Alexander Chumakov, the founder of the Odessa shelter " The organization of volunteers, headed by the father of the UGCC in the 90s, once helped more than three thousand socially vulnerable children. The Religious Information Service of Ukraine reports about the death of the head of the orphanage.

Chumakov was a monk of the Salesian congregation, a member of the dissident movement, publicist, teacher of literature, teacher. He repeatedly noted that in his work he was often guided by the precepts of one of the Catholic saints, Father Bosco. The latter is known for the fact that in the middle of the 19th century, when his native Turin was overflowing with poor teenagers who wandered in search of work, orphans and the homeless, he organized a similar shelter.

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The total number of children who went through the " Subsequently, it became the center of Ukrainian public life in Odessa.. Not only volunteers began to gather here, but also public figures, journalists, students, teachers.

The main task of the organization headed by Chumakov was to start with picking up from the street, and later on finding relatives or transferring them to state boarding schools. Most of the children were taken care of during the cold season. Mostly, the Foundation facilitated adoption in Ukraine or abroad. However, older 14s often stayed at the shelter for a longer period, as it is much more difficult to find parents willing to adopt teenagers..

Recall that last month, First Lady Elena Zelenskaya addressed Western countries, noting: baby food is not needed if the children die. we need heavy weapons.