Help with a human face

Young people from children's homes in Bratislava. In cooperation with the City of Bratislava.

My Next Step

Leaving a children's home is a big step into independent life. Nobody has to manage it all at once, and certainly not alone. My Next Step creates a safe space where young people discover their strengths, gain practical experience and prepare for what is ahead.

Over four meetings we cover what young people need for life outside the home: money, work and housing, but also relationships, personal boundaries, safety, and finding the people and places to turn to when they need help.

Four steps to independence

• Getting to know each other. Trust, relationships and discovering your own strengths through team activities.
• Money and work. A budget, the first pay cheque, contracts, the job office, how not to get cheated.
• Housing and everyday life. Rent, bills, running a household, health, public offices.
• Relationships and a support network. Boundaries, safety and people you can count on after moving out.

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Young people from Ukraine living in Slovakia without parents or without a stable family background.

Invisible Voices

Every young person needs someone who listens. Young people from Ukraine who are in Slovakia without their parents often find themselves in situations where their voice is easy to overlook. We want to change that.

We create a safe space where they can talk about their needs, find support, gain new experience and take an active part in their surroundings. Through mentoring, psychosocial support and opportunities to get involved, we help them find their way to more independence and confidence. So that they are heard. So that they are seen. So that they can decide their own path.

Speaking club

Regular evenings at Miletičova 7: conversation in Slovak, board games, practical topics from life in Slovakia and room for questions. It is not a Slovak lesson. It is a place to speak, try, make mistakes and slowly gain confidence. Young people from other countries and young Slovaks who want to meet new cultures or help with the language are welcome too.

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Students from poorer families and marginalised communities, in cooperation with the Salesian family.

Year-round student support

Every young person should be able to study, develop their talent and plan their future, whatever their background. Will and determination are not always enough. Sometimes the money is missing for the bus to school, school supplies, a dormitory or a laptop.

Supporting education is therefore not only help with school costs. It is help for a young person to carry on with what they chose for themselves, even when life suddenly complicates the path.

Opportunities through education

For seven years we have supported girls from the Maria Romero College in Prešov, who come from disadvantaged backgrounds, mostly Roma communities. The help goes to specific needs tied to study and everyday life: tuition costs, travel to school, school supplies, scholarships.

Katka's story

Girls and young women who lead youth groups and look after younger girls.

Little Women

Little Women is a space for girls and young women who give their time and energy to children and younger girls in youth groups and community activities. They too need a place to slow down for a while, recharge, share their joys and doubts, and experience acceptance and encouragement themselves.

We organise weekends, meetings and experiential activities that support their personal, relational and spiritual growth. We talk about the things young women deal with at this stage of life: identity, self-acceptance, relationships, the courage to be yourself, responsibility, faith, but also mistakes, falls and finding your own way.

We want girls to know they do not have to be perfect to have worth. Because those who accompany others need a place where someone accompanies them.

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