By Fundacion Pro Ninos de la Calle, I. A. P. | Fundacion Pro Ninos de la Calle, I. A. P.
It is an honor to inform you of the inauguration of a new space for family support. It is a safe and friendly place that allows us to provide educational-therapeutic support to mothers, parents and/or caregivers, as well as children and adolescents aged 8 to 17 who face various risk situations, such as dropping out of school, use or abuse of psychoactive substances, lack of attention and care, lack of cultural, sporting and recreational alternatives while living in violent environments.
The inauguration of this type of area allows Pro Ninos to have the settings to provide personalized attention to each family - according to their particular needs and characteristics - through group and individual sessions and supplement the periodic visits done in their homes.
The new space in the Family Care Program is comprised of four conference rooms that allow us to work simultaneously with members of the families; while in another room mothers take a reflective workshop and a Game Room where younger children have a safe place to play.
One of the strategies of the Family Care Program is precisely to use playing as a way for children to interact with each other and discover the world in an environment of trust, while facilitating bonding with their parents or caregivers. Playing also allows us to understand how family members relate to each other and recognize which behaviors or patterns of behavior need to be worked on.
In this space ProNinos also holds different workshops once a month with playful and reflective dynamics, where families are actively involved, relating to each other, sharing their experiences and forming a support network that encourages safe environments for children.
We are currently working with 50 young boys, girls and adolescents - as well as with 26 fathers, mothers and caregivers of 20 families, facilitating alternatives to enable them to exercise their rights, improve their living conditions and offer a better future for their children, one where living on the street would not be a risk or an option for them.
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