European Large Families Confederation (ELFAC)
The network
Family Cities
HISTORY
Exporting the model of the Family Agency of Trentino Province (Italy), the Italian large Families Association and Trentino Province started in October 2017 the Italian Network of Family-Friendly Municipalities. Adding to the model different experiences carried out by other national associations of the European Large Families Confederation (ELFAC), during the 9th. European Large Families Conference in Szczecin (Poland) on June 2, 2018, ELFAC and the Province of Trento signed the agreement to start a new initiative at European level, the European Network of Family-Friendly Municipalities.
THE NETWORK
It’s a new initiative to promote local policies in favour of the wellbeing of families. Mission of the Network is to provide support, tools and resources to European municipalities to develop and improve a family friendly culture through a common process of planning and self-evaluation.
THE CERTIFICATION
Aim of the Network is to define a common standard of quality family-friendly policies in Europen in order to stablish in a mid-term an European certification.
Final Declaration of the 1st. European Convention of Family-Friendly Municipalities
Brussels, 19 November 2019
Aims of the Network
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To support the life projects of families (specifically large families) to help reconciling home and work life, to encorauge policies that help young people to the transition to adulthood
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To create a cultural, social and economic environment favorable, welcoming and attractive to families with children in Europe, promoting a subsidiary culture of family
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To build an alliance in favor of families among civil society, municipalities and companies
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To work with strategic European Institutions to promote family mainstreaming and an holistic view of family policies
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To promote exchanges of good practices, friendship and know how, improve mobility, cultural exchanges, fighting economic and cultural poverty
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To support municipalities introducing innovative family policies in order to create a common and shared standard of quality family services and benefits
Benefits for Municipalities
How to join the Network?
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The Municipality applies to join the Network by filling the Application Form
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The European Network verifies the application
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If the Municipality meets the requirements, it receives the Acceptance Letter as new member of the Network