Local support organisations in Bulgaria

Child's heart Association - Dobrich

Members	43
Main Goals	Works to improve quality of life for children with heart diseases and their families Offers, psychological, social and medical support for complete social integration Provides social protection and financial support for children and their families, especially during crisis stages of the disease (patronage, one-time financial grant, legal advices) Provides help in solving medical problems of children Helps children in their professional orientation Encourages partnership between local authorities and enterprises
Contact	Mrs. Veselina Stoianova Child`s heart association - Dobrich 3, Bulgaria Street P.O.Box 182 9300 Dobrich Bulgaria
E-Mail	vstoyanova(at)cci.dobrich.net
Phone	+359 5860 1435
Web	www.childs-heart.org

Members	100 families
Main Goals	Work to improve the quality of life of children with cardiac and other chronic diseases Assure children and their families by providing psychological, social and health support Work to ensure that children with chronic diseases are adequately integrated into society Decrease social isolation of the families with children who have chronic diseases Make their problems and possibilities more widely known Psycho-social counselling—professional psychological, social, medical, law-related and family consultations for chronically ill children and their families Club activities—eg, “Young heart”, which includes young people older than 18 years who underwent heart surgery in childhood. Rehabilitation programmes Seminars about psychosocial problems and integration. Support through the association team to create local services for families with chronically ill children.
Contact	Mrs. Mila Markova Sofia 1609 3 Iakov Kraikov Str.
E-Mail	as_childs_heart(at)yahoo.com
Phone	+ 359 2953 2866
Web	www.childsheart.eu