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DORKA

DORKA, n.o.

Košice, Slovakia

Children & YouthPoverty & HungerHousing & HomelessnessTax-deductible