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Care for children deprived of properly functioning families represents an integral element of family-oriented social policy in Poland, which is based on the constitutional principle of subsidiarity. According to this principle, the state, through the system of legal guarantees and support structures, offers conditions for support at a local level while empowering families. The entities that are involved in tasks to support families include local social services institutions, non-governmental organizations, and the...

The increasingly noticeable Polish population ageing is attracting more and more interest in the problems of ageing. Successful ageing means reaching an old age with insignificant risk of disabilities and illnesses, with high intellectual and physical fitness and maintaining high level of activity. Meeting the needs is the most basic human act that is regarded as extending the humanity. On the one hand, it is expressed by solidarity and commitment to support other members of society and overcoming difficult situat...

The number of older adults is increasing in all European countries and these tendencies are also noticeable in Poland. Older adults are a group with substantial intellectual and social potential that can be used in many areas. The precondition for successful ageing is to maintain a good psychophysical status through participation in various forms of activity. With respect to the activity theory, the gerontologists emphasize that each human, even at older age, needs to be active and to feel needed while lost social...