{"id":52553,"date":"2026-04-16T14:45:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T11:45:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fundatia-adina.ro\/what-10-years-of-home-start-in-romania-reveal-an-impact-study-conducted-with-the-university-of-craiova\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T18:51:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T15:51:28","slug":"what-10-years-of-home-start-in-romania-reveal-an-impact-study-conducted-with-the-university-of-craiova","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fundatia-adina.ro\/en\/what-10-years-of-home-start-in-romania-reveal-an-impact-study-conducted-with-the-university-of-craiova\/","title":{"rendered":"What 10 Years of Home-Start in Romania Reveal: An Impact Study Conducted with the University of Craiova"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"52553\" class=\"elementor elementor-52553 elementor-52521\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a335c6d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a335c6d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3893a19\" data-id=\"3893a19\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc58a36 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fc58a36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When we talk about social programs for children and vulnerable families in Romania, numbers matter. Not because people can be reduced to statistics, but because they prove what works. In 2025, after 20 years of activity, the Adina Stiftelsen Foundation completed the first impact study of the Home-Start program in Romania, in partnership with the University of Craiova, Faculty of Social Sciences.  <\/p><p>The results confirm what volunteers, parents, and children have felt for years: early support, provided at home, within the family, can change a child\u2019s trajectory.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-adcac00 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"adcac00\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-51a61b5\" data-id=\"51a61b5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad6194a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ad6194a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"678\" src=\"https:\/\/fundatia-adina.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-16-at-14.41.26-2-1024x678.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-52545\" alt=\"social programs for children\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fundatia-adina.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-16-at-14.41.26-2-1024x678.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/fundatia-adina.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-16-at-14.41.26-2-300x199.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/fundatia-adina.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-16-at-14.41.26-2-768x508.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/fundatia-adina.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-16-at-14.41.26-2-1536x1017.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/fundatia-adina.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-16-at-14.41.26-2.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2337b79 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2337b79\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-921c60b\" data-id=\"921c60b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c91c3c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c91c3c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is the Home-Start program and who is it for<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7065fe7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7065fe7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a137df0\" data-id=\"a137df0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aadab1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aadab1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Home-Start is an internationally recognized volunteer-based program for families with young children, present in over 20 countries. It originated in the United Kingdom in 1973 and is built on a simple principle: trained volunteers visit families at home, offering emotional, practical, and educational support. <\/p><p>In Romania, the program is implemented by the Adina Stiftelsen Foundation, a non-profit organization based in \u0218imnicu de Sus commune, Dolj County, active in rural communities in the region. The foundation works with families affected by poverty, social isolation, or limited access to education\u2014those families who, without support, risk remaining unseen by formal social assistance systems.<br> <\/p><p>The Home-Start program represents the first step in the support pathway offered by the foundation, opening the way to six additional programs dedicated to children, youth, and women in the community.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a5e3367 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a5e3367\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-42f5484\" data-id=\"42f5484\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af38578 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"af38578\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/fundatia-adina.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-16-at-14.41.26-5-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-52546\" alt=\"volunteer program for families with young children\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fundatia-adina.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-16-at-14.41.26-5-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/fundatia-adina.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-16-at-14.41.26-5-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/fundatia-adina.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-16-at-14.41.26-5-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/fundatia-adina.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-16-at-14.41.26-5-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/fundatia-adina.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-16-at-14.41.26-5.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4471c35 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4471c35\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3941a85\" data-id=\"3941a85\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f3d8b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5f3d8b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How the study was conducted: methodology and team<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3b1e801 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3b1e801\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-39bab98\" data-id=\"39bab98\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f410eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f410eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The research was led by <strong>Prof. Univ. Dr. Jacqueline Barnes <\/strong>, Chair of Trustees la Home-Start Worldwide, \u0219i <strong>Lect. Univ. Dr. Veronica Gheorghi\u021b\u0103  <\/strong> from the University of Craiova, alongside the foundation\u2019s coordinator, Georgiana Cocie.<\/p><p>In the field, 24 students from the Faculty of Social Sciences collected data through:<\/p><ul><li>126 questionnaires completed by 83 children and young people and 43 parents<\/li><li>14 in-depth interviews with Home-Start volunteers and former beneficiaries<\/li><\/ul><p>The data covers families who participated in the program between 2015 and 2024, with collection carried out in May and June 2025. Participation was voluntary, and all data was anonymized in accordance with ethical standards. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-73cff62 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"73cff62\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-81ae0bf\" data-id=\"81ae0bf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4eb87f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4eb87f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/fundatia-adina.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-16-at-14.41.26-4-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-52547\" alt=\"Home Start impact study\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fundatia-adina.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-16-at-14.41.26-4-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/fundatia-adina.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-16-at-14.41.26-4-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/fundatia-adina.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-16-at-14.41.26-4-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/fundatia-adina.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-16-at-14.41.26-4-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/fundatia-adina.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-16-at-14.41.26-4.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-84f70bf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"84f70bf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-76d3a83\" data-id=\"76d3a83\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-865eb13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"865eb13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What the data shows: the impact on children<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ccf9e1b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ccf9e1b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-31459e0\" data-id=\"31459e0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db445c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"db445c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>One of the most relevant findings concerns the age of entry into the program: more than half of the children joined Home-Start before the age of 6\u2014a critical period for emotional, social, and cognitive development. This confirms the strong preventive role of the program. <\/p><p>Over 80% of children stated that the foundation\u2019s programs helped them to a very great extent in their personal, social, and professional development.