Caritas Šabac

Caritas Šabac is a non-governmental organisation based in Šabac, Serbia working on disability, elderly care, health +4 more.

Caritas Šabac is a voluntary, non-governmental and non-profit association of the Catholic Church in Šabac, Serbia, working in social protection, humanitarian aid and emergency response. It provides four licensed social protection services: home help in five local self-governments (Šabac, Bogatić, Koceljevo, Vladimirci and Mali Zvornik), day care centres for adults with mental and intellectual disabilities in Šabac and Bogatić, and supported living in Bogatić. It also runs social enterprises that provide employment and professional rehabilitation for people with disabilities and others from disadvantaged groups. The organisation has operated in Šabac since 1992, with its office established in 2000, and reports having directly helped more than 10,000 people and implemented over 250 projects. It takes part in local bodies on social policy, family care, health, migration and anti-trafficking, and has contributed to national legislation on social enterprise and deinstitutionalisation. Caritas Šabac is part of the international Caritas network.