My place on earth

WHAT ARE TRAINING APARTMENTS?

Protected training apartments are a place where we teach adult life in practice! After leaving the orphanage, a young person is on his own. Without the support of loved ones, it’s hard for him to embrace the new reality, there is a big, scary question “WHAT’S NEXT?”. The “My place on earth” program provides 27 people leaving foster care with a place in an apartment, which for the duration of the project is not only a home for them, but also a space where they learn the basics of independent, responsible living – cooking, managing a budget, developing their educational and professional path, looking for their first job, dealing with official matters, preventive health care and spending their free time effectively. They also learn to build relationships – with roommates, neighbors and the local community.

COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT

After leaving orphanages, young people need not only a roof over their heads, but also care for their mental health, help in catching up with their education, support in directing their professional lives. Therefore, under the project, the wards are provided not only with housing, but also:

• individual care of an independence assistant, who supports them at every step of entering adulthood;
• tutoring, which helps participants catch up on the most problematic subjects;
• vocational and driver’s license courses that help participants acquire the competencies they need on the job market;
• development workshops on issues of empowerment;
• psychological support from a qualified psychotherapist;
• group meetings where participants can discuss current issues and problems;
• legal assistance;
• support at the Happy Way Gym.

A comprehensive support program guarantees that we help effectively! Our young adults begin to believe that this adult, independent life does not have to be a frightening unknown, but a fantastic adventure! It’s wonderful to watch them grow every day, discover themselves and ideas for their future, and we can help them do it.

YOU CAN HELP TOO!

Thanks to the support of big-hearted people, we can take care of a better future for our charges every day:

• financial support, allows us to meet the current needs of the kids, organize classes, finance courses, trips, tutoring and other activities;
• product support, meets the kids’ current needs, allows us to reward their progress and give gifts on holidays and birthdays;
• substantive support by providing workshops, trainings and consultations for kids and supporting the Foundation in technical, legal and organizational issues enables the wards and the Foundation to continuously develop.

We cordially invite you to join our foundation family and support our brave young adults. If you are interested in cooperation, please feel free to contact us:

Katarzyna Maź – communications and donor relations specialist

Mobile: 530 068 032, e-mail: Kasia.Maz@szczesliwejdrogi.org 

The project “My place on earth – comprehensive support for young people who become independent after leaving foster care in the framework of running protected training apartments” is co-financed by the City of Lodz – Municipal Social Welfare Center. We are implementing the project in cooperation from September 2022.