Since it’s establishment in 2010 Saint Paraskeva Orthodox Charity has led and implemented global and local operations in over 31 communities all across Romania. Our mission and activity focus are in supporting children’s growth, education and well being. This work has been carried out in collaboration with local nonprofit organizations in Romania that conduct operations under high standards of professionalism, financial accountability, transparency and Christian values. Over 3000 children across Romania have benefited from our charitable activities and donations to date and although words do not always paint a picture of the impact of our philanthropic endeavors we would like to highlight the following projects that significantly changed the livelihoods of our beneficiaries.
Thank you to all our fundraisers, donors and supporters for partnering with our mission of bettering the lives of future generations of Romanian children and their families.
Site Progress to Date SPOC’s partnership with Saint Onufrie Social Settlement started in 2015. It is to date one of our longest beneficiaries and a major investment site. Currently accommodation is provided to 24 abandoned children (12 boys and 12 girls) in two separate familial houses (fully operational) under the guidance of Father Visarion Paşca … Read more
Site Description Saint Paraskeva Church of Baia Mare, was founded in 2004, at the initiative of Father Gavriș Gavril, when he received a piece of land from the City Hall in order to build a new church. At vespers, on July 4, 2004, His Eminence Justin Sigheteanul, sanctified the place and laid the foundation stone, … Read more
Site Description This church was built between 2014 and 2023, and it was consecrated by His Eminence Andrei, Metropolitan of Cluj, Maramureș and Sălajului on October 22nd, 2023. Saint Elijah and Moses Church, Fanatale Clujului is one of our latest projects; our collaboration started in the Fall of 2024. SPOC Contributions Our children are our … Read more
Site Description Lăpușul Românesc Monastery (or RUOAIA) is considered one of the oldest Monasteries in Maramures, located 20 kilometers away from Rohia Monastery. Its Feast Day is on September 8th – The Nativity of the Mother of God. The monastery stands out through its authentic traditional monastic life in the Orthodox faith and the efforts … Read more
Site Progress to Date Since the beginning of his mission in Tăutești village, Father Vlad Chiriac made heroic efforts to rehabilitate the historical and cultural values of the village. Father Vlad performs religious, educational and social activities with all the children in his parish. Father Vlad has made an amazing accomplishment for this village, the … Read more
Site Progress to Date Since the beginning of his mission in Silistea Noua village, Father Mihail Agafitei wanted to form a group of young people, children, with whom he could carry out a whole activity of knowledge, of recognition of the Romanian village, of rediscovery of the Christian and Romanian traditional values. The program that … Read more
Site Progress to Date The social-philanthropic activity initiated by Father Horia Marian, coordinated at the level of the parish at St. Nicholas in Vârtoapele de Sus, has been carried out annually, supporting school children, helping parishioners in need, and paying special attention to the elderly, the lonely and the sick. With Bishop Galaction’s blessing and … Read more
Site Progress to Date In the fall of 2016, the Heaven’s Key Association was started, and it began to provide a meal every week to vulnerable children in the community. Because of the daily need identified through this program, they started in October 2018, to prepare a daily hot meal in the small kitchen of … Read more
Site Progress to Date ASCOR is a non-governmental youth organization (NGO), Christian, apolitical and non-profit, with branches in all university centers in the country: Bucharest, Alba-Iulia, Bacău, Cluj-Napoca, Galați, Iași, Oradea, Sibiu, Timișoara, Craiova ASCOR – Iași was founded on 14 October 1990 by a group of students from “Al. I. Cuza” and the Agronomic … Read more
Site Progress to Date “Masa Saracilor” Soup Kitchen, Cluj Napoca prepares and delivers 1,000 portions of food/week to homeless in Cluj area. In 2020 they have distributed and cooked 41 tons of food. The association was launched in Cluj-Napoca in 2013 and has gathered since its inception local supporters, volunteers, donors, and sponsors. Their recipe … Read more
Site Progress to Date The Romania for Life association has pro-life activities which offer substantial support in helping pregnant women with high abortion risk and those needing financial support during the first few months after giving birth. The association organizes an annual event named “The March for Life” in over 900 cities in Romania and … Read more