The Hope Café opened in February 2017 in Athens, Greece. Founded by a British woman based in Athens and run by a dedicated international team of volunteers, Hope Cafe’s primary function is to feed hope to the refugees in Athens, with the intention of creating new relationships, enjoyable volunteer experiences and new work enterprises within the Greek community. They also provide on the job training to enable people to access work with a view to supporting themselves.

As well as serving food, the Hope Café provides clothing, baby equipment and other essentials to refugees. A key element of their work is to give people choice – refugees coming to the Hope Café can choose what they would like to eat and drink and can choose clothes and shoes. For people whose lives are largely in others’ hands, this ability to make even small choices preserves dignity.

Hope Café is staffed entirely by volunteers from all over the world. Currently they:

*Feed more than 1400 people per week.

*Serve 2000 Drinks from Frappe to Fanta per week.

*Clothe 50 per day.

*Provide nappies and milk to 130 families.

*Provide Emergency Food packs to Families arriving from the Islands with no provisions made other than a roof over their heads.

*Supply Strollers and have a constant waiting list.

*Supply Beds and Layettes for New Babies.

*Supply bags and suitcases to Travelling Families.

The number of people accessing Hope Café’s services is increasing daily – there is a constant need for funds and donations to stock the café and to increase the range of services that they can offer.