The President and First Lady visited a large foster family

On the occasion of Christmas, the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky and the first lady Olena Zelenska visited the large foster family of the Alekseenkos and handed them the keys to their new house. The house was built as part of the second wave of the “Address of Childhood” project of the Olena Zelenska Foundation.

Volodymyr and Olena Zelensky inspected the house, fully equipped with appliances and furniture, and talked with the family.

“We congratulate you on the holidays. May Christmas bring you many gifts that you want. That everything here is good and warm for you,” said the first lady.

The Alekseenkos thanked the Elena Zelenska Foundation and everyone involved in this project for a new home for their family, because such a home was the dream of their children.

“You gave us hope and faith that even in the most difficult times there are people who are ready to help,” they said.

The Alekseenko family with ten adopted children lived in a village near Kakhovka until 2022, where they had their own house of 100 square meters. m. However, due to the full-scale Russian invasion and occupation of the village, they were forced to leave their home and evacuate.

Last year, within the first wave of the project, 14 large foster families from eight regions of Ukraine received new homes with the support of the Olena Zelenska Foundation. In the second wave launched by the Foundation, 10 more such families are planned to be provided with housing. The Alekseenko family was the first of the second wave to receive a new home on the eve of Christmas.

The main goal of the “Childhood Address” project is to support large foster families who lost their homes as a result of Russian aggression.