Equal at Home – Equal at Work How to effectively support mothers and fathers in balancing family and work life? 21st May 2025 - Warsaw, Poland Balancing work and family responsibilities is a growing challenge across Europe. According to a 2018 Eurobarometer survey, even before COVID-19, a quarter of Europeans reported difficulties in taking family […]
Join our webinar on the rights and challenges of young people from single-parent families in North Macedonia, featuring insights on advocacy, legal support, and policy comparisons across Europe.
On the 11th June 2025 from 16.00-17.30 CET (Brussels time) and on the occasion of the International Day of Play, this webinar will explore how play can help future generations to rebuild connections and restore happiness. Play is a recognised universal right (UNCRC Article 31), but is also a critical pathway to well-being, connection, and creativity. This is especially relevant in our increasingly disconnected and stressful lives.
As part of the European Expert Group on the transition from institutional to community-based living (EEG), we are pleased to invite you to our annual Study session: Preventing institutionalisation through EU Funding – the role of the new MFF.
COFACE Families Europe is organising an internal working group meeting on climate change and families at 14.00 on 8th July.
PATHS2INCLUDE and the Civil Society Organisations’ Group of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) are co-hosting a Policy round table to discuss the role of EU policies in shaping inclusive labour markets on 4 September 2025.
We are organising an exchange with COFACE members to collect different views and expertise related to social media bans for children. Register and share your views!
Co-hosted by COFACE Families Europe and the Odisee Centre for Family Studies, this conference convenes researchers, policymakers, public administrators, and NGOs to advance integrated, place-based strategies that strengthen family resilience and equity through systemic service coordination. Save the date!
Join us on 7th October from 13.00-14.30 for an online meeting of the COFACE Disability platform focusing on two topics: Learning resources for family carers and Inclusive education practices across Europe
The aim of this breakfast byte is to share existing tools and resources on preventing child sexual abuse, especially for parents and guardians, but also professionals and children themselves.
This year's meeting in Paris on 13-14 November 2025 aims to bring together COFACE members and external partners to share diverse insights and experiences related to the inclusive transition of care services for persons with disabilities. Save the date and register now!
For Universal Children's Day 2025, COFACE aims to put the spotlight on the Child Guarantee and its potential to drive positive change for children and their families. The aim of this peer exchange is to spotlight the Belgian family centre model referred to as the House of the Child, and to use this as a starting point for transnational exchanges and mutual learning with other countries in the EU and neighbourhood countries.
