Drustvo za istrazivanje i potporu
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Mission Statement
We are a non-profit organization whose activities are directed towards well-being of the community, and especially on groups of children and young people with fewer opportunities. Društvo za istraživanje i potporu (DIP; eng. Society for Research and Support) was founded in 2013 with the aim of improving the lives of citizens, preventing social exclusion, promoting a healthy lifestyle, humanity and solidarity, and especially for groups with less opportunities. We are experts from various fields, and so we bring together social pedagogues, special educators-rehabilitators, teachers, doctors, sociologists, psychologists, artists, but also people who have a lot of enthusisam and love for others. The founder of DIP are persons with great experience in the civil and public sector in general, so as professional associates on various projects with many hours of volunteer work behind them. Knowing the needs of children and youth, especially those with fewer opportunities, we want to do more than we can do as individuals, and make our knowledge and experience available to the community. It's very important for us to do everything to initiate positive changes in the community which we live in, but also in the wider social environment.
About This Cause
At DIP, our main objective is to offer support to youth with developmental disabilities and psychosocial difficulties (mainly autism spectrum disorder, cognitive disabilities, ADD, schizophrenia). Social inclusion is an important goal of ours since our youth is often excluded from their communities due to the fact that are unemployed and still living with their parents. We have a day center for youth (18-35 y.o.) where we organize many different activities in order to help them overcome their daily obstacles. Currently we have around 40 young people in our care, and many more are waitlisted. We offer psychological support (counseling, individual and group therapy), occupational activities (creative workshops - painting, decoupage, pottery; sewing workshops; culinary workshops; sports - Nordic walking, team sports, swimming; garden therapy; educational activities (workshops, seminars etc.); inclusive volunteering in local community... By implementing the programs which we develop, we improve the quality of social services that we provide with innovative methods of work and we achieve great efficiency, and every new activity or program represents a new improvement and new results. Our main programs are: Life skill laboratory Friends Ready, set, I’m working! Youth club of DIP Ready, set, I’m working!, three-year program which is financed by Ministry of Demography, Family, Youth and Social Policy, which is, since August, a newly established ministry by the name the Ministry of Labor, Pension System, Family and Social Policy Institutional support by the National foundations called Friends By moving to a new larger space at Wenzelova 2 in Rijeka, the preconditions for submitting an application for a license/decision of the relevant ministry were finally met so we have approached the processes of harmonization with Ordinance on the minimum conditions for the provision of social services. In order to achieve our goal we have to raise funds to finance a new bathroom (2 toilettes, for men and women and a shower) and a new kitchen. Estimated costs are 75.000,00 kn (roughly 11.300,00 $). So far, we raised 2.250,00 $. Our goal is to provide the following social services: Day center - all day/half-day is a social service that includes full-day and half-day stay: a full day stay can last from 6 to 10 hours a day, and a half-day stay from 4 to 6 hours a day. The residence service ensures meeting life needs of users by providing services of nutrition, personal hygiene, health care, guarding, education, nursing, work activities, psychosocial rehabilitation, organization of free time, organized transport, depending on the identified needs and choice of users. Psychosocial support is a social service that includes rehabilitation which encourages the development of cognitive, functional, communication or social skills of users, and can be provided individually or in a group. The service is provided to a child with developmental disabilities, an adult with disabilities, an addict, a victim of domestic violence and other people in need, according to the assessment of the expert team of the competent social welfare center. In the future, we will also strive to provide conditions for the provision of social service of organized housing. 3. Organized housing is a social service which provides one or more persons basic living needs and social, work, cultural, educational, recreational and other needs during 24 hours a day, with organized permanent or occasional assistance of a professional or other person, in the apartment or outside the apartment. More information about our goals, day to day activities and information about donating can be found on our website: https://dip.hr/en/home/ or facebook page https://www.facebook.com/istrazivanjeipotpora/. We would like to thank you again for considering us for your donation. If you need more information please don't hesitate to contact us.