Rodziny pomocowe – „martwy zapis” w ustawie czy realna pomoc pieczy rodzinnej
Assistant families – “dead record” in the Act on Family Support and Foster Care or real help for family custody

Summary/Abstract: Poland, following the example of other European countries, has made significant changes to the system of child and family care. New solutions in the foster care system were introduced in the form of assistance families in order to support and temporarily replace foster carers. Information on the assistance family was collected by means of internet research, mainly through thematic forums, chat rooms and social networking sites. However, it was extended during surveys in selected districts of the Lubelskie and Świętokrzyskie Voivodships. The respondents’ opinions on the support families were not unequivocal, there were supporters and opponents of this idea, both among employees of social welfare institutions and interested substitute caregivers.

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