In November, meetings were held by the Coordination Centers for Civilian Support at the Pokrovsk and Volnovakha District State Administrations and 33 local military administrations of territorial communities. Representatives of the Department of Social Protection, the Department of Veterans Policy, and other structural units of the regional state administration participated in the meetings.
Participants in the meeting of the Coordination Center for Civilian Support at the Pokrovsk District State Administration familiarized themselves with the work of the Mariinsky Center for Comprehensive Rehabilitation for Persons with Disabilities "Spark of Hope"; considered the project of the Stabilization Support Services Charitable Foundation "Supporting the capacity of state institutions and local communities to strengthen the social protection system in Ukraine," and focused separately on the possibility of access to free legal aid for internally displaced persons.
During the meeting of the Coordination Center for Civilian Support at the Volnovakha District State Administration, they reviewed the social protection programs of territorial communities that were in effect during 2025; raised the issue of organizing the work and provision of administrative services by the administrative services center of the Volnovakha City Military-Civil Administration.
During the meetings of the Coordination Centers for Civilian Support, a number of urgent issues were considered in the territorial communities, in particular:
- implementation of programs to support and integrate IDPs and community residents who have moved to safer regions of Ukraine;
- social protection and support for defenders of Ukraine, their families, and the families of deceased defenders of Ukraine, as well as the implementation of veteran policy;
- analysis of citizens' appeals and IDP needs, provision of material and humanitarian assistance to the population; organization of work within the framework of memoranda of cooperation between communities; work with international and charitable organizations, foundations, and partners to provide comprehensive assistance to IDPs;
- activities of humanitarian centers/hubs supporting IDPs, resilience centers;
- psychosocial support and mental health preservation within the framework of the All-Ukrainian Mental Health Program "How Are You?";
- provision of administrative and social services;
- work of the Councils on Internally Displaced Persons and Coordination Centers for Civilian Support;
- conducting the 2025-2026 heating season and providing solid fuel to community residents;
- operation of resilience centers in communities during the fall and winter period;
- issues of damaged and destroyed property in communities;
- organization of employment for IDPs and the state of the labor market;
- organization of medical services for the population;
- summing up the results of the campaign for the health and recreation of children in 2025;
- organizing the educational process and supporting children with special educational needs;
- holding events to honor the memory of fallen (deceased) defenders of Ukraine, affirming Ukrainian national and civic identity, as well as patriotic, cultural, artistic, and sporting events;
- prevention and counteraction of domestic violence and/or gender-based violence; holding the annual All-Ukrainian campaign "16 Days Against Violence";
- preparation of events for St. Nicholas Day, Christmas, and New Year's holidays.
Special attention was paid to the evacuation of the population, in particular families with children, people with reduced mobility and people with disabilities, to safe regions of Ukraine, as well as to ensuring adequate conditions for their further resettlement and social adaptation.
Based on the results of the meetings, priority areas of work in the field of social protection, humanitarian support, and psychosocial assistance to the population in conditions of martial law were identified, and appropriate instructions were given based on the results of the issues considered.