Community Support Center „Happy Childhood“

About the Center

The Center for Community Support “Happy Childhood” was established in August 2020. Its opening was driven by the growing need to expand the services provided by the “For Our Children” Foundation and to achieve a higher therapeutic standard in working with children and families.

The center’s experts focus on providing comprehensive support to the children and families who use its services. The center also offers psychological support and counselling with professionals who work directly with children, such as kindergarten teachers and staff in Family-Type Residential Care Centers.

To Whom We Help

The center works with children from 0 to 7 years and their families with a focus on:

• Children at risk (children living outside their families: in foster care, cared for by relatives, or in residential care) – support during periods of significant change, processing of loss, and integration of experiences.
• Adopted children and their families – support during the adoption process and post-adoption period, both for children and parents.
• Parental conflicts – support during parental separation, coordination of shared parenting, and support for the child during changes in the family environment.

Training, Seminars, and Group Activities

• Course for prospective adoptive parents.
• Groups in kindergartens and primary schools to develop emotional intelligence.
• Support groups for professionals (Family-Type Residential Care Centers, kindergartens, schools).

How We Help

The “Happy Childhood” Center provides psychological counselling for children, parents, and professionals, addressing a wide range of issues to enhance skills and emotional maturity. Services include:

• Individual counselling for children and parents.
• Family counselling, including parent-parent and parent-child sessions.
• Training sessions and group activities with children, parents, or professionals.

Psychological counselling is primarily long-term and provided in a framework that ensures confidentiality, predictability, and consistency.

Our Specialists

The Center’s team includes psychologists with diverse expertise and a family counsellor. Each case is assessed upon entry to determine the specific needs, and the client is assigned to the specialist whose profile best matches the case. This ensures appropriate, effective support tailored to individual needs.