Paramos vaikams centras

What Paramos vaikams centras does

Paramos vaikams centras (Support for Children Center), legally VšĮ PARAMOS VAIKAMS CENTRAS, is a Lithuanian non-profit public institution headquartered in Vilnius at Latvių g. 19A, with a second site at Žalgirio g. 90. The organization delivers a portfolio of child welfare and family support services, including the licensed Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) volunteer mentorship program for children aged 7–14, the Švyturys mentalization-based parenting program for parents of children up to 12, the Antras žingsnis social-emotional learning curriculum for primary school children, the Tėvų linija (Parents' Line) helpline, family mediation, individual and family psychological consultations, and the Vaikystė be smurto violence prevention program. It also runs the Esame saugūs professional training program for specialists working with children.

The organization operates a hybrid service model combining free, grant-funded programs and commercial training. Free services include parent seminars, individual conversations, and programs under the KOPA (Kompleksinės paslaugos) project. Paid offerings are training sessions billed to organizations and parents: full-day organization training at 1,200 EUR per group (up to 20 participants), lectures at 300–500 EUR, and parent training at 120–240 EUR per participant for 12–24 academic hours. Distribution is direct: services delivered at the two Vilnius offices, on-site at client schools/kindergartens/organizations, and via public seminars; marketing is conducted through the pvc.lt website, Facebook, YouTube, and awareness campaigns such as 'Vienas iš penkių' and 'Mąstau, todėl nesiunčiu'.

Revenue is dominated by institutional donors rather than commercial customers. Funding sources include the European Commission (CERV-2024-DAPHNE grant for the Pamatyti vaiką project, 2026–2028), the European Social Fund Agency (KOPA project, 2025–2027), the Lithuanian Ministry of Social Security and Labour, Vilnius City Municipality, the Nordic Council of Ministers, and corporate/media sponsors. Strategic delivery partners include the State Child Rights Protection and Adoption Service, the Family Relations Institute, the Prosecutor General's Office, the Police Department, Denmark's Center for Mentalisering (international methodology partner), and PEARLS consortium partners in Poland (Empowering Children Foundation) and Italy (Cesvi). The organization employs 7 staff and is governed by a board (Valdyba); no equity investors, parent company, or M&A activity is present.

Name

Paramos vaikams centras

Legal name

VšĮ PARAMOS VAIKAMS CENTRAS

Website

https://pvc.lt

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Paramos vaikams centras is a Lithuanian non-profit public institution providing child welfare services — parenting programs, BBBS mentorship, violence prevention, family mediation, and a Parents' Line helpline — to children, parents, and specialists across Lithuania, funded primarily by EU grants and government partners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Child welfare and family support services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (624110), Individual and Family Services (6241)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Family & Parenting Support Services (BPAGAEAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Child Welfare, Foster Care & Adoption Services (BPAGAEAE), Family Advocacy, Parent Training & Support Services (EDAJAKAK), Home Visiting & Parent Coaching Programs (EDACALAC)

Keywords

• Child welfare services
• Family support programs
• Violence prevention
• Parenting skills training
• Youth mentorship programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Vilnius

HQ country

Lithuania

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Paramos vaikams centras delivers a portfolio of child welfare and family support programs including volunteer mentorship (Big Brothers Big Sisters), social-emotional learning (Antras žingsnis / Second Step), mentalization-based parenting (Švyturys), violence prevention (Vaikystė be smurto), a free Parents' Line helpline (Tėvų linija), individual/family consultations, family mediation, and professional training for child welfare specialists. Services are offered directly to families and children and on a contract basis to schools, kindergartens, and other institutions across Lithuania.

Product overview

Paramos vaikams centras yra Lietuvos nevyriausybinė organizacija, teikianti įvairiapuses socialines paslaugas vaikams ir šeimoms. Organizacijos paslaugų portfelių sudaro kelios pagrindinės programos: socialinių emocinių įgūdžių programa „Antras žingsnis

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Antras žingsnis: Social-emotional learning program for primary school children.
• Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS)
• Švyturys
• Vaikystė be smurto
• Tėvų linija
• Esame saugūs

Products and services

• Antras žingsnis (Second Step) Social-emotional learning program for primary school children (and a kindergarten variant) that develops empathy, anger management, and impulse control in classrooms. Delivered in cooperation with schools across Lithuania.
• Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) Volunteer mentorship program connecting children aged 7-14 with professionally screened and trained adult volunteers for long-term one-to-one friendship relationships, supporting positive youth development.
• Pozityvi tėvystė (Positive Parenting) Parenting program for parents, adoptive parents, and guardians designed to strengthen the parent-child relationship and help adults understand the child's psychological world.
• Vaikystė be smurto (Childhood without Violence) Prevention program dedicated to protecting children from violence and preventing sexual abuse through awareness, education, and specialist training.
• Tėvų linija (Parents' Line) Free psychological consultation helpline for parents, adoptive parents, and guardians seeking support while raising children.
• Konsultacijos (Consultations) Individual and family consultations with psychologists addressing children's emotional and behavioral difficulties, delivered both in-person at the Vilnius offices and remotely.
• Šeimos mediacija (Family Mediation) Mediation services for resolving conflicts between family members through structured facilitation.
• Mokymai (Trainings) Paid training sessions for parents, children, and specialists covering parenting skills, violence prevention, child safety, and related topics; offered on-site at organizations (up to 20-40 participants per group) and as public seminars. Pricing: full-day organizational training 1,200 EUR per group; 2-hour lecture 500 EUR; 1-hour lecture 300 EUR; parent training 12 academic hours at 120 EUR per participant or 24 academic hours at 240 EUR per participant.
• Kompleksinės paslaugos (KOPA) European Social Fund-financed project providing comprehensive, coordinated services to families experiencing difficulties, including assessment and multi-service support.
• Tėvystės programa Švyturys (Lighthouse Parenting Program) Mentalization-based parenting program for parents raising children up to 12 years old, delivered as group sessions to strengthen the parent-child relationship.

