A new partnership, through the implementation of the program “We Do Not Pass, We Support”, aims to support vulnerable community members in conditions of severe weather phenomena. This program has been launched by Globe Insurance and the Emfasis Foundation, an Urban Non-Profit Company. The frequency of intense weather phenomena such as extreme temperatures and heavy …
On May 19, 2020, Emfasis Foundation launched a new project through the crowdfunding platform GIVE and FUND, which had the sole purpose of covering temporary accommodation in 2 separate cases of homelessness that needed immediate treatment. These two people slept on the street or in makeshift shelters and it was necessary to find a home …
“Emfasis: A bridge between society and socially excluded people” We thank Be Concious and Angelos Stergios,for his interest and assistance as we collected the material of the interview, especially given the current pandemic, which has seriously affected the majority of Emfasis beneficiaries. We hope to be able to be together in a shift, so that …
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The Hellenic Initiative Australia has announced an AU $10,000 grant to Emfasis Foundation to support extra relief and safety measures being implemented to assist the homeless in Athens as a result of COVID-19. The grant will allow the Emfasis Mobile Support Unit to continue to provide specific support to homeless and vulnerable communities affected by …
MEDIA RELEASE 24 January 2018 The Hellenic Initiative Australia today announced a new partnership with Emfasis Foundation to support pioneering social street work programs assisting the homeless and vulnerable groups in Athens. The Hellenic Initiative Australia’s AU$35,000 grant will fund the Mobile Support Unit (MSU) Program for 12 months, enabling Emfasis to …
The Hellenic Initiative Australia has announced a $10,000 grant to be given to the Emfasis Foundation to support extra relief and safety measures being implemented to assist the homeless in Athens as a result of COVID-19. The grant will allow the Emfasis Mobile Support Unit to continue to provide specific support to homeless and vulnerable …
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From the beginning of the pandemic our teams remained active, constantly evaluating, with due care and responsibility, plans for urgent relief actions of our vulnerable fellow community members in the context of this unprecedented situation. As a result, Emfasis recorded: 59 field streetwork shifts 1,242 cases of people in street living conditions 42 on-site visits …
EMFASIS, for the 2nd consecutive year, was selected by the Vodafone World of Difference program to support the efforts of our volunteers. The World of Difference program is a great initiative of Vodafone, which has been taking place in Greece since 2011. Specifically, it offers the opportunity to 10 successful, to work in the non-profit …
The long-term cooperation of EMFASIS with the organization DESMOS, a partnership which has existed for nearly as long as Emfasis itself has, continues this year by launching a new program called DESMOS FOR YOUTH. Through this program, 15 young men and women work for one year in public-benefit organizations of their choice to maximize the …
One of the goals of Emfasis is the continuous training of its volunteers, as they are the backbone of the organization. Having offered approximately 18,000 hours of volunteer work to date, they tirelessly organize, coordinate and implement all of the organization’s programs for the benefit of our fellow community members in need. Every day, they …
