends, colleagues, partners!

Президент CSS Наталия Коваленко и директор по проектной деятельности Ольга Суслова посетили юбилейную, двадцатую конференцию Форума доноров, которая прошла 4 и 5 октября в Москве.

In the last days of September, a sports city tournament was held in Samara between the teams of the Football for All project

The wide program of the Forum, which held from September 22 to 24, included a presentation of the practices of inclusive education for preschool children

because today is our founder David Russell's birthday!

Online Adaptation and habilitation center for foster partnership

We have published CSS main achievements over the past year

Dear applicants of the grant program «Stronger with CSS. School of Opportunities»!

Dear applicants of the grant program “Stronger with CSS. School of Opportunities”!

In CSS we have two favorite days: when we announce the start of grant program and when we announce the finalists

Today we would like to share the news of the project “Family Center “School of Joy” of the charity center “Hesed Tikva” in Bryansk, Russia.

Such important words, and we are happy that they are spoken by the parents of the participants of the teenage group of the Open Doors project.

CSS Project Development Director Olga Suslova returned from Sochi, where the 4th All-Russian Fonbet Adaptive Hockey

Yesterday in CSS office we held a meeting of the Donor Forum PR-club, an association of large grant-giving organizations in Russia

From the winner of the grant program "Stronger with CSS" - the Charity Foundation for the Promotion of the family device "Find a family"

The first developmental classes have started in the "It's Important for Mom" project of the "Spread Your Wings" charity foundation

We share the presentation and the link to the webinar for the grant program

Dear friends, colleagues and partners! We want to stay in touch with you and expand our channels of communication.

Another experts meeting took place this week. This time, the focus was on the topic of supporting families with children and child-parent relationships.

CSS received the silver standard of the annual report 2020 in the "The Starting Point-2021" competition!