Refugee Shelter for Boys in Athens, Greece

[Athens, 15 May 2018] Since 2016, the refugee emergency response program of SOS Children’s Villages Greece has provided more than 250 unaccompanied children with housing, care, educational activities and legal assistance so they can re-join relatives. The children and teenagers have the opportunity to learn languages and pursue their hobbies. Currently, 25 boys live at the SOS Children’s Villages shelter in Athens (opened in April 2016), while a shelter for girls (opened in May 2018) has a capacity of ten. Of the more than 3,100 unaccompanied children in Greece, an estimated 2,300 are waiting for shelter.