Tag Archives: soup kitchens

In its negotiations with the eurozone partners, the Greek government insists to address the humanitarian crisis that has hit thousands of households since the economic crisis and the implementation of austerity measures started. How do you capture the humanitarian crisis in numbers? Add together the suicides (more than 4,000 since …

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The dire situation of Greek families facing economic hardship crossed the big ocean and reached the United States. In an article with heartbreaking examples, The Huffington Post highlights the plight of many families who cannot feed their children, the malnutrition spreading among elementary and high-school children and the many civic …

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Who needs food when temperatures are high  during the  hot Greek summer? Apparently not many…. In six out of ten parishes in Athens, soup kitchens will close July to September 2012 because the volunteer cooks won’t be available.  In some parishes the needy will get  food packages with milk, rice, flour …

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