Opgroeien is a government agency that includes Child and Family and Youth Care. The services range from preventive family support, childcare, to the Growth Package, foster care, adoption, youth assistance and tackling youngsters who commit crimes. Agentschap Opgroeien explicitly opts for an integrated, multidisciplinary approach and cooperation with
many partners. In this way, families are supported to the maximum.
The mission of the Growing Up Foundation is to realise the right to promising growing up for every child and youngsters in Flanders and Brussels. They want to achieve this through three core tasks:
- Supporting individual integrated development projects. This is for children and expectant parents, for vulnerable children, youngsters and families, for children and youngsters who need help, for youngsters who have committed a crime and out of social necessity. The Community institutions contribute to these core tasks.
- Stimulating a positive, broad and rich living environment. It is important that social participation is stimulated, bridges are built with education, housing, leisure, etc., the recognition, subsidisation and licensing of partners and the commitment to networking across different life domains.
- Facilitating the right to material and financial support. This concerns the growth package for all families in Flanders and the care allowance.
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