Family-Like care - SOS Children’s Villages Albania

Family-Like Care

SOS Children’s Village, Albania provides family like care services to 38 children (aged 6 -18 years), who have lost their parental care and need a family environment. Family like Care offered through six Family Like Care settings by care professionals in SOS Children Village Tirana. Care of children is provided for in each family like care setting/ with a stable attachment figure for children and young people, enabling them to build lasting bonds in the care setting) for as long as it is in the best interests of the child or young person. A group of care professionals support the main care giver to perform the leading role on child upbringing. The service is a family like care setting and is built on the qualities and characteristics of a family like care environment. Family-like care is provided with the aim of developing life skills, a better education, psychological empowerment, the gradual undertaking of responsibilities and preparation for life in a nurturing family environment.

Family like care service is offered for 38 children and young people in the “village” setting; 23 young people (aged 16 – 18) are supported in Youth Communities; 29 young people (aged 18-25) supported through Semi- independence leaving program After Care Programs for Independent Life/ Supervised independent living arrangements.

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