Volunteers urgently wanted: emergency sleeping place needs support!

Volunteers urgently wanted: emergency sleeping place needs support!

Favoriten, Österreich - The Vinziport emergency sleeping site in favorites is open 365 days a year and offers 60 men in need of protection and accommodation. According to a current communication of vinzi.at , most of the over 20,500 overnight stays in the past year have been used by EU citizens who have insufficient claims in Austria. Despite this high occupancy, which has reached 94 percent, the facility faces a serious challenge because the number of volunteers has dropped greatly.

currently only 16 volunteers are committed to the emergency sleeping center, of which only seven work in the reception service. Hana Ella Hruba, the head of Vinziport, is concerned: "It becomes particularly difficult for us if someone gets sick or has to cancel due to private obligations. We can no longer maintain the company for a long time." The organization is urgently looking for other volunteers to maintain the operation, especially with the expiry of the winter package in April, when the demand for sleeping places is likely to increase.

voluntary services and challenges

Voluntary cooperation in Vinziport does not require any special expertise, but requires empathy, openness and tolerance. Rafael Kirchtag, coordinator of the Vinzwerke, emphasizes that interested parties have the opportunity to first get a taste of the activity and to maintain comprehensive training before they become active. Hruba makes it clear that it is crucial in the coming time to gain a stable number of volunteers in order to be able to help the people who are at the door, as well as from