scholarly journals The features of social work of charitable funds with eldery

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Social Needs ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
Scientific Analysis ◽  
The Social ◽  
Charitable Foundations

The article is devoted to the problem of social work with the elderly, which requires the study and determination of the features of such work for various modern social services. The relevance of the topic of the article is due to the growing number of clients of social services among the elderly. Previous studies of the social needs of this category of the population predict worsening a number of problems due to the shortcomings of state social security. The solution to the problem, according to the authors of the article, is related to the activities of non-governmental organizations that can provide social services to the elderly. In particular, the article describes the experience of a charitable foundation that operates according to an atypical scheme of aid organization. Not through the provision of funds, but primarily through the implementation of their own projects with the support of other social services of various forms. The article discusses how the needs and characteristics of the elderly can be taken into account in practical social work with clients. The authors rely on the materials of their own research, which was conducted by case study from April to October 2019 on the experience of the Kharkiv Charitable Foundation «Social service of assistance». The article states that the main directions of social protection of the elderly in modern conditions should be not only to improve their difficult financial situation, provide a sufficient level of medical care but also to improve the psychological and emotional state of people. The results obtained by researchers can contribute to the dissemination of successful experience of social work with the elderly; scientific analysis of problematic issues and obstacles in the activities of the charity fund with the elderly; optimization of further work of funds and other social services in this direction. In addition, according to the authors, the hypothesis of indifferent attitude of society to the problems of the elderly needs to be studied scientifically, because this factor significantly hinders the implementation of social assistance to this group of clients by various social services, including charitable foundations.

scholarly journals Analysing Social Needs of the Ukrainian Ex-Combatants: Looking on The Lived Experience

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (6) ◽  
pp. 3001-3011
Author(s):  
Tetyana Semigina ◽  
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Anna Kachmaryk ◽  
Olena Karagodina ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
The State ◽  
Psychological Support ◽  
Social Needs ◽  
The Social ◽  
Material Benefits

Since 2014, Ukraine experiences armed conflict on the territory of its eastern part. The Ukrainian government had announced the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) to combat the separatists. This paper reports on research exploring the social needs of ex-combatants in Ukraine and pathways for social reintegration available to them. The research data reached theoretical saturation by interviewing ten ex-combatants and 11 representatives of different services (social workers, psychologists, psychotherapists, priests etc.). Additionally, field notes and grey literature were also considered for the analysis. To triangle, the data received from an interview the analysis of national legal acts on social protection of ex-combatants were analysed. The following emerging themes came from the study: 1) expectations vs ambivalent attitudes and needs; 2) needs in social workers vs lack of social services. First, the study demonstrates that the primary need of the ATO (OOS) participant after returning home is social and psychological support. ATO participants say they have high expectations for the family and society, not from the state. However, some of the ex-combatants face ambivalent and hostile attitudes. Conducted interviews reveal that social support to ATO veterans is reduced mainly to material benefits: privileges, subsidies, cash payments, etc. There is still no single model of social support for ATO participants that is legally defined. In addition, there is no prescribed standardised mechanism for providing social services to combatants. The Ukrainian legislation includes several acts related to providing various benefits and guarantees of social protection for veterans. However, the ex-combatants stated that they filled unprotected. Opportunities for employment, education and good quality of life overall without the support promised by the legislation was rather tricky. Data suggest that transition to civilian life for ex-combatants is undermined by inadequate procedures, lack of support, and complicated administrative demands. Based on the study findings, the recommendations to amend the state program of physical, medical, psychological rehabilitation and re-adaptation of ATO participants were proposed. The changes to the program might include the introduction of social and psychological support to be provided by all centres and services for ATO veterans. Furthermore, social participation and inclusion of ex-combatants concerning the DDR (Disarmament –Demobilisation and Reintegration) concept and resilience-based approach should be a core idea of social work approach instead of paternalistic social welfare approaches inherited by Ukraine from the Soviet model of social assistance. The findings indicate pitfalls in the protective framework of war veterans. Currently, the available social support comes down to material benefits: benefits, subsidies, cash payments and more. Respondents point out the need to develop comprehensive social work interventions for combatants. This paper concludes that more needs to be done to enhance the social services for the new group of social work clients, including services that could enable ex-combatants to develop the skills they need to reintegrate within their community.

scholarly journals Elderly people as recipients of social services in the views of social work specialists

2021 ◽  
Vol 76 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-91
Author(s):  
V. V. Sychova ◽  
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L. M. Khyzhniak ◽  
O. V. Khyzhniak ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Positive Emotions ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Social Needs ◽  
Professional Activity ◽  
Ageing Population ◽  
Creative Imagination ◽  
The Social

