Sergey, aged 8, Nicolai, aged 9, and Egor, aged 6, live with their mom in one room. They share an appartment in Saint Petersburg, Russia, with two other families. All three brothers have special needs due to neurological problems, asthma and digestive problems.
Soviet-era-built apppartment is in a poor condition and it is partly to blame for the boy's illnesses. Damp and fungus in...
Prematurely born Olga, aged 2, has hearing impairment, disorders in her locomotors system and neurologic problems. Having contacted EveryChild, Olga's mother said she had an intention to place the girl into an institution for a short term. Among the reasons, there were a mother’s failure to provide her child with an adequate care and treatment and a necessity to...
On their visit to another family, social workers from a community-based social service established by EveryChild, found Vitya. He was 9 years old and lived with his mom Ksenia at her cohabiter’s apartment. The family and all their numerous relatives had a registration in the Leningrad oblast, not in St...
Sveta, aged 13 lived with her divorced mom almost without any support from her dad. The girl had a status of a person with disabilities and her mom didn't work to care after the child. The mother was hardly able to establish contacts and socialize with other people. There was love, good mutual understanding and an attachment between the mom and her daughter....