Association " Family Center - Maria " is a non-governmental organization for public benefit , registered in the Commercial Register in 2002. The founders of the Association are parents of children with special needs, professionals, friends and supporters.

The main mission of the Association is to create conditions for adequate care for people with disabilities, their socialization and integration into society, as well as conditions for a better life for their families and relatives. Since 2015 our Association is a provider of social service - Day Care Centre.

From the very beginning until today our center is called "The Sunny House". In it a team of specialists with big hearts care and train in different skills people with special needs. We call them : sunny people.We are sure that every expenditure for our project "The Sunny House" is an investment in the future - both in theirs and in the society. The driving force behind our activities are the mothers of children with disabilities and the team of professionals working in our Social Services Complex "Sunny House". The centre has a total area of 253sqm, which is extremely insufficient for the implementation of the proposed activities, aimed at 25 young people with multiple disabilities. The lack of sufficient space often makes the young people nervous and the situation tense. The creation of the centre was a breath of fresh air for all parents, an opportunity for our rejected children to continue with meaningful activities, an opportunity for parents to pursue their professions. We were glad that there was a service for them after all. And we never stop trying to make our children's lives better.

We fight to expand the range of services and to create new services. Because they respond to our needs and those of our grown children. It is hard to live with a disability, hard to accept the natural limitations that one has, hard to swallow ugly and unkind words, hard to overcome the negative attitudes of others. It takes much, much strength, and only a mother's unconditional, all-forgiving love and undying hope for better gives that strength.

And so our next cause came into being - the creation of the Center for Replacement Care. What does this mean ? What happens to a young person with severe multiple disabilities if the parent who cares for them has to go into hospital, becomes ill and is physically unable to care for them ? There is no answer to this question ! There is no such centre in Bulgaria yet !

In order to optimize the social services, by a decision of the Varna City Council in October 2023, we were given another premises, close to the first one, with a total area of 200 sq.m,. The location of the room will satisfy the need of the Association "Family Center - Maria" to expand the facilities in order to optimize and improve the quality of the services provided. The close proximity to our location is favorable to avoid the discomfort and stress conditions that are observed in children/persons with multiple permanent disabilities in unfamiliar surroundings.

The premises are in need of major refurbishment! They need to be reconstructed, accessible interiors need to be built - dust-free rooms/cabinets/halls, assistive railings, sanitary facilities with specialised equipment for disabled persons, replacement of existing electrical and plumbing installations, internal alterations that will not affect the structure of the building, replacement of windows, installation of floor covering, optimisation of lighting, construction of adapted sanitary facilities, design and construction of specialised and adapted classrooms.