What kind of assistance do family support centers provide?

The tasks of the centers are:

• implementation of public family policy measures, including measures to preserve marriage and family, and resolve family conflicts;
• coordination of work to provide support to individuals (families) in difficult life situations by public bodies within their mandate, including through an integrated model;
• assistance in providing social, legal and psychological support to individuals (families) who find themselves in difficult life situations;
• provision of support to individuals with signs of domestic violence with the possibility of temporary accommodation for up to one month;
• conducting informational and explanatory work on the directions and measures of public family policy;
• interaction with local executive bodies, organizations, volunteers, and advisory bodies on issues of implementing public family policy, preventing domestic violence, etc.

The centers are engaged in:

• Implementation of family policy and family preservation.
• Conducting seminars on strengthening families
• Coordination of support for families in difficult situations.
• Assessing their problems and creating an individualized assistance plan
• Consulting (social, psychological, legal);
• Support for victims of violence and temporary accommodation
• Informing the population about family policy measures.
• Interaction with public bodies and public structures.
• Monitoring and analysis of family problems.
• The work of mobile groups to identify families in difficult life situations.
• Prevention of domestic violence, identification of families in difficult situations;

The centers help the victims of domestic violence by providing:

• information and references;
• assistance in employment and training;
• legal, psychological and informational support;
• assistance in obtaining medical care and social assistance;
• consultations on public services and referrals to the appropriate authorities.

If it is required to identify individuals with signs of domestic violence, the center will, refer them to the appropriate organizations providing special social services to the victims of domestic violence within two (2) business days.

Temporary accommodation is provided free of charge at the expense of the budget based on the referral of district (city) authorized bodies of employment and social programs, as well as authorized bodies in the field of health care, internal affairs at the place of actual residence of the family, as well as upon personal application of the indivudual who directly applied to the center.

If parents apply along with their children, they are hosted together, and the guardianship authorities and the police are notified within 24 hours.

Contacts of Family Support Centers.

The following can contact the centers:

• families and people in difficult life situations or at risk of their occurrence;
• dysfunctional families registered;
• families with a crisis or unsatisfactory level of life;
• victims of domestic or sexual violence;
• families in divorce or conflict;
• people preparing for marriage;
• all who apply voluntarily.

The centers cooperate with public bodies, courts, law enforcement agencies, and non-governmental organizations.