Orphanage Support, St. Petersburg Region

Government-run orphanages in the St. Petersburg Region provide sanctuary and basic care for children of all ages who have been orphaned or removed from their homes due to abuse or neglect. Additionally, specially designated homes are designed to serve children with special needs. Up to 90% of all children who enter the child protective system in Russia remain in the system until they age out as teenagers.

Ministry Emphasis:

Humanitarian Aid, Urgent Needs

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Municipality Program, St. Petersburg

Georgievsky is one of the largest districts in St. Petersburg, and is the home to an initiative dedicated to finding homes for orphans through foster care, kinship, and adoption. The Municipality Program oversees 100 families with children ranging in age from infant to 18. Training, support, and wraparound care is provided to each of the families. Additionally, staff psychologists and social workers provide each new child who is orphaned with personalized care. They assess which family will be the right match, and they also identify at-risk families and work with them to either grow stronger or to find safe alternatives for the children. The goal is to reduce abandonment by creating healthy family structure.

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Aging Out Initiative, St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region

The need for quality support for children who are orphaned doesn’t end when those children age out of traditional care. Orphans who age out of residential care in Russia face unsure futures when they leave the orphanage in their teens, and without appropriate wraparound care, the odds of a thriving adult life are not in their favor.

Ministry Emphasis:

Therapeutic Care, Educational Support, Transitional Support, Humanitarian Aid, Urgent Needs

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