FAROS WALK-IN CENTER AND SHELTER
A church community volunteered side by side with anarchists in Athens in 2015. People from the church then created a walk-in center for refugees and a shelter for unaccompanied minors, and the NGO Faros was born. Read how one small community is making a big difference:
Interviews by Talitha Brauer and Natalia O'Hara • Edited by Becca Ashton
ANARCHISTS, EMPATHY, AND CHRISTIANS
Athenians in action and how it all began...
LEAVING GAVE US FREEDOM
She left Afghanistan to find freedom
AN ADVOCATE FOR UNACCOMPANIED MINORS
Interview with Patricia Kirk, co-founder of Faros shelter for unaccompanied minors.
A Syrian family stops by the Walk-In Center
With two walk-in centers off Victoria Square, support for refugees in Ellinikos camp (2015-2016) plus the home for unaccompanied minors, Faros grew from having a staff of 5 to 40 full & part-time employees, as well as many volunteers who help out with education, workshops and activities.
What began as a crisis response continued as an ongoing service to meet the needs of unaccompanied minors and other vulnerable refugees in Athens.
In the walk-in centers, Faros staff offers support and integration services for women and children, as well identifying at-risk youth traveling alone. These children can then receive support and protection a few streets over at the home for unaccompanied minors.
A CHAT WITH THE BOYS
at Faros Home for Unaccompanied Minors
STAFF PERSPECTIVE: LEFTERIS
"The boys are vulnerable, but also very strong."
