In a newly refurbished 1860 building located in one of the prettiest neighbourhoods in Athens, the Greek street paper "Schedia" has launched a project that will help older homeless people find formal work, some for the first time in their lives, ANA reports. Situated on the corner of Kolokotroni 56 and Nikis Street in central Athens,  the four-storey 'Schedia Home' building boasts a gallery, retail shop, the 'Schedia Art' workshops, a restaurant and a cafe-bar where visitors can kick back and relax, even come for drinks and dancing. "Some of the people working at 'Schedia Home', almost 30 at this time, are paying social insurance contributions for the first time in their lives. Criteria for hiring were for the applicants to be over 50 years old when it is harder for them to find work," the editor of Schedia Chris Alefantis said to the Athens-Macedonia News Agency (ANA). The staff, many of which previously sold the 'Schedia' magazine on the street, have been trained to cook, wait tables and serve at the bar and also how to make works of art out of paper, he pointed out, noting that all the 80 objects on display, from jewellery to lampshades, are made from unsold copies of the magazine. The menu was designed by acclaimed chef Lefteris Lazarou, with the Schedia staff trained to prepare the dishes by his associate Yiannis Yfantidis, while barman Petros Mytilineos taught them how to make the cocktails. Schedia Home will open seven days a week from 8:00 until 3:00 the following morning, while the kitchen will operate from noon to midnight. The retail shop will stay open during normal shop opening hours. RELATED TOPICS: Greece, Greek tourism news, Tourism in Greece, Greek islands, Hotels in Greece, Travel to Greece, Greek destinations , Greek travel market, Greek tourism statistics, Greek tourism report Photo Source: Wikimedia Commons License: CC-BY-SA Copyright: Юкатан Let's block ads! (Why?)