Dorohoi Social Assistance Directorate*
Available procedures
Issuing proof for the parent who is going abroad for work*
The procedure establishes the method of issuing proof for the parent leaving to work abroad and who has notified the public Social Assistance service
Granting educational incentive in the form of social vouchers for kindergarten*
Benefit from the educational incentive granted in the form of social vouchers for kindergarten, for children from disadvantaged families, Romanian citizens, who have their domicile or residence in Romania, in order to increase their access to education.
1. The educational incentives are granted to children from families who have established the right to the family support allowance granted under Law no. 277/2010 regarding the family support allowance, republished, with subsequent amendments and completions, regardless of whether the family is receiving this right or it is suspended.
2. By exception, the educational incentive is also granted to children in the care of the person designated by the parent for the maintenance of the child, during the absence of the parents, according to art. 104 of Law no. 272/2004 regarding the protection and promotion of the rights of the child, republished, with subsequent amendments and completions, if the income per person, including the child in care, does not exceed the maximum income level for granting the family support allowance.
Granting allowances to persons classified with severe disability with a personal assistant*
The procedure regulates all operations leading to the submission of documentation to benefit from the monthly allowance granted to the person with severe disability.
Preparation of the social inquiry for persons with severe disabilities*
Classification in degree and type of disability is carried out under the conditions provided by Law no. 448/2006 regarding the protection and promotion of the rights of persons with disabilities, republished.
*Granting the right of the person classified with severe handicap with a personal assistant to hire a personal assistant*
Persons classified as having a severe disability with a personal assistant are entitled to be provided with the employment of a personal assistant paid by the local public authorities, in order to facilitate equal opportunities, ensure an independent life, and promote social inclusion.
Guaranteed minimum income*
Granting emergency financial aid*
Emergency aid is granted to families or individuals who are in situations of need due to natural disasters, fires, accidents, the burial of persons without legal supporters, as well as other special situations established by law.
The emergency aid (depending on the situation) is granted in cash based on the Mayor's Order for granting emergency aid, which is based on the written request of a family member or single person, as well as the social inquiry carried out by the staff of the Social Benefits Office within the Dorohoi Social Assistance Directorate, through which the situations of need or, as appropriate, the special situations in which the families or single persons are, are certified.
The funds necessary for the payment of emergency aid are covered from local budgets.
Burse/Bani de liceu
Through this program, financial support is provided to high school students for the continuation/completion of their studies.
Carrying out volunteer activity*
Volunteering is carried out based on a contract concluded in written form, in Romanian, between the volunteer and the host organization. The obligation to conclude the volunteer contract in written form lies with the host organization. The written form is mandatory for the valid conclusion of the contract.
Request for audience registration Director*
The procedure refers to the activity of accessing public interest information. The activity is relevant in terms of importance, being distinctly procedured within the institution.
All other activities within the institution depend on the procedured activity, due to the role that this activity has in the correct and timely conduct of all processes.
Family support allowance*
Families and single persons who are supporting children up to 18 years old, if they have net monthly income per family member of up to 557.03 lei.
Man and woman who are unmarried, with their children and each of their own children, who live and manage together, are also considered a family, if this is recorded in the social investigation.
*Allowance for child care from 3 to 7 years or monthly support*
Preparation of monthly allowance files for the care of the child aged between 3-7 years (child with disability), monthly allowance for reduced working hours, monthly support for care of child 0-3 years, monthly support for care of child 3-7 years, supplement to the child's allowance.
State allowance*
The state allowance for children is granted to all children up to the age of 18, Romanian citizens, without discrimination, as well as to young people who have turned 18 years old, who are attending high school or vocational education organized under the law, until their completion.
Young people who repeat the school year do not benefit from the state allowance, except for those who repeat for health reasons, proven with a medical certificate.
Children of foreign citizens and stateless persons residing, according to the law, in Romania, who live together with their parents, also benefit from the state allowance for children.
For families of Romanian citizens who carry out or do not carry out salaried activity in a member state and who have applied in writing for the right to family benefits in that member state, but who do not fall under the provisions of the law of that respective EU member state for granting these, may apply for the right to state allowance for children in Romania, based on an application and supporting documents, regarding the state allowance for children, as well as for regulating the payment methods of the state allowance for children.
As a supporting document, the European form E411 or any other document issued by the competent institutions of the respective member state is required, with the mention that the family has requested but does not have the right to family benefits in that member state.