The article is devoted to the matter of the interconnection of social services and the image of their recipients. Among the latter, special attention is paid by scientists and practitioners to elderly people in an ageing population. The authors promote awareness of the importance of the social work principles with the elderly and its compliance with spectrum, level, and hierarchy of their social needs. The range of needs of the elderly people, which are met through social services, is constantly expanding; conditions and approaches to their typology and satisfaction are also changing. The authors offered to consider the image of the elderly people in a deeper sociological dimension: through the views of experts in social work about this group of social service recipients. During the expert survey, conducted by the authors among specialists of the territorial centres of social services for the city of Kharkiv and Kharkiv region inhabitants, it was revealed that the image of the elderly people is fixed through the emotional perception; the idea of what is missing for the elderly people (their needs that are not satisfied); associations that appear towards them as a problem group. Elderly people at the social work professionals’ emotional level (regardless of their gender, age, signs, educational potential, accommodation) bring out mostly positive emotions, setting them up to perform their professional duties. Differences in the views of experts on the needs of elderly people are due mainly to a spatial factor – a place of residence. It is shown that the views of social work specialists about the image of their clients are formed based on the acquired in the process of professional activity, specific sensory impressions about the elderly. The authors determined the requirements for the views of social work specialists about the elderly. The latter must correspond to the triad: to be creative, critical and productive. The creative imagination of social work specialists is in demand, which involves their independent creation of new images of the elderly people as recipients of social services depending on the specific time, life situation and personal strategies of social participation/social exclusion of the elderly.

Social protection for orphans and vulnerable children in Zimbabwe: The case for cash transfers

2010 ◽  
Vol 53 (2) ◽  
pp. 261-275 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mildred T. Mushunje ◽  
Muriel Mafico
Keyword(s):  
Social Protection ◽  
Psychosocial Support ◽  
Cash Transfers ◽  
Vulnerable Children ◽  
Orphans And Vulnerable Children ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
The Social ◽  
Attractive Option

The unprecedented number of orphans and vulnerable children in Zimbabwe has created an urgent need to create innovative ways to provide for the social protection of these children. Innovative packages consisting of educational, food and psychosocial support are being implemented by non-governmental organizations. However, as the orphan crisis continues to deepen, more needs to be done and, learning from the experiences of other countries, the option of cash transfers for social protection for orphans and vulnerable children offers an attractive option for Zimbabwe. This article explores the possibility of using cash transfers for the support of orphans and vulnerable children and highlights the challenges and strengths of this approach.

scholarly journals ASSESSMENT OF THE FINANCIAL PROVISION OF SOCIAL PROTECTION ОF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES IN UKRAINE

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sergiy Kandiba ◽  
Natalia Safonik
Keyword(s):  
Social Services ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
Social Trust ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Social Needs ◽  
Civil Society Organizations ◽  
Gender Mainstreaming ◽  
Insurance Fund ◽  
Persons With Disabilities ◽  
The Social

The article analyses the main sources of financial provision for the social protection of persons with disabilities in Ukraine, including their own resources, budget resources at all levels and resources of enterprises of all forms of ownership; social trust funds, funds of charitable and social organizations and other sources. It is justified that socially oriented objects of expenditure are growing and account for a significant share in the structure of expenditure of the state budget. An analysis of the expenditure of local budgets on the social protection of persons with disabilities showed that expenditure in this area has been increasing since 2015, owing to the reform of decentralization. An evaluation of the activities of civil society organizations of persons with disabilities showed a decrease in the number of persons with disabilities who are employed and in the proportion of expenditures allocated to the social needs of persons with disabilities. Measures to improve the social protection and welfare of persons with disabilities in Ukraine are also financed from social welfare funds. Analysis of the provision of medical and social services by the Social Insurance Fund of Ukraine shows an increase in the number of persons with disabilities as a result of an industrial accident and an increase in the cost of medical and social services. It has been established that financial provision for the social protection of persons with disabilities from charitable organizations is provided in most cases in the form of targeted charitable assistance. The structure of the recipients of charitable assistance by category showed that the proportion of people with special needs among the recipients of charitable assistance was about 10 per cent. On the basis of the study, a number of problems affecting the well-being of persons with disabilities have been identified. Priorities have been set for the development of financial provision for the social protection of persons with disabilities. These include improving the targeting of social assistance, development of locally funded social protection programs, enhancing the social and labour integration of persons with disabilities, gender mainstreaming in the financial provision of social protection for persons with disabilities.

