In this article, we put the spotlight on the topic of parental engagement to support school success.
A new survey by COFACE member organisation Women for Women highlights how access to school lunches goes beyond nutrition, playing a key role in children’s social inclusion and sense of belonging in the classroom.
The second wave of the European Institute for Gender Equality CARE Survey offers one of the most comprehensive pictures to date of how unpaid care responsibilities continue to shape everyday life across the European Union.
For the International Day of Families 2026, COFACE Families Europe calls on its members and partners to support implementation of the EU Anti-Poverty Strategy, to drive real change for families in poverty and at risk of poverty.
The Preventing Violence programme of the Fundación Isadora Duncan is a comprehensive initiative aimed at combating violence against women in all its forms, with particular emphasis on one of the most normalised and invisible forms: economic violence.
The COFACE network welcomes a new member, Bundeselternnetzwerk der Migrantenorganisationen für Bildung und Teilhabe (bbt). Based in Berlin, Germany, and founded in 2017, the Bundeselternnetzwerk is a non-profit umbrella organization bringing together 17 member organizations nationwide, most of which are umbrella organizations as well.
COFACE’s member organisation, Katholischer Familienverband Österreichs (KFÖ), warns about the possible abolition of the family bonus in Austria.
Poverty and social exclusion remain significant challenges across the European Union. In 2024, around 93,5 million people in the EU were at risk of poverty or social exclusion, including a large number of children and families.
A new study by the Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission explores the link between informal long-term care, demographic change and intergenerational fairness.
Europe is facing a significant demographic change. People are living longer, while fewer children are being born. As a result, the population is ageing rapidly. At the same time, informal care, for example provided by a family member, continues to play a key role in long-term care systems across the EU.
