The Emergency Food Fund program for families started in mid-2020 and continues for 2024.
With the funding of the Mendzelopoulou Foundation we have provided thousands of meals to families, single parent or not, who face food problems and in some cases domestic violence. These people live in areas of Athens, Drama, Crete and Thessaloniki, where the Local Food Banks operate and support their needs.
One of our objectives was to extend this action to areas where there are no Food Banks, due to the high needs identified. As a result, it reached families in Patras, Ancient Olympia, Orestiada, and Alexandroupolis. We thank the "Andreas Mentzelopoulos" Foundation for their unwavering support in all our efforts, enabling the operation and expansion of the program.
Organisations that have been strengthened
- Bank of Love / Municipality of Dionysos
- Municipality of Orestiada
- Guesthouse/ A21
- Merimna Patras
- Shelter of Love and Support
- CHURCH OF SAINT VASILEIOS/ PIRAEUS
- ASSOCIATION OF WOMEN OF EVANGELISTRY / PIRAEUS
- CHURCH OF PANAGIA / NIKEA
- CHURCH SAINT BARBARA/ ARGYROUPOLI
- CATHOLIC CHURCH OF SAINT JOSEPH
- SPECIAL OLYMPIC VILLAGE
- CHURCH OF HOLY TRINITY / PETROUPOLI
- CHURCH OF SAINT DEMETRIOS / PETROUPOLI
- CHURCH OF PANAGIA IN MYRTIDIOT
- CHURCH OF THEOTOKOS' ASSUMPTION/ ACHARNON
- CHURCH OF SAINT BARBARA / ARGYROUPOLIS
- METROPOLIS / MESOGEAS
- CHURCH OF SAINT NIKOLAOS / KATO PATISION
- CHURCH OF SAINT GEORGIOS / KERATSINI
- CHURCH OF THE PROPHET HLIAS / RHIZOUPOLI
- MUNICIPALITY OF AIGINA
- CHURCH OF SAINTS AKINDINWN/ AGIOI ANARGYROI
- CHURCH OF SAINT DEMETRIOS / KOUVARA
- CHURCH OF SAINT GEORGIOS / KAMATERO
- SAINT OF THEOTOKOS ASSUMPTION PLACE
- PRAKSIS
- CHURCH OF THE EXALTATION OF THE HOLY CROSS / KYPSELI
- CHURCH OF PANAGIA VLACHERNON
- MUNICIPALITY OF DIONYSOS
- METADRASI
- CHURCH OF SAINT ANTHONY / KERATSINI
- CHURCH OF THEOTOKOS' ASSUMPTION/ / PRASINOS LOFOS
- CHURCH OF SAINT EIRINI
- KESO
- CHURCH OF THEOTOKOS ASSUMPTION
- MUNICIPALITY OF SARONIKOS
- TOGETHER FOR THE CHILD
- CHURCH OF SAINT PANTELEIMON / GLYFADA
- MUNICIPALITY OF RAFINA
- CHILD AND CREATION
- CHURCH OF THEOTOKO'S ASCENSION/ KOROPI
- P.E.FI.P
- CHURCH OF ZOODOCHOS PIGI / AMAROUSIOS
- THE HARA CENTRE FOR SPECIAL PERSONS
- Association of Polychildren / Attica
- Shelter of Love and Support
- CHURCH OF PANAGIA THEOTOKOS / VOULIAGMENI
- FRODIDA
- Guesthouse / Damaris
- Guesthouse / Fivi
Descriptions of beneficiaries
"Thank you very much for your valuable contribution to our Hostel. Your support is of immense value, as the program significantly enhances our ability to meet our daily needs. The positive impact is twofold - our guests and their children are better nourished due to the quality and quantity of your generous offer. Receiving the food brings us great joy, as it alleviates the stress of daily feeding for our guests at the Guesthouse"

"We greatly appreciate the offerings from T.T., which benefit us in both the meals we cook and the bags we prepare for our fellow human beings in need. There are days when we utilize almost all of your offerings to prepare nourishing meals. This gives us a wonderful opportunity to extend our heartfelt gratitude to you for your love and support toward the people we care for."
"I would like to sincerely express my gratitude for the invaluable support you have provided for this undoubtedly challenging project. Your assistance has been truly instrumental, especially considering the challenging circumstances we are currently facing. The program's (EFF for families) offerings have significantly addressed numerous basic needs of the beneficiaries at the Social Grocery, providing them with a much-needed ray of optimism amidst the daily difficulties they encounter."
"Your generous sponsorship to our municipality clearly demonstrates the strong sense of social responsibility and solidarity that you possess. It provides us with the strength and motivation to persist in our social work and the practical support we offer to our vulnerable fellow citizens."
There are profoundly touching moments when we provide food to those in need, and they express how much it means to them and what a tremendous help it is for their situation. However, there have also been particularly difficult instances when we encounter beneficiaries who genuinely have nothing in their homes, not even enough to eat. One specific incident stands out in my memory - when I visited a lady at her home and handed her the food, she burst into tears as she had been fasting for two whole days.
Γυναίκα, ηλικίας 45-55 ετών, με καταγωγή από χώρα της Ευρώπης, θύμα εργασιακού τράφικινγκ, λαμβάνει πλήρη υποστήριξη και βραχυπρόθεσμη φιλοξενία στον ξενώνα της Α21.
Γυναίκα, ηλικίας 35-45 ετών, με καταγωγή από χώρα της Λατινικής Αμερικής, θύμα σεξ τράφικινγκ, λαμβάνει πλήρη υποστήριξη και βραχυπρόθεσμη φιλοξενία στον ξενώνα της Α21.
Woman, aged 25-35, originally from a Central Asian country, a victim of sex trafficking, receives full support and short-term accommodation at the A21 Guesthouse.
When I had a problem with where to stay, they helped me get into a hostel and gave me food.
I'm coming because I'm homeless. I wash, sit and drink my coffee, they also give me clothes when I need them. The food is homemade.
A family of five with two minor children and one adult. The mother is unemployed, and so is the father, who often travels to the hospital for treatment.
It is one of the best structures. They offer us sweets, yogurts and tell us how to become better people
When I didn't have money to pay for a hotel to stay in, I squatted. I had to wash and that's how I met the SHELTER. They let me shower, found me clothes, and helped me send out resumes and find jobs.
When I came, I didn't come to eat, but out of curiosity. When the first few weeks passed I felt safe and welcome. Then we became friends with Mr. Kostas and Mrs. Sophia and then I volunteered to help in the program
Family of five with three children. The mother is unemployed and the father works occasionally. They are not included in any social programs, because they do not have the required time of residence in Greece (Rent Allowance, Child Allowance)














































aid for fire victims

In addition to the above, through the “EFF for families” program
with the funding of the “Andreas Mendzelopoulos” Foundation, we offered the residents of of the fire-stricken villages of Gortynia and Ancient Olympia standardized food for the preparation of 16,000 portions of food, which will cover the needs of 250 people. See also here: Food for fire victims.
* report from the main news bulletin of the Star
* Arkadic Radio Television – ArkadikiTV.gr




The Emergency Food Fund is an ‘umbrella’ program that includes distinct food purchase actions, from specific funders, for the nutritional needs of vulnerable social groups. The program started in mid-2020, also due to the new needs arising from the epidemic.