Program Five P(Big Brothers Big Sisters)

What is Five P?

Social preventive leisure time program

It is focus on:Friendship (Přátelství)

Support (Podpora)

Prevention (Prevence)

Care (Péče)

Help (Pomoc)

to children, who may profit from relationship with adult friend

Basic idea of program is forming of pairs (1 child + 1 volunteer)

These pairs meet together once per week (about 2 hours), at least for 1 year

During their meetings they do what they like (e.g. sport, trips, creative activities…)

Target group

Children in age 7 – 15 let

Disadvantaged E.g.:

Social disadvantaged family

Disabled

Troubles in school (with studying, bullying)

Different etnic group

After traumatic experience (divorce, death)

Non-independent, distrustful

Volunteers in program

Adult (at least 18 years)

Absolvents of special training

Big friends

Mostly students of University or young working people

Activities of program

Searching of participants – children, volunteers (including interviews)

Training of volunteers with experts

(and their screening) Making pairs First meeting family with volunteer and me

(introducing, contract, individual plan) Regularly meetings of pairs

Supervision for volunteers (1 x 6 months)

Regularly contact with participants

Common actions for all our children and their volunteers (trips, excursions…)

Supervision for children (1 per a year)

Education training for volunteers

Evaluation (at least one per 6 months)

Results

Program 5P helps children in these spheres: Self-confidence

Interest in new things (hobbies)

Ability to express feelings

Better in decision making

Independence

School results

New friends

Program Compass

What is Compass?

Social preventive leisure time program

It is focus on: Comunication (Komunikace)

Partnership (Partnerství)

Cooperation (Spolupráce)

COMPASS ® obtained from the Industrial Property Office ® trademark and it is the intellectual property of the Volunteer Center.

Basic idea of program is forming of groups (6 children + 2 volunteers)

These groups meet together once per week (about 2 hours), for 4 - 5 months.

During their meetings they do what they like (e.g. sport, trips, creative activities…)

It is for children who can benefit from friendship, relationships in a small goup of six children and two adults.

Target group

Children in age 7 – 15 let

Disadvantaged E.g.:

Social disadvantaged family

Disabled

Troubles in school (with studying, bullying)

Different etnic group

After traumatic experience (divorce, death)

Non-independent, distrustful

Volunteers in program

Adult (at least 18 years or 17 years)

Absolvents of special training

Big friends – leaders of groups

Mostly students of high school

Every group has support team of volunteers

Activities of program

Searching of participants – children, volunteers (including interviews, plans)

Training of volunteers with experts (and their screening)

Making groups (usually 3 in spring and 3 in autumn)

Starting meeting of each group

(introducing, contract, harmonogram)

Regularly meetings of each group (every week in the same day and time)

Supervision for volunteers (1 x 6 months)

Regularly contact with participants

Common actions for all our children and their volunteers

Education training for volunteers

Evaluation (in half of program, in the end)

Results

Development of values like respect, friendship

Children are better in cooperation, conflicts solution, in communication with each other and so on

Children are more assertive

They teach following the rules and accepting other views

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EUState (Ministry of social affairs)Autonomy (City Ústí n. L.)FundationsSponsorsOwn resources

Funding

We are NGO and we have to write projects every year for cover our costs.

In 2010 we had money from:

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