3972 HOMELESS FAMILIES IN GYUMRI
AZG Armenian Daily
29/11/2007
Several NGOs of Gyumri, representatives of the corresponding
departments of Gyumri Municipality and Regional Council, also
scientists and journalists discussed the state of the homeless in
Gyumri, informed Gyumri "Asparez" Club of Journalists.
The discussions concluded that there are 3972 homeless families in
Gyumri at present.
It was informed that 815 mln drams is appropriated from the Budget-2008
for implementing "Certificates to Buy Apartments" program anticipated
to allocate apartments to the homeless.
According to most of the participants of the discussions, the program
is not able to solve the present-day issue of the homeless in Gyumri.