The Day Center for Children service was founded in 2011 out of the need for children who live or work on the street to have a safe place where they can be protected and have their basic biological needs met.
Day care center for children at risk
1000
children so far
110
children every year
500
meals per month
230
counseling sessions per month
45
workshop per month
100
study hours
The service of the Day Care Center is accredited by the Ministry of Health and Social Protection of the Republic of Srpska and enables the fulfillment of the right to day care for children and youth. The service is carried out in close cooperation with the City of Banja Luka, JU "Center for Social Work" Banja Luka and with the help of partner organizations Save the Children and Practical Solidarity.
Development and quality of service of the Day Care Center for children
The Day Center for Children service was founded in 2011 out of the need for children who live or work on the street to have a safe place where they can be protected and have their basic biological needs met. Over time, the needs of the local community turned out to be much broader, so the users of the Day Center became children and young people whose development was hampered by family circumstances. The day center is designed as a safe place for children which gives every child the space and opportunity to realize his potential.
In order to meet the needs of each child as adequately as possible, work with children and families in the Day Center takes place through several structured and licensed programs:
- Family Support Program,
- Program for the development of children's socio-emotional competences,
- Youth economic empowerment program,
- Mentoring Program – Older brother, older sister,
- Children's participation program - Children's advice,
- Parenting schools.
The day care center represents a safe place for children, where acute problems of the child are adequately and intervened, access to social and health care services, the school system is ensured, children's rights are promoted and protected, psychosocial help and support are provided, and other services are provided. important for meeting the needs of children. In the Day Center, we work with an advisory, supportive and educational approach to overcome traumatic and/or highly stressful life experiences of children, as well as to empower children to become active subjects in the creation of their lives.
All services are completely free for users and they include:
Users of the Day Center
The users of the Day Center are children at risk, aged from 6 to 18 years, and then their families. The users of the Day Center are children whose development is hampered by family circumstances, more precisely children who have experienced within their families physical, psychological and/or sexual violence or are neglected by parents/guardians, and children who are involved in life and/or work on the street, and for whom it is necessary to provide support and help.
The results of the work of the Day Center
From its establishment until today, a large number of children and families have used our services and improved the quality of their lives and stopped the transgenerational transmission of violence. We are proud of the courage and changes that children and young people make.
Over 1000 children have used the services so far, 110 active users, an average of 600 meals per month, an average of 180 counseling sessions with children per month, an average of 50 counseling sessions with parents, an average of 45 workshops per month, 30 active volunteers.
"Many behavioral and socio-emotional changes can be observed in children who regularly come to the Day Care Center for a long period of time. Children develop communication skills both with peers and with adults, they make their first friendships. They overcome the difficulties and backlogs they had in mastering skills, knowledge and school material. They accept rules and boundaries, and learn how to set boundaries and protect themselves. They adopt healthy ways of dealing with pleasant, but also unpleasant emotions, and adopt adequate patterns of reaction in unpleasant or threatening situations."
The expert team of the Day Center
"It feels like home here, and it makes me feel like I always have friends."
A child from the Day Care Center
"I'm not afraid anymore, I have my friends at the Day Care Center."
A child from the Day Care Center
"The day care center is my house."
A child from the Day Care Center
"My people are in the Day Care Center, you understand me and I trust you."
A child from the Day Care Center
"Here I have help and support for everything I need."
A child from the Day Care Center
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