How to organize help for the homeless at the parish

Book I.V. Couscova tells in detail how correctly and effectively organize various types of helping homeless. The application to the book has a directory of contacts of state, public and church organizations that help the homeless in Russia, in Ukraine, in Moldova and Belarus.
The publication opens a series of methodical and reference literature, the purpose of which is to help organize and develop social service on Orthodox parishes and in public organizations. The authors of the benefits are practitioners who are successfully engaged in mercy ministries.
This manual describes in detail the experience of organizing various help of homeless - from free lunches and clothing to more costly urban and diocesan services (bus services, mobile showers, etc) The appendix gives a reference book with telephones of government departments and public organizations that help homeless in Russia, in Ukraine, in Moldova and Belarus.
The manual is addressed to Orthodox parishes, public organizations, social workers, profile public services.
The author of the book, Ilya Vladimirovich Kuskov, - an employee of the Synodal Department for Church Charity and Social Services, has been working in Orthodox help services in Moscow for a long time: the coordinator (until 2004) of the homeless assistance services for hospitals (2004- 2007) Bus service "Mercy", head (since 2007) Mobile homeless help (Assistant and Patron Foundation)