Vienna invests 80,000 euros for just school start-up help!

Vienna invests 80,000 euros for just school start-up help!

With a financial deployment of 80,000 euros from the children's and youth million, the city of Vienna supports young families who are burdened by the costs of school materials. In view of the fact that the expenditure for the beginning of school per child is around 150 euros, the "Free Learning Box for All" initiative sets an important accent in relieving affected households. A total of 1,760 vouchers worth 50 euros each were issued to facilitate the purchase of school materials Wien.gv.at.

Bettina Emmerling, Vice Mayor of Vienna, emphasized the importance of participation in young people in this initiative. The idea arose through an investigation that was carried out by the Viennese student parliament. The results clearly showed the financial pressure on families, which underlines the need for this support.

Unbureaucratic help for families

The vouchers are distributed in institutions of the Viennese youth centers as well as in open youth work and can be redeemed by the partners Libro and Pagro Discount. Manuela Smertnik, the managing director of the association, emphasizes the low -threshold support, which enables an unbureaucratic and confidential edition of the vouchers. The response among young people and their parents is consistently positive.

The approach of this initiative is not isolated. It is part of a more comprehensive program of the City of Vienna that has been running since 2021 and provides a total of one million euros for ideas from young people between five and 20 years. Benjamin Schmid, head of Junge Vienna, underlines the successful cooperation between the ideas providers, youth facilities and the city. This multidatory support not only promotes education, but also contributes to social participation.

More education initiatives

The city's commitment is not limited to the start of school. The city of Vienna has also offered free swimming training for children, which is already fully fully booked due to the high demand. With these courses, the city would like to expand the educational and participation package and plan to create further such offers in the future reports ORF Vienna.

In addition, there are various programs for financial support for families in different situations. These include the social and family passport as well as parental allowance. These initiatives enable low -income families to make financial relief in everyday life in order to cover central expenditure such as school needs, tutoring and leisure activities so easy-schule.de.