Labor Minister Simona Bucura Oprescu discussed on Tuesday with the directors of the General Directorates of Social Assistance and Child Protection (DGASPC) in the country about the real challenges facing social assistance in Romania, but also about the concrete solutions that the ministry is preparing.
According to a post on the institution's Facebook page, the meeting with DGASPC directors was attended by Secretary of State Daniela Barbu, UNICEF representative in Romania, Anna Riatti, directors from the ministry and subordinate institutions, as well as Bogdan Simion, president of the Federation of Non-Governmental Organizations for Children (FONPC).
"The challenges are considerable and so are the goals we have. We want a permanent dialogue with those who work in social work at the grass roots. Only through direct collaboration can we build a modern and efficient social care system. Social care cannot be reformed from offices. Solutions are built together with those who work directly with children and families in need," said Simona Bucura-Oprescu.
Among the topics discussed were: the deinstitutionalization process, measures to increase the quality and proper licensing of social services, implementation of the national information system, financing services for children with disabilities and behavioral disorders.
Law 100/2024 on the reform of the social assistance system has brought important changes, focusing on: financing that follows the beneficiary, decentralization of responsibilities, clear conditions for accreditation and licensing of social services, improving the accreditation process of social service providers, strengthening the role of social inspectors, increasing the degree of inter-institutional collaboration between institutions with a role of evaluation, monitoring and control, collaboration with civil society in monitoring the quality of services.
With regard to the funding programs of the MMFTSS, through the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR), component C13 - Social Reforms, the implementation of 155 day care centers for children at risk of separation from their families is underway.
The total contracted budget amounts to EUR 73.9 million, of which more than EUR 50.6 million from PNRR funds, and the number of children who are set to benefit from the programs stands at 13,826. AGERPRES
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