the community The service is run by Soteria who are Foundation nearby Budapest experiencing and is specialised in people a mental health with psychosocial disabilities. crisis) and The ‘Shelter’ house does not emergency foster receive regular funding from care where any donor organisation. Due children at risk of to financial difficulties the neglect or abuse) service closed in early 2015, albeit only temporarily. Clients of the service may come from the whole country. Befriending Yes, Families of The network of volunteers is n/a At the time of the (service provided ‘Contact’ children with run and supervised by launch of the by trained volunteer autism, young parents’ and programme (2013), volunteers to help programme people and DPOs. there were around 170 overcome isolation adults with Funding: the establishment volunteers, of which and enable full autism, NGOs of the programme was approx. 40 volunteers involvement in the working for funded both by the State and are still actively community and autistic people. EU funds. participating in the social life) The service is only available programme. in Budapest and in the Central Hungarian Region.
the community who are experiencing a mental health crisis) and emergency foster care where children at risk of neglect or abuse) The service is run by Soteria Foundation nearby Budapest and is specialised in people with psychosocial disabilities. The ‘Shelter’ house does not receive regular funding from any donor organisation. Due to financial difficulties the service closed in early 2015, albeit only temporarily. Clients of the service may come from the whole country. Befriending (service provided by trained volunteers to help overcome isolation and enable full involvement in the community and social life) Yes, ‘Contact’ volunteer programme Families of children with autism, young people and adults with autism, NGOs working for autistic people. The network of volunteers is run and supervised by parents’ and DPOs. Funding: the establishment of the programme was funded both by the State and EU funds. The service is only available in Budapest and in the Central Hungarian Region. n/a At the time of the launch of the programme (2013), there were around 170 volunteers, of which approx. 40 volunteers are still actively participating in the programme.
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