Press News

Budapest, January 3, 2005

In January and February customers calling the Matáv Donation Line from a fixed-line number donate HUF 100 to the Támasz Foundation in Pécs. The money donated will be spent by the Foundation on providing hot meals to homeless people living in Pécs. HUF 200, i.e. two calls to the Matáv Donation Line can cover the meals for one person for one day. The Támasz Foundation established in 1990 continuously developed and operates institutions caring for the homeless in Pécs.

In January and February by calling number 1788 customers can help care for the homeless in Pécs with the involvement of the Támasz Foundation so that more people living on the street can receive a hot meal at least once a day. In winter the most important task of the Foundation is to save homeless people from freezing to death and providing them with a hot meal once a day, 7 days a week.

The Támasz Foundation was established in 1990 by various organizations with the objective of caring for homeless people in Pécs. Today an extensive system of institutions is operating under the management of the Foundation including, in the daytime care, the Social Information Service, the Daytime Home, the Soup-Kitchen, the Homeless Family Doctor Consulting Room, a dental service, baths for cleaning and disinfecting; in the temporary accommodation service, a night shelter for women and men, temporary accommodation for women and men; and in the permanent accommodation service a Homeless Care Home, crisis service and street social service.