Flemish support for networks against child poverty

  • De Panne: Arktos vzw in collaboration with local government De Panne, SAAMO West Flanders, LOP Primary Education De Panne, Child and Family, Primary Care Zone West Coast & Polder, Breakwater vzw

“The aim of the project is to establish a physical ‘House of the Child’ in De Panne, as the base for the local alliance network and an accessible place for families. In addition, the project aims to create a strong network of local allies who know each other’s offers and work together. The local alliance network will provide structural answers to the needs of families in De Panne through actions and sub-projects.”

Subsidy amount: 155,000 euros

  • Blankenberge: SAAMO West Flanders in collaboration with the municipality of Blankenberge, Huis van het Kind, VBS SJSP campus Zuidlaan, GO d’Oefenschool

“SAAMO and the schools want to focus on the important pivotal moment in the school career (from third kindergarten to first year) to avoid early school leaving in the future. The general objective is to use preventive and proactive measures to maximize the learning and development opportunities of all children at school and at home.”

Subsidy amount: 150,000 euros

  • Gistel: Rotary Club Gistel vzw in collaboration with Huis van het Kind Gistel, city of Gistel (Youth Service) with playground and teenage activities, childcare initiatives and schools

“The project pays special attention to the pivotal moments for school-age children between 3 and 14, with a focus on socially vulnerable families. We will enter into dialogue with children, young people and families at an early stage. We are strengthening the foundations of the current Huis van het Kind aimed at the target group 3 to 14 years old, and we are anchoring this within the local government.”

Subsidy amount: 195,313.24 euros

  • Ypres: JOC Ieper vzw in collaboration with all primary schools in Ypres and the sub-municipalities, Huis van het Kind care region Ypres, Welfare department of the City & OCMW Ypres

“Based on the idea of ​​proportional universalism, we differentiate the bridge figure’s offer in scale and intensity according to the needs of families. This assistance helps to remove the barriers that families experience. This reduces health and well-being inequalities that result from social inequalities. This requires actions and cooperation across various domains. The aim is to improve the well-being of parents and children at school and at home, with specific attention to vulnerable families.”

Subsidy amount: EUR 149,588.20O

  • Tielt: vzw Poelberg Ommeland (comprises five primary schools located in Tielt) in collaboration with Vrij CLB Trikant, local government Tielt, Huis van hetkind Tielt

“The PoelbergOmmeland alliance network focuses on underprivileged children (and their families) who attend kindergarten and primary education in Tielt (about 1,500 children). The alliance network offers a stable partnership between school and welfare. The common goal is to ensure that all children have maximum opportunities to grow up and claim their rights. In addition, they promote parental participation in school activities.”

Subsidy amount: 150,000 euros

  • Waregem (with a focus on the Torenhof district): non-profit organization Meeting Centers Waregem in collaboration with non-profit organization De Brug, diversity department of the Waregem Welfare House, the youth service, Waregem police zone

“The Torenhof district is a large social district. The neighborhood is very diverse, multicultural, there is a lot of poverty, there are many problems and there is little social cohesion. These young people often hang around on the street, some no longer go to school and do not work. They want to strengthen the existing operations in the meeting center, with a view to meeting and its role as a meeting place. They want to expand that role, involve the partners more, but also involve the neighborhood more and focus more on the existing, regular offering. In addition, we want to set up a leisure activity for the children and young people who they cannot reach at the moment.”

Subsidy amount: 200,000 euros

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