Balgarianovinite.com A discussion under the “Foster Me” national initiative was held Monday at the National Press Club of the Bulgarian News Agency (BTA) in Shumen, Northeastern Bulgaria. Organized jointly by BTA and the Social Assistance Agency (SAA), the initiative promotes foster care and raises awareness of its importance. Representatives of national and local authorities, social institutions, Shumen University, foster parents, and social workers discussed challenges and opportunities for foster care development in Bulgaria.
Shumen Deputy Mayor Dr. Svetoslava Hainova emphasized that the municipal administration in Shumen embraced the idea of foster care many years ago. She noted that Shumen was one of the ten pilot municipalities when the process of deinstitutionalizing children and moving them out of residential care homes began at the national level. The regional foster care team started operating as early as 2009, Hainova noted, adding that Shumen Municipality ranked first in achievements among professional foster families.
Foster care is a serious challenge whose success depends on coordination among numerous institutions working for the well-being of children, said Martina Dragneva, Director of the Regional Directorate for Social Assistance in Shumen. She noted that there are currently 100 foster families operating across Shumen Region, adding that three municipalities have not yet joined the project. Currently, 80 children are placed with 84 foster families in Shumen Region, head of the Regional Foster Care Team head Nermin Beyti pointed out.
The national joint initiative of BTA and SAA, “Foster Me”, was launched at the National Press Club of BTA in Sofia. A discussion was held at the end of April in Svishtov. The initiative will include 33 meetings in all BTA press clubs across the country.
“Foster Me” is part of the project “Strengthening the capacity of Social Assistance Agency staff in relation to the modernization of social protection systems” – Component 1, aimed at the development of foster care in Bulgaria and strengthening the capacity of those involved in it: social workers, municipal employees, foster parents and others. The project is funded under the Human Resources Development Programme, co-financed by the European Social Fund Plus. Shumen Region Supports 80 Children Through Foster Care 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-06-08 11:07:16 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law