Improvement of Quality and Accessibility of Social Services in Mid-Baltic Region

Programme 2014 - 2020 INTERREG V-A Latvia - Lithuania

Date of latest update: 2023-11-08

Description

Description (EN):

Similar demographic and social changes occur in the regions of Latvia and Lithuania: there is an aging population; an increase in the number of people with various functional disorders; the risk of poverty in rural and peripheral areas increases. In order to minimize the impact of these changes, the Zemgale Planning Region, together with the municipalities of Latvia and Lithuania, has developed a project aimed to improve the accessibility and quality of social services and implementing social inclusion measures for people with disabilities, children, young people and seniors in the regions. In two years, a new social service will be created in Jaunjelgava, improved group apartments in Dobele, a well-equipped new multifunctional center in Viesīte, in which seven different social inclusion measures will be implemented: training on healthy lifestyle, family relationships, life skills, leisure activities, as well as physical lessons, improved service apartments in Auce for adults with functional disorders. During the project, two camps will be organized between 60 and 80 youths of both countries with functional disorders in Zemgale and Rokiskis. The Joniškis Art School Youth Center will carry out repairs and improve the methodology for working with at-risk youth, while in the day care center in Kretinga new rehabilitation methods will be tried. Social work specialists will participate in the five experience exchange trips to municipalities in Latvia and Lithuania. In order to ensure long-term quality of social services and inclusive measures, a quality management system will be implemented within the project, by the evaluation of the involvement of the partners organizations, managers, employees, clients and society. As a result of the project, social services and inclusive activities are becoming more accessible to at least 942 people with disabilities, children, young people and seniors in the Central Baltic region.

Description (LT):

Latvijos ir Lietuvos regionuose vyksta panašūs demografiniai ir socialiniai pokyčiai: senėjanti visuomenė; žmonių su įvairiais funkciniais sutrikimais skaičiaus padidėjimas; didėja skurdo rizika kaimo ir periferiniuose regionuose. Siekiant kuo labiau sumažinti šių pokyčių poveikį, "Zemgales planavimo regionas" kartu su Latvijos ir Lietuvos savivaldybėmis sukūrė projektą, kurio tikslas - pagerinti socialinių paslaugų prieinamumą ir kokybę bei įgyvendinti socialinės aprėpties priemones neįgaliesiems, vaikams, jauniems žmonėms ir senjorams regionuose. Per dvejus metus Jaunjelgavoje bus sukurta nauja socialinė tarnyba; patobulinti grupės apartamentai Dobele; Puikiai įrengtas naujas "Viesid" daugiafunkcinis centras, kuriame bus įgyvendintos septyni socialinės įtraukties veiksmai: sveikos gyvensenos ugdymas, šeimos ryšiai, gyvenimo įgūdžiai, laisvalaikio galimybės ir fizinė veikla; Pagerinti aptarnavimo apartamentai Auces suaugusiems su funkciniais sutrikimais. Projekto metu bus organizuotos dvi stovyklos tarp 60 ir 80 jaunuolių abiejų šalių, turinčių funkcinius sutrikimus Žemagale ir Rokiškyje. Joniškio meno mokyklos jaunimo centras atliks remontą ir tobulins darbo su rizikos grupe jaunimą metodiką, o Kretingos dienos centre - bus išbandyti nauji reabilitacijos metodai. Socialinio darbo specialistai dalyvaus penkios patirties mainų ekskursijose į Latvijos ir Lietuvos savivaldybes. Siekiant užtikrinti ilgalaikę socialinių paslaugų kokybę ir visapusiškas priemones, projektui bus įdiegta kokybės valdymo sistema, įvertinant partnerių organizacijų, vadovų, darbuotojų, klientų ir visuomenės dalyvavimą. Projekto dėka socialinės paslaugos ir įtraukiamosios veiklos priemonės tampa vis labiau prieinamos bent 942 neįgaliesiems, vaikams, jaunimui ir senjorams Vidurio Baltijos regione.