scholarly journals Developments of Hungarian non-governmental organizations in the field of social services and child protection

2014 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 666-670
Author(s):  
Andrea Racz
Keyword(s):  
Social Services ◽  
Child Protection ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Social Groups ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Social Field ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
The Social

Civil organisations services and care operating in the social field are an important part of the social network since they contribute to the social inclusion and increasing life quality of excluded social groups. In the study we deal with how much the innovativeness (on program and specialization level) and system approach are emphasised in the approaches of civil organisations that operate in the field of social and child protection. Firstly, we briefly overview the main characteristics of civil organisations that operate in social field. Then we examine those tenders of civil organisations operating on social and child protection field which tendered between 2008 and 2009 in a concrete Hungarian tender system, in the so-called Norwegian Civil Fund (NCF)

scholarly journals Development Prospects of Non-Profit Organizations as Suppliers of Social Services: on the Example of the Volgograd Region

2020 ◽  
pp. 74-85
Author(s):  
Mariya Poltavskaya ◽  
Elena Danilova ◽  
Elena Abashkina
Keyword(s):  
Social Services ◽  
Public Confidence ◽  
Sociological Study ◽  
Extensive Experience ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
Volgograd Region ◽  
The Social ◽  
Non Profit Organizations

The article provides an analysis of the formation of the social services market in the Volgograd region since the adoption of a federal law that introduced fundamental changes in the field of social services, allowing non-profit organizations to act as full participants in the social services market. A review of domestic publications addressing key issues is presented: economic and managerial aspects of access of non-profit sector organizations to the social services market, infrastructure support, the formation of a state support system, successful regional practices. The role of non-governmental suppliers in the social services market is shown, the specifics of the modern institutional structure of the social services market are described. The current state of the social services market is characterized, the data of the report of the Ministry of Economic Development of Russia for 2018 on the implementation by the constituent entities of the Russian Federation of measures to ensure access to non-profit organizations to budgetary funds are presented. The main quantitative indicators of the social services market of the Volgograd region are highlighted. The results of a sociological study showed that the majority of the population does not use the services of non-profit organizations, the popularity of their services is low, and free services are most in demand. The possibilities of non-profit organizations when entering the social services market of the Volgograd region were identified: extensive experience in providing services, the availability of proven social technologies, targeted nature of assistance, customer focus. Despite the creation of conditions for expanding the access of non-governmental organizations to budget financing, there are barriers to accessing the social services market: delayed cost recovery when services are completed, economically unjustified tariffs, insufficient compensation to non-state suppliers, unnecessarily bureaucratic reporting procedure of non-profit organizations for services provided. To develop the demand and supply of non-profit organizations, it is necessary to inform the beneficiaries in more detail about the quality of the services provided, tariffs, increase the level of public confidence, introduce successful experience in other regions. Creating favorable social and economic conditions, consolidating the efforts of all interested parties can create an effective system of social services in the Volgograd region on the principles of interagency cooperation.

scholarly journals The impact of the diversification of revenues on NGOs’ commercialization: evidence from Poland

Equilibrium ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 761-779 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paweł Mikołajczak
Keyword(s):  
Social Services ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Social Needs ◽  
Commercial Activity ◽  
Social Mission ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Funding Sources ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
Entrepreneurial Strategies ◽  
The Impact

Research background: The commercialization of non-governmental organizations through undertaking an activity based on the commercial sale of services and products is a phenomenon which raises controversy among numerous researchers. Traditionally, NGOs act in a sector of social services to solve problems, such as homelessness, exclusion or social pathologies. They also provide different services which cannot be provided by the market, for instance in education, the healthcare system, culture, or art. Driven by a social mission, NGOs introduce their concepts, strongly relying on fees to perform their activity. They also obtain funds in the form of public donations or payments from private or institutional donors. Growing social needs and changes in the governmental policy aimed at reducing social-aid spending have put pressure on NGOs to develop entrepreneurial strategies to gain financial support. Purpose of the article: The aim of the paper is to investigate how particular funding sources affect the probability of non-governmental organizations’ commercialization. Methods: Data for the analyses have been collected from a national survey of Polish non-governmental organizations. In the analysis of logistic regression, a specially-developed model was used to estimate the probability of NGOs’ commercialization, depending on the selected categories of funding sources. Findings & Value added: An analysis of the results indicates clearly that the likelihood of NGOs’ commercialization slightly decreases as a greater number of private external financial sources is used. In contrast with existing literature, which claims that government funding is crowding out commercial activity, this research finds that, to some extent, public funds positively stimulate the commercialization of NGOs. The contribution of this research is that it introduces the category of internal financing sources of non-profit organizations, which have been overlooked in previous studies. The article provides clear statistical arguments demonstrating that private internal revenues strongly affect the commercialization of the organizations surveyed. The paper is the first to present a model that comprehensively considers the probability of NGOs’ commercialization, including private external and internal, as well as public, sources of funding.