Quantifiable outcome

• Trained over 400 specialists in inter-agency collaboration during the 'Kartu galime' project
• +3 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Valstybės vaiko teisių apsaugos ir įvaikinimo tarnyba prie Socialinės apsaugos ir darbo ministerijoscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2026National partner in the 'Pamatyti vaiką' project, actively working in child rights protection and specialist competency strengthening. The project runs from February 1, 2026 to January 31, 2028.
• VšĮ Šeimos santykių institutascoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2026National partner in the 'Pamatyti vaiką' project, actively working in child rights protection and specialist competency strengthening.
• Mentalizacijos centras (Center for Mentalisering)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2026Danish international partner contributing advanced, mentalization-based trauma intervention methodologies and expert knowledge to the 'Pamatyti vaiką' project.
• Generalinė prokuratūracoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Project partner in 'Kartu galime apsaugoti ir padėti' (2021-2022) focused on inter-agency cooperation to help children participating in criminal proceedings.
• Cesvi (Italy)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020PEARLS project partner from Italy - an independent secular organization collaborating on psychological resilience training for specialists.
• Empowering Children Foundation (Poland)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020PEARLS project partner from Poland - an NGO collaborating on psychological resilience training for specialists working with children.
• Lietuvos Respublikos socialinės apsaugos ir darbo ministerijaminorOthersAssociate partner in the 'Pamatyti vaiką' project - the Ministry contributes to policy development and system strengthening.
• Vaiko teisių apsaugos kontrolieriaus įstaigaminorOthersAssociate partner providing oversight and advocacy in child protection as part of the project consortium.
• Lietuvos Respublikos generalinė prokuratūraminorOthersAssociate partner representing prosecution in inter-agency cooperation on child sexual violence cases.
• Policijos departamentas prie Vidaus reikalų ministerijosminorOthersAssociate partner representing law enforcement in child protection and response to sexual violence.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Caritas Lithuania: Lithuanian Catholic charitable organization providing family support, social assistance, and child services nationwide. Comparable as a larger Lithuanian non-profit with overlapping family and child welfare programming.
• Big Brothers Big Sisters of America: Global parent organization of the BBBS mentorship model that PVC operates in Lithuania. Directly comparable because PVC is effectively a national affiliate delivering BBBS methodology and licensing the brand/program.
• NSPCC (National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children): UK child-protection charity offering helplines, parenting courses, and specialist training. Comparable as a larger national-scale child welfare NGO with analogous service lines (helpline, parent training, professional training) to PVC's portfolio.
• Save the Children Lithuania: Lithuanian arm of an international child-rights NGO. Comparable because it delivers child protection, parenting support, and advocacy programs in Lithuania, but with a wider global portfolio and brand.

Direct peers

• Cesvi: Italian independent NGO and PEARLS project partner of PVC. Comparable as a European NGO implementing cross-border child-protection training projects and resilience-building programs for at-risk youth.
• Family Lives (UK): UK charity running a parents' helpline and family support services. Closely comparable to PVC's Tėvų linija and family mediation offerings in mission, delivery model, and target audience.
• Maltos Ordino Pagalbos Tarnyba (Maltese Order Relief Service Lithuania): Lithuanian humanitarian NGO providing social and family support services including food aid, child programs, and social integration. Comparable as a similarly missioned Lithuanian non-profit serving vulnerable children and families.
• Empowering Children Foundation (Poland): Polish NGO and PEARLS project partner of PVC. Directly comparable because it works on psychological resilience training for specialists, child abuse prevention, and inter-agency cooperation in a neighboring Central European country.
• SOS Children's Villages Lithuania: Lithuanian NGO providing child welfare, family strengthening, and alternative care services. Directly comparable as a similarly sized Lithuanian non-profit serving overlapping child and family populations through residential and community programs.
• Vaikų linija (Lithuanian Children's Line): Lithuanian children's helpline offering free emotional support to children and youth, similar to PVC's Tėvų linija for parents. Directly comparable as a Lithuanian child-focused non-profit operating a confidential helpline.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/ParamosVaikamCentras
• Facebookfacebook.com/PVC.lt
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/paramos-vaikams-centras

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