ESC: Building Happy Childhoods Together

Code: 49553 Copied

Lithuania European Voluntary Service Social work Education European Voluntary Service Social work +1 Fixed dates

About the project

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

The non-governmental organization "Actio Catholica Patria" (A.C. Patria) is active in Kaunas since 1991 and offers social and cultural services for young people aged from 14 to 30 years. We consult and provide training to other organizations and individuals about volunteering and open youth work. Our main aim is to support young people in becoming responsible, self-confident, socially sensitive and active citizens. We strive to contribute to the development of the concept and the condition of volunteering in Lithuania; to provide social services to young people; to provide information, consultation and training to individuals and legal entities; and to help youngsters to integrate into the labor market. We work towards these aims in our four centers: The Volunteer Center, the Open Youth Center "Vartai", the Youth Empowerment Center "Kitaip" and the Methodical Center. The employees of A.C. Patria, are constantly improving/enriching activities to ensure the quality of services provided. We aim at being pro-active in the search of new forms of work using different methods in order to meet the social needs of youth of different age groups and correspond to the changes in our society.

💼 What the programme involves

Organization introduction Our mission is to help families develop sustainable values that will be passed on to all target audiences. The Caritas program of the Kaunas Archdiocese "Child Welfare Institute" (VGI) has been operating since 2016. The main goal of this program is to help a child grow up happily in a family and to give adoptive and guardian families a space to communicate with each other, to get to know children and their characteristics better, to hear their inner voice - intuition, and to free themselves for a joyful relationship with the child. Volunteer will be able to: play with the children, help them to prepare homework, help them to learn new subjects, go for a walk. https://vgi.caritas.lt/

🏠 Accommodation on site

Accommodation in a private room in a shared mixed apartment Monthly ticket for public transport Monthly food and pocket money

🎒 Leisure activities

On-arrival and mid-term trainings Monthly volunteer group meetings and meetings with a mentor Online Lithuanian language classes Organization of solidarity and volunteering events

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: Do you love spending time with children (and teenagers)? We’re looking for an enthusiastic, motivated volunteer to join our team and support our work with children aged 10 to 17 years old (mainly 10-12). We’d love to meet you if you are: *Comfortable speaking in English *Emotionally intelligent, patient, calm and open to all kinds of children’s emotions - both the sunny smiles and the stormy days *Ready to collaborate with both children and staff *Living a healthy lifestyle - no smoking, alcohol, or other substances during work hours *Ready to volunteer the whole duration of one year PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR CV AND MOTIVATIONAL LETTER IN ENGLISH. PLEASE NOTE, THAT ACCODING TO LITHUANIA'S LAW, WE WILL HAVE TO PREPARE YOU THE QR CODE WHICH SHOWS THAT YOU DO NOT HAVE ANY CRIMINAL HISTORY TO BE ABLE TO WORK WITH CHILDREN.
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ℹ️ Additional information

The project is implemented under the European Solidarity Corps Programme, financed by the European Commission.
The participating organisations have to be mindful of these needs as they are responsible for providing a respectful and trusting hosting environment. At the same time, the organisations participating in the initiative devote a great deal of time, energy and resources to set up a high-quality activity; they should therefore expect that European Solidarity Corps participants show a similar level of respect for the local communities and the people that are directly concerned by the activities (https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/mission_en).
What do we provide ?

Training before and after the project
Health insurance during your project
round-trip travel reimbursement
accommodation and food
pocket money
language course
Return Week-end
Youth Pass and SVI international Volunteer passport

Before applying for this volunteering project, you need to enroll yourself at European Solidarity Corps Platform (https://europa.eu/youth/solidarity_en) and specify your European Solidarity Corps Participant Number (PRN).
This organisation holds a European Solidarity Corps Quality Label.
Contact the ESC coordinator at +32 2 888 67 13 to get more informations.

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📅 Available sessions

LT49553

01/02/2026 → 31/01/2027

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ℹ️ Key information

Age required

18–30 years old

Solidarity donation

0.00 EUR

French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).

📍 Location

Kaunas, Kaunas City Municipality, Lithuania

Lithuania

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)

Timezone

Eastern European Standard Time

Local time: 21:36 (12/11/2026)

🛡️ Before you leave

Security information

📞 Contact us

[email protected]

+32 2 888 67 13

Contact form

✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

English Lithuanian Russian