Homelessness

The City of Athens is stepping up efforts to help the homeless by increasing access to social workers and upgrading services.

The municipality's Center for Reception and Solidarity (KYADA) has doubled staff shifts on the streets, ensuring the homeless are assisted daily from morning until 10 p.m.

The municipality of Athens announced Tuesday it is opening heated areas in the city center to protect the homeless from the cold snap expected on Tuesday night.

Students from Rutgers University in the northeastern US state of New Jersey help prepare a meal for the poor and homeless at the Church of Evangelistria in the seaside town of Nafplio in the eastern Peloponnese on Thursday.

On December 21 and 22, a very special "music box" will be set up in Athens' central Syntagma Square to raise funds for and awareness about the City of Athens Homeless Shelter. From noon until 4 p.m.

A 68-year-old homeless man was found dead in a house in the northern suburb of Halandri in Athens which caught fire on Wednesday night, state-run news agency ANA-MPA reported Thursday.

The fire service's investigative division believe the blaze likely started from the candles the man had lit to keep warm in the house where he found refuge.

Homeless drug users in Thessaloniki, northern Greece, will soon be provided with shelter as part of an initiative by the state-run Organization Against Drugs (OKANA).
According to the plan, drug users will be able to sleep at a short-term hospitality facility where they will also be provided with food and somewhere to have a wash.

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis Monday welcomed the Greek Homeless Football Team at Maximos Mansion in Athens following the squad's return from the 17th Homeless World Cup in Cardiff, capital of Wales, which finished this weekend.

Police on Rhodes on Tuesday were questioning 10 suspected members of a racket believed to have been forcing children to beg for money and pocketing their takings.
A police operation in the town of Rhodes aimed at curbing begging led to a total of 25 people being detained for questioning in connection with the ring.

For years, Abu Ali sold used furniture and home appliances for a living. But he never thought Syria's war would one day make him homeless and force him to sell his own.    

Making my first article in Kathimerini English Edition about a woman is no coincidence. It is a statement. One that seeks to rectify the fact that Greek-American women and their accomplishments are largely overlooked by most Greek-American organizations.