Kyiv Oblast State Administration
Kyiv Oblast Complex Program for
Family Support, Prevention of
Child Neglect and Homelessness,
Reform of Residential Care
“Towards Children”
for 2008-2017
Adopted by the Resolution of the Head of Kyiv Oblast State
Administration № 1617 from December 17th, 2008;
Approved by the Resolution of Kyiv Oblast Council
№ 431-24-V from April 2, 009
OVERALL GOAL

To prevent child neglect and homelessness, to
ensure implementation of all rights of the child
deprived of parental care as well as support is
provided to families in need.
PRINCIPLES FOR IMPLEMENTATION
OF THE PROGRAMME
 Best interest of the child is taken into account in the process of
reform of institutions;
 Priority is given to kin relatives when making decision about
placement;
 Ensuring and supporting contact of the child with biological
family or relatives;
 Movement of the child from one placement to another to be
done only when based on assessment and individual care plan;
 Work on causes, but not consequences;
 Priority is given to activities aimed at development of family
type care or social adaptation of children from institutions.
EXPECTED RESULTS
 The rights of the child are fulfilled and state provide all necessary
support;
 The number of children reintegrated into biological families and
adopted by citizens of Ukraine is increased;
 Foster families and adoptive parents are more respected in the
society;
 Common approach to financial support for all children is
implemented;
 The number of children separated from their families has
significantly decreased;
 The responsibility of local governments for social protection of
children is enforced;
 The system of care for children is complex and developed.
OBJECTIVES
1. To ensure provision
of social services at
the level of community
to every family in need
and especially where
the risk of separation
of children is high.
4. To ensure
reintegration and
social adaptation
of children who
leave care from
institutions.
6. To enforce responsibility
of local governments and
communities for ensuring
the rights of the children.
2. To develop a range of
alternative to internats services
for families and children based
on the needs in every
administrative unit of the oblast
3. To ensure that every child
under 3 years old who became
deprived of parental care is
placed only in family type care
(kinship care, national
adoption, foster family, family
type children house) based on
(rayon, city/town, village).
the kin relations.
Goal of the
Programme
5. To create an effective
system of specialized
services for children and
youth deprived of parental
care at the level of
community.
7. To decrease the
number of institutions
in Kyiv oblast through
transformation or
closure based on
developed plans.
8. To introduce an effective
mechanism of financial
support of children deprived of
parental care based on Money
follows child mechanism as
well as support to vulnerable
families.
Objectives and Key Performance Indicators
1. To ensure provision of social services at the
level of community to every family in need and
especially where the risk of separation of children
is high.
No child is separated from
his/her family unless all
complex of available social
services is provided within the
community.
90% of families in need are
under social support and
receive social services.
Objectives and Key Performance Indicators
2. To develop a range of alternative to internats
services for families and children based on the
needs in every administrative unit of the oblast
(rayon, city/town, village).
90% of children deprived of parental care are placed in
family type care in every administrative unit.
Objectives and Key Performance Indicators
3. To ensure that every child under 3 years old who became
deprived of parental care is placed only in family type care
(kinship care, national adoption, foster family, family type
children house) based on the kin relations.
80% of children under 3
years old are placed in
family type care.
There is no children
staying in the hospitals
because of poverty and
social reasons.
Number of children under 3 years old
who are placed in baby homes has
decreased at 90%.
Objectives and Key Performance Indicators
4. To ensure reintegration and social adaptation
of children who leave care from institutions.
Number of children in
institutions has decreased.
15% of children placed in
institutions are reintegrated to
their biological families or
kinship families.
Objectives and Key Performance Indicators
5. To create an effective system of specialized
services for children and youth deprived of parental
care at the level of community.
The level of criminals as well
as number of baggers is
decreased.
The number of children who
are studying or employed after
leaving care.
Objectives and Key Performance Indicators
6. To enforce responsibility of local governments and
communities for ensuring the rights of the children.
The number of children who are
deprived of parental care and
are placed in family care within
their community.
The availability of a range of
social services for family,
children and youth within the
community.
The overall decrease of the number of children
deprived of parental care.
Objectives and Key Performance Indicators
7. To decrease the number of institutions in Kyiv oblast
through transformation or closure based on developed
plans.
50% decrease in number of
institutions.
Decrease of occupancy rate
of institutions.
Objectives and Key Performance Indicators
8. To introduce an effective mechanism of financial support
of children deprived of parental care based on Money
follows child mechanism as well as support to vulnerable
families.
Needs of children deprived of parental care are met by
local governments.
Implementers of the Programme
At the oblast level:

Service for Children

Centre of Social Services for Family, Children and Youth

Department for Family and Youth

Chief Department for Education and Science

Chief Department of Health

Chief Department for Labour and Social Protection

Chief Department of Economy

Department of Information and Public Relations

Oblast Employment Centre

Oblast Centre of Re-training and Qualification Increase for
governmental officials.
Implementers of the Programme

Rayon State Administrations, City Councils
On voluntary basis:

EveryChild in Ukraine

Hope and Homes for Children

Charitable Foundation for Youth Participation
Mechanisms of Implementation
1. Creation of complex programme
of care for the child
Prevention of crisis
situations in the family
Ensuring complex
approach to problem
solving
Blocking separation of child and
placement in institution
Mechanisms of Implementation
2. To create appropriate environment for education and
development of children orphans and children
deprived of parental care.
Complex needs assessment of the child
Active development of
family type care
Development of
opportunities for social
adaptation
The child is educated in family environment, the
chain of family crisis is broken.
Mechanisms of Implementation
3. To unite the efforts of departments of rayon/city
administrations and the public.
To ensure complex approach to problem
solving.
Most of the vulnerable
population has access to
social services.
Proper use of financial and
human resources, optimization
of local government work.