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The winners of the "Moscow – Kind City" grant competition—90 non-profit organizations (NPOs)—began implementing socially oriented projects in 2026. These initiatives cover a variety of topics, including assistance to special military operation (SMO) participants and their families, large families and families with children in difficult life situations, as well as support for adults and children with disabilities, orphans, and other city residents who particularly need targeted support.
In 2026, socially oriented non-profit organizations developed new formats of targeted support for Muscovites—from workshops on safe and ethical online behavior to mobile psychological and pedagogical support for families with children with special needs and family sports events that bring together generations.
Traditionally, the most popular area is assistance to adults and children with disabilities, accounting for 36 percent of winning projects. Twenty-seven percent of organizations plan to implement programs to support large and foster families, families in difficult life situations, orphans, and at-risk adolescents. The top three most popular areas include projects supporting participants of the Specialized Military Service (SVO) and their families, with 14 percent of NGOs working on these projects. The number of winning nonprofit organizations in this category has doubled compared to last year.
This year's projects include the "School of Digital Ethics," implemented by the Moscow regional branch of the All-Russian public movement "Mothers of Russia."
"We want teenagers to not only know online safety rules, but also understand how their digital choices impact their reputation, relationships, and future. A conscious digital footprint is a tool that helps them choose their environment and support network. This is an educational program for teenagers aged 12-16 from large families: 300 participants will participate in 10 interactive workshops," emphasized Anna Kuksova, chair of the regional branch.
The program's unique focus is on guiding the topic of online safety toward empowering teenagers themselves. Participants will learn how thoughtful engagement with the digital environment helps them identify content and people in their feeds that truly share their interests and values, as well as how to consciously build a digital identity and use it to shape the environment they desire.
Another initiative is the Moscow Institute of Psychoanalysis's project to create a mobile, multifunctional center for psychological and pedagogical support for families with children with special needs. It is designed to assist 250 children with various developmental disabilities and their families.
"For families raising a child with special needs, regular and accessible support is crucial. We're organizing our support so that it's available in a convenient format, with a clear plan and assessment of results, so parents feel confident and can continue exercises at home. We plan to conduct at least 100 diagnostic consultations and develop over 250 individualized programs, organizing remedial classes at home and remotely," noted Eleonora Kuleshova, Dean of the Faculty of Special Education and Special Psychology at the Moscow Institute of Psychoanalysis.
Among the winners is the Moscow Gorodki Sports Federation with its project "Playing Gorodki – Preserving Traditions." It pursues two key objectives: helping SVO participants and their families and engaging large families in active leisure activities through the ancient Russian game of gorodki. According to Irina Nalivalkina, a member of the organization's presidium, at least 300 families will participate in the project.
The implementation of the winning projects in 2026 will continue the city and non-profit sector's systematic efforts to provide targeted assistance to Muscovites—from digital risk prevention for adolescents to comprehensive support for families raising children with special needs and the creation of family communities through sports and traditions.
Project "Moscow is a kind city" has been implemented since 2019 with the support of the capital Department of Labor and Social Protection of the PopulationThis is an effective model of partnership between the city and the charitable sector to provide targeted assistance to residents of the capital. One of its key projects is a grant competition for socially oriented NGOs. Over seven years, 738 projects have received funding totaling 2.8 billion rubles. The competition's annual grant fund is 400 million rubles.
As Sergei Sobyanin noted instrategies for the development of the social protection system By 2030, Moscow's synergy between city services and NGOs will provide support to the maximum number of residents in need.
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