WRITING-MATERIALS TO BE GIVEN TO MORE THAN 18,000 PUPILS ON “WHEN
SEPTEMBER COMES” PROGRAM

YEREVAN, August 20 (Noyan Tapan). The RA Ministry of Labor and Social
Issues with the participation of more than 20 international and local
benevolent organizations has implemented “When September Comes”
program for the second year in succession. According to Larisa
Petrosian, Adviser of the Minister, this year within the framework of
the program aid will be also rendered to the families having three and
more children and receiving welfare benefits, as well as to children
who don’t go to school for different reasons. It was noticed that the
program is implemented during the whole year and includes different
kinds of aid: the distribution of foodstuff, writing-materials,
clothes, means of hygiene, the rendering of pecuniary aid, as well as
medical and psychological services. L. Petrosian reported that in
August-September school-bags and writing-materials will be distributed
among 18,189 families having four and more children and receiving
welfare benefits. Such families having three children will receive
such an aid during a year. The Adviser of the Minister emphasized that
the lists of users are renewed once a quarter for the provision of the
program and higher effectiveness.