As part of the long-term “Socially Active in Bolesławiec County 2008–2013” project, an integration picnic was organized on Saturday, October 5, for people taking part in this initiative. The project is co-financed by the European Union through the European Social Fund.
The assistance received by the beneficiaries is very tangible—practical courses, foreign-language learning and obtaining a driving licence. The project aims to increase social and professional integration and improve the quality of services provided for people at risk of social exclusion from the Bolesławiec County area.
The project participants are unemployed people of working age who receive social assistance. In 2013, 43 people received support, including 35 people with disabilities and 8 young people leaving foster care.
The support includes funding for:
- courses and training enabling participants to acquire or improve professional skills and competences
- training in spatial orientation and independent mobility for blind people using a white cane together with navigation
- costs related to completing education at upper-secondary level, including reimbursement of travel costs to classes and boarding-school fees
- vocational guidance classes
- individual psychological counselling
- social competence and skills training
- the organization and operation of a self-help group
- rehabilitation stays to the extent not covered by funding from PFRON
- rehabilitation classes and physical exercises improving psychomotor function.
The total value of the project in 2013 was PLN 420,000. EU funding amounted to PLN 357,000, while Powiat Bolesławiecki’s own contribution was PLN 63,000.
(information: Powiat Bolesławiecki/ii)