Flemish Government is building a new House of the Child in Brussels
The Flemish government is allocating 800,000 euros for a complete Flemish family policy in Brussels. The subsidies for family support will no longer be given to the many current organizations in Brussels.
the subsidies for family support are divided over 23 facilities and from 9 organisations. According to the government, this spread of subsidies means that family support in Brussels cannot now be organized in an optimized way to suit the large city. The existing fragmentation would also make it difficult to connect with the other Dutch-language basic offer in Brussels, such as childcare, primary education and after-school care. That is why the Flemish government wants the offer in the new House of the Child.
“A commitment of resources and a decisive organization are paramount. For the roll-out, Flanders will work closely with the Flemish Community Commission and with the professional field,” says Flemish Minister of Family Wouter Beke (CD&V).
more cooperation
The new home of the child will bring together all the organizations involved and will be given the task of achieving a high-quality, accessible and intricately comprehensive basic offer. In addition, the Huis van het Kind should strengthen cooperation with partners from other sectors, including childcare, primary education and extracurricular activities. The government is allocating more than 800,000 euros for this.
Flemish Minister of Brussels and Youth Benjamin Dalle (CD) is also convinced of the Dutch-speaking network in our capital. “Dutch-speaking families still do not have enough of the wide range of our family support in Brussels. Children in vulnerable situations already have a hard time enjoying what is on offer. It is in the interest of all children that our Dutch-language offer is rolled out in a fine-grained and area-wide manner.”
For the roll-out of this new framework, the Flemish Community Commission will collaborate with the professional field and with the Flemish Community Commission. 2022 will serve as a transition year: the existing subsidy scheme will continue, but the new partnership will be selected and will write a business plan. The new subsidy scheme will be applied from 2023 for a period of three years.