NORK, ARABKIR AND MALATYA CHILDREN'S CENTER

The AGBU and Araratian Diocese in Yerevan joined forces in February 1993 to administer three Children's Centers. Formerly communist youth centers, the government of Armenia authorized the transfer of these properties to the church with funding provided by AGBU. With overcrowded schools and shortened class hours, the Centers provide history, languages, art, music and sports programs each day from two in the afternoon to seven in the evening. The combined Centers have an enrollment of 5000 students, ages five to eighteen, and employ an administrative staff of four hundred. During this reporting period extensive renovations were begun to modernize the three facilities.

Address (Nork): Nork's Youth Center, Nork's 7^th Massiv, Yerevan
Tel: (374 2) 65 77 50
Tel (Arabkir): (374 2) 28 38 14