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The European Network of
Family-Friendly Municipalities

www.familycities.eu

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

01

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

02

To create a cultural, social and economic environment favorable, welcoming and attractive to families with children in Europe, promoting a subsidiary culture of family

 

03

To build an alliance in favor of families among civil society, municipalities and companies

 

04

To work with strategic European Institutions to promote family mainstreaming and an holistic view of family policies

 

05

To promote exchanges of good practices, friendship and know how, improve mobility, cultural exchanges, fighting economic and cultural poverty

06

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

To be included in the European Network Register

To access a reserved good practices database

To receive the newsletter of the European Network

To share information and to take part in study visits

To join international meetings, seminars and the annual convention

To publish informations about your Municipality

To use the logo of the European Network

To join a vast movement towards a family friendly Europe

How to join the Network?

01

The Municipality applies to join the Network by filling the Application Form

02

The European Network verifies the application

03

If the Municipality meets the requirements, it receives the Acceptance Letter as new member of the Network

GO TO FAMILYCITIES.EU

European
Large
Families
Confederation

Balmes, 92, 3r 2a
08008 Barcelona
Phone: +34 933511000

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