{"id":21166,"date":"2023-03-07T22:37:38","date_gmt":"2023-03-07T20:37:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ithaca.stellarpartners.gr\/ithaca\/about-us\/"},"modified":"2025-05-09T12:56:31","modified_gmt":"2025-05-09T09:56:31","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ithacalaundry.gr\/en\/ithaca\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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The Ithaca N.P.O. was founded by three students, Thanos Spiliopoulos, Fanis Tsona and Andili Rahoutis. Inspired by a similar action in Australia, we decided to create the first mobile washing machine for the homeless in Greece and in Europe.<\/p>

On April 5, 2016, our idea was now fleshed out, as Ithaca’s mobile washing machine was first piloted on the streets of Athens. From January 2017 our team started to grow and started operating on a daily basis, while at the same time creating the first jobs within the organisation, which were offered to people from vulnerable social groups.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Since 2017 to date, Ithaca’s support has not only been about sanitation services but has moved to a holistic model.<\/p>

In 2021, the Social Service started operating in the field, which still provides psychosocial support to vulnerable groups.
From 2021, the job counselling programme was developed, aimed not only at Ithaca employees, but also at vulnerable groups trying to get back on their feet.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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2015<\/div><\/div>
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Ithaca Foundation<\/div>

social impact award<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

2016<\/div><\/div>
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Pilot Action<\/div>

Social Innovation Tournament<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

2017<\/div><\/div>
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Daily Operation<\/div>

Daily Operation of the Mobile Unit \/ First Jobs \/ Ithaca Workplace Employment Program<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

2020<\/div><\/div>
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Multipurpose<\/div>

Operation at the Multipurpose Centre for the Homeless of the Municipality of Athens<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

2021<\/div><\/div>
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Social Service<\/div>

Operation of Social Services in the field of action<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

2021<\/div><\/div>
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Employment Consulting<\/div>

Labour Counselling Programme for people from vulnerable social groups<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

2021<\/div><\/div>
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Awareness Campaign<\/div>

Awareness campaign with portraits of homeless people<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

2022<\/div><\/div>
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Workplace Empowerment<\/div>

Organisation of Work Empowerment Workshops for beneficiaries of the \"Housing and Work\" programme<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Greek Housing Network<\/div>

Member of the Board of the Greek Housing Network<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div> \n

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