Panevezys agency "SOS children"

National Network
Lithuania
Address

Roziu 19
37466 Panevezys
Lithuania

Telephone
+37069986866
E-Mail
paramosnamai@gmail.com
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
1992
Fields of Activity
  1. Human rights
  2. Others
General Information
Our organization is non-profit association working with disadvantaged children and teenagers, from social risk families. We are established since 1992 and have developed lots of different activities, basically for the most weak our society members, children, who ussually are not able to look after themselves and are living in a very difficult situations. Our target group are disadvantaged children and teenagers from social risk, poor families, families who are in crisis, poor families, women after domestic violence and etc.
Mission and Objectives

Our missin is to protect children rights, to provide support for the poor families, to help for the women who are in crisis.
Our objective – effective primary prevention empowering the parents to care after their children in a positive way and to solve the problems children meet while growing in social risk families.

Main Projects / Activities

In 2003 our organization established “Family Home”, where we provide various social services.
Every year our association is implementing activities and providing support for the children in Children day care centre. There they can get food in charitable canteen, play and stay in safe environment. Family strengthening programme organizes and provides individual and group activities for parents and their children in order to develop and strengthen social, parental skills, get knowledge about children care, their needs.
Our centre also provide charity (foodstuff, clothing, home ware, etc). 
In the “Family Home” beside Charitable canteen, Children day care center, Family support service, there is Women crisis center, where we give a special support. This women crisis center is the only one in our city, which offers temporary shelter for the mothers with children. 
Our centre activities are financed basically through projects and charity activities as well as city municipality support.

How can you contribute to the Network in your country?

We can share our big experience in working with disadvantaged children, from social risk families, providing help for the women after domestic violence.

Why do you want to join the ALF Network?

We want to find the partners, who work in the same field.

Contact (1) Full Name
Irma Zabulionyte
Job Title
director
Head of the organisation
Irma Zabulionyte