Hello people! After the Monday's revealing personal stories of all of us, on Tuesday we had the opportunity to visit people and places where they struggle for a big change in the city of Thessaloniki.
The organisation I'm about to make the review for is the PRAKSIS' welcome center for homeless. Thirteen of us entered the centre where we faced a recently established place (May 2014) where people that live in the fringe of society can get the proper support. So, we've met Mrs Nena who is in charge and we started our conversation. PRAKSIS centre is a place for homeless people but also when it comes to the lack of electricity or water services in their houses. The average number of people that visit the centre is 60 per day and the first step of the process is to come in touch with an organisation's social worker. A list of priorities is getting created in order to fulfill his needs as soon as possible. Shower, food, second hand clothing and sleep is provided during the time limit of 10:00 to 20:00.
The second step of the process is to clarify any health problems or the possibility of a pension that someone might be able to get. The centre's specialised staff includes a consultant, a doctor and two nurses. Besides all the basic needs that are getting fulfilled they also aim to get those people back to society by offering them phychological support and any kind of advice. Useful information to take into consideration is that, firstly medication is not provided until it's been arranged with both sides and also it is a place strictly focused on adults, not children. Whichever socially vulnerable team cannot be treated on their facilities is being sent on another organisation or NGO that can take care of them and help them any further. PRAKSIS coorporates with ARSIS and the Municipality of Thessaloniki and the icreasing number of homeless people and the crisis that occured in the Middle east demands the continuance of that project or similar ones. In a nutshell, the staff in PRAKSIS' centre reminded to all of us something very simple but extraordinary at the same time, the value of generosity and how priceless the help to people in need can be.
Find more information: http://www.praksis.gr/en/
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