According to the provisions of art.72 of Council Regulation no.987 of 16 September 2009, within the European Union, the accumulation of the right to family benefits must be avoided, which is why rules have been established for determining the competent state with primary responsibility to pay the benefit.
*Legal counseling and information*
This procedure establishes the manner in which information and counseling services are provided through the Legal and Litigation Department.
Access/provision of social services to elderly people in the Municipality of Dorohoi through the Integrated Service Center for Elderly People*
The purpose of the social service "Integrated Services Center for Elderly Persons – Home Care Unit" is to provide social services to elderly individuals in the Municipality of Dorohoi, whose needs can be addressed through the activities carried out/offered services, in order to overcome difficult situations, prevent and combat the risk of social exclusion, promote social inclusion, and increase quality of life.
Access/provision of social services for child/youth within the day center for children and youth with disabilities*
The social service Day Center for children and young people with disabilities social service code 8891CZ-C-III, established and administered by the provider Directorate of Social Assistance Dorohoi, accredited according to Accreditation Certificate series AF no. 005852, holds Operating License series LF no. 0000061, headquarters at Stefan cel Mare street no. 43.
The purpose of the social service "Day Center for children and young people with disabilities" is to provide specialized services to children and young people with disabilities in the community, offering them free social services of a primary and specialized type, through therapeutic assistance during the day.
*Insertion incentive*
The insertion stimulus is granted in accordance with the provisions of GEO no. 111/2010 regarding the leave and monthly allowance for child raising, with subsequent amendments and completions, and the METHODOLOGICAL NORMS for the application of the provisions of GEO 111/2010 regarding the leave and monthly allowance for child raising, with subsequent amendments and completions.
Drawing up social inquiries for classifying minors in a degree of disability*
- Receiving and registering requests/documents directly from applicants
- Collecting information/data regarding the psycho-socio-economic situation of the child and the biological/extended family
- Analyzing and evaluating the information/data collected regarding the psycho-socio-economic situation of the child and the biological/extended family
- Drafting the social investigation report which contains all relevant information regarding the child for whom the social investigation is prepared. This report must obligatorily include the specialist's proposal in accordance with the legislation in force correlated with the observed situation.
- Sending the social investigation report to the applicant.
Access/provision of social services for adults with disabilities within the Integrated Community Center*
Access/provision of social services for the child within the integrated community center*
Access/provision of social services for adults within the Integrated Community Center*
Granting/modification of social services through the Social Assistance Canteen*
The purpose of the social service "Social Assistance Canteen" is to provide free or paid social services, according to Law no.208/1997 regarding social assistance canteens, for persons in special economic-social or medical situations.
Allowance for nannies*
Can benefit from the financial support for the payment of nanny services, as provided by LAW no. 35 of March 31, 2020 (hereinafter referred to as financial support), within the limits of the annually approved budget funds for this purpose, persons who have preschool children in their care, whose income is up to 3,500 lei per family member, and who are in one of the following situations:
- a)is the parent with whom the child usually resides;
- b)has the status of the child's legal representative and is responsible for their upbringing and care;
- c)is the person designated by the parent for the care of the child during the parents' absence, according to the provisions of art. 104 of LAW no. 272 of June 21, 2004 regarding the protection and promotion of the rights of the child, republished, with subsequent amendments and completions.
Eligibility criteria:
The financial support is granted monthly, for each preschool child.
When determining the average monthly net income, the average of the net incomes earned by the beneficiary in the last 6 months prior to the application for the financial support is taken into account, under the conditions of art. 8 para. (1) of LAW no. 416 of July 18, 2001 regarding the guaranteed minimum income, with subsequent amendments and completions.
To benefit from the financial support, the persons provided for in art. 1 must cumulatively meet the following conditions:
- a)be a Romanian citizen with domicile in the municipality of Dorohoi, a citizen of another state or a stateless person, with domicile in Romania, under the conditions provided by the legislation in force;
- b)are employed under an individual employment contract or based on a service relationship, carry out independent activities, obtain income from intellectual property rights, income from agricultural, forestry, or fishery activities, or hold a public or assimilated dignity position.
Persons who do not meet the conditions stipulated in para. (1) letter b) may also benefit from the financial support if they cumulatively meet the following conditions:
- a)are registered unemployed receiving benefits or are registered in the records of the county employment agency, at the date of the application, as a job seeker;
- b)have not refused more than two job offers from the county employment agency.
