The Church will open a new showers for homeless

    

On 15 August at the Moscow center for homeless “the Hangar of salvation” service “Mercy” will open the new showers for the visitors center, ia Diakoniai. The opening will be headed by the head of the Orthodox service of assistance “Mercy” Bishop of Orekhovo-Zuevo Panteleimon.

Showers existed in the “Hangar of salvation” since opening the centre in 2014. Only in 2017 they washed more than 14.5 thousand people. Intensive exploitation within a few years of work became the reason of deterioration of equipment, and spring showers out of order. Thanks to the help of caring people in “the Hangar of salvation” has a new shower.

“We have a “Hangar” you can just completely put himself in order: not only wash, but also to get new underwear to change into clean clothes, a haircut, and feel like another, new person, to believe in themselves again, says the head of the charity programs of the Orthodox service of assistance “Mercy” Irina Meshkova. – People who live a long time on the street, often begin to feel ashamed of his appearance, it seems that the family will not accept them back. So the return of preppy look is the first and very important step towards the restoration of normal lifestyle”.

Take the advantage of showers is possible during opening hours “Hangar of salvation”: on weekdays from 10:00 to 18:00. Per day showers taking about 50 people, approximately half of all daily visitors. After each session the room is treated with disinfectant solution.

“Now the shower is ready for use, but we are lacking the usual towels. Unfortunately, the bathroom amenities we required in large volumes, they are not enough at all, and we have to give people a clean rag. Therefore, we gladly accept a gift of towels and bed linen, which can also be used for wiping,” – adds Irina Meshkova.

The opening of new showers at “the Hangar of salvation” will be headed by the head of service of assistance “Mercy” Bishop of Orekhovo-Zuevo Panteleimon. Prayer and opening the showers for the homeless will take place on August 15 at 12:00 at “the Hangar of salvation” at the address: Nikoloyamskaya street, in the yard 55. Media representatives are invited to become one of the first visitors to the showers.

Service of assistance “Mercy” helps the homeless for about 15 years. Today in Moscow, a service for homeless and “the Hangar of salvation” service “Mercy”: in these projects the homeless people can eat, to wash, to clothes, to restore documents, to find work and reintegrate into society. Service “Mercy” systematically engaged in prevention of homelessness: more than 100 people a month could send home via “Return”. To support the work of service “Mercy”, you can place your recurring donation on the website page of the service.

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