A safe place for community...

Young mothers get help from other NGOs too, but Velos remains a warm refuge. Often young women are escaping trafficking and sexual violence. Some become pregnant on their journeys. This little guy was born in Greece. Today his mom made the 6 hour journey from the camp up north to get aid unavailable there. She'll return this evening and stay until she can secure safe living arrangements in Athens for herself and the baby.

Many of the faces of the young people have been altered using an editor to protect their identities. Some young people have escaped political or social conditions that make it unwise to show their true identities to protect themselves and their families in their home countries. Many are minors who bravely traveled a dangerous journey alone and must be protected. A few are fleeing countries where being a member of the LGBTQ community is illegal, some are of the "wrong ethnicty" to have rights... or life.

Russia, Cameroon, The Gambia, Iran, Iraq, Pakistan... all come together here in solidarity.

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