The granting of the financial support is carried out only for the child who is not enrolled in a crèche/accredited kindergarten (public/private) or for whom the applicant has not refused a place at a crèche/accredited kindergarten (public/private) within the city, nor has withdrawn the child from a crèche/accredited kindergarten (public/private).
The financial support is granted based on an application (according to the annex) and supporting documents that attest to the fulfillment of the conditions provided for in this methodology regarding the granting of financial support to families for the payment of services offered by a nanny.
*Granting funeral aid for guaranteed minimum income beneficiaries*
The burial aid is granted based on Law no. 416/2001 regarding the guaranteed minimum income, in the event of the death of a person from families receiving social aid or of a single person receiving social aid (the mayor may decide to grant aid representing part of the funeral expenses).
The monthly allowance for child raising*
The monthly allowance for child raising is granted in accordance with the provisions of GEO no. 111/2010 regarding leave and the monthly allowance for child raising, with subsequent amendments and additions, and the METHODOLOGICAL NORMS for the application of the provisions of GEO 111/2010.
BENEFICIARIES:
- Either of the child's biological parents;
- The person who has adopted the child;
- The person to whom the child has been entrusted for adoption;
- The person who has the child in foster care or in urgent foster care;
- The professional maternal assistant, only for their own natural or adopted children;
- The person who has been appointed as the child’s guardian.
The beneficiaries must have earned income from salaries and assimilated to salaries, income from independent activities, income from agricultural, forestry and fishery activities, subject to income tax, or meet one or more of the conditions listed below, for a period of 12 months in the last 2 years prior to the child’s birth, or, as the case may be, for a period of 12 months in the last 2 years prior to the date on which the adoption was approved, the entrustment was made, or foster care or guardianship was established:
- are within 60 days of graduating from full-time pre-university/university education, organized according to the law, with a bachelor’s graduation/exam/diploma, for the purpose of employment/continuing studies/entering unemployment, according to the law.
- have accompanied their spouse who was sent on a permanent mission abroad;
- have benefited from unemployment allowance, established according to the law;
- have benefited from health social insurance leaves and allowances, according to the law;
- have achieved assimilated periods to the contribution stage in the public pension system under the conditions provided by art. 38 para. (1) of Law no. 19/2000 regarding the public pension system and other social insurance rights, with subsequent amendments and additions;
- have achieved contribution periods in the public pension system under the conditions provided by the special normative acts regulating collective dismissals;
- have completed, in the public pension system, before the entry into force of GEO no. 44/2006, contribution periods based on a social insurance contract;
- have benefited from the monthly allowance for child raising up to the age of 2 years, respectively up to the age of 3 years in the case of a disabled child; have benefited from disability pensions;
- have benefited from unpaid leave to participate in training and professional development courses at the employer’s initiative or with the employer’s agreement, organized according to the law;
- have worked with an individual employment contract abroad, based on bilateral government agreements concluded by Romania with other states, for a period of the 12 months prior to the child’s birth;
- are in a period of temporary interruption of activity, at the employer’s initiative, without termination of the employment relationship, for economic, technological, structural or similar reasons, according to the law;
Granting heating aid*
The heating aid for the home and the energy supplement are granted based on the application and the applicant’s declaration on their own responsibility regarding the family composition and its income, accompanied by supporting documents.
The application is submitted by the holder of the heating aid for the home and the energy supplement, who may be
- the owner of the home
- the person who has transferred the home based on a contract with a maintenance clause;
- the holder of the lease contract;
- another adult family member legally authorized by the owner/holder of the lease contract;
- legal representative for single persons who have not reached 18 years of age.
In the situation where vulnerable consumers meet the eligibility conditions during the cold season, the establishment of the right to the heating aid for the home is done, by order of the mayor, as follows:
- starting from the month the application is submitted, for those who have submitted the documents by the 20th of that month;
- starting from the following month, for those who have submitted the documents after the date provided in letter a
- When determining the net monthly income of the family or, as the case may be, of the single person, all the income that family members obtained in the month preceding the one in which the right to heating aid is requested is taken into account, including those from state social insurance rights, unemployment insurance, allowances, allocations, and permanent aids, regardless of the budget from which they are supported, legal maintenance obligations, and other legal claims.
Preparation of social surveys for children with SEN*
The procedure refers to the activity of preparing social inquiries in the case of children with special educational needs.
The activity is relevant in terms of importance, being distinctly procedurised within the institution.
All other activities within the institution depend on the procedurised activity, due to the role this activity plays in the correct and timely conduct of all processes.
