Help Street Children

Help Street Children is a charity based in Vilnius, Lithuania working on children & youth, addiction, sport for development.

Help Street Children (Padėk gatvės vaikams) is a Lithuanian charity and support foundation working to improve the lives of children at risk. It aims to reduce early smoking, alcohol and drug use among children by giving them more positive attention and support. Its activities include free football training for children from single-parent, large and socially vulnerable families and foster homes, where children learn teamwork, apology and respect through coaching. The foundation is funded by donations, including recurring monthly gifts and the 1.2% personal income tax allocation, and holds public-benefit recipient status in Lithuania since 2016. It operates from Vilnius and publishes annual reports for previous years.