Consequently, the auditorium of the headquarters of the city’s local council law enforcement directorate at Akadémia utca 1, near Parliament, was opened to the needy at 6 p.m. Monday.

Mattresses and basic staples are provided by the Maltese Charity Service and the Budapest Methodological Social Centre.

The facility has 50 places for the homeless.

Source: Hungary Around the Clock

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