Love Russia Charity; Blog

Neglecting a child's basic needs

There's no guide that guarantees a child will become a happy healthy adult. But some needs, if met, give a child the best chance to becom...

Over 60 and homeless.

Not all the women who arrive at the crisis centre are young to middle-aged women with children. Some have been thrust into poverty much l...

Safe at Last. Meet Sofia.

Meet Sofia, she is 42 and lives at the women's crisis centre with her two boys. When we first met her, she was guarded and quiet....her...

House of Mercy - The Men's Crisis Centre

The stories of homeless people are as varied in number as those experiencing it; and the men’s crisis centre sees examples of this every ...

For these newly-weds this time will be shrouded in struggle...

Sima & Masha are newly-weds with a new baby; such an exciting time of their lives! In reality, this time will be shrouded in struggle. B...

Crisis Centre Sponsor a Family

We hope you have enjoyed our series of blogs about the crisis centre over the past two months.We were so affected by the heart-wrenching ...

Crisis Centre Sponsorship: Maria's Story

One of the mums we met on our visit to the crisis centre was Maria. She shared just how much her life has been transformed through the ...

Crisis Centre Sponsorship: Meet Kiara

We met Kiara at the crisis centre; she's a very small girl with a big character! Kiara's dad died when she was four years old and her m...

We are so grateful for you 💛

On behalf of all those we work with in Russia, thank you to those who responded so generously to our ‘coronavirus response fund’ email an...

Addictions are being addressed in a loving community ❤

Before lockdown, we had the pleasure of spending two days at the crisis centre. A number of the residents are fighting the urge to use dr...

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