Graduates of orphanages are a separate category of young people who have a number of characteristics in terms of social adaptation. Due to the fact that in most cases such young people are completely not adapted to life outside the walls of the boarding school and do not know their rights well. Although they have quite a lot of these rights.
When leaving the orphanage, the inmate of this institution receives a package of documents that should be useful to them for arranging their lives. The list includes a birth certificate, a passport, a certificate of stay in an orphanage, a health certificate, a certificate that contains information about parents or other relatives, as well as documents confirming the right to living space.
What rights does a graduate of an orphanage have
First of all, a graduate of an orphanage has the right to be provided with housing. Even the one who had no living space left from his parents. According to the law, each graduate is required to receive from the state no less than the number of square meters that is required according to the social norm. For regions, these norms differ. Moreover, young people must receive housing within 3 months from the date of their 18th birthday.
The exception to this rule is those children who have been adopted. The state owes them nothing more. But those who are under guardianship can apply for free housing.
Also, a graduate of an orphanage is eligible for support from various municipal self-government bodies. So, for example, each of the young people who have left the walls of the boarding school is assigned to a social teacher or inspector for juvenile affairs, who will oversee their future life. It is they who help the pupil in finding a job: consultations, assistance in registering with the labor exchange, etc.
So that the graduate of the orphanage does not get confused when entering the big world, educational work is carried out with him in advance, including consultations, issuing leaflets, memos, etc.
The bodies of the employment services, if necessary, should send the graduate of the orphanage to free education in order to obtain a particular profession, if his knowledge is clearly not enough.
In addition, in the learning process, orphans are eligible for a scholarship that is 50% more than the usual one. They are also supposed to receive an annual allowance for the purchase of educational literature and didactic materials. The list also includes free travel to the place of study and residence, academic leave for medical reasons with the preservation of the scholarship, etc.
What to Consider
Children from orphanages find it more difficult to adapt to a new life. The fact that they are used to living in a commune is very strong. Moreover, modern rules prohibit any child labor, regarding it as exploitation of minors, so quite often young people from an orphanage do not develop skills in cleaning the house, washing dishes, etc.
It is no secret that many people cannot adapt normally. And this means that it is worth paying even more and closer attention to preliminary conversations and consultations with children before they leave the orphanage.
