Vienna shows heart: thousands of donations for homeless people in the crypt!
Vienna shows heart: thousands of donations for homeless people in the crypt!
Barnabitengasse, 1070 Wien, Österreich - The Viennese Caritas facility crypt, which homeless people offers refuge all year round, is currently experiencing a wave of solidarity. The joyful support comes in particular from volunteers who prepare fresh meals for the homeless every day. Marlene Halmer, who runs the cooking service for the crypt, launched the “Mostviertler Gruft” team. Inspired by her late husband, together with relatives and neighbors, she regularly brings you to the day care center. "We have a lively demand from our cooking groups," says Elisabeth Pichler, the head of the crypt, who emphasizes the valuable work of the volunteers.
At the end of November, Caritas launched a winter package campaign, which raised overwhelming 1,000 donations in the shortest possible time. "The willingness to help for homeless people is overwhelming," said Klaus Schwertner, director of Caritas. This initiative is supported by the moderator Robert Kratky, who actively advertised the campaign on his social platforms. With 70 euros, a crypt winter package, consisting of a winter-proof sleeping bag and seven warm meals, can be financed. In these cold months, the emergency sleeping points in Vienna are almost fully booked, which also underlines the urgency of the donations.a sign of the community
The crypt has been an important contact point for homeless people for over 35 years and offers extensive help that goes far beyond the food edition. In addition to 60 sleeping places, the affected people also have washrooms, clothing output and psychiatric support. The city population is remarkably solidarity, especially in the cold season when many do not want to let the homeless down. "This is a great sign of solidarity," says Pichler, who also appeals to the importance of discussion about homelessness in the media, which is often too short, as it emphasizes. These engagements of the Viennese show that sympathy and support in difficult times are still strong, as are the reports on the impressive willingness to donate.
A persistent call to help comes through the initiative of the refrigeration telephone, in which concerned citizens can draw attention to sleeping homeless people. The crypt team is also active on the street every day to help those in need with sleeping bags, food and warm clothes. The support from the community remains a decisive factor for the implementation of these important help offers, which are all the more important in cold months and these.
More information about the winter package campaign can be found at The press and further details of the activities of the tomb at My district .
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