The Open Day Centre in the Municipality of Corfu provides food, primary health care and personal hygiene services, professional orientation and psychosocial empowerment to more than 200 visitors per month.

Open Day Centre for the Homeless in the Municipality of Corfu 2024

Open Day Centre for the Homeless in the Municipality of Corfu

The Open Day Centre in the Municipality of Corfu provides food, primary health care and personal hygiene services, professional orientation and psychosocial empowerment to more than 200 visitors per month.

Through the services provided, the aim is to address poverty, social exclusion, as well as to raise awareness and inform the local community.

Provided Services

From the beginning of the Center’s operation, our priority has been the holistic support of the visitors.

Thus, we provide:

Breakfast and lunch,
Psychosocial Care & Empowerment,
Medical services,
Nursing Services,
Work Consulting,
CV Writing,
Find a Job - Connect with local businesses,
Special area with washing machines/dryers,
Shower for guest's daily hygiene,
Specially designed area for lunch break,
Scholarships - Educational Support for Children/Adolescents,
Information days, and
Social Orientation Actions.

Beneficiaries

Beneficiaries of the Facility are the homeless. Homeless people include particularly those living on the streets, in hostels, those who are temporarily accommodated out of necessity in institutions or other closed structures, and those living in unsuitable accommodation.

Beneficiaries also include people who are in a situation of or threatened by poverty.

Basic registration documents

In order to join the Open Day Center in the Municipality of Corfu, the visitor is asked to present the following supporting documents:

Photocopy of ID or passport
Photocopy of bill or proof of permanent residence or lease or proof of homelessness
Certificate of marital status
Recent bank statement and
Social Security Registration Number (AMKA) certificate.

The additional supporting documents are examined on a case-by-case basis.

Social reintegration actions

Aiming social reintegration, the scientific staff of the Facility primarily provides visitors with the services offered, as well as organizes activities aimed at raising awareness of the local community.

Since the first year of operation, employees and volunteers have been carrying out street work, cultural events, voluntary blood donations and preventive medicine activities. At the same time, the social worker of the Facility carries out individual sessions aimed at the psychological empowerment of the beneficiaries and the improvement of their living conditions.

The visitors of the Facility also have the possibility to receive from the employment counsellor services of job counselling and CV writing in order to find a job. Every year, within the framework of the "Study with Scholarship" programme of our Organisation, scholarships are offered to children of needy families to learn foreign languages.

Become a volunteer

Volunteering is an act of selfless giving that contributes to the overall well-being of society. It is an attitude of life that helps to improve the conditions in the social environment and the volunteer as an individual. So if you are interested in volunteering your time at the Open Day Center in the Municipality of Corfu then complete your application. The volunteer can contribute to finding sponsorships and/or planning/coordinating activities.

Because the world needs you!

Contact

11 Solomou str., Corfu 49100, Greece

Τ.: (+30) 26610 81855

Working hours: 09:00 - 17:00

Project Duration: 2021 - 2027 | Funding: ESF - EUROPEAN SOCIAL FUND

Social Pharmacy in the Municipality of Lefkada 2024

The Social Pharmacy in the Municipality of Lefkada provides on a regular basis free of charge medicines, sanitary material and parapharmaceutical products to beneficiaries in need.

While providing high quality health and welfare services to the visitors of the facility, we aim to promote social inclusion and support the fight against poverty and any discrimination. In addition, psychosocial services are provided in the facility, aiming at the holistic support of the beneficiaries.

Moreover, the Social Pharmacy organizes activities involving the whole community, promoting both awareness and inclusion.

Provided Services

In order to support its visitors, the Social Pharmacy provides:

Pharmaceutical Consultancy
Pharmaceutical Care

Psychosocial Care & Empowerment,
CV Writing
Provision of basic necessities,
Creative Employment Workshop and
Information days

Beneficiaries

The beneficiaries of the program consist of individuals and households residing in the Municipality of Lefkada who, based on social and economic criteria and relevant evidence, are in a state or threatened by poverty
(e.g. beneficiaries of the social assistance scheme, persons with very low and/or zero annual income, legally resident citizens of third countries or stateless persons and applicants for international protection).

Basic registration documents

In order to join the Community Pharmacy in the Municipality of Lefkada, the visitor is asked to present the following supporting documents:

Photocopy of ID or passport,
Photocopy of bill or proof of permanent residence or lease or proof of homelessness,
Certificate of marital status,
Recent bank statement,
Social Security Registration Number (AMKA) certificate, and

The additional supporting documents are examined on a case-by-case basis.

Sponsorships

Social contribution is a concept that binds people together. If your time is limited but you would like to contribute to our efforts to support our most vulnerable citizens, below you will find a list of the most useful products to offer: medicines, health supplies and parapharmaceuticals.

