The Daniel Centre Social Service

Protected homes for young people

Aim:

Social and professional integration – formation and education of young men aged 18-24, who don’t have the possibility to succeed in society (because of coming from disadvantaged backgrounds, from government care units or disorganised families). This aim is reached through a structure based on an indivdualized personal development plan with genuine Christian values.

Social Services provided:

• Housing (very good living conditions)
• Support for establishing independent living
• A program based on sound theoretical and practical principles
  • - Emotional support / counselling
  • - Social counselling / advice
  • - Providing information
  • - Vocational counselling
  • - Integration in community groups
  • - Personality development
  • - Teaching work skills

The structure of social services: individual counselling, group counselling, meetings, religious activities, cultural activities, free time activities, work, structured daily program etc.

Phases (totalling 2 – 2.5 years):

• 1. Residential: 1.5 - 2 years
• 2. Transit: 6 months - max.1 year
• 3. Aftercare, assistance in independent living – approx. 6 months.

Who are the clients?

• young men 18 - 24 yeas old who:
  • - have come from government care units or disorganised families and who don’t have the possibility of succeeding in society
  • - do not have families who are able to offer proper education or moral and financial support
  • - don’t have other means for social insertion
  • - don’t have the skills and abilities for independent living
  • - show slow development due to lack of stimulus, emotional instability or problems with self esteem
  • - show slight mental deficiencies, cognitive rigidity, memory problems or problems with focusing 
  • - show the potential for social integration and independent living after finishing the program