Who are Starenki?

Starenki is:

Wo do we help?

We know that it is impossible for single elderly people make a living with UAH 2,000 or at even two subsistence minimums. And we want to support them. That’s why we buy, pack and deliver food and household aid packages.

Types of aid

What is a food aid package?

Every year, the Foundation buys and delivers thousands of food packages to lonely elderly people through volunteers and social workers.

The composition of the aid package may vary depending on the needs of the elderly and the availability of the required number of products from the supplier. In any case, we include in the packages only long-term storage products, the quality of which is confirmed by special certificates. The basic set of the package includes:

  • several types of cereals;
  • pasta;
  • canned fish and meat;
  • sunflower oil;
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  • tea;
  • sugar or honey;
  • some sweets;
  • household chemicals - soap, powder.

What is a hygiene kit and what does it look like?

The hygiene kit is another assistance package from our Foundation. Unlike the previous two, we make a hygiene kit only upon request.

Hygiene products help our seniors not lose their dignity and feel free when going out, for example, to the store. After all, old age is sometimes, unfortunately, accompanied by a weakening of all body functions.

The hygienic package may include:

  • diapers
  • underpads
  • urological pads
  • napkins
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What is a Warm Kit and what does it look like

The idea of creating a Warm Kit occurred during attacks on the country's energy structure and blackouts when there was no electricity and heat. This kit includes a blanket with a cover, a duvet, a thermos, and a flashlight — things that will help lonely elderly people survive the cold winter more comfortably. For many seniors, things from this kit are an unaffordable luxury. And taking into account the fact that due to health problems, elderly people get cold even in summer, we decided to provide warm kits throughout the year.

The kit's contents may change a little depending on the situation in the country and the most urgent needs of elderly people, but some things remain unchanged – our care, warmth, and love.

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How do you raise money and how do you report?

Starenki is an independent volunteer foundation. We do not have large sponsors. We raise most of our funds through social networks.

The corporate sector is also increasingly involved. In 2020, we received a grant from the European Delegation and Visa. These grants are already utilized and we look for the new funding opportunities. The problem of financing the administration of the Foundation is especially acute, so that we have the organizational opportunity to continue helping the elderly. 

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You can see our reports on social media every month – we usually publish descriptive and financial reports. We prepare a report with copies of primary documents for large corporate donors. We also report regularly to the tax authorities. You can also find annual tax reports on our social networks and on the website. In general, transparency and accountability are our important principles and a matter of pride.

Documents and reporting

Where does Starenki Foundation operate now?

It would seem difficult to expand in the year 2022, but the challenging situation required acceleration from us. So in 2022, together with our partner, the international charity Caritas Ukraine, we expanded our scope of assistance very quickly. Within a year, we reached 60 cities, towns, and villages. An incredible number!

The new regions which we cover are Zhytomyr, Sumy, Poltava, Zaporizhzhia, Mykolaiv, and Ternopil regions.

We also continue to work actively in Kyiv and Dnipro, and together with Caritas — in Lviv, Boryslav, Kolomyia, Kharkiv, and Kramatorsk. In addition to the Dniprovskyi, Podilskyi, and Shevchenkivskyi districts in the capital, we help the Desnianskyi district now as well.

We dream of further developing our volunteer community and expanding our assistance to elderly people in need both through the Foundation's activities and by spreading the idea of neighborliness.

Your donations make it possible to continue our work and help more and more elderly people in need. 

So let's keep doing good together!

That’s it? Just buying food aid packages?

No! Our goal is to form a responsible attitude of the young generation of Ukrainians to elderly age. Our dream is a happy elderly age in Ukraine.

Our volunteers become more conscious – they begin to think about their lives and attitudes todependents people, more often call their parents and grandparents. At each delivery of aid, we meet someone from the elderly people who is not discouraged and, despite all the difficulties, loves his life. It’s inspiring!

We also believe that a happy elderly age in Ukraine is possible for everyone. However, this requires that people think about their elderly age and prepare for it – take care of their health (not because it is fashionable, but because it is needed), have an account in a private pension fund or other source of alternative pensions, which you can really count on, take care of their family and loyal friends nearby.

FIND OUT MORE

Get involved in packaging and delivery of food aid packages, become a donor or just tell your friends about Starenki! Let’s give minutes of care to grandparents left alone. Together we can help more!

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