Nochlezhka issues a Reference Book for the Homeless

18.10.2017

Nochlezhka issues a Reference Book for the Homeless

Nochlezhka issues a Reference Book for the Homeless

Nochlezhka has issued the 15th edition of the Reference Book for the homeless. It is an annually updated collection of the most relevant and up-to-date information for surviving on the streets and returning to a normal life.

The questions covered in our reference book:
- Places to eat and sleep for free in St. Petersburg
- NGOs and state institutions which help homeless people
- Places to get a free or a cheap haircut and a shower
- Places to wash one’s clothes and get some new ones
- Getting medical help - Getting free legal advice
- Applying for social benefits - Restoring papers or looking for a job
- Free exhibitions, museums and lectures
- Talking to the police when one has no registered address, what rights one has and how to defend them.

‘Most Russians know nothing about their rights and have no idea where to go for the most important social and legal issues. Homeless people are in a worse position in this respect: not only do they no know what they are entitled to and where they can find help to survive and return to normal life, but they also have no access to such information. Our Reference Book is designed to fill this gap’, says Natalia Shavlokhova, the head of the social service at Nochlezhka.

800 printed copies of the book will be distributed by Nochlezhka’s employees and volunteers among homeless people who come to the Counselling Service or to Night Bus stops and Heated Tents.

Read the Reference Book for the Homeless-2017


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Donation amount

480 рублей позволят одному человеку переночевать в Ночном приюте

699 рублей позволят одному человеку прожить день в Реабилитационном приюте

990 рублей позволят накормить 5 человек в Ночном автобусе

1 500 рублей позволят пяти людям переночевать в Ночном приюте

2 870 рублей позволят 10 людям переночевать в пункте обогрева

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Thanks to regular donations among residents who are in trouble.

Here is what we have achieved over the years:

more 45 000

people received
help from Nochlezhka

more 780 000

servings of hot
dinner distributed
by Night Bus volunteers

more 50 000

consultations were given
by social workers of Nochlezhka