FAR Children's Support Center

In 1999, a reception and allocation station functioning as part of the Ministry of Internal Affairs was completely reconstructed and reorganized as the Children’s Reception and Orientation Center. This Center was operated jointly by Fund for Armenian Relief (FAR) and Armenia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs on a contractual basis.

In 1999, a reception and allocation station functioning as part of the Ministry of Internal Affairs was completely reconstructed and reorganized as the Children’s Reception and Orientation Center. This Center was operated jointly by Fund for Armenian Relief (FAR) and Armenia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs on a contractual basis.

The CSCF provides the most comprehensive child-centered program in Armenia.  It provides medical, psychological, legal, educational, and hospitality services for 3-18 year old children in difficult situations. These include beggars and vagrants; abandoned and homeless children; those with behavioral problems and in conflict with their families and the law; those who’ve dropped out of school; as well as the abused and neglected. Since its establishment, the Center has provided services to more than 4500 children and sheltered about 2000 children in crisis.