Fukuoka City and the Nippon Foundation established a partnership to develop Japan’s first one-stop facility for mothers to prevent child abuse. Using ¥500 million funds from the foundation, Fukuoka City would turn ‘nyujiin’ (baby nurseries for those who cannot live/stay with their parents) into a more open and comprehensive child-rearing support center, develop a new system to let children and their mothers stay with the fostering family, and take more initiatives in the next five years. The partnership ultimately aims to create new roles for local governments to reinforce related national policies. Source: KBC / Takashima Soichiro Blog / The Nippon Foundation
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