The Synodal Department for Charity financially supported the Family Protection Center in the Vologda Diocese, where more than 50,000 people have already received assistancetranslated

500,000 rubles were allocated by the Synodal Department for Charity in support of the project of the Vologda diocese - the Center for the Protection of Family, Motherhood and Childhood “A Thread from the World.”

This project, which provides comprehensive assistance to pregnant women in crisis and mothers with small children, became one of the winners of the second grant competition for family projects of the Synodal Department for Charity, the Department’s website reports.

The “A Thread from the World” center works in several areas: a shelter for mothers in difficult situations, pre-abortion counseling, a social hairdresser, the distribution of humanitarian aid, legal and psychological support. In addition, as part of the project, conversations are held with young people and classes for preschoolers.

It is noted that since 2021, more than 50,000 people have already received assistance from the Center “By a Thread.”

– Most of the project team works for free. We are helped by 30 volunteers, among whom are several professional psychologists and even the head of the Perinatal Diagnostics Department of the Vologda Perinatal Center,” said Lyudmila Ledovskaya, head of the “A Thread from the World” center. – Thanks to the fact that we managed to win the competition, the opportunity arose to hire...