Anna Pomogayet was established by St. Anne’s Lutheran church members in St. Petersburg in 2018. It operates a coffeehouse, a crisis aid center, and workshops where orphanage alumni can get new professional skills. The project assists the social engagement of the persons under its care. It also involves specialists who help pay gov‘t fees for the reissue of ID’s and other legal papers for the care recipients, give them psychological and spiritual support, and provide them with needed clothes and shoes.

 

In photo: Film and theater actress Yelizaveta Boyarskaya (far left) gives the award statue to Oleg Belezhenko, Lizaveta Galutskaya and Artyom Platonov who created Anna Pomogayet. February 8, 2024, Astoria Hotel, St. Petersburg.