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The information has been updated on 17/07/2023 

At the St. Anna Center you can receive information about:

  • St. Anne Center for Integration of Refugees and Migrants
  • Career Centre
  • Integration and Information Centre
  • Informal educational and recreational activities for children
  • Bulgarian language courses
  • Social counselling for access to services, accompaniment and translation

At the St. AnnaCenter you can receive information about:

  • Your rights and obligations in Bulgaria
  • Services provided by Caritas Sofia, partner organizations, governmental and municipal
  • institutions
  • Important phone numbers and addresses
  • Social services
  • Job opportunities
  • Rights and obligations regarding public education
  • Events and activities
  • Building a better life in Bulgaria
  • Volunteering opportunities
  • Projects related to refugees
  • Health services and referral to doctors

Services for children:

  • Help enrolling your child in school and kindergarten
  • Help from volunteers for children going to school
  • Summer Bulgarian language classes for children
  • Non-formal educational activities, events and field trips
  • Motivation work with parents to enrol children in school

Services for women

CaritArt social workshops for arts and crafts (knitting, sewing, jewellery and accessory
making)

 

Bulgarian language classes:

  • Bulgarian language courses for adults at levels A1, A2 and B1, in person and online
  • Bulgarian language courses for professionals

Job search and employment assistance: the Caritas career centre in Sofia helps citizens of
third-world countries to gain an orientation in the job market in Bulgaria. Currently, the
following services are provided:

  • Career development
  • Job search assistance
  • Trainings in the labour market assessment in Bulgaria
  • Assistance in preparing CVs and cover letters
  • Finance training
  • Vocational training
  • Entrepreneurship programme

Services for people fleeing the war in Ukraine

  • Courses and summer schools for children - enrolment in experiential learning groups, work with children, support in acquiring of Bulgarian language skills; non-formal Bulgarian language activities and skills development to help them access the educational system and overcome trauma and build confidence
  • Bulgarian language courses for adults - online and in person groups in Sofia, Plovdiv and Burgas at levels A1-A2 and B1
  • Initial orientation and consultations, provision of information, translation and support for access to basic rights and opportunities for settlement, healthcare and education
  • Support for enrolment in school and kindergarten in Bulgaria
  • Referrals to: social services and benefits, psychological support, humanitarian support, legal aid, state and municipal institutions and structures, humanitarian organizations and centres for access to the labour market
  • referral to job search platforms and opportunities as well as to other centres of the Caritas job search network; preparation of CVs, referral to an employer; obtaining a medical clearance for employment; necessary documents to start

Food vouchers for asylum seekers and beneficiaries of international protection from vulnerable groups

Caritas provides vouchers of 250 BGN to 

  • Household with three or more children
  • Families with a disabled child
  • Households with children without parents (with guardianship document)
  • Families with a severely disabled parent

The vouchers are provided following a vulnerability survey and assessment of those in need, carried out by Caritas field assistants. 

Vouchers are not currently available to persons with temporary protection!

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Call or come to the center for more information and the schedule.