Government approves financial help for Klokánek children’s homes

The government has approved extraordinary financial support to the tune of 20 million crowns for the so-called Klokáneks, children’s homes operated by the Fund for Children in Need, Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka announced in a press release on Wednesday. The charity focusing on children who suffered abuse, were abandoned by their families or are otherwise threatened, has faced long-term problems with financial management for years. Last year the charity was forced to close down several of its facilities when its debts reached over 127 million crowns and it faced the threat of property seizure.