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<p> <a href="https://storage.nlm.help/source/1/rg4jLRy9Is22hHqRQ_GyqZp2dmPqhhB7.jpg" target="_blank"> <img src="https://storage.nlm.help/source/1/rg4jLRy9Is22hHqRQ_GyqZp2dmPqhhB7.jpg" alt="Mobile warming points" style="float: right; margin: 5px 0 15px 25px; width: 350px; height: 230px; object-fit: cover; object-position: center center; border-radius: 6px; box-shadow: 0 4px 6px rgba(0,0,0,0.1); display: block;"> </a> </p><h2 style="color: #21507a; font-size: 24px; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 15px;">HEATING POINTS</h2><p style="margin-bottom: 15px;"> Every year, when the cold season begins, the New Life Christian Mission sets up mobile warming points. For people who, because of difficult life circumstances, have ended up on the streets, these tents become not just a temporary shelter, but a real lifeline and a place where they can find warmth, support, and hope for something better. </p><h2 style="color: #21507a; font-size: 22px; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 15px;"><br></h2><h2 style="color: #21507a; font-size: 22px; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 15px;"> What do the warming points offer? </h2><p> <a href="https://storage.nlm.help/source/1/R1D56k_46T_WQ8jCCD0yjzsOYkG1BDNR.jpg" target="_blank"> <img src="https://storage.nlm.help/source/1/R1D56k_46T_WQ8jCCD0yjzsOYkG1BDNR.jpg" alt="Help at a warming point" style="float: left; margin: 5px 25px 15px 0; width: 300px; height: 210px; object-fit: cover; object-position: center center; border-radius: 6px; box-shadow: 0 4px 6px rgba(0,0,0,0.1); display: block;"> </a> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 15px;"> In harsh winter frost, each tent is equipped with everything necessary for basic survival and comfort. Inside, people can find: </p><p style="margin-bottom: 15px;"> <strong>✓ Warmth and rest:</strong> stoves are working, tables and benches are arranged, and comfortable sleeping places are available where a person can warm up and sleep peacefully. </p><p style="margin-bottom: 15px;"> <strong>✓ Hot meals:</strong> visitors receive hot lunches and tea every day, helping them regain strength. </p><p style="margin-bottom: 15px;"> <strong>✓ Basic necessities:</strong> the Mission provides clean, warm clothing and footwear for those who need them. </p><p style="margin-bottom: 15px;"> <strong>✓ Medical help:</strong> first aid can be received on site, and if necessary, people are referred to a hospital. </p><p style="margin-bottom: 20px;"> <strong>✓ Spiritual support:</strong> every evening, ministers and pastors share testimonies and the Word of God. This encourages people to think about change, and many decide to go to social adaptation centers in order to begin a new life. </p><h2 style="color: #21507a; font-size: 22px; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 15px;"> How and where does it work? </h2><p> <a href="https://storage.nlm.help/source/1/-9CYVDrB-yYwwKlg8yuidZb4g7eLfr6u.jpg" target="_blank"> <img src="https://storage.nlm.help/source/1/-9CYVDrB-yYwwKlg8yuidZb4g7eLfr6u.jpg" alt="Work of a warming point" style="float: right; margin: 5px 0 15px 25px; width: 300px; height: 210px; object-fit: cover; object-position: center center; border-radius: 6px; box-shadow: 0 4px 6px rgba(0,0,0,0.1); display: block;"> </a> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 15px;"> Such warming points operate every year in Odesa, Kyiv, and Zaporizhzhia. They work around the clock thanks to fruitful cooperation with the State Emergency Service of Ukraine and the local police. Depending on the location and weather conditions, one point receives from 50 to 300 visitors every day. </p><p style="margin-bottom: 20px;"> In addition to the traditional warming points for homeless people, with the beginning of the full-scale war the Mission opened a large “Point of Invincibility” on Kulikove Pole Square in Odesa. This huge tent is designed for 150 people. Local residents and displaced persons can warm themselves, charge their phones, use free Wi-Fi, drink hot tea with cookies, and feel safety and comfort even during the longest blackouts. </p><h2 style="color: #21507a; font-size: 22px; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 15px;"> Impressive statistics over 12 years of work </h2><p style="margin-bottom: 15px;"> <strong>115,000 people</strong> received life-saving support. </p><p style="margin-bottom: 15px;"> <strong>601,310 portions of hot food</strong> were distributed to those who were hungry. </p><p style="margin-bottom: 15px;"> <strong>130,000 liters of hot tea</strong> warmed those who were freezing. </p><p style="margin-bottom: 15px;"> <strong>80,236 people</strong> underwent fluorography and HIV/AIDS screening. </p><p style="margin-bottom: 15px;"> <strong>4,620 people</strong> received first aid on site, and <strong>1,615</strong> were hospitalized. </p><p style="margin-bottom: 20px;"> <strong>3,412 people</strong> were inspired to change their lives and went to social rehabilitation centers to complete a recovery program. </p><p style="margin-bottom: 20px; font-style: italic; color: #475569; border-left: 4px solid #3b82f6; padding-left: 15px;"> These tents are not just places where people can hide from severe frost. For many, they become a meeting place with love and the beginning of a journey from hopelessness to restoration. </p><h2 style="color: #21507a; font-size: 22px; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 15px; text-align: center;"> Life and Ministry at the Warming Points </h2><table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; margin-top: 20px;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width: 50%; padding: 6px; vertical-align: top;"> <a href="https://storage.nlm.help/source/1/gar0LVWYg9ZZmMdUcZeMh8yFGlcfHu8V.jpg" target="_blank"> <img src="https://storage.nlm.help/source/1/gar0LVWYg9ZZmMdUcZeMh8yFGlcfHu8V.jpg" alt="Photo 1" style="width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; border-radius: 6px;"> </a> </td> <td style="width: 50%; padding: 6px; vertical-align: top;"> <a href="https://storage.nlm.help/source/1/6HvR2SHZvQ58Z2Q97w6IdAAHjPpVyyUr.jpg" target="_blank"> <img src="https://storage.nlm.help/source/1/6HvR2SHZvQ58Z2Q97w6IdAAHjPpVyyUr.jpg" alt="Photo 2" style="width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; border-radius: 6px;"> </a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="padding: 6px; 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With the onset of frost in Odessa, two tents were opened on Kulikovo Field — the "Point of Resilience" and the "Warming Point" for the homeless and socially vulnerable segments of the population.
HEATING POINTS 09.01.2026

