Temporary Housing for Homeless Youth

The project "Temporary Housing for Homeless Youth"offers on a weekly basis, shelter to our fellow homeless citizens in our Partner Hostel in the center of Athens. This project provides support to people who live on the streets and have to cope with:

• Extreme weather conditions (low temperature, rain)
• The absence of the necessary personal hygiene
• Lack of feeling secureand of personal time

In order to make our program run efficiently we proceeded to 2 volunteer adoptions for a total work of 3 months.

Total Cost: 600€

We secured fuels for Mobile Support Unit:

• Daily food receiving from Super Markets and Mini Stores
• Support Street Work team shifts
• Implementation of Street Work shifts in Athens and Piraeus

Total Cost: 370 €

Temporary housing for homeless youth in hotels located in the center of Athens:

1stPhase:

• 4 May – 9 June : First selection of the candidates/beneficiaries of the program by Street Work experts
• 10 June – 30 June : Temporary hospitality to the candidates/beneficiaries at our Partner Hotels

Total Cost: 425€ for 20 days (20€/day)

Temporary housing for homeless youth in hotels located in the center of Athens:

The beneficiaries who participated in the program were 5 in total:

• MrΚ. hosted for 7 days. During his participation in the program he was motivated to find a shelter after leaving from the hotel.
• MrΑ. hosted for 7 days. He took care of his personal hygiene as well as aesthetics. He was motivated to collect some official documents that he needed.
• Mr V. hosted for 1 day. He took care of his personal hygiene.
• Mr G. hosted for 4 days. He was motivated to take care of his personal hygiene and aesthetics.
• MrS. hosted for 2 days. He took care of his personal hygiene and aesthetics.

In the meantime, participants received material and psychological support, as well as employment advisory by Emfasis Social Support Corner and continued individual meetings with the Street Work team.

• Report_TEMPORARY_HOUSING_FOR_HOMELESS_YOUTH.pdf.pdf (PDF)