<\/p><p>At an educational level, children reported better grades, increased school attendance, and greater involvement in homework. Their aspirations are also concrete: 67% want to complete high school, 15% secondary school, and 9% aim to attend university\u2014remarkable figures for rural communities with limited access to education. <\/p><p>The emotional impact is equally significant. Almost all children clearly remembered the volunteer who visited their home, even years later. The most commonly used words to describe them: help, joy, friendship, support, togetherness.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d53b8ae elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d53b8ae\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a094041\" data-id=\"a094041\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee86ff7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ee86ff7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/fundatia-adina.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-16-at-14.41.26-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-52548\" alt=\"Home Start impact study 2026\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fundatia-adina.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-16-at-14.41.26-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/fundatia-adina.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-16-at-14.41.26-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/fundatia-adina.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-16-at-14.41.26-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/fundatia-adina.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-16-at-14.41.26-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/fundatia-adina.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-16-at-14.41.26.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2ef461a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2ef461a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c7f5947\" data-id=\"c7f5947\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13bbfa2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"13bbfa2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The voice of former beneficiaries: turning-point stories<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8ef402f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8ef402f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-28d49d9\" data-id=\"28d49d9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a7d8d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3a7d8d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Interviurile aprofundate cu fo\u0219ti beneficiari, acum adolescen\u021bi sau tineri adul\u021bi, au ad\u0103ugat profunzime cifrelor. Mai mul\u021bi au descris vizitele voluntarului ca pe un <strong>moment de cotitur\u0103<\/strong>: o perioad\u0103 \u00een care cineva a venit, a ascultat \u0219i a oferit stabilitate atunci c\u00e2nd familia traversa momente dificile. <\/p><p>Some managed to complete their education or find employment, partly attributing this to the support received through Home-Start and the foundation\u2019s subsequent programs. These testimonies demonstrate that the program\u2019s impact extends far beyond childhood. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-eaac4ec elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"eaac4ec\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-11818d8\" data-id=\"11818d8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e98ae27 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e98ae27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Changes within families: what parents say<br><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f46f6aa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f46f6aa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f41ea09\" data-id=\"f41ea09\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8029054 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8029054\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Parents joined the program mainly for educational support (30%), to learn new things (15%), or for personal emotional support (13%). What they found often exceeded expectations.<br> <\/p><p>Reported changes within families include improved parent-child relationships (29%), more open communication (16%), and increased sociability (25%). Volunteers were described as kind, respectful, and helpful, and all parents rated their relationship with their volunteer as good or very good. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8624122 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8624122\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d1ba908\" data-id=\"d1ba908\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1469ca8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1469ca8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/fundatia-adina.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-16-at-14.43.50-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-52549\" alt=\"better relationships between parents and children\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fundatia-adina.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-16-at-14.43.50-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/fundatia-adina.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-16-at-14.43.50-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/fundatia-adina.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-16-at-14.43.50-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/fundatia-adina.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-16-at-14.43.50-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/fundatia-adina.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-16-at-14.43.50.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0f425a1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0f425a1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-55fad8c\" data-id=\"55fad8c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b59d5cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b59d5cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The volunteer experience: transformation in both directions<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8fe0e84 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8fe0e84\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-45b8944\" data-id=\"45b8944\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-050323d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"050323d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Home-Start volunteers come from diverse backgrounds but share a common motivation: the desire to make a real difference. Interviews showed that the experience also brought them significant personal growth: greater empathy, patience, social awareness, and the satisfaction of witnessing change firsthand.<br> <\/p><p>They observed increased attention and motivation in children, better parent-child interactions, and more consistent family routines. Their message is consistent: small, regular actions matter enormously. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5b7b257 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5b7b257\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-67b062a\" data-id=\"67b062a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e283b5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e283b5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why this study matters for the NGO sector in Romania<br><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0cb750b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0cb750b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f0b43fd\" data-id=\"f0b43fd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-261039a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"261039a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In a context where non-profit organizations in Romania are often under pressure to demonstrate the effectiveness of their social programs, this study provides a model of rigorous evaluation, conducted through academic partnership, based on real community data.<br><\/p><p>It shows that structured volunteering\u2014not occasional, but trained, continuous, and rooted in authentic relationships\u2014produces measurable long-term results. And that investing in social support for vulnerable families is not a cost, but a high-impact preventive intervention. <\/p><p>The full study is available on our website and can be consulted by researchers, decision-makers, institutional partners, and anyone interested in understanding what real social impact looks like in a Romanian rural volunteering program.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0935a2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0935a2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/fundatia-adina.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-16-at-14.41.26-1-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-52550\" alt=\"Home-Start volunteer\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fundatia-adina.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-16-at-14.41.26-1-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/fundatia-adina.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-16-at-14.41.26-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/fundatia-adina.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-16-at-14.41.26-1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/fundatia-adina.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-16-at-14.41.26-1-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/fundatia-adina.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-16-at-14.41.26-1.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-03d4a7c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"03d4a7c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-32b1388\" data-id=\"32b1388\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-685b893 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"685b893\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Interested in becoming a Home-Start volunteer or supporting the programs of the Adina Stiftelsen Foundation? 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