Center for Children’s Social Care To Open in Achapniak Yerevan Cmnty

CENTER FOR CHILDREN’S SOCIAL CARE TO OPEN IN ACHAPNIAK YEREVAN
COMMUNITY IN SEPTEMBER

YEREVAN, JULY 21, NOYAN TAPAN. A Center for Children’s Social Care
will be put into exploitation in the Achapniak Yerevan community in
September 2005. The center is built by a Japanese grant. Arayik
Petrosian, RA Deputy Minister of Social Security, informed journalists
on July 21 that the center is a state non-commercial organization,
which will function in the Ministry’s system. A.Petrosian mentioned
that parentless children, as well as children from vulnerable
families, i.e. those having serious problems both in their families
and in the society will be involved in the center. The center will
implement educational and social-psychological rehabilitation
activity, as well as will take care of the children’s health. The
center’s main object will be the social integration of these children
to the society, The Deputy Minister informed that such a center is
also envisaged to be established in Gyumri and the tender for its
construction has been already announced.