The history of Strachotín, as we know it today, started yet before the year of 1300. Its urbanist structure remained relatively the same untill the 2nd third of the 18th century, nor did the number of houses change. The structure of the main square has been conserved in its original form. The important solitary buildings standing in the centre of the main square were the buildings of the Municipal House and the former School, the social services house nowadays (library, physician, hairstylist, post office). By gradually adding technical facilities and warehouses that have grown into an extended construction with residential units and a pub, all of them carried out on top of the original Municipal House, the result is a „cluster“ of virtually zero architectural and urbanist qualities. The consequential effect brings diminishing of the significance of the town centre as a common place – res publica. The main square ought to be understood as a central point of the town, a meeting point, a place for reunions. A place of information exchange, sharing and confrontation of various opinions. My objective has been to keep the current range of services offered and bring back the town´s lost identity and symbolics. Buildings constructed at the centre of the main square often carry a solitary character and Strachotín is therefore no exception. I consider this aspect as an essential one. The key feature has been splitting the functions and a convenient interconnectedness of the businesses within. The need for a new hall and a space for the community life has been put to life in the form of a building added to the former school, where now you can find an open complex of a community house, including an information centre, library, a club-room and services, such as the hairdressers´ and the physician´s office. I regard connecting the municipal hall and the pub together as the most convenient/ effective solution within the Municipal House. I have marked three functional areas within the public space of the main square by respecting the two current solitary buildings. The centre is represented by the „piazzetta“ - the paved area, I have conserved the park-like feature of the southern part with its grassy area, and for the northern part, I have proposed a orchard layout of the area including a childrens´ playground.

The aim of the diploma project entitled Revitalization and renewal of public spaces in Veľké Němčice was to find the right approach to finding a new use of the former brewery building located in the center of the village. With the right function, contribution to the development of the village was to transform part of the building into a community center, which in terms of capacity and location fits into the development strategy of the village. The second part of the building was at least partially restored to its original function in the form of a small brewery.

The main object of my diploma project is complex of schools in Czech city Ostrava on the place Černá louka (in English Black meadow). The plot is next to the city centre from one side, from the other side its in neighbourhood of nature across the river. At the moment the place is used as an gallery of miniatures. The whole area is mix of many functions, from living to shopping, market, gallery, theatre and many other. In 2010 there were a competition about Černá louka, a Dutch studio Maxwan won and designed a cultural cluster in the ring of buildings on Černá louka. They desided to place a school in our parcela, because its great connection between nature and city. I used this idea and worked on it. The main mass is composed by 5 objects - school, kindergarden, high school, gym and community centre. In the centre of whole complex there is a playground - it will play an active role in the daily life of schools. The gymnastics hall as such can perform as sqaure: a meeting place, a theatre, a room for ceremonies and festivals. At the same time it will form the connection between different functions of school.

The thesis describes the community centres, their functioning, anchoring in the legislation of the Czech Republic, their founders and their history. Explains the method of community work. Shows who can work in the community centre. It characterizes children and youth aged 6-14 years. It describes pedagogical work with children and youth aged 6-14 in two selected community centres. More precisely in one community centre and one part of the community centre. It compares their teaching activity.

The thesis deals with the reflection of human practice of the comunnity worker´s profession in socially excluded areas, which is represented by good practise and experience of community workers from two socially excluded areas, in a more profound philosophical ethical context. The human being the community worker is the most important factor in community work. Their inner maturity, cultivating inner qualities and entrenched values are besides the knowledge of community work methodology what community workers together identify as a necessary prerequisite for the success. The thesis is divided in three chapters all of which follow the line of setting a theoretical historically philosophical view in the particular practice of a community worker in a socially excluded area. In the first chapter there is an insight into the theory of virtue ethics from the ancient times to the present days, along with the virtue definition, the deconstruction of cardinal and theological virtues and it also discusses how we acquire virtues. The second chapter deals with value ethics. The author tries to answer a question what is the core of values, which one stands above all, what is the way to the meaning of values and, by extension, of a human - being, what is the value definition. It also reflects the values formed by social exclusion. In the third chapter the author tried to take a look into the ethical practice of the community worker in a socially excluded area especially by means of dilemma which was presented and analyzed there.

