Danaos and its employees donated funds to buy groceries and goods for the “Together for Children” non-profit NGO and the Piraeus House for Minors “The Good Shepherd”. Clothes that were in good condition were also collected and sent to the children staying at The Good Shepherd.
The "Together for Children" Association is a union of non-profit NGOs, that work in the field of child welfare and it offers every form of assistance to children and young people. The Association supports more than 30.000 children on an annual basis, including children who face poverty and social exclusion, domestic violence, chronic diseases, mental or physical disabilities and the sickness or death of an immediate family member. The NGOs that are currently in greater need (and we opted to support) are the "Friends of the Child" and the “Link of Love” team. The Non-Profit Association "Friends of the Child" supports and secures all the required monthly needs for children until their coming of age, whose families (including single-parent families) face financial and social problems. The Association covers the cost of food, clothing, rent and bills for families with a housing risk, psychological and counseling support, medical care and entertainment. The “Link of Love” is a volunteer team created in order to offer goods such as groceries, medicine, clothes, shoes, toys to families in need and to other vulnerable social groups.
The House for Minors “The Good Shepherd” currently supervises 54 children between the ages of 5 to 16, while hosting 24 of them. The children come from lower class families with a problematic environment (delinquent parents, drug addicts, alcoholics, violence, etc...) and the aim of the House is to offer them shelter, food, supervision and security, despite the difficulties of the financial crisis our country has been facing over the last years.
We might not live in a perfect world but there are some small and effective interventions which can bring relief and happiness to those in need, especially the children. The Danaos Family is proud to be part of these supporting and alleviating interventions and we believe that even a small donation can bring a big smile!