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FREE YOUTH CENTRE association is a non-government and non-profit organization created in 1997 and registered under Bulgarian legislation in social utility. FYC mission is to support the personal development of the young people in Vidin and Northwestern Bulgaria, as free citizens in a democratic society through involving them in educational programs and community activitiesis. More about us...

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28.04.2023. Activities related to Earth Day were organized with the children and their parents at the Centre for Working with Street Children. Parents and children, together with the staff of the centre, planted beautiful flowers, mowed and cleaned the lawn around the playground. Now it's clean and fun to play. See more



20-24.03.2023. In Carcavelos, Portugal, a training and partnership meeting was held under the InPower project - Supporting children subjected to ACEs. Representatives of organizations from France, Portugal, Bulgaria, Slovenia and Turkey participated. See more



14-15.03.2023. In the Centre for Work with Street Children - New Road, a planned training of the team for Children Rights was held. The speaker of the course was Galina Bisett from our partner organization Equilibrium - Ruse. See more



08.03.2023. Mothers and children from the community in the "Nov Pat" district, together, celebrated International Women's Day - March 8. They took part in a celebration filled with fun games, songs, dances and touching surprises for the mothers. The holiday is realized at CWSC, as part of the social service Community work. See more



07-08.02.2023. In the Centre for Work with Street Children - New Road, a planned training of the team for the delivery of the social service "Community Work" was held. The speaker of the course was Elena Petkova from our partner organization Equilibrium - Ruse. See more



30.11.2022.As a result of a study conducted to evaluate the municipal youth policies of the three municipalities from South-West Bulgaria based on European standards and indicators by our team in the period 25.10. - 30.11.2022, a report with findings and recommendations was drawn up, which can be downloaded in Bulgarian here



18-20.10.2022. The Free Youth Centre conducted an information campaign in the cities of Dupnitsa, Kyustendil and Blagoevgrad regarding the goals and upcoming activities of the project "Citizen monitoring to improve the formulation and implementation of local youth policies". See more



28.06.2022. The Free Youth Cenre presented the achievements of the project "We Belong - Exploring Europe’s Unity in Diversity" (WeBelong). The event was attended by over 40 teachers, youth workers and other interested professionals. See more



06.2022. In partnership with Zvanche Kindergarten, a project has been launched to improve communication between the kindergarten and the parent community in the Roma neighborhood of Vidin in order to increase attendance. The project "Every day in kindergarten I study and play" is implemented with the financial support of the Trust for Social Alternative. See more




31.05.2022. An Open Doors Day was held at the Centre for Work with Street Children. Parents and other guests had the opportunity to get acquainted with the services offered by the centre, as well as the achievements of children. See more



30.03.2022. The team of the Centre for Work with Street Childrent, a social structure of the FYC, underwent a one-day training in first aid. The course was conducted by a lecturer of the Regional Council of the Bulgarian Red Cross - Vidin. See more




FYC Donors


European Commission (PHARE, ESF, EFRD, Socrates, Europe for Citizens, Youth/Youth in Action, Erasmus+ programmes), United Nation Development Programme, Council of Europe (European Youth Foundation), US Embassy, Royal Netherlands Embassy, USAID (Bulgaria Found), Peace Corps, National Democratic Institute (USA), Ministry of Labor and Social Policy,Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works, Interreg V-A Romania-Bulgaria Programme, Municipality of Vidin.

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