CENTRUM PRO RODINU A SOCIÁLNÍ PÉČI o.s.

www.prorodiny.cz

The Centre for Family

The Centre for Family and Social Care was

founded in 1993 in Ostrava, the Czech Republic. Its mission is to support marriage, family and

other relationships on the ground of christian values.

Nowadays we have about 90 employees and about 110 volunteers.

2

• Department FAMILY – pro-family activities

• Project CHALLENGE – support of families with handicapped

children

• Club ÁMOS – interactive exhibitions for children and families

3

The Centre for Family

Department FAMILY4

Department FAMILY

Iva and Jan Zajíček

5

Department FAMILY

• helps people to improve their relationships by preparation and educational programmes, and help them in difficult life situations;

• enables to get the skills for a good marriage, raising children and other relationships they live in.

• focuses on prevention of marital break-ups by interruptig negative transgenerational transfer so that young people from disturbed family background become capable to found and preserve their own „healthy“ family.

Every year 3.500 people participate in these activities.

6

Department FAMILY

PREPARATION FOR MARRIAGE School of partnershipSUPPORT OF FAMILY FUNCTIONING Marriage ministries Marriage alphabet Course of effective parentship Support of foster familiesCOMPLEX COUNSELLING Family counselling Mediation and family consultancy Psychological, pastoral and therapeutic careSENIOR ACTIVITIES

7

Department FAMILY8

Project CHALLENGE9

Project CHALLENGE

Lenka and Milan Svojanovský

10

Project CHALLENGE

OASIS - personal assistence for handicapped children and young people up to 30 years of age

FAMILY GUIDE – specialised social counselling for handicapped people up to 35 years of age and their families

RESPIT – relief service

GATE – integration club

11

Project CHALLENGE

• offers four interconnected social services for handicapped children and young people and their families

• we support them to live at home and as they wish to

• we try to achieve individual developement of their skills and offer them new possibilities and experiences

• important aspect is the support of the families that take care of their disabled member and thereby prevent their break-ups

Project CHALLENGE helps about 300 people every year

12

Project CHALLENGE

13

Club ÁMOS14

Club ÁMOS

Jana and Karel Prais

15

Club ÁMOS

• provides educational exhibitions and interactive projects for children and families

• a lot of the exhibitions are presented in many towns in the Czech Republic

• interactive exhibitions attend more than 43.000 visitors every year

16

Club ÁMOS

INTERACTIVE EXHIBITIONS World of our senses, Records and rarities of

animalworld, Adventure in the castle – brain teasers, Zdeněk Miler for children, Let´s play with Mr painter,…

HANDICRAFT DAYS Easter, Christmas and special crafts (textile,

paper, for handicapped children…)

MUSEUM ON WHEELS

17

Club ÁMOS18

Thank you for your attention.19

www.prorodiny.cz