Service Name
DAY CARE CENTRE “NEW HOPE” Service Provider
OAZ Foundation Contact Information Address: Lagjia” Pjeter Budi”, Rruga “Ahmet
Xhetani”, Nr. 14, Mat Telephone: +355 (0) 692156500 E-mail: sajmirneziri@hotmail.com
Service description “New Hope” day-care centre provides specialized services and various therapies for children and young people with disabilities of different categories, aiming at developing and improving their living standards. The Centre is the only one offering these types of services (free of charge) for this target group in Mat and Klos area. The Centre is open every day for the beneficiaries from 07.30 to 15.00. Some of the beneficiaries who live in the rural areas leave the centre after consuming lunch, while some come to the centre at lunchtime, after finishing school. Taking into account the difficult economic conditions in which these children and young people families live, in addition to the psycho-social service, lunch and free transportation are offered to the beneficiaries, as well as take away supporting equipment, such as wheelchairs, various materials that parents can use while children are at home and toys for therapeutic purposes. Special attention is paid to the work with the parents of
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the beneficiaries, who often come to the centre and see how specialists work with their children so as to follow on the same at home, in order to preserve or further enhance their children essential skills. Service development history The “New Hope” day-care centre was opened in 2008 and started its activity with full capacity in 2011. The centre was established by OAZ Foundation, a humanitarian organisation offering assistance to vulnerable groups in Mat municipality since 1994. Work at the Centre started with a group of 10 children and young people with disabilities, a number that has increased from year to year thanks to the positive results and the trust built in the community. Professional service providers The service is provided by a staff consisting of 12 employees: 1 social worker with Master’s degree as support teacher, 2 psychologists, one of whom also with a Master’s degree as support teacher, 1 sociologist, 1 paediatric nurse, 4 educators, 1 cook, 1 caretaker and 1 manager. Innovation The very existence of the Centre and its work with children and young people with disabilities is a novelty for the area whereby it operates. The main initial goal of the Centre was getting these children and young people out of the “prison” of their homes and allowing their parents some extra time for themselves, because someone else was taking well care of their children. Nowadays the Centre offers specialized services and has changed the lives of many families. Advantages The main advantage of the service is its combination with other services provided by OAZ Foundation for
