Athens Solidarity Centre

Description

The Athens Solidarity Center offers a comprehensive set of services to refugees, migrants and Greeks who are in need, such as:

Social Service

• Social protection
• Counseling
• Empowerment
• Interconnection work

Psychological support – Counseling

• Individual counseling and psychotherapy
• Group counseling for empowerment, integration and personal development
• Individual psychological support sessions are offered free of charge for children, adolescents, and parents

Legal Service

• Legal counselling
• Μediation
• Court Representation (depending on the case)

Employability services

• Support for unemployed during job search
• Job orientation sessions (CV preparation, personal job plan)
• Employment skills training (job search through internet and newspaper, free use of internet)
• Preparation for interview procedures
• Thematic workshops, seminars and networking with potential employers
• Networking with educational programs (computer, language etc)

Provision of Counseling and Accounting support  

• Tax consultancy for individuals
• Counseling and guidance for municipal benefits, social benefits and debt settlement

Healing Play

Healing Trauma through Play aims to support refugee children and their parents, primarily those arriving from Ukraine, with psychological support and educational activities to promote empowerment, psychological resilience opportunities, and processing of their challenges. The project will be implemented in partnership with the UTechLab of the Eugenides Foundation and is funded by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs through the American Spaces program. Youth will have the opportunity to join in STEM and educational activities and will have access to counselling and psychological services at the Athens Solidarity Center of SolidarityNow. The project is supported by the US Embassy in Athens.