GIVING A SMILE | VOLUNTEER SOCIAL ACTION
As part of the “Giving a Smile” program, volunteer activities are organized with organizations that support vulnerable groups.Additionally, social actions are organized at the YMCA Thessaloniki with the support of its volunteers. We seek collaborations with organizations that contribute to cultural activities in areas outside the city center, engaging YMCA Thessaloniki volunteers and the local community.
The support of trainers, instructors, speakers, and educators in YMCA Thessaloniki programs, as well as participants, athletes, parents of children, committee members, volunteers, and friends of the YMCA Thessaloniki is invaluable. All contribute to and promote the social mission of YMCA Thessaloniki.The actions are organized and implemented in collaboration between the Action & Social Contribution Department and other YMCA Thessaloniki programs.
What you need to participate:
- A willingness to donate some of your time,
- A willingness to give something of your own!
- A willingness to collaborate with others
In the past 7 years, over 1,500 people—volunteers, athletes, and participants in YMCA Thessaloniki programs—have actively volunteered and contributed some of their time to various activities, including basketball, volleyball, soccer, table tennis, theater workshops, folklore dance groups, executive training, child care centers, ballet classes, puppet theater, and more.
In the past four years:
- 32 actions were conducted with organizations such as: Alma Zois, Asylum of the Child, Friends of Merimna, Social Policy Deputy Mayorship, Myrtia Elderly Care Unit, Agiros Elderly Care Unit, Thessaloniki Rehabilitation and Recovery Center for Disabled Children, Special Elementary School for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing, 1st Special Kindergarten and Primary School, Saint Stylianos, Smile of the Child, HIA & Help Refugees, Social Soup Kitchen, Social Grocery of Thessaloniki Municipality, National Homeless Football, Center for the Treatment of Dependent Individuals, Women’s Shelter for Victims of Violence and their Children, Greek Children’s Village in Filiro, Wheelchair Basketball Team M. Alexandros, Panhellenic Association of Bone Marrow Transplant Recipients, Home Assistance Program of Thessaloniki Municipality.
- 742 volunteers
- Over 1,000 beneficiaries
One of the most significant and innovative programs organized under “Giving a Smile” in recent years was OPEN DOORS, a volunteer program for creative engagement to combat social exclusion caused by unemployment for individuals aged 18-45.
For More Information: Social Action Sector
231 600 1041, – 42
Email: [email protected]
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