Apokoronas municipality and Agia Sofia Foundation strengthen home care partnership

Summary

The municipality of Apokoronas and the non-profit Agia Sofia Foundation have reaffirmed their partnership supporting elderly and vulnerable residents across the area. The foundation hosts the municipality's "Help at Home" programme in its premises, enabling care workers to reach people in their own homes. The foundation's thank-you letter, prompted by a joint event on January 24 in Tzitzifes, gave rise to this statement from the municipality.

Apokoronas municipality and Agia Sofia Foundation reaffirm social care partnership

The municipality of Apokoronas and the non-profit Agia Sofia Foundation are maintaining a close working relationship aimed at supporting elderly and vulnerable people across the area. At the heart of the arrangement is the "Help at Home" programme (Βοήθεια στο Σπίτι), which sends care workers to visit and assist people in their own homes rather than in residential facilities.

How the partnership works

The Agia Sofia Foundation provides its premises for the municipality's "Help at Home" programme to operate from. This practical arrangement helps extend the reach of social care services throughout the municipality. Staff working in these social structures visit elderly residents and others who need daily support, allowing them to remain in their own homes.

What prompted the announcement

The foundation sent a letter of thanks to the municipality following a fundraising event held on January 24 in Tzitzifes, intended to support the foundation's work. The municipality's statement in response underlines that it sees the collaboration as a genuine commitment rather than a formal administrative arrangement.

The Agia Sofia Foundation continues the legacy of the late Metropolitan Eirineos Galanakis, who is credited with founding and promoting social welfare work in the region.

What this means for residents

For elderly people and those needing support in Apokoronas, the partnership means the home care service remains in place and is intended to continue. Residents who wish to access the "Help at Home" programme can contact the municipality of Apokoronas directly for information.

Official source

PRESS RELEASE – A recognition that belongs to the whole community of Apokoronas

February 6, 2026, 3:25 PM

I received with particular emotion the letter of thanks from the non-profit Foundation "Agia Sofia" for our municipality's support at the event of January 24 in Tzitzifes, which aimed to strengthen the Foundation's valuable work.

I want to state clearly that this recognition does not concern only me. It concerns the municipality of Apokoronas as a whole. It concerns the staff of our social structures, the people of "Help at Home", those who are daily beside the elderly and our fellow citizens who need support.

Our cooperation with the Foundation "Agia Sofia", particularly through the housing of the "Help at Home" programme in its premises, is something more than an administrative choice. It is an act of substance. It is a message that in Apokoronas we leave no one alone.

The Foundation continues a great legacy of social contribution, honouring the work and vision of the late Metropolitan Eirineos Galanakis. And for us, supporting such efforts is not a formal obligation. It is a deep need and a responsibility towards our community.

I believe that the strength of a place is not measured only by numbers and infrastructure projects. It is measured by how much it cares for its people. By whether it cultivates love, faith and hope in practice. We continue, therefore, united. With steadfastness. With responsibility. And with the certainty that when we work together, we can make Apokoronas even more humane.