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Athens' Homeless to Be Sheltered at Metro Stations Over Weekend

As Greece braces for another cold snap over the weekend, authorities have announced that three metro locations in central Athens will stay open over the weekend in order to provide shelter for the city's homeless population. The three metro stations...

Five Metro Stations to Remain Open for the Homeless for Next Five Days

Five metro stations in Athens will remain open during the night and for the next five days to protect the homeless from freezing temperatures expected in the coming days, the ministry of infrastructure said on Friday. Greece has been gripped...

Most of the Athens Homeless are Greeks, Victims of Economic Crisis

62 percent of the homeless people in Athens are Greeks and 71 percent of them ended up on the streets in the last five years, a study shows. The study results were presented by Athens Mayor Giorgos Kaminis on Monday. It...

Multi-Purpose Bus for the Homeless Starts Athens Routes

A bus that will be offering services to the homeless of Athens will soon start routes to aid citizens in need. The bus is equipped with toilets, showers and a first aid clinic with medical staff and will be making...

Larissa Installs "Walls of Kindness" to Help Citizens in Need

A group of young people in Larissa Greece have started a movement to help their fellow citizens. The group installed hangers in key places around the city, where people are able to leave bags with food and clothes for...

Municipality of Athens to Open Heated Areas for the Homeless Ahead of Cold Spell

The municipality of Athens is opening up a room and a municipal gym to shelter homeless people and vulnerable groups from the imminent bad weather, it was announced on Tuesday. The National Weather Service warned that temperatures will drop significantly...

Greek Architects Receive Award After Designing a Viable Solution to Combat Homelessness

Three young Greek architects were inspired by the growing issue of homelessness in Greece, and the world, and decided to do something about it. The took part in the international Tiny Home Community Competition. The three architects - Stratis Skopelitis, Maria...

Greek Football Team Wins INSP Trophy at the Homeless World Cup

There were euphoric and emotional scenes in Amsterdam today when Greece beat Switzerland to lift the INSP Trophy at the Homeless World Cup.

Athens Homeless Top 17,000 as Housing Benefit Reaches First 1073

A housing benefit ranging between 70 and 220 euros a month will start to be handed out from Friday, initially going to just 1073 individuals throughout the country, Greek Alternate Labour and Social Insurance Minister Theano Fotiou informed Parliament. At...

Touching Pictures of a Greek Man Giving a Pair of Shoes to Homeless Fellow Man

An Athenian man captured with his camera the touching scene of a young man approaching a homeless man and spontaneously giving him a pair of sports shoes. The four pictures Iraklis Pnevmatikakis snapped in downtown Athens, on a Saturday afternoon...