ROC opened a hot line assistance to Ukrainian refugees
The Russian Orthodox Church opened in the Russian Federation hotline to help Ukrainian refugees, the displaced and those who are willing and able to help them to communicate with each other, informs the Synodal Department for charity and social service.
" In many parts of the Church have placed immigrants in their own institutions, parishioners and priests take them home, buy tickets to relatives, but now we are moving to a new phase of help - using the hotline, we will identify those who are At present the most difficult, " said the head of the Department, Bishop of Orekhovo-Zuevo Panteleimon.
according to him, the 1st and foremost, the Church will provide targeted assistance to families with many children, disabled, sick and elderly people, single mothers with children. Hotline (8-800-200-41-98) will work daily on weekdays from 12. 00 and 18. 00 GMT, toll-free in Russia.
To accept requests by telephone will be operators of the service " Mercy " and the Workers of the whole Church staff assistance. They will also Accept offers of employment and housing For immigrants. Operators, if necessary, will connect the caller with the attorney General Church staff or provide contacts for state and public organizations.
today, the ROC has collected more than 51 million rubles donations To Ukrainian immigrants. Hundreds of displaced people have found shelter in Church institutions. For them, the Church continues the collection of humanitarian aid. Only in the Rostov region, the Church has donated more than 600 tons.
The flow of immigrants from the South-East of Ukraine in the Russian Federation has increased greatly since June amid ongoing fighting between supporters of independence Donetsk and Kyiv national security. According to the summary data of the Russian authorities, since the beginning of the conflict was forced to leave the territory of Ukraine and within the territory of the Russian Federation more than 730 thousand Inhabitants.
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