ABOUT US

Today, two Home-Start schemes operate in Greece, one in Athens and one in Piraeus. The Athens scheme has been running since 2011 and the Piraeus scheme since  2015. Home-Start Athens was “adopted” by the child and family organization “One Child – One World” and has been operating under its auspices since January 2019. The schemes provide home-visiting services with volunteers, as well as some other supportive activities, and collaborate closely with the local authorities and other local agencies. In 2020 they servied 21 families with 55 children.

Home-Start Hellas, in addition to supporting the schemes, has since late 2020, started organising seminars for parents, volunteers, professionals and the wider public. It also plays a role in national initiatives to promote children’s rights. Accordingly, in 2016, the Board helped in the development of a national position paper on child protection, led by the Greek Ombudsman for Children and the Institute of Child Health and in 2021 it commented on  child protection issues on the online consultation on the new draft law on Social Protecction prepared by the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs. In 2020, it also participated in an NGO initiative to  develop the framework of a legal document on civil society organisations.