Programs

Programs & Services

Four programmes, running week after week. Each one grew out of a need somebody in Kladno told us about — and each one is open to any resident free of charge.

Children painting together at a Smile youth workshop

Creative & Educational Youth Workshops

After-school guidance, art and personal development for children aged 6–15.

Three afternoons a week our rooms fill with children between the end of the school day and the end of the working day. The first hour is quiet: homework, reading and one-to-one help for those who are falling behind. The second hour belongs to making things — painting, ceramics, photography, small theatre pieces and, in spring, an exhibition the children curate themselves. Group sizes stay small so that every child is genuinely known by an adult. Teachers refer children who need extra attention; parents refer children who need company.

Homework support and reading practice with trained volunteers
Art, ceramics, photography and drama blocks by term
Discussion circles on friendship, online safety and conflict
Spring exhibition and end-of-year performance for families

A family in conversation with a Smile family support worker

Family Care & Social Relief Services

Practical assistance, guidance and resources for families under pressure.

Financial pressure rarely arrives alone. Our consultation hours give families a calm place to work out what to do next: understanding entitlements, communicating with schools and landlords, preparing documents, arranging debt counselling, and accessing material assistance such as school supplies, winter clothing and food packages. We accompany families to appointments when it helps, and we cooperate closely with municipal social services so that nobody falls between two offices.

Open consultation hours twice weekly, no appointment required
Help with benefits, housing and school communication
Material assistance: school supplies, clothing, food packages
Referral and accompaniment to municipal and debt services

Volunteers planting and cleaning a public park in Kladno

Local Civic Action & Environmental Cleanups

Neighbours improving shared public space in Kladno together.

Twice each spring and twice each autumn we choose a neglected corner of the town — a courtyard, a stretch of riverbank, a playground — and spend a Saturday morning on it with everyone who turns up. Gloves, bags, tools and refreshments are provided; children are welcome and usually outnumber the adults. Afterwards we plant, repaint benches or install bird boxes, and we report findings that require the city's help to the relevant municipal department.

Seasonal Saturday cleanups open to all ages
Planting, bench repair and small public improvements
Cooperation with the City of Kladno on reported issues
Shared lunch and community gathering after each action

Young volunteers in a mentoring circle with their coordinator

Volunteer Training & Mentorship

Turning willingness to help into real, confident capability.

Our volunteer school runs three intakes a year. New volunteers begin with an introductory day covering safeguarding, boundaries, communication with children and the basics of the association's work. They then shadow an experienced colleague for a full programme cycle before taking their own group or consultation slot, with a named mentor throughout. Many of our current coordinators arrived as seventeen-year-old students; that path is deliberate.

Three intakes per year, no prior experience required
Safeguarding, communication and first-aid basics
Mentored shadowing before independent responsibility
Written reference and certificate on completion

Interested in joining a programme?

Children's workshops and family consultations are free of charge for all residents. Write or call us and we will explain the next step, without paperwork you do not need.

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