Volunteer psychologists are holding individual sessions, group sessions, movie clubs and team-building trainings at the facilities of the Hungarian Charity Service of the Order of Malta. Their presence may not only result in positive changes in the lives of clients, but may also strengthen these young people in their role as psychologists.
Since we are bookworms, we are not done yet. The first story at the Living Library was stunning, emotional and gave us historic knowledge. Next comes what just can be described as what it is: a drama.
The winter is a crisis period when homeless shelters and social workers in the streets work full steam. Apart from help given by the professionals, the question arises: How can volunteers and pedestrians help out?
Long planning, looking into the needs, application process and preparation training – all these steps had to be fulfilled before the new program has recently started. Arriving to the practical phase from the preparatory work, 24 psychologists started to work at the institutions of the Hungarian Charity Service of the Order of Malta in the central Hungarian region from January.
On the first weekend of December, Hungarian Maltese Charity Service and the Baptist Charity Service organised a food distribution, for which they invited homeless people from all around Budapest.