The study specializes in the following areas of service:
- Mapping the current situation and identifying intervention needs (per category of beneficiaries) in the field of poverty and social inclusion promotion in the Region of Central Macedonia. Particular emphasis should be placed on concentrations of multiple problems (either in social groups or spatial units).
- Developing a proposal for a Regional Strategic Plan for Social Inclusion in the Region of Central Macedonia.
- Preparing an Action Plan with detailed proposals and content for the rational, targeted, and effective utilization of ESF resources for the Region of Central Macedonia within the framework of the new Programming Period 2014–2020.