With the onset of frost in Odessa, two tents were opened on Kulikovo Field — the "Point of Resilience" and the "Warming Point" for the homeless and socially vulnerable segments of the population.

With the onset of cold weather on Kulikovo Field in Odessa, near the railway station, the Christian mission "New Life" has been organizing assistance to city residents for many years, especially those who find themselves in difficult life circumstances. Every year, two tents operate here: the "Point of Resilience" and the "Warming Center — Assistance Service for Homeless People."
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We have launched the "Points of Resilience and Warming", which have already become a shelter for those who have asked for help.
HEATING POINTS 18.12.2024

We have launched the "Points of Resilience and Warming", which have already become a shelter for those who have asked for help.

"For many years, with the onset of winter, the Homeless Assistance Service has been operating round-the-clock warming centers on the streets of our city, lending a helping hand to those who find themselves in difficult life circumstances. protects and supports those who, for various reasons, find themselves below the poverty line. This year, we opened a warming center for the homeless, where they can keep warm, get hot food and necessary assistance.
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The result of the work of the heating point, for homeless people, on the Kulikovo field
HEATING POINTS 27.02.2021

The result of the work of the heating point, for homeless people, on the Kulikovo field

?Today, on February 27, the heating point at the Kulikovo field was suspended. The heating point worked for 45 days. These were responsible, incredible, full of round-the-clock care, sometimes even frosty days❄️?
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Opening of a heating point in Kiev
HEATING POINTS 25.01.2021

Opening of a heating point in Kiev

Thank God, the goal has been achieved and this year we were able to install a heating point in Kiev. We went to this for four years and on January 19, a heating point was installed on the Darnitsa railway for people without a fixed place of residence, as well as for ordinary passers-by who are frozen and need a temporary heating place.
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Opening of a heating point in Zaporozhye
HEATING POINTS 25.01.2021

Opening of a heating point in Zaporozhye

On January 17, a heating and hot meal point was organized for the homeless at night.
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Opening of a heating point in Odessa
HEATING POINTS 21.01.2021

Opening of a heating point in Odessa

Often you have to deal with a situation when passing by a frozen homeless person you want to help, but there is no way. Thanks to the heating point, this problem has become solvable.
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WAITING FOR STRONG FROST: HEATING STATION DEPLOYED IN ODESSA
HEATING POINTS 14.01.2021

WAITING FOR STRONG FROST: HEATING STATION DEPLOYED IN ODESSA

In Odessa, they began to equip the first heating points. One of them appeared near the railway station. This is reported by the head of the New Life Foundation Fyodor Gerasimov
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Heating points, ready for the cold!
HEATING POINTS 02.01.2020

Heating points, ready for the cold!

In Odessa, on the Kulikovo field, a heating tent for homeless people began to work. This year, the volunteers of the New Life mission did not wait until severe frosts hit, and began to work well in advance. Moreover, according to weather forecasts, this winter promises to be the coldest in the last 30 years.
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Fire in Odessa on Troitskaya 25
HEATING POINTS 09.12.2019

Fire in Odessa on Troitskaya 25

We were in full swing preparing for the operation of the Heating Points and had already prepared all the equipment and tents for installation on the first call on the Kulikovo field. Unfortunately, our help was needed earlier, on Troitskaya 25, where a terrible fire started in the morning of December 4! Relatives of the deceased and those responsible for the fire safety of the building and those responsible for the state of the rescue equipment were unable to prepare for this tragedy.
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Heating Points: Sharing Heat and caring
HEATING POINTS 25.03.2019

Heating Points: Sharing Heat and caring

With the onset of cold weather, the New Life Christian Mission is deploying mobile heating points to help everyone who, due to various life situations, is on the street.
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Heat and food: how the first heating station in Odessa works
HEATING POINTS 11.01.2019

Heat and food: how the first heating station in Odessa works

During cold weather and bad weather, about 100 people can find shelter here. To keep the tent warm, special infrared heaters are installed. In addition, there is always hot tea and food.
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