Monday, December 5, 2011

Homeless for the Holidays (and Other Times): Yerevan shelter is a haven in winter

Many homeless people know the place of the Temporary Shelter for Homeless People located in the backyard of Yerevan Boarding-house #1. It is known as the best – and for some, only – place where street people find winter shelter.

A guest is allowed two months' stay at the shelter, which has been providing such relief since 2006. In addition to a place to sleep, the needy are given three meals a day, a place to bathe and television. The shelter can accommodate up to 60.

"We are physically unable to receive more than 60 people, because we have a problem with placement of beds in the rooms," Hayk Poghosyan, Director of the Temporary Shelter for Homeless People told ArmeniaNow.

Armenian News

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