INTERMEDIATE BODY:

AGENCY FOR SOCIAL ASSISTANCE

HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT

OPERATIONAL PROGRAMME 2007 – 2013

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Agency for Social Assistance as an Agency for Social Assistance as an Intermediate Intermediate bodbody has:-responsibilities and management tasks responsibilities and management tasks of of priority priority axis axis 5 of the 5 of the “Human Resources Development” “Human Resources Development” Operational ProgrammeOperational Programme;;

The measures are aimed at social protection and social inclusion of vulnerable groups;

Special emphasis is put on:- integration of vulnerable groups in the society. - deinstitutionalization; -child protection as a form of preventing the risk of social exclusion; - healthcare and access to health and social services;

ACTIVITIES

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5 priority axis of HRD OP (incl. the last change of OP; 14.3 mln EUR to priority 5)

191.3 mln. EUR

15.76 %

Calls for proposals launched for the period 2007-2013

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Contracts concluded 863

Projects received 1556

IMPLEMENTATION – PRIORITY 5

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Budget Amountscontracted

97,3%

Amountsverified66,5%

Amounts paid 69%

Amountscertified

61%

FINANCIAL IMPLEMENTATION – PRIORITY 5(as of 30.11.2013)

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The focus in the National StrategyThe focus in the National Strategy “ “Vision for Vision for deinstitutionalization of children in Bulgaria” deinstitutionalization of children in Bulgaria” isis bringing out the children with intellectual bringing out the children with intellectual and physical disabilities from residential homes and physical disabilities from residential homes and their accommodation in community-based and their accommodation in community-based social services. social services.

A substantial part of the projects for A substantial part of the projects for deinstitutionalization of children are deinstitutionalization of children are implemented under the 5implemented under the 5thth priority of priority of Operational Programme “Human Resources Operational Programme “Human Resources Development”, co-financed by European Social Development”, co-financed by European Social Fund /ESF/.Fund /ESF/.

FOCUS

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““LEAVE NO CHILD BEHIND” – COMPONENT 1LEAVE NO CHILD BEHIND” – COMPONENT 1

•““Childhood for all” projectChildhood for all” project , beneficiary State Agency for Child Protection

•Budget – 2.54 mln Euro

•The project aims at creating a sustainable model of transition from residential to community-based services for children with disabilities;

•Project includes review of the assessment of the abilities of each child, drawing up individual action plans, reintegration activities, selection and training of foster parents and training of social workers.

•National map of community-based services has been developed, which states which services and where to be disclosed.

ONGOING OPERATIONS

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““LEAVE NO CHILD BEHIND” – COMPONENT 2LEAVE NO CHILD BEHIND” – COMPONENT 2

•Budget – 19 mln BGN;Budget – 19 mln BGN;

•Beneficiaries – municipalities on which territory Beneficiaries – municipalities on which territory must be disclosed the social services;must be disclosed the social services;

•The infrastructure of these social services is subject to The infrastructure of these social services is subject to financing from other operational programmes with ERDF financing from other operational programmes with ERDF support;support;

•Displacement of the children to the new places for Displacement of the children to the new places for living and maintenance of the services;living and maintenance of the services;

•As of November 2013: 14 concluded contracts with municipalities; 17 projects with forthcoming contracting in December; 15 projects with forthcoming contracting in January 2014;

ONGOING OPERATIONS

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““FOSTERING” FOSTERING” •Budget – 7.67 mln Euro;Budget – 7.67 mln Euro;

•Beneficiary – Agency for Social Assistance in Beneficiary – Agency for Social Assistance in partnership with 83 municipalities;partnership with 83 municipalities;

•The aim is to be developed new decentralized model of foster The aim is to be developed new decentralized model of foster care for childrencare for children, , accommodated in residential institutions and accommodated in residential institutions and for children at riskfor children at risk ;;

•Implementation of the project provides opportunities for these children to live in a suitable family environment and to have access to social services according to their individual needs.

•As of November 2013, approximately 850 children are placed in foster care. More than 780 foster families have been evaluated and approved. Candidate families are more than 1540.

ONGOING OPERATIONS

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““CHANCE FOR HAPPY FUTURECHANCE FOR HAPPY FUTURE”, ”, ComponentComponent 1: 1 mln Euro 1: 1 mln Euro

•Project “TARGET: family” is implemented by Ministry of Health;•The operation aims to establish a sustainable model for deinstitutionalization of children, accommodated in the residential institutions for medical and social care at the age of 0 to 3 years. •Activities: analysis and assessment of the needs, planning of the innovative integrated services.

““CHANCE FOR HAPPY FUTURECHANCE FOR HAPPY FUTURE”, ”, ComponentComponent 2: 2.4 mln Euro 2: 2.4 mln Euro

•Beneficiaries: 8 pilot municipalities;•The aim is to be created conditions for disclosure of the innovative social services and children to be accommodated there. As a result, eight residential institutions for medical and social care for children will be closed.•The aim will be achieved through provision of integrated innovative social services for family support and prevention abandonment of children.

ONGOING OPERATIONS

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““LIVING IN THE COMMUNITYLIVING IN THE COMMUNITY””

•Budget: 1.8 mln euro;Budget: 1.8 mln euro;

•The scheme lays the basis for deinstitutionalization of The scheme lays the basis for deinstitutionalization of people, accommodated in institutions;people, accommodated in institutions;

•Beneficiaries: municipalities;

•The aim of the operation is to ensure proper living for The aim of the operation is to ensure proper living for people leaving specialised children institutions and people leaving specialised children institutions and people with physical and mental disabilities through their people with physical and mental disabilities through their accommodation in community based services;accommodation in community based services;

•As of the moment: 21 contracts are under As of the moment: 21 contracts are under implementation for disclosing of 25 social services implementation for disclosing of 25 social services

ONGOING OPERATIONS

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