scholarly journals Social Work with Military Servants – Participants of Anti-Terroristic Operation Released for Reserve

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (6 (344)) ◽  
pp. 64-77
Author(s):  
Svitlana Arkhypova ◽  
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Olesia Bik ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Research Problem ◽  
Practical Experience ◽  
Public Organizations ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Educational Services ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations

In today's conditions, the issue of providing social (including educational) services to demobilized ATO soldiers is extremely important.The study of the issue in socio-pedagogical theory and practice led to the choice of the purpose, which is to analyse modern approaches and theoretical and methodological foundations of the organization of social work with servicemen-participants of the anti-terrorist operation.To solve this purpose, a set of methods was used: study and analysis of scientific and special literature and practical experience on the research problem; pedagogical observation, conversation.The understanding of social work with servicemen-participants of anti-terrorist operation as an integral complex of social services is presented, in particular: informing, counseling, mediation, rendering of various educational services, socio-psychological rehabilitation.The general approaches to social work with servicemen of participants of anti-terrorist operation are opened. It was found that social work is associated with adaptation, socialization, psychological, legal, social assistance and other social services, which was demonstrated by the example of specific projects.The study does not cover all the issues of social work with servicemen participating in the anti-terrorist operation. Topical issues include moral-ethical and pedagogical aspects of social work with members of the ATO and their families. It is promising to study the areas of socio-pedagogical work with servicemen-participants of the anti-terrorist operation, which can be carried out by educational institutions, non-governmental organizations and public organizations.

scholarly journals Issues of Poverty and Financial Support Resources among the Elderly: A Case Study in Pahang / Isu Kemiskinan dan Sokongan Sumber Kewangan dalam kalangan Warga Tua: Kajian Kes di Pahang

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nik Norliati Fitri Md Nor ◽  
Siti Masayu Rosliah Abdul Rashid ◽  
Suriati Ghazali
Keyword(s):  
Social Impact ◽  
Primary Source ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Financial Resources ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Government ◽  
Demographic Patterns

Poverty among the elderly is always a significant concern due to changes in demographic patterns. It's because there is an increasing number of elderly, moreover, about the disability and limited ability of employment in themselves. This situation has an economic and social impact not only on individuals but also family members and the government involved. Therefore this article aims to study the issue of poverty among the elderly. Besides, the study will identify the financial resources obtained in the help of their daily lives. The study has selected a total of 327 older people aged 60 years and above. The study used a quantitative approach using a questionnaire to obtain feedback from respondents on their financial resources and income of respondents. The results of the study found that the majority of respondents answered 50.5% of the primary source of children as the main economic source in addition to other economic resources. Nevertheless, although there are results shown by the respondents, there are various sources as financial resources, but still exist among them. Therefore, it's hoped that the authorities or non-governmental organizations can help the elderly who face the problem of poverty always provide social assistance, especially related to the social security system through medical aspects exempt free hospital medical services, distribution of first-class medical cards or even provide initiatives through the enhancement of additional income programs explicitly implemented for the needy elderly. 

scholarly journals Research on the Application of Project Evaluation Method in NGO Financing

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 13-18
Author(s):  
Taipeng Wang
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Evaluation Method ◽  
Project Evaluation ◽  
Application Research ◽  
Operation Mechanism ◽  
Social Responsibilities ◽  
Disadvantaged Groups ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
The Social

Non-governmental organizations (NGO) are a “third social sector” different from governments and enterprises. They not only bear huge social responsibilities, but also play an increasingly important role in various fields such as charity and environmental protection. Social work as a professional subject to improve the overall social environment and promote a more harmonious and stable society coincides with the goals of some NGOs. Therefore, a large number of NGOs guided by the social work profession have been established. Most of the goals of these organizations are Facing certain disadvantaged groups in society, with the purpose of helping and solving the problems faced by the disadvantaged groups. This paper takes the application research of project evaluation methods in NGO financing as an example to examine the NGO fund acquisition and operation mechanism under project evaluation.

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