1. International conference in Novy Bydzov SOCIAL AREA International conference in Novy Bydzov SOCIAL AREA Daniela Lusková May 2008

2. What is it all about……… participation ideas cooperation communication

3. How it works here……..  social services and their local planning  town-duties in system of social security  criminality prevention  care of seniors  social work with Romany ethnic group  projects financed by EU in cooperation with NNOs

4. Social services 1  Founders:  Town  Higher administrative unit  State  Private or legal entities  Providers:  Allowance organizations  Organizational units  Citizens‘ association  Generally beneficial associations  Church

5. Social services 2  Regularization solves:  Registration of providers  Financing  Types of services  Inspections  Education  Local planning:  Work groups  Involvement of public  Action plan

6. Social services 3  The most frequent services established by towns:  Day-care services  Retirements homes  Ageing population  The most frequent form of establishment:  Allowance organization  Organizational unit  NB and CH have a generally beneficial association

7. Town-duties in system of social security  State‘s delegated agency:  Provisions in material need  Care-allowance  Allowances for handicapped  Collision guardianship  Care of problem families  Surrogate family care  Care of inadaptable  Probation officer for youngsters

8. Criminality prevention 1  Town‘s individual scope:  Multiple-source financing  Projects form  Focused on children and youth  Criminality prevention manager and work group  Spectrum of participating organizations, including NNOs  Action plan

9. Criminality prevention 2  Priorities:  Support of cooperation  Support of education  Support of informedness  Support of sports-grounds usage  Support of social services  Support of risk-groups employment  Support of citizens safety  Education towards healthy life-style  Secondary prevention  Care of socially-segregated people

10. Care of seniors  Local day-care service in the field  Lightening services for caring families  Houses with day-care service  6 within region  Support of free-time activities  Care-allowance

11. Social work with Romany ethnic group  Field social worker  NB 4,48% of Romany ethnic group in population  NB 67% unemployment of Romany ethnic group  Supportive projects  Community service jobs  Preparation of low-threshold center

12. EU financed projects  Realization usually NNOs  Work with groups endangered by social- exclusion  Experience: mothers Romany ethnic group unemployed

13. How does it work in your country……….  Slovakia  Poland  Latvia  Italy Thank you for your attention