Registered in 1997, the goal of the charitable foundation "Hope Center" is to provide comprehensive assistance to people who are on the border line of poverty or even beyond it. Through the efforts of the charitable foundation members, a support center has been established on Gardino Street that houses a 150-person capacity charitable cafeteria. The center’s clients can use a washer and shower free of charge, receive legal and other necessary assistance. During its eighteen years of existence the foundation received and distributed more than 1,300 tons of support consisting of food products, medical equipment, medicines, clothing, footwear, toys, household items, etc.