VŠPJ supported the low-care facility for children and youth Maják Luka nad Jihlavou for Christmas

This year, in a traditionalá škola polytechnická Jihlavaá nightá materialá lná collectioná supported theá ná ofá facilityá for children and youngá dež Majá k Luka nad Jihlavou, whichá provides help to children and youngápeople from the Vysočina Region whoá are facingásomethingá withádevastatingýsituations sucháasácolleges, families, among friendsády and peers, in employment, or in inappropriate lifestyles. The facility provides them with a safeý space, valuableé advice and information, helpá há them iné st to independence, in navigating healthém resources, and last but not least, give them opportunities to tráoutí freeého time.

The Zaraízení works in the rámci of the Regionalí charity Jihlava under the Dioézní charity Brno. „Celý worký tý tý triesý to fulfill the missioná ofá zení by´ working with eachý client as a unique beingí We give eaché client the time needed to confide in&scaron& í what we deá as appropriate. Together with the worker, the client tries to find a way to improve hisé lifeé situation. A huge amount of trust is needed for the clients of the service to open up and for the workers to be able to start working with the person on concrete steps. On average, it takes about half a year.“ explains Andrea Novotná, DiS., socialální worker and head of the socialální service Maják Luka nad Jihlavou.

Cíl group of theí womení are youngí peopleé aged from 6 to 26 movingí in the town of Luka nad Jihlavou and its surroundings;who may find themselves or have already found themselves in an uní socialá situation in which they may need toí orient themselves. From January to the end of October 2023, a total of 45 people have used the socialální service. More than half of the people use the service regularly, “ said “ Andrea Novotná and dá continues: Parents of the clients are so busy that they have minimal time for their children, so we help them with their lessons. We often address peer relationships and the related lies, gossip or aggression or intimacy issues;users' intimate life, such as the very early start of their intimate life, risky behaviour or the opening of sexual orientation. We encounter soáá with excessiveáá experimentationá with náá láláláttes.“

Clients of the lowéé Maják under the tree equippedá to the so-called. It is used for artephileticé and musico-phileticé techniques, but alsoé mí checks, legos, štets, paints, dárkové vouchers to the theatre or zoo.The   dárks were brought in by staff and students in a rámce of materialální collection that has been probíhall at VšPJ since early December.

Photo: Anna Tlačbabová