About Us
About the „Luka Ritz“ Center
Our Center is a social welfare institution founded by the City of Zagreb. The „Luka Ritz“ Center
opened its doors in 2017, and has emerged from the need for systematic and comprehensive
care for children and young people who are at risk and children with behavioral problems. In
our work, we strive to connect and cooperate with everyone who is involved in the process of
educating children and young people, in order to overcome the difficulties and to enable the
development of individuals responsible towards themselves, the family and society as a whole.
Center Goals
Help overcome the difficulties children and young people face, by creating conditions for developing a responsible relationship with themselves, families and society
Contribute to the prevention of violence and other forms of risky behavior
Improve social skills in children and young people
Improve parenting skills
of our clients
Enhance the competences of experts participating in the education and training of children and young people
To raise awareness of the general public about the problem of violence and other forms of risky behavior
The Center’s vision
The Center’s vision is to ensure a tolerant, supportive and human environment for children,
young people and their families, and to promote responsible behavior towards oneself
and others and to contribute to the prevention of risk and behavioral problems,
especially violence among children and young people.
Our mission
Our mission is to provide expert support in cases of risk and behavioral problems through
committed work on the development and implementation of prevention programs and specific
scientific-based interventions.