Description (LV):

Latvijas un Lietuvas reģionos notiek līdzīgas demogrāfiskās un sociālās pārmaiņas: notiek sabiedrības novecošanās; pieaug cilvēku skaits ar dažādiem funkcionālajiem traucējumiem; palielinās nabadzības risks lauku un nomaļākās teritorijās. Lai kopīgi mazinātu šo pārmaiņu ietekmi, Zemgales plānošanas reģions, kopā ar Latvijas un Lietuvas pašvaldībām ir izstrādājis projektu ar mērķi uzlabot sociālo pakalpojumu pieejamību un kvalitāti, kā arī īstenot sociālās iekļaušanas pasākumus cilvēkiem ar invaliditāti, bērniem, jauniešiem un senioriem reģionos. Divu gadu laikā tiks izveidots jauns sociālais pakalpojums Jaunjelgavā, uzlaboti grupu dzīvokļi Dobelē, labiekārtots jauns multifunkcionāls centrs Viesītē, kurā tiks īstenoti septiņi dažādi sociālās iekļaušanas pasākumi: apmācības par veselīgu dzīvesveidu, attiecībām ģimenē, dzīves prasmju apguve, brīvā laika pavadīšanas iespējas, kā arī fiziskās nodarbības, uzlaboti servisa dzīvokļi Aucē pieaugušajiem ar funkcionālajiem traucējumiem. Projekta laikā tiks organizētas divas nometnes 60 – 80 abu valstu jauniešiem ar funkcionālajiem traucējumiem Zemgalē un Rokiškos. Jonišku mākslas skolas jauniešu centrā tiks veikti remontdarbi un uzlabota metodika darbam ar riska grupas jauniešiem, savukārt dienas centrā Kretingā tiks izmēģinātas jaunas rehabilitācijas metodes. Sociālā darba speciālisti dosies piecos pieredzes apmaiņas braucienos uz Latvijas un Lietuvas pašvaldībām. Lai ilgtermiņā nodrošinātu kvalitatīvu sociālo pakalpojumu un iekļaujošo pasākumu pieejamību, projekta ietvaros tiks ieviesta kvalitātes vadības sistēma, veicot iesaistīto partneru organizācijas, vadītāju, darbinieku, klientu un sabiedrības iesaistes rezultātu izvērtējumu. Projekta rezultātā sociālie pakalpojumi un iekļaujošie pasākumi kļūs pieejamāki vismaz 942 cilvēkam ar invaliditāti, bērniem, jauniešiem un senioriem Vidusbaltijas reģionā.

Achievements (EN):

Project aimed at tackling social exclusion of people with disabilities, at risk children, youth and elderly people that is common challenge for whole Mid-Baltic area. The overall objective of project was to promote social inclusion of people with disabilities, children, youth and elderly people at risk of social exclusion by creation of social inclusion measures and improving quality of social services in Mid-Baltic region. By implementation of project in Mid-Baltic region more than 900 people with disabilities, risk children, youth and elderly have benefited. The quality and accessibility of 19 social inclusion measures managed by 6 partners and 2 social services managed by 2 partners was improved by: 1) capacity building and networking of specialists form 8 partner organizations; 2) improving infrastructure and equipment for provision of new social inclusion measures and qualitative social services; 3) creating and testing quality management system for social service providers in Mid-Baltic territory; 4) organizing summer camps for people with disabilities and at risk children and youth; 5) creation of new social inclusion measures. As each country has its own experience and fields of excellence and by combining them it was possible to find new solutions and reach project outputs at best. The project elaborated quality management system, which was tested on both sides of the border and promoted the creation of new measures to improve social services.

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Expected Results (EN): Number of people benefiting from more accessible, efficient social inclusion measures and social services

Expected Outputs (EN):

Programme result indicator foresees to increase the number of people benefiting from more accessible and efficient social inclusion measures and social services. In this project it is planned to: 1) create 1 quality management system that will serve as a tool for municipalities to evaluate all provided social inclusion measures and social services and find weak points to be improved. Therefore by reaching this result project will also contribute to Programme result indicator. 2) Organize experience exchange and training events that will improve the quality of work of social service providers thus ensuring growth of number of people that will benefit from more efficient social inclusion measures. 3) Improve and create social inclusion measures and social services and infrastructure that will directly increase the number of people from more accessible inclusion measures. In total the project will improve accessibility to social inclusion measures and social services to 942 people including with disabilities, at risk children and youth, and elderly.

