Children’s Center Sofia The Children’s Center Sofia takes in and cares for children from public children’s homes or difficult family situations who have been abused mentally or physically. It is a family-like institution. Children and teenagers aged six through 18 live together and are cared for by our loving staff. Our staff’s greatest challenge is…
Children’s Center PlovdivIn 2008, we inaugurated the Agapedia Children’s Center Plovdiv, which is now a second home to abandoned children who live in nearby public children’s homes. At the Children’s Center, we offer these children cooking classes, computer courses, homework assistance, creative workshops and help them acquire the skills they need. The intensive relationship work…
Foster Family ProgramThrough our foster family programme, we trained Bulgarian foster families and the foster parents were prepared to take in a child in a three-month course. This enabled abandoned children to grow up in a family of their own and actively helped to close the large, inhumane state orphanages.Twice a year, the foster parents…
Student ProgramYoung people from the Agapedia Children’s Centre who complete school with particularly good grades and are admitted to university receive financial support from Agapedia. Jana, for example, was able to successfully complete a degree in pharmacy after coming to the Agapedia Children’s Centre in Sofia from the state orphanage and completing her A-levels with…