- The purpose of this procedure is to establish the manner of preparing social inquiries in the case of children with special educational needs
- Provides assurance regarding the existence of adequate documentation for conducting the activity
- Ensures the continuity of the activity, including in cases of staff fluctuation
- Supports the audit and/or other authorized bodies in auditing and/or control actions, and the manager in decision-making.
Access to public interest information*
The purpose of this procedure concerns the free and unrestricted access of individuals to any information of public interest, as defined by law and constitutes one of the fundamental principles of the relationship between individuals and public authorities, in accordance with the Constitution of Romania and international documents ratified by the Romanian Parliament.
It establishes the manner in which the communication to authorities, institutions, and interested persons of the acts issued by the director is ensured, under the provisions of Law no. 544/2001 regarding free access to information of public interest.
The procedure is carried out especially for good cooperation between citizens and public institutions, for the interests of public institutions, citizens, employees of public institutions, etc.
*Access/provision of social services within the day center for Jurjac children*
The day center's mission is to prevent child abandonment and institutionalization by providing, during the day, care, education, recreation-socialization, counseling, development of independent living skills, school and career guidance activities, etc. for children, as well as support, counseling, education, etc. activities for parents or legal representatives, as well as for other persons responsible for the care of children.
The services offered by the ”Jurjac” day center are complementary to the efforts and endeavors of the family itself, as they arise from parental obligations and responsibilities, as well as to the services provided by educational institutions and other service providers, in accordance with the individual needs of the child in his or her socio-family context.
Child protection and guardianship authority*
In accordance with the legislative provisions in the field of child protection, namely Law no. 272/2004 regarding the protection and promotion of the rights of the child, the Guardianship Authority and Child Protection Office carries out activities of identification, monitoring of families and children in difficulty, prevention of risk situations, prevention of abandonment and separation of the child from his/her family, reintegration of the child in the family, as well as other actions aimed at respecting the rights of the child.
- Carries out activities of identification, intervention and monitoring of children who are deprived of parental care during the period when their parents are working abroad; evaluates the legal situation of the child, in order to identify a permanent solution for the protection of the child and issues evaluation reports for parents who are going to work abroad for the delegation of parental authority, according to G.D. no. 691/2015;
- Advises and informs families in risk situations, with children in their care, regarding their rights and obligations, about the rights of children, monitors and analyzes the situation of the children, as well as the way in which the rights of the children are respected, ensuring the centralization and synthesis of relevant data and information;
- Establishes partnerships and collaborates with non-governmental organizations and representatives of civil society in order to develop and support child protection measures;
- Conducts social inquiries regarding the upbringing and education of the minor for the exercise of parental authority, determining the residence of the minor, establishing a visitation schedule for the minor, modification of child support, restraining order;
- Conducts social inquiries for minors for whom a protection measure has been established for their reintegration into the natural family;
- Draws up the service plan through which the planning of the provision of services and benefits is carried out in order to prevent the separation of the child from his/her family;
- Conducts social inquiries for obtaining/renewing the maternal assistant certificate;
- Conducts social inquiries for persons requesting leave of minors from foster care centers.
Admission within the Day Center for Elderly Persons (Club type)*
The social service "Day Center for Elderly Persons" operates in compliance with the provisions of the general framework for the organization and functioning of social services regulated by Law no. 292/2011, with subsequent amendments, Law 17/2000 regarding social assistance for elderly persons, republished, with subsequent amendments and completions.
Applicable minimum quality standard: Order no. 29/2019 for the approval of minimum quality standards for accrediting social services intended for elderly persons, homeless persons, young people who have left the child protection system and other categories of adult persons in difficulty, as well as for services provided in the community, services provided in the integrated system and social canteens.
The social service "Day Center for Elderly Persons" is established through HCL no. 25/2022.
The purpose of the social service "Day Center for Elderly Persons" is to provide social services to elderly persons in the Municipality of Dorohoi, whose needs can be addressed through the activities carried out/services offered, in order to overcome difficult situations, prevent and combat the risk of social exclusion, promote social inclusion and improve quality of life.
The Day Center for Elderly Persons facilitates and encourages interpersonal connections, including with the families of elderly persons. Through the activities it carries out, it enables the maintenance or improvement of the physical and intellectual capacities of elderly persons, stimulates their participation in social life.
This center supports people of the third age by increasing psychological comfort, by involvement in activities of recreational and socio-cultural nature, as well as by developing an attitude of mutual help among peers.