Social reintegration actions

The social worker of the Community Pharmacy provides psychosocial support to the visitors of the structure as well as counseling on health issues. At the same time, in the context of supporting the visitors, the scientists of the Structure provide professional guidance services.

Become a volunteer

Volunteering is an act of selfless giving that contributes to the overall well-being of society. It is an attitude of life that helps to improve the conditions in the social environment and the volunteer as an individual. So if you are interested in volunteering your time at the Community Pharmacy in the Municipality of Lefkada, then complete your application. The volunteer can contribute to the actions of the Community Pharmacy as well as to its operation.

Because the world needs you!

Contact

12 Ioannou Gazi str., Lefkada 31100, Greece

T: (+30) 26450 22788

Working hours: 09:00 - 17:00

Project Duration: 2021 - 2027 | Funding: ESF - EUROPEAN SOCIAL FUND

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Soup Kitchen in the Municipality of Lefkada 2024

Soup Kitchen in the Municipality of Lefkada

The Soup Kitchen in the Municipality of Lefkada, which is implemented by our Organization in cooperation with the Holy Metropolis of Lefkada and Ithaca offers quality and nutritious meals in a hospitable environment.

The basic goal of the Facility's operation is to address the food problem, but also to implement actions for the support and social integration of its visitors by providing psychosocial services.

Moreover, the Soup Kitchen organizes awareness – raising activities involving the whole community, promoting the inclusion of all the members of the community.

Provided Services

From the beginning of the operation of the structure our priority has been the holistic support of the visitors. Thus, we provide:

Lunch full meal,
Psychosocial Care & Empowerment,
Writing a CV,
Find a Job – Connect with local businesses,
Provision of basic necessities,
Scholarships - Educational Support for Children/Adolescents,
Creative Employment Workshop, and
Professional Reintegration.

Beneficiaries

The beneficiaries of the program consist of individuals and households residing in the Municipality of Lefkada who, based on social and economic criteria and relevant evidence, are in a state or threatened by poverty (e.g. beneficiaries of the Social Allowance, persons with very low and/or zero annual income, legally resident citizens of third countries or stateless persons and applicants for international protection).

Basic registration documents

In order to join the Social Forum in the Municipality of Lefkada, the visitor is asked to present the following supporting documents:

Photocopy of ID or passport,
Photocopy of bill or proof of permanent residence or lease or proof of homelessness,
Certificate of marital status,
Recent bank statement, and
Social Security Registration Number (AMKA) certificate.

The additional supporting documents are examined on a case-by-case basis.

Sponsorships

Social giving is a concept that binds people together. If your time is limited, but you still wish to contribute to our efforts to support our most vulnerable fellow citizens, below you will find a list of the most useful promotional products: Long-lasting food (biscuits, preserves, jams, honey, pulses, pasta, rice, cereal, long-life milk) kitchen paper, toilet paper, paper towels, paper tablecloths, baby wipes, hand soap, trash bags, cleaners.

Social reintegration actions

The initiatives planned by the Structure’s staff have as their central axis the awareness and information of visitors and the general public.

Since the first year of operation of the Structure, employees and volunteers have been carrying out informative street work actions, workshops and counseling seminars with the aim of informing the visitors of the Structure and the public of Lefkada about issues that concern them such as benefits, insurance and others.

At the same time, every year Scholarships are offered for teaching foreign languages to children from families in need.

Volunteering

Volunteering is an act of selfless giving that contributes to the overall well-being of society. It is an attitude that helps improve conditions in the social environment and the volunteer as an individual.

So if you are interested in offering your time to the Soup Kitchen of the Municipality of Lefkada then fill in your application. The volunteer can contribute either in the practical process of providing food (serving and then cleaning up) or in more organizational positions such as finding sponsorships and/or planning/coordinating creative activities.

Contact

Guilielmou Dierpfeld & Dim. Verrioti str., Lefkada 31100, Greece

T: (+30) 2645 022578

Working hours: 09:00 - 17:00

Project Duration: 2021 - 2027 | Funding: ESF - EUROPEAN SOCIAL FUND

The Soup Kitchen in the Municipality of Athens called ‘’People’s Meals’’, hosts more than 200 visitors on a daily basis, offering quality and nutritious meals in a hospitable environment.

Soup Kitchen “People’s Meals” in the Municipality of Athens 2024

Soup Kitchen “People’s Meals” in the Municipality of Athens

The Soup Kitchen in the Municipality of Athens called ‘’People’s Meals’’, hosts more than 200 visitors on a daily basis, offering quality and nutritious meals in a hospitable environment.

Moreover, our main target is to address beneficiaries in multiple ways providing a holistic support of psychosocial services, informative workshops and cultural activities.

We aim to promote social inclusion and support the fight against poverty and any discrimination. Aiming to fulfill this purpose, we organize informative and awareness raising workshops and events for the whole community.