Orphan Act - Russia - Facilities - Irkutsk - City Childrens Shelter #1 (Facility code: Irkutsk 1)

City Children’s Shelter #1is a processing center for homeless children from a large geographical area. Sixty children of various ages live here temporarily. Here they are tested, and are sent to foster homes or orphanages.

Director Valentina Shokhonova Former director Lubov with Rotarians DG Clyde Boyer in front of Shelter #1 with wife, Vivian have

letter read to them by

12 yo Sveta and Dima

Psychologists Lubov and Denis (Rotarian) Older children at the sports ground MG 65560 sportsground

with kids in the back yard

D5390 Rotary Volunteer D5010 Rotary Volunteer

RC of Bigfork, MT RC of Irkutsk

This homeless shelter is sponsored by the Rotary Club of Irkutsk, Russia

Contact the D5390 Rotary volunteer by clicking here

These children are sponsored by:

Rotary Club of Irkutsk, Russia

Rotary Club of Lahaina, Hawaii

The Children

The children love visitors

Singing a sad song during music lesson 3 year old Vitya and Nina the youngest Rotarian Valentina Anishenko

at the shelter visits the shelter one or two times a week

The children pose in front of their handcraft art on the wall Four Rotarians visited the shelter. Rotarian Gennady Ivanov

Club Sec. Olga Moiseeva and new and 10 year old Misha are

member Andrey Makarov were first buddies

time visitors.

_ The Facility

Ten 3 & 4 year olds share the same bedroom

Facility Activities

Monthly Focus Article

Director Shelter #1, Lubov Yaroslav

Irkutsk Shelter #1 is an institution of the city social security department that was founded in 1995. Since that time, the director has been Lubov Yaroslav. There are 60 children, ages 3 to 17 who are living here temporarily (12-18 months).

There are many reasons why the children are at the shelter. They may be lost, lost their family, abandoned, left alone after parents have died, or run away from their home. Many do not have identifying documents with them. During their stay, the children go through social, medical, and psychological rehabilitation to be adapted to "normal" life.

The staff of 19 are very dedicated people, caring for the children. They include a psychologist, social worker, speech therapist, physical therapist, teachers, caretakers and others. All of these people do their best to assist these children.

In the past the Rotary Club of Irkutsk completed a small community project, giving the shelter 5 mattresses. Three and a half years ago the club meeting place was moved to across the street from the shelter. Psychologist from the shelter, Denis Kosinov started to attend Rotary meetings and has become a Rotarian. Director of the shelter, Lubov Yaroslav was a speaker at one of the meetings and has since become an active Rotarian on the "ChildrenAct" committee. The Rotary Club takes part in holiday events at the shelter, and also brings visitors from all over the world to see the shelter.

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