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The goal of the master's thesis is to study the approach to social support for children from social risk families at day centre. The goal of the study is defined more specifically by the objectives that the thesis addresses: analysing issues of social risk families and children; studying directions of social support for children from social risk families; investigating social worker functions at day centre relating to the offering of support to children from social risk families. Part one of the thesis addresses theoretical factors pertaining to the emergence of social risk families, directions of governmental social support for children from social risk families. Part two analyses the possibilities and projects on providing social support to children from social risk families and the functions of the social worker relating to the organising of support activities at day centre. Part three of the thesis summarises the data of the qualitative study and the respondents' opinion on social support for children from social risk families. In the process of study we established that the most significant issues that social risk families are facing are identified to be those of poverty and deprivation, unemployment, lack of social skills, poor relations among family members. The study has supported the hypothesis that the activities of children's occupation, homework, nourishment available from the day centre are most important to the parents and the children and are viewed as a positive thing by all families. The study has revealed that the attitude of families and specialist workers towards support to children available from the day centre is positive and there is a general wish that the day centre activities should be continued. The study has disclosed the functions of the social worker at the day centre relating to the offering of social support to children from social risk families. The activities of consultation and cooperation with parents, children's occupation and nourishment as well as work with other communal institutions are seen in the most positive light. We recommend to the municipal administration developing the range and scope of services at the day centre, and to the centre's staff we advise reinforcing the application of the team work approach across the activities.

The goal of the master's thesis is to study the approach to social support for children from social risk families at day centre. The goal of the study is defined more specifically by the objectives that the thesis addresses: analysing issues of social risk families and children; studying directions of social support for children from social risk families; investigating social worker functions at day centre relating to the offering of support to children from social risk families. Part one of the thesis addresses theoretical factors pertaining to the emergence of social risk families, directions of governmental social support for children from social risk families. Part two analyses the possibilities and projects on providing social support to children from social risk families and the functions of the social worker relating to the organising of support activities at day centre. Part three of the thesis summarises the data of the qualitative study and the respondents' opinion on social support for children from social risk families. In the process of study we established that the most significant issues that social risk families are facing are identified to be those of poverty and deprivation, unemployment, lack of social skills, poor relations among family members. The study has supported the hypothesis that the activities of children's occupation, homework, nourishment available from the day centre are most important to the parents and the children and are viewed as a positive thing by all families. The study has revealed that the attitude of families and specialist workers towards support to children available from the day centre is positive and there is a general wish that the day centre activities should be continued. The study has disclosed the functions of the social worker at the day centre relating to the offering of social support to children from social risk families. The activities of consultation and cooperation with parents, children's occupation and nourishment as well as work with other communal institutions are seen in the most positive light. We recommend to the municipal administration developing the range and scope of services at the day centre, and to the centre's staff we advise reinforcing the application of the team work approach across the activities.