Social well-being of graduates of organizations for orphans and children left without parental care (a case study of Belgorod region)

Abstract

The article presents the results of monitoring the social well-being of graduates of boarding schools for orphans and children left without parental care receiving post-boarding support at the State Budgetary Institution "Spread your wings" Center for Training and Post-Boarding Support of Graduates. As part of the implementation of the "Vector of Success" project aimed at increasing the degree of readiness for independent living, graduates received training, psychological and career guidance counseling, and personal development coaching. As a result of the project, they showed a fairly high satisfaction with the current state of affairs, the desire for independency and self-reliance in decision-making. The majority of respondents assess their own competence in the social, educational and private spheres of activity as high. The results of the survey reveal a good level of graduates’ preparedness for the domestic household sector. ICTs are largely used in daily routine and educational activities. More than half of the graduates have chosen their future professions and institutions for further education, with a third planning to continue their education at higher levels, and another third intending to find jobs.