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Building Resilience, Celebrating Excellence. Awards publication launched.

25 May 2022

On 1 April 2022, we held the 2021 ceremony of the European Social Services Awards against the ongoing impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and yet another crisis -the arrival of Ukrainian refugees, to neighbouring European countries...

Social services: innovation rooted in practice

25 May 2022

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...

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

25 May 2022

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. 

Promoting social services’ best practice at the German Welfare Day

25 May 2022

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. 

European independent living day: supporting young people with disabilities

4 May 2022

The 2022 European Independent Living Day is dedicated to young disabled people. How are ESN members supporting autonomy and independence?

The EU Child Guarantee slowly starts to become a reality

26 April 2022

As EU national governments begin to submit their plans for the implementation of the European Child Guarantee, ESN reiterates the need to involve everyone concerned, including children themselves and public social services...

ESSA 2021: Celebrating excellence in social services

26 April 2022

Find out the winners of the 2021 European Social Services Awards, announced on 1 April in Brussels.

We are not Silicon Valley, but technology is making a difference in social services

26 April 2022

Last month, I spoke at a session on technology in social services at Barcelona’s Mobile World Congress, where I learnt about Ari, a robot developed by social services in Barcelona that supports older people in their own homes to...

Social services humanitarian response in support of Ukrainian refugees

26 April 2022

How ESN members are responding the humanitarian crisis caused by the war in Ukraine. 

Integrating minimum income programmes to promote social inclusion

20 April 2022

The European Social Network (ESN) has responded to the European Commission’s call for evidence on minimum income programmes. ESN argues that minimum income programmes should provide an appropriate floor and be accompanied by a...

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