SINCE 2002, WE HAVE BEEN DEVELOPING AND SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS, PEOPLE AND SOCIAL REFORMS.

All programs and projects of SOCIA – Social Reform Foundation are based on clearly defined values as expressed in the following statement:

• We believe that each human being is unique. Everyone has their value regardless of their mental, physical, material or other disadvantage.
• We believe that it is our obligation to create an environment in which good social services will originate as a response to the needs of people who are dependent on the help of others.
• We believe that the role of social services is to reflect on the needs of their clients. The services are to stimulate independence, responsibility and dignified life of the clients.
• We believe that the optimal environment for life is family and community; therefore the clients should receive social services in such an environment.
• We believe that the quality of life of socially disadvantaged groups can only improve when all of those involved cooperate as partners, e.g. clients, families, local office, church, state bodies, local companies, local entrepreneurs, social workers etc., and when both formal and non-formal solidarity exists among the groups.

We improve the quality of life of socially, physically and mentally disadvantaged groups of people

• We actively create modern field and outpatient services and we support the development of the services that already exist.
• We mediate financial support for the development of services and capacities of NGOs.

We support social system reforms

• We collaborate with non-governmental organizations and public administration to create policies and draft laws.
• We model and create the system of social services.
• We connect and network experts and organizations.
• We bring in new topics and innovations.

We strengthen social solidarity of inhabitants of Slovakia

• We create partnerships with entrepreneurs who have possibility to direct their support for organizations and individuals specifically and effectively through our foundation.
• We improve awareness of lay and professional public about possibilities of life of disadvantaged and endangered social groups in community, community services, philanthropy and volunteerism.

OUR PROGRAMS SUPPORTING INNOVATIVE SERVICES

LONG-TERM CARE – OLD AGE CONCERNS US campaign and public collection HELPING LADYBIRD

The goal of our long-term care program is to contribute significantly to making health care and social care for severely ill and disabled people, especially seniors, reach a high level of professionalism and respect for human rights, including dignified dying. Click here to Read More

TRANSIT PROGRAM „From School to Life“

For more than 15 years, the SOCIA Foundation has been promoting and supporting social change and innovation.

The goal of one of our programs is also to support people who, for various reasons, rely on the help from others, especially through the development of community-based social services. For this reason we have decided to take a challenge and at the end of the last year we submitted a project to include young people with health or social disadvantages into the work process. This 40-month transit program: from school to life will be financially supported by the VELUX Foundation from Denmark.

Young people are able to use their abilities and skills, and they desire self-realization. This applies not only to private life but also to professional opportunities. It is important to have a supportive environment in which young people with disadvantages could handle the search for the first job, housing, and social contacts, especially if they cannot rely on the supportive environment of their own family or children's homes. Why is it important to integrate them? Click here to Read More

EARLY INTERVENTION – 7 Centers of Early Childhood Intervention focusing on families and their children with special needs

The aim of our early intervention program is to contribute to the creation of accessible, stable, and good quality network of early intervention services in collaboration with self-governing regions. Click here to Read More

SUPPORTING THE RIGHTS OF PEOPLE RELIANT ON THE HELP OF OTHERS – integrating people who have been placed in isolated and often closed facilities back to ordinary life and to normal accommodation or work

The aim of the program is to support fulfilling the human rights of people who are reliant on the help of others especially through the development of community social services. This is done by strengthening non-profit organizations and self-defenders, and also by advocacy before national, regional and European authorities. We develop partnerships between local governments and non-profit organizations. We support spreading best practice examples.  Click here to Read More

HOW TO SUPPORT US

By the means of financial support and by its own activities SOCIA Foundation influences changes of the social system for the benefit of the most endangered social groups of inhabitants. We provide our services with maximum effectiveness, without unnecessary bureaucracy in the process of helping others. We do not confuse philanthropy with self-promotion or inappropriate promotion of our partners.

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THANKS TO THE OBTAINED MEANS WE SUPPORT

• Social services in the community.
• Development of field services for seniors so that they can be as long as possible in the natural environment.
• Early intervention development - we support families in individual home care for disadvantaged children, so that they do not have to be placed in large facilities.
• Integrating people who have been placed in isolated and often closed facilities back to ordinary life and to normal accommodation or work

CHARITY ADVERTISING

• Charity advertising means advertising for charitable purposes obtained by a foundation, a non-profit organization, a non-investment fund and a civil association from entrepreneurs. Revenue from this charity advertising will be exempt from tax up to the amount of € 20,000, and entrepreneurs who provide these funds will put that cost into their expenses. The law also lays down an obligation for charity advertising recipients to use exempt revenues only for generally beneficial purposes, such as support and development of sport, support for education, protection of human rights, provision of social assistance, etc. On the part of the entrepreneur who has had expenses on charity advertising, these expenses are tax expenses and may reduce their tax base only after they have been paid.
• Charity advertising revenue should be used for a particular purpose before the end of the year following the year in which it was provided (similar to using 2 %).
• The amount of € 20,000  is the highest possible amount that organizations can accept and that the entrepreneur includes in their expenses.

ANYONE WHO WANTS TO BECOME A DONOR WE WILL BE HONORED TO MEET.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:

Mgr. Vladislav Matej
Executive director of the foundation
matej@socia.sk

SOCIA – Social Reform Foundation
SOCIA – Nadácia na podporu sociálnych zmien
Legionárska 13
831 04 Bratislava
IČO: 318 163 98
banka: Tatra banka
IBAN SK27 1100 0000 0026 2582 8042
SWIFT TATRSKBX