On June 29, 2022, Aleksandr Smirnov and Yelena Sychenkova, specialists of the Trilistnik Shelter, a project of the ELCIR in St. Petersburg assisting struggling mothers with children, attended a conference entitled “Children Should Live in Their Family.” The conference was organized by Roditelskiy Most Charity Foundation. The conference … [Read more...]
Shelters in St. Petersburg area join efforts in caring for children
On weekends, Trilistnik ("Trefoil"), a crisis shelter for mothers and children run by The Church of Ingria in Kronstadt, receives visiting teenage residents from Radost Moya ("My Joy") children’s shelter in Peterhof (both towns are in the St. Petersburg urban area). The twins Masha and Marina, Karina, Veronika, and Roksana come with their … [Read more...]
Trilistnik Mothers & Children’s Shelter seeking new facility
Update on the Trilistnik Project Facilities in St. Petersburg are vital for the shelter’s work. Getting welfare benefits, seeking jobs, getting a medical checkup or treatment for the women with children in the project’s care is only possible in the city. Also, many children from the families who are aided by the project already go to a … [Read more...]
Members of Jaani kirik and St. Anne Visit Trilistnik Shelter
A group of ELCIR church members from St. John’s Estonian Lutheran Church and St. Anne’s Lutheran Church in St. Petersburg visited Trilistnik Children’s Shelter in Kronstadt, St. Petersburg metropolitan area, on February 19, 2022. They brought treats, gifts, clothes, and toys. They met Aleksandr Smirnov and Yelena Stoyanova running the aid … [Read more...]
Charities meet in St. Petersburg
On February 9, 2022, Aleksandr Smirnov, director of the Trilistnik Project of The Church of Ingria, attended a meeting of specialists from St. Petersburg's crisis centers for women with children and from shelters. The meeting took place at Roditelsky Most Charity Foundation, St. Petersburg. Original post in Russian … [Read more...]