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SOCIAL ASSISTANCE

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1.RIGA Social Assistance

RIGA Emergency Services

1st WEBINARS : SHELTERS & SERVICES

EMERGENCY  SERVICES : 
Are the interventions integrate social & health, coherent with real request of person in need, respectful of the dignity, accessible to marginalized and excluded people everywhere they are, congruent and sustainable?

Are sufficient and adequate services in emergency centers?

Cf.  Survey on Emergency Services.pptx

Shelters and Day centers

Specificity of SERVICE

“Rīgas patversme” (Rigas shelter) –  for homeless and persons at risk of or currently experiencing homelessness.

208 Maskavas street, Riga, LV –1019.

Director Dagnijas Kamerovska. Contact number +371 67037698, e-mail: rigaspatversme@riga.lv

Riga Night Shelter, Men’s department

Address: 208, Maskavas Street, Riga, LV-1019.
Director
Nataļja Sabļina natalja.sablina@riga.lv

 Provides short-term accommodation options, nutrition, personal hygiene options and social work specialist services to persons without a fixed place of residence or to persons in a crisis situation.

Rīgas patversme (Riga Shelter)

Riga Night Shelter, Women’s department

Address: 1, Eizenijas Street, Riga,  LV-1007,
Social worker Santa Ubarste 
 santa.ubarste@riga.lv

 Persons without a fixed place of residence or persons in a crisis situation are provided with accommodation, dinner and personal hygiene facilities.

Rīgas patversmes Dienas centrs
(Riga Shelter Day care centre)

Address: 57, Katoļu Street, Riga, LV-1003.
Head of Centre Iveta Karašniece,
tel. +371 25498061,
rigaspatversme@riga.lv

During the day, the homeless and other low-income persons are provided with leisure opportunities, social work, social rehabilitation, catering, personal hygiene and other services with the aim of motivating the mentioned groups of persons to change their social situation and promote the integration of these persons into society.

Rīgas patversmes Mobilā brigāde (Riga Shelter Mobile Brigade for Street Social Work with the homeless)

Address: 57, Katolu Street, Riga, LV-1019. Social worker Mārtiņš Stukovs-Ķīsis, tel. +371 7023550, martins.stukovs-kisis@riga.lv

 The aim of the mobile team is to survey specific homeless gathering places and provide adequate support for the client's situation and needs.

Rigas patversmes Mobilā Brigāde (Riga Shelter Mobile Brigade for Street Social Work with the homeless).  57 Katoļu street,Riga, LV-1019. 

Social Worker Mārtins Stukovs-Kisis ,
+371 7023550  mqrtins.stukovs-kisis@riga.lv

 

 The aim of the mobile team is to survey specific homeless gathering places and provide adequate support for the client's situation and needs.

“V.E.L.G.” patversme (“V.E.L.G.” shelter)
Address: -
8, Sofijas Street, Riga, LV-1058. Head of the Board Igors Movels,
tel. +371 22305504, igors.movels@inbox.lv

Head of the shelter Madara Rubene,
tel.
+371 27032215, madararubene@tvnet.lv

 For homless and persons at risk of or currently experiencing homelessness. Accommodation services and food are provided to persons in a crisis situation.

Latvijas Sarkanais Krusts, Sociālais centrs Gaiziņš (LV Red Cross, social center Gaiziņš)
Address: 7, Gaizina Street, Riga, LV-1019.
Head of the center Ilona Luste,
tel. +371 67336650,
ilona.luste@redcross.lv

 

Non-governmental non-profit humanitarian organization. Shelters, night shelters and short-term care accommodation services are provided to persons in a crisis situation.

Zilais Krusts, patversme (The Blue Cross, shelter)

Address: 8, Mazjumpravas Street, Riga, LV-1063. Head of the shelter Maija Smane, tel. +371 26068336, stroliite@inbox.lv

 Night shelter for men. Persons without a fixed place of residence or persons in a crisis situation are provided with accommodation, dinner and personal hygiene facilities.

"Svētā Lūkas atbalsta biedrība" (Saint Luke Group) -  2 Bārddziņu street, Riga,

Address: 2, Barddzinu Street, Riga, LV-1003. Head of the Board Mārtiņš Krūklis,
tel. +371 29672638,
martins@stlukegroup.lv

 practical support for ex-offenders and ex-prisoners and their families to bring back them to law abiding

"Latvijas Samariešu apvienība" (Latvian Union of Samaritans Association
Address  22 Katoļu Street, Riga, LV-1003

Director Andris Bērziņš , andris.berzins@samariesi.lv

 

 In Latvia, the Union of Samaritans is one of the biggest non-governmental organizations, which employes more than 1000 paid staff members and more than 300 volunteers. The Union of Samaritans is a sertified provider of a variety of social services, and medical and educational entity. Latvian Union of Samaritans offers different social services, including night shelters in the cities of Ventspils and Valmiera as well as short term residence for clients in crisis situation who have lost their homes.

Night shelter in the city of Liepāja, 7 Flotes street, Liepāja, LV-3405 phone 63485269. Director Oksana Martinova. 

Homless persons, whith last declared residental address in Liepāja, can receive night shelter, dinner, breakfast, personal hygiene services as well as consultations and addvise of social worker

 


 

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