My dissertation is aimed at the following questions: System of children care, organization of health-care policy in the Czech Republic, competencies and abilities to children care, document Health for Everybody in 21st Century, community nursing, nurse interventions in particular age categories, and my own research proceedings. The research section of the work contains both quantitative and qualitative research procedures. The data were collected of a questionnaire and semi-structured interview. The examined set of a qualitative research consisted of 9 respondents {--} 5 nurses and 4 medical practitioners for children and youth. The quantitative data were collected with an interview method. The questionnaires were designed for the unprofessional public {--} parents of children who are up to 18. The examined set of the questionnaire research consisted of 73 respondents (100%). The research proceeded from mid June 2008 to the end of July 2008 and its results have been processed into category tables and graphs in the program of Microsoft Office Excel 2007. I especially try to find the opinion of children nurses and children medical practitioners on introduction of a community children nurse in the Czech Republic and specify the functions that a community children nurse can perform in the Czech Republic when working with children community. I also try to find locations at which the community children nurse could work, and obstacles hampering to establish this new working position within the Czech Republic. Last but not least, I am interested in the public interest in the nurse{\crq}s affect to health protection and care for children. So far, there has not been a community nurse position established as an independent community professional in health protection and care for children within the Czech Republic. However, in other countries, community nurses work in the state interest and they form a part of the public health-care system. They are rewarded for their work, which is highly appreciated, from the public budget. Development of the community health-care is a WHO priority, and it has already established its firm position in the Czech health-care conception. As the main advantage of introduction of a community nurse I consider the fact, that both children and parents would have a better chance to use a wider variety of health-care services at school, in their household or at the doctor{\crq}s consulting room. Community nurse{\crq}s activities could help to inform families and to improve the health-care edification level. They could also assist the families that need highly intensive health and social care. Because of independent work of community nurses, nurse{\crq}s profession would become more attractive and nurse{\crq}s social position would improve.

The graduation theses target the actual situation of social services in the area of pensioners in Pelhřimov. The process of the community planning of social services and his contribution for the efficient and quality social services are evaluated. Specified preferences in the community plan are compared with their implementation. It is also focused on the cooperation of triad (social services users, providers and submitters) within the community planning.

This thesis focuses on the intersection of social entrepreneurship and community gardening. In the middle of both of these initiative is man, his wellbeing and the wellbeing of the whole planet. Both of these social and civil initiatives can potentially become places of social integration of handicapped people. Therefore, this work is paying attention to concepts of social exclusion and inclusion, social entrepreneurship and community gardening. Moreover, it deals with the notions of employment and work of disabled people. This theses also contains a program evaluation of a community garden and a social enterprise, Kokoza,o.p.s, which employs people with a mental disease. Looking at the case of this enterprise we can see that the conjunction of a community garden and a social enterprise can be a fitting solution for all the stakeholders: for the establishing organization, for the employees as well as for the community using the garden. KEY WORDS Social entrepreneurship, Social Economy, Community garden, Urban gardening Social exclusion, Social inclusion, People with mental disorder, Evaluation, Evaluation research

Community mental health teams common in many countries with developed community mental health care have been slowly advancing in recent years. It is expected that this trend will continue to grow with the reform of psychiatric care. The diploma thesis focuses on community mental health teams for the target group of people with severe mental illness, which are one of the basic pillars of mental health care abroad. The theoretical part describes the activities of these teams in the context of community mental health care and also presents these teams mainly in terms of their composition and way of work. The research part analyzes the current situation of four specific teams in terms of multidisciplinary composition and team cooperation, describes and interprets some of the specific difficulties that these services face in the beginning of multidisciplinary teamwork and captures some specific moments of their functioning. Utilizing a qualitative approach through in-depth interviews with team leaders and their founding organizations has enabled them to convey the specific context of these teams and at least partially capture the dynamics of their current state and development. The practical part points to some factors that may complicate the teamwork, such as insufficient involvement of medical staff...

Today, community foundations undoubtedly play a significant role in building community philanthropy and strengthening civil society through civic engagement. They are unique by their specific connection to the community, ie. to a particular geographically defined area, where this foundation financially supports activities, events, individuals or groups in the form of grants. These grants provide from a collection of donated funds from many donors and the impact on the community is that it addresses its diverse problems and needs. Thanks to this collection and the endowment can address these needs in the long run. In the submitted diploma thesis, is based on analysis of professional literature, the specifics of community foundations are derived and based on the analysis of the documents of the foundations, it is shown how many Czech community foundations correspond to this ideal. Keywords: Community, foundations, community foundations, community philanthropy, social capital, board of directors, community foundation history, foundation growth, specifics of community foundations