Within the project “It is great to be healthy” Lviv volunteer center together with studio of yoga “Alena Stefaniv STEO” has started a new project – yoga course for beginners. Classes are given by a skilled trainer-volunteer for wards of Fondation. Occupations include a complex of weakening exercises, and also exercises for strengthening of muscles and heart. They help members of the community to feel themselves strong, healthy and full of energy. The trainer who is working with them, told us, that he had noticed these changes by gloss in their eyes and smiles on their faces!

The animals also need tender and care, as well as we need. However, the  sincerity in them happens even more, and their devotion leaves the volunteers without words. The project task is to help to the shelters of the homeless animals.

Number of volunteers: 15

Number of clients: We help to three animal shelters

The name is chosen not by incident – the hope is given by our volunteers to the children from the boarding schools and orphanages. They work with the children, training them in something new and just give their attention, so necessary for any child.
Number of volunteers: 10
Number of clients: 250

The volunteers organize Shabbat with the senior wards of Hesed, with limited opportunities and those who don’t leave the house. The volunteers also make shabbat attributes, ceramic cups and nakhalnitsa.
Number of volunteers: 15
Number of clients: 40

The project is intended for the volunteers interested in studying, visiting and arrangement of the places connected with the Jewish memory. The actions are carried out in 3 steps: the preparation of the information about the concrete place by the volunteers; the discussion of this information at the place; and the cleaning of the territory.
Number of volunteers: 40
Number of clients: 7 cleaning trips from June to November, 2015

Very often children need support in the preparation of their lessons or just everyday life. The “Elder Brother” project is organized for this purpose. The volunteer- students take part in it, they help to do the homework to the children of risk group. Also, they organize and hold children’s holidays.
Number of volunteers: 7
Number of clients: 50

Our center couldn’t neglect the world events. Within the project, the volunteers organize the meetings with FRP, also they help with the adaptation and integration into the Jewish community of Lviv to the people moved from Donetsk and Luhansk regions.
Number of volunteers: 2
Number of clients: 40 FRP

We always supported a healthy lifestyle. The Volunteers participate in the attraction of the youth in the organization and holding the city campaigns for a healthy lifestyle, sports tournaments and competitions. In addition, they organize the lectures about the healthy lifestyle and healthy nutrition. The Volunteers cooperate with the “Kesher” project.
Number of volunteers: 12
Number of clients: 500

The ecological situation around the world has not the best time. Our volunteers, with technical education, participate in the development of the devices for the alternative energy. Thus, we will be able to reduce the number of environmental pollution considerably.
Number of volunteers: 7

The tasks of the project are simple: the development of the information booklets for the promoting of LVC. On all the boxes the information about the volunteer center is displayed. The project is directed, first of all, to the fans of the books.
Number of volunteers: 7