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KITCHEN OF SOLIDARITY OF VOLOS

KITCHEN OF SOLIDARITY OF VOLOS
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KOUZINA VOLOS

Solidarity Kitchen of Volos started its action in 2010, in order to support vulnerable social groups, providing daily meals, clothing, daily care etc.

 

More:  www.kouzinavolos.org


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Objective Action

Our goal is to support vulnerable people and social groups by collecting, preparation and distribution of daily meals, as well as collecting, evaluating, offering clothing, furnishings and providing day care services.

 

Target Audience

Our action is aimed at people of all ages, nationalities and social strata that the first signs of economic crisis have affected their everyday lives.

It focuses on covering everyday needs related to food, necessities, etc., as well as day care services such as escorts in doctors offices.

 

Duration

We started in 2010 and we continue to this day and we will continue as long as we are able to offer to the community.


Description

Humanity, faith and respect for man as well as the constant effort to relieve our fellow humans was the driving force of our effort.

We started our action in 2010, driven by a special sensitivity for people unable to respond to basic daily needs due to nonexistent or minimal economic resources. Through this action, we have been able to provide everyday meals, clothing, furniture and medicines in collaboration with a group of doctors in the Social Welfare.

So we have been able to relieve many of our fellow humans by covering some of their basic needs in food, clothing and medicine.

Our activities are also expanded through a recycling network in plastic, paper and fried oil, as well as in a collection of books, ornaments and bijouxes that are available at charity bazaars. So we use materials that would go to landfills as our motto is "useless to you, useful to us."

The most important thing is that we showed and show to these people that they are not alone, that there are people who are interested in them and their problems and are willing to offer them moral and material support.

Our philosophy was and is "I for you, one for the other, the man for the fellow man, ALL THE PEOPLE TOGETHER".

Offer, selflessness, contribution, effort, communication, respect, compassion, support, help, solidarity are just some of the words that we have as our first priority in our vocabulary.


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Impact on Society

  •     We provide over 700 serving meals a week
  •     We offer 86 breakfasts per day to children in 5 schools in our city.
  •     We have taken care of breakfast and lunch at the Volos Special School for Children with Developmental Disorders.
  •     Production and distribution of 500 meals of food on a daily basis in a refugee gathering area in Almyros, Volos.
  •     We work with the Hellenic Volunteer for the feeding of abused women.
  •     We offer basic necessities as well as bed linen at Prefectural Prisons in the Prefecture.
  •     Collaboration with the Hellenic Society for Alzheimer Disease and Congenital Disorders to provide food ingredients.
  •      Creating recycling points for plastic, paper and frying oil in schools and other places. The exploitation of these materials allows us to make donations to clubs of vulnerable groups such as the Deaf and Hearing Association and donations to the Volos Hospital for the daily routines of elderly and disabled people such as wheelchairs.
  •     Donation of school aids at the Volos Social Tutorial
  •     Offer to over 500 children New Year's Day presents in our central square.
  •     Donation of household items to a refugee camp in the city of Volos.
     


Initiative Location

Our action takes place in the Prefecture of Magnesia and in the wider region.


Working with Organization

We participate in club events, we are close to environmental issues and in everything that it contributes to the better quality of our lives.

  •      Municipality of Volos
  •      Municipality of Pelion
  •      Hellenic Care of Volos
  •      EEEEK Special School of Fytokos
  •      Association of People with Disabilities Magnisias IPPOKABOS
  •      Social Pharmacy Ag. Nektarios
  •      Achilopouleio General Hospital of Volos
  •      Deaf and Hearing Association
  •      Correctional ΕKKN Volos
  •      Youth Foundation for Young Men of Volos
  •      EKKN Kassavetia
  •      Hostel ARSI
  •      People in Serbia
  •      Refugees of TAE Almyros Volos
  •      Nursing home in Volos
  •      Kindergartens, Primary schools, Gymnasiums in the wider region

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Workers Participation

Our action is being implemented by a team of volunteers who gathers and manufactures food bundles and supplies them through daily meals.

It also collects and accuses the offers of clothing, furniture and household items and then takes care of their further exploitation and distribution.


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Benefits for Οrganization

Our course and our way of action until today, with the constant support of individuals and organizations, is the confirmation of the effectiveness and transparency of the organization, as well as the loyalty and sense of responsibility of our volunteer team.

For the immediate future, the purpose is to operate a new building, which has already been rented with a 20-year lease from the Solidarity Kitchen of Volos, which needs repairs, so that we can accommodate all the actions and expand them.
Our plan is to create daytime entertainment and counseling rooms, social clinics and daycare facilities (showers, barbershops, etc.).

Also, with the help of social workers and volunteers, we want to create educational and training workshops to enable participants to acquire skills and to join the country's labor market.




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