May 2022

Editorial

Social services: innovation rooted in practice

For the past seven years, there have been more than 40 social innovation projects funded by the EU. Between 2014 and 2020, the European Commission (EC)’s Directorate-General for Employment and Social Affairs (DG EMPL) launched 7 calls for proposals focused on social experimentation under the EU Programme for Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI).Read more.

Latest from ESN

Promoting social services’ best practice at the German Welfare Day

On 10-12 May the European Social Network (ESN) presented at the German Welfare Day on how social services across Europe promote access to disability rights across Europe. Read more.

The European Social Services Conference 2022

Just 10 days to go until the 30th European Social Services Conference

Over 550 leaders of Social Services authorities, policy-makers, researchers and industry professionals will shortly be coming together in Hamburg for the 30th European Social Services Conference beginning on 8 June. Read more .

European Social Services Awards 2021

Building resilience, celebrating excellence - launch of the 2021 Awards publication
Read about the winners and finalists of the innovative projects selected for the 2021 European Social Services Awards, and how they continued to deliver care in the community despite the many challenges they faced. Read more.

Meet our Members

Supporting children in need of parental care and their care givers

The City of Vilnius is the authority which ensures the provision of social services to the people of Vilnius help them to live in dignity. Nadežda Buinickienė is the head of the Social Services Division, told ESN about their process for children in need of parental care, and its approach to supporting families. Read more.

Adding value to older people’s lives through fostering active ageing

The Swiss Conference for Social Welfare (SKOS) is the national professional association for social aid and welfare and is responsible in Switzerland for issuing guidelines, frameworks, and position papers and monitoring social services, amongst other things. As there is no federal legislation on social welfare, the recommendations of SKOS have an important role for the 26 Swiss cantons.
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European News

European independent living day: supporting young people with disabilities

According to UN statistics, young people with disabilities are among the poorest and most marginalised of the world’s youth. Many of these young people are excluded from their communities in institutional care. Read more.

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