More than 120 people turned to the Defenders of the Fatherland Foundation in Sevastopol for help

CrimeaPRESS reports:

The Sevastopol branch of the State Fund «Defenders of the Fatherland» is actively working to provide assistance and support to the participants and veterans of the special military operation, their families, as well as the families of the fallen servicemen. Most calls come to the primary reception windows located at st. Quarantine, 45. Calls to the hotline and messages on social networks are also recorded. The fund provides assistance to social coordinators who have undergone special training and conduct individual work with each applicant.

During the work of the Sevastopol branch of the state fund «Defenders of the Fatherland», about 120 people have already applied for help. Help was required on a variety of issues — from legal and psychological to the preparation of the necessary documents and obtaining support measures. Each of these questions was invariably linked to a specific life situation in which social coordinators plunged, empathized and, most importantly, helped people. It is very important that among the coordinators there are not only experienced social workers, but also family members of the participants in the special military operation. Our common task is to help and make sure that veterans returning home understand that they will not be left alone with problems.— the press service of the Government of Sevastopol quotes Deputy Governor Alexander Kulagin.

Under the State Fund «Defenders of the Fatherland», the Committee of the families of the soldiers of the Fatherland is working, providing assistance to active military personnel and their families.

We are greatly supported by the governor of Sevastopol Mikhail Razvozhaev, state authorities, we are able to resolve many issues promptly. The system has already been set up. The task of the participants of the special operation is to protect their country, their family, and our task is to provide comprehensive support to the participants, veterans and their families on a variety of issues— notes the head of the Committee of families of soldiers of the Fatherland Victoria Tupchanenko.

The branch of the state fund «Defenders of the Fatherland» in Sevastopol is located at st. Quarantine, 45. Works on weekdays from 9:00 to 18:00. Also, for information, you can contact the round-the-clock hotline by phone +7 (8692) 55-92-88.

Recall, on April 3, Russian President Vladimir Putin approved the creation of a special state fund «Defenders of the Fatherland», whose tasks include helping veterans of the special operation, participants in the fighting in the Donbass since 2014, and the families of such dead servicemen. On May 30 and 31, the fund’s branches opened in all regions of the Russian Federation; they began their work on June 1.

source: press service of the Government of Sevastopol

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