Thematic information

Social inclusion and equal opportunities

Specific Objective: Improved accessibility and efficiency of social services

Thematic Objective: (09) promoting social inclusion, combating poverty and any discrimination, by:

Investment Priority:

(09a) investing in health and social infrastructure which contributes to national, regional and local development, reducing inequalities in terms of health status, promoting social inclusion through improved access to social, cultural and recreational services and the transition from institutional to community-based services

Partners (8)

Lead Partner: Zemgales plānošanas reģions

Department: n/a

Address: Katolu street 2B, LV-3001 Jelgava, Latvia

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.zemgale.lv

Total budget: EUR 90 000.00

ERDF budget: EUR 76 500.00

Viesītes novada pašvaldība

Name: Viesītes novada pašvaldība

Address: Brīvības street 10, LV-5237 Viesite town, Latvia

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.viesite.lv

Total budget: EUR 109 732.96

ERDF budget: EUR 93 273.02

Dobeles novada pašvaldība

Name: Dobeles novada pašvaldība

Address: Brīvības street 17, LV-3701 Dobele town, Latvia

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.dobele.lv

Total budget: EUR 106 575.06

ERDF budget: EUR 90 588.80

Dienos veiklos centras

Name: Dienos veiklos centras

Address: Verslo 6, LT-97123 Kretinga, Lithuania

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.kretingosneigalieji.lt

Total budget: EUR 61 673.59

ERDF budget: EUR 52 422.55

Jaunjelgavas novada dome

Name: Jaunjelgavas novada dome

Department: Social department

Address: Lāčplēša 11, LV-5134 Jaunjelgava town, Latvia

Legal status: public

Website (not verified): http://www.jaunjelgava.lv

Total budget: EUR 85 645.09

ERDF budget: EUR 72 798.33

Joniskio Algimanto Raudonikio meno mokykla

Name: Joniskio Algimanto Raudonikio meno mokykla

Department: Joniskis Algimantas Raudonikis Art School Open Youth Center

Address: Miesto aikste 4, LT-84148 Joniskis, Lithuania, Lithuania

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.jomm.lt

Total budget: EUR 152 014.57

ERDF budget: EUR 129 212.38

Viešoji įstaiga Rokiškio jaunimo centras

Name: Viešoji įstaiga Rokiškio jaunimo centras

Address: Vytauto 20, LT-42115 Rokiskis town, Lithuania

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.rjc.lt

Total budget: EUR 94 535.09

ERDF budget: EUR 80 354.83

Auces novada pašvaldība

Name: Auces novada pašvaldība

Address: Jelgavas 1, LV - 3708 Auce town, Latvia

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.auce.lv

Total budget: EUR 91 079.82

ERDF budget: EUR 77 417.85

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Viesite local municipality

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Dobele district municipality

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Day activities center, Kretinga

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Municipality of Jaunjelgava council

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Joniskis Algimantas Raudonikis art school

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Public Institution Rokiskis Youth Centre

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Auce Local Municipality

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Zemgale Planning region

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Summary

Project name (EN): Improvement of Quality and Accessibility of Social Services in Mid-Baltic Region

Project acronym: SocQuality

Project start date: 2018-03-01

Project end date: 2020-02-29

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 791 256.18

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 672 567.75

Co-financing sources:

ERDF: Amount, EUR 672 567.75.

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Ekspertu ziņojums

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Type of document: Report

Data source: http://www.latlit.eu/

Publication date: 2022-10-06

Document date: 2019-12-16

Languages: lv

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Projekta "SocQuality"

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Type of document: Report

Data source: http://www.latlit.eu/

Publication date: 2022-10-06

Document date: 2019-11-11

Languages: lv

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Sociālo pakalpojumu sniedzēju pašnovērtējuma metodika

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Type of document: Report

Data source: http://www.latlit.eu/

Publication date: 2022-10-06

Document date: 2019-12-31

Languages: lv

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Socialinių paslaugų teikėjų įsivertinimo metodika

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Type of document: Report

Data source: http://www.latlit.eu/

Publication date: 2022-10-06

Document date: 2019-12-31

Languages: lt

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2014 - 2020 INTERREG V-A Latvia - Lithuania

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2023-11-25

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502 / 502 (100%)

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