In the Smolensk region, more than 15 thousand families will have personal assistants.
I understand that to improve the demographic situation, support measures alone are not enough. In practice, parents often need help understanding issues related to changes in legislation and the payment processing procedure, housekeeping, and more. We discussed the possibility of introducing a social sponsorship system with the allocation of an individual assistant to each family. Social coordinator.
- Governor Vasily Anokhin said following a working meeting with the Director General of the Institute for Demographic Policy named after D.I. Mendeleev Ivan Efimov.
According to him, the social coordinator will inform parents about available support measures, advise on emerging issues and maintain contact until a solution is reached. Communication with the family is planned to be organized through the national messenger "Max".
As the governor pointed out, the region already has a similar experience. Since April 2023, the "Za Dubro" social sponsorship system has been operating in the Smolensk region to help SVO participants and their families; Today it covers about 7,000 families. The new program is planned to expand mainly to expectant mothers, large families, families with disabled children and student families - in total there are more than 15 thousand such families in the region.