The Public Integration Fund ensures the effective implementation of public cohesion policies and provides important support to the non-governmental sector to strengthen nationhood and democracy by supporting a civically literate, active, responsible, inclusive and cohesive society.
How can it help you
Vienas pieturas aģentūra (“One-stop shop”)
The aim of the project "One-stop shop" is to provide timely support to third-country nationals who have been granted the right of residence in Latvia, as well as to persons in need of international protection who are legally residing in the territory of Latvia - refugees, persons with subsidiary status and asylum seekers. The project provides initial integration support to facilitate the integration of the persons concerned into society and to build a cohesive society.
“One-stop shop” provides different types of services:
- individual consultations
- change agent services
- interpretation and translation services
- legal advice
- psychological and psychotherapeutic counselling
For more information about the “One-stop shop”, visit the website.
Support for vulnerable people
The Public Integration Fund supports vulnerable people, through the European Social Fund Plus programme it provides a range of support packages and services:
- grocery kits
- hygiene and household kits
- food kits for young children (2 types depending on the age of the child)
- hygiene kits for young children (4 types depending on the age of the child)
- school kits (for children aged 5 to 16 years)
- soup kitchens to provide meals
- additional measures
Support under the European Social Fund Plus programme is available to families or persons living alone who:
- qualify as a household in need
- are in crisis
- qualify as a low-income household
important You must apply to the municipal social services for a certificate of your household's status as poor, low-income or in crisis. To receive meals from the soup kitchens, the person does not need to present a certificate of status.
Activities
- Financial support and promotion of social inclusion
- Ensuring the effective implementation of policies to bring society together
- Support to the NGO sector
- Family support programme initiatives
- Implementation of programmes financed by the State budget, European Union instruments and foreign financial assistance
More information and contacts
https://www.sif.gov.lv/lv
pasts@sif.gov.lv
+371 22811001
Public Integration Fund
Raiņa boulevard 15
Riga, LV-1050
Latvia