Projects

During the Safety Nets forYoung People's Futures ESF+ programming period, several projects aimed at reforming child protection services have already been launched, and additional projects are still starting. 

By early 2026, a total of 22 project entities had begun, comprising projects, including sub-projects. A total of EUR 15 million has been allocated to regional projects. 

Key considerations in the regional projects under Safety Nets for Young People’s Futures 

  • Wellbeing services counties are legally responsible for organising child protection services and therefore play a central role in reforming child protection. 
  • Development work is carried out together with children, young people, families and professionals, experimenting with and creating new solutions in everyday practice. 
  • The reform of child protection invites all actors involved in protecting children, as well as relevant stakeholders, to participate so that child protection can be renewed in an innovative way and in line with the needs of children, young people and families. 
  • Projects must address the strategic objectives of the programme and meet the criteria of a social innovation. Each call for proposals specifies the application criteria in more detail. 
  • Projects are implemented within one or several wellbeing services counties (at county level, inter-county or cross-regional). 

We update this page with the projects that have been awarded funding.
Projects with confirmed funding decisions, including contact details, can be found in the EURA2021 project information service:
EU Regional and Structural Policy Project Information Service, Programming Period 2021–2027

Project information

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Project information in English can be found on the Eura2021  information service  by selecting the language menu:

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