Mayor: Ioannis Tobouloglou
The area of Nea Filadelfeia – Nea Chalkidona was inhabited en masse for the first time in the period 1922-1928 by refugees from Asia Minor, while it was named in 1927, in memory of the area “Filadelfeia” of Asia Minor.
Then, from the 1950s onwards, it received a large wave of internal migration, while during the 1980s and 1990s, the settlement of refugees and migrants from other countries began. The Municipality of Nea Filadelfeia – Nea Chalkidona acquired its current form of government in 2010, within the framework of the “Kallikratis” project.
Nea Filadelfeia – Nea Chalkidona, a city with refugee origins, did not accidentally choose to include in its social and cultural life actions that bring together the local community and the refugee population. In collaboration with the ESTIA programme: Accommodation for applicants for international protection, which the Municipality has been implementing since September 2017 through the Public Benefit Enterprise of the Municipality of Nea Filadelfeia – Nea Chalkidona (KEDNFNX), a variety of actions have been implemented. Part of the actions have been integrated and implemented on an annual basis.
Thanks to the participation of the Municipality, civil society, scientists, artists, writers and members of the educational community, a number of cultural activities and events took place, such as photography / painting exhibitions, visits to archaeological sites and museums, celebrations on the occasion of the World Refugee Day, events related to the refuge – migrant issue, concerts and educational seminars.
Through the program, systematic information is provided to all beneficiaries on issues such as the legal framework governing Greece on a variety of issues, access to various services and organizations, referral to agencies / structures dealing with the refugee issue and other special needs of this population. team.
At the same time, the Municipality, in the context of the implementation of the ESTIA program, has granted the Nea Filadelfeia – Nea Chalkidona Cultural Center in specific hours and days for informative meetings. The benefits of these actions concern both the refugee population and the local community. Among other things, networking and cooperation with organizations from different fields (organizations, local government, private companies, etc.) is promoted, the sociability of asylum seekers / refugees is developed and the effort for autonomy and adaptation is encouraged.
* The Municipality of Nea Filadelfeia – Nea Chalkidona participates as a member in the Cities Network for Integration from 2018.
General Population
34,958
*ELSTAT (2021 Census)
See below Social Services and Programs by the Municipality of Nea Filadelfeia – Chalkidona.
The Community Center has been operating since 2017. It is the first point of contact of the citizen to be informed about all the benefits he is entitled to and all the services and social care programs at the municipal level.
It is staffed by a Psychologist and Social Worker and is under the Department of Social Policy of the Municipality. Specifically, it provides services such as: reception – information – support to citizens, liaison with actors and services (local authorities, public services, voluntary organizations, social organizations, etc.), to support their needs, assistance for the submission of applications for Social Solidarity Scheme and social protection and education programs for the unemployed, organization of information-awareness events on social issues.
MORE (Greek)The Center for Psychosocial Support and Prevention is a structure of primary social care of the Municipality of Nea Filadelfeia – Chalkidona, which provides services to preschool and school children, as well as their families.
The services provided to citizens and residents are free and include:
The Psychosocial Support Center is staffed by an interdisciplinary team, which consists of a child psychologist, parent counsellor, psychologist, social worker and speech therapist.
MORE (Greek)The Social Grocery store of the Municipality provides on a monthly basis free basic food items to financially weak and vulnerable social groups to meet their basic needs. More than 300 people benefit from the Social Grocery store. The food provision service of the Municipality is available on a daily basis to all citizens in need.
MORE (Greek)The Social Grocery of the Public Benefit Enterprise of the Municipality offers food to citizens facing financial difficulties, with the aim to fight poverty and social exclusion of vulnerable households. The Municipality’s Social Clothing program, in collaboration with FABRIC REPUBLIC and the support of supervised volunteers, offers clean and packaged clothes to people in need.
MORE (Greek)The Social Pharmacy of the Public Benefit Enterprise of the Municipality manages the distribution of medicines donated by local citizens by pharmacies and the GIVMED network to the most financially weak citizens. It operates with the support of volunteer pharmacists and citizens, under the supervision of a Social Worker.
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