Church and Moscow Government intend to help HIV-infected homeless people together

The capital of Russia may become the first city in the country where the municipality and the church are testing the practices of helping homeless people with HIV infection. According to the magazine 'Thomas' with reference to the Synodal Department

In terms of charity, in most Russian regions, state and public organizations strive to provide all possible assistance to the homeless, including those infected with the HIV virus - however, in this area of activity, very often 'the problem is the lack of proper communication between different government services.' The capital hopes to establish such communication.

- We are preparing job offers for social services, and for medical, and for many other departments. It is planned that Moscow will become a pilot city in which different practices of helping homeless people, including HIV-infected people, will be worked out, ”said Irina Meshkova, head of the homeless aid department of the Synodal Charity Department of the Russian Orthodox Church, during a meeting with representatives of the Church, NGOs and the state.