Presentation Univers Plus - English

FUNDATIA UNIVERS PLUS Piatra Neamt, Str. Orhei nr7/76, CIF 19049676, Autorizatia nr. 8055 /2006, cont RO38BTRL02801205A52888XX – Banca Transilvania P. Neamt, Tel. 0724 516030, 0720030842 , Email [email protected]

Presentation statement

Univers Plus Foundation was established at the end of 2006 as a necessity in our community, focusing especially on children diagnosed with autism and their families. Univers Plus Foundation, a legal entity holding private rights, is primarily focused on offering material aid to individuals with disabilities and especially those individuals diagnosed on the autistic spectrm, as well as managing social assistance programs (education, therapy, and recovery). The foundation’s main objective is to offer social services to autistic children and their families. In doing so, our foundation is engaged in a scientific collaboration program with the Mifne center for research, traning and therapy, located in Israel. As part of this program, 5 specialists were trained in early recovery therapy techniques for autistic children—a European priemiere in the number of specialists trained by this prestigious and world known center. Secondary Objectives •

editing informative and education materials to support families affected by autism, as well as distributing materials about fighting discrimination and achieving social integration for individuals with disabilities from the autistic spectrum.

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recruiting and training volunteers and partners

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designing social assistance programs eligible for structural funds and applying for aid to benefit autistic individuals and their families.

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Organizing fundraising campaigns for individuals with disabilities

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Organizing exhibits, seminars, conferences, public debates, workshopts, events that support the foundation’s objectives.

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Developing programs in partnership with the local and international public authorities.

Univers Plus Foundation has an active role in events and projects focusing on autistic children recovery and their social intégration, informing the public about the characteristics of autism and its various forms. As acknowledgment of our competence and quality of service, in 2008 our foundation was recognized by the Labor and social protection Ministry for « the recovery service and psychosocial integration for autistic children and other disabilities ». We have been active participants in scientific conferences and present in the media (TLM, TVM, 1TV Neamt, Actual TV) focusing on autistic children and their families, methods of evaluation and intervention techniques. We organize weekly meetings with parents of autistic children, as support groups that focus on sharing life experiences and affective exchanges between various participants. The members of Univers Plus foundation vary in age between 15 and 50 years old, are trained professionals, students, parents and other people interested in helping autistic children, all individuals who sacrifice from their spare time to offer their warmth to those in need of love. We are active partners with The General Office for Social Assistance and Child ProtectionNeamt, Piatra Neamt City Hall, Petre Andrei University-Iasi, as well as other NGOs interested in helping autistic children. Currently, our foundation is engaged in a program for social assistance, which offers therapy services to 8 families with autistic children (23 individuals) and professional training to 15 social work specialists. We are the organizers of the conference titled “The Mifne Approach, Opportunity Window,” and event of European significance in the scientific world and research on autism.

President Ec. Cristian Ungurianu