In the village of Popesti, Bihor County, a placement centre hosts abandoned and orphan children. Since 2003, some of them attend with the village children the FRCCF Community Centre called "Prietenia" (Friendship).

Before this centre, the institutionalised children did not have friends from the village and were labelled as "disabled" by some community members. Their confinement within the institution came to an end once the "Prietenia" Centre opened. FRCCF, in partnership with the Placement Centre of Popesti, the Town Hall, the Helping School and the Industrial School Group from the village, gave to institutionalised children the chance to be a part of the community. This was possible thanks to the Centre, which works as a catalyst between the institutionalised children and the rest of the community.

Through project activities, FRCCF tried to contribute to these institutionalised children's personal development so that they could fit easier in the society after leaving the placement centre.

At the "Prietenia" Centre, most activities are centred on education, psychological counselling, school and vocational guidance and socialization activities, and they are open to both institutionalised children and children from the village.

The children with learning problems, at risk of subject matter or grade retention or of dropping out of school, attended tutoring classes for Romanian, Mathematics and Geography. The school children without proper learning conditions at home received homework support from the volunteers and practitioners of the Centre. Those who wanted to learn English and French had the chance to do it with the help of volunteers.

Seventeen children with behaviour disorders received psychological counselling and attended the personal development group, whose core themes were communication and self-knowledge. Twenty-four school children from the 8th and 12th grades received guidance in choosing a skills-based profession. 120 children took part in small group meetings on health education and learned about first aid, disease prevention, personal hygiene, healthy diet and AIDS.

The spare time activities got the placement centre children closer to the other community children. Together, they signed up for different clubs and groups, with therapeutic purposes, where they practised their artistic skills and improved the way they communicate. The children had the chance to spend their spare time together, in a safe environment, under the supervision and guidance of practitioners and volunteers. Besides these clubs, 38 children took part in music contests where their artistic talent was awarded. Moreover, some of them learned how to play the guitar and organ. Ten children attended the drama club held by a volunteer, and on June 1st they performed the play "The Story of the F Grade" at the Lotus Department Store from Oradea. At the Centre, all children had toys to play with and could play fun and intellectually challenging games.

A kinetotherapist volunteer organised sports activities aiming at helping children get a harmoniously developed body. The children practised table tennis and took up gym exercises.

Watching movies or cartoons in a safe environment is a great spare time alternative for these children. Those who enjoyed this activity the most were the children from poor families without a TV at home.

During the same year, the youngest organised a real show to raise funds for the children from other parts of the country whose houses had been flooded in the summer. Using the funds raised, 20 small packages were made and sent to the school from Baila-Budisteni, Arges County.