After-School Resilience Labs
Safe, mentored spaces where children receive learning support, meals, and social-emotional guidance.
Centrul Initiativelor Sociale Bona Fides
Practical social action for families who need support now.
We connect urgent care, youth development, and local capacity-building so vulnerable households in Chișinău can move from crisis response to durable stability.
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Why We Exist
Intervention works best when it is close, coordinated, and human.
Bona Fides works alongside schools, caregivers, social workers, and civic leaders to reduce the distance between a family in difficulty and the support they can actually use.
- Rapid intake for families facing housing, food, education, or protection risks.
- Integrated case navigation linking local institutions with trusted community actors.
- Programs designed around dignity, consistency, and practical follow-through.
How We Work
Local trust turns one-time aid into lasting progress.
Our teams prioritize continuity: the same community relationships that identify immediate needs also help families stay connected to learning, health, and livelihoods over time.
- Youth and parent engagement plans tailored to each neighborhood context.
- Volunteer and partner coordination built for steady, measurable follow-up.
- Field-informed service design shaped by frontline feedback and lived experience.
Programs
A horizontal portfolio of support that meets families where they are.
Prevention, recovery, learning, and advocacy delivered through community-based social action.
Family Stabilization Services
Case-based support for parents managing crisis, employment disruption, or barriers to essential services.
Youth Civic Leadership Track
Peer-led training that helps adolescents build confidence, advocacy skills, and local ownership.
Neighborhood Outreach Network
Field visits and community listening sessions that identify risks early and activate support quickly.
Impact Snapshot
Five indicators that define our operating scale.
Featured Case Study
One family’s path from instability to re-entry into school, care, and routine.
Rebuilding stability after a compounding family crisis
A single-parent household entered our network after repeated school absences, loss of income, and mounting health concerns. Bona Fides coordinated emergency relief, school mediation, counseling referrals, and weekly follow-up over four months.
By combining direct case support with neighborhood volunteer involvement, the family regained access to consistent schooling, safer daily routines, and a more predictable care system.
- 4 mo coordinated follow-up period
- 100% return to school attendance
- 6 partner services activated
Team Preview
A cross-functional group balancing leadership, field work, and direct care.
David Thomas
Director
Ana Rusu
Head of Programs
Mihai Cojocaru
Community Outreach Lead
Irina Balan
Family Services Coordinator
From The Field
Recent stories, reflections, and community updates.
What neighborhood listening sessions changed in our intake model
Field feedback is shaping how we assess urgency, trust, and follow-up readiness.
Inside the learning spaces helping children return with confidence
A closer look at the routines, mentors, and small supports that keep attendance stable.
Why case continuity matters more than one-time emergency relief
Sustained follow-up changes outcomes when households are managing multiple pressures at once.
Youth leaders map the service gaps adults often miss
Peer insight is informing stronger program design across leadership and participation tracks.
Building a referral chain that institutions and neighborhoods both trust
Shared protocols are helping schools, volunteers, and service providers move faster together.
What outreach teams learn before a formal case is ever opened
Early signals from the field help us intervene before educational or protection risks escalate.
Locations
Rooted in Chișinău with outreach points across the city.
Main Office
84 Strada Alexei Mateevici, Chișinău, MoldovaAdministrative coordination, family intake, and partner meetings.
Youth Program Hub
Central Chișinău outreach zoneAfter-school sessions, mentorship, and learning continuity support.
Mobile Outreach Coverage
Botanica, Buiucani, and Rîșcani districtsField visits, referrals, and neighborhood response coordination.