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E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.bethany.ro
WHO WE ARE
Bethany Social Services Foundation is a non-governmental
organization,
aiming to improve peoples quality of life, in particular to
those who are
disadvantaged, promoting professional practice in social
work.
Bethany Social Services Foundation was constituted as a Romanian
non-
governmental organization on January 10th 1994, according to
civil
nr.1/10.01.1994 sentence. The first activities began in Romania
in 1991through the educational program for social workers and
social assistance
program for children in Timisoaras Nursery. These activities
were
coordinated by the representative in Romania of "Bethany
Christian
Services" in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA.
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E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.bethany.ro
OUR PROGRAMMES
The Family Preservation Program implemented by Bethany Social
Services in
Romania (Iasi, Constanta and Timisoara Counties) aims to help
over 100 families
address some of their needs and allow children to grow up in
loving families
(biological, foster or adoptive families).
We focus on delivering integrated services (case management
activities,
recovering services for children with special needs, family
support, education,
counseling, life skills development, socialization activities,
respite care
programs etc.) to children and families at risk of social
exclusion. The programaims to develop efficient institutional
partnerships in order for the
beneficiaries to access community resources and to improve their
quality of life.
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MAIN ACTIVITIES
Identification and evaluation of families (assessment of the
family strengths
and needs; identification of available support resources; family
empowerment);
Information and educational sessions for parents on topics
regarding parental
education, a healthy life style, prevention and control of
sexually transmitteddiseases;
Family social and psychological counseling; Material
support.
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MAIN ACTIVITIES
Recovery services for children with special needs (physical
therapy, speech
therapy, counseling, psychotherapy, occupational therapy, social
services);
Periodic assessment and monitoring of foster care children
progress;
Assistance and support provided to foster families monitored by
Bethanys
specialists;
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MAIN ACTIVITIES
Public campaigns to raise the community awareness on children
rights and to
collect funds for implementing actions dedicated to children and
families in
distress;
Fundraising and community involvment;
Volunteering programs;
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OTHER PROJECTS
Other specific projects and programs funded by the European
Union
implemented by Bethany Social Services Foundation regard:
Active measures for professional integration of disabled
people;
Increasing the access of the population (especially pregnant
women and babies
from rural areas and adolescents from urban areas) to social and
health care
services;
Human resources development and youth employment to provide
sustainability
in rural areas;
Improving the capacity of the local community in child
protection;
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OTHER PROJECTS
Promoting community partnership between public authorities and
NGOs,
community leaders and representatives of the business
sector;
Offering technical support and assistance to community
structures working inchild protection areas;
Volunteer programs: raising the community awareness around
solving problems
of the children and families at risk; involving volunteers in
social services
offered to children and families;
Fundraising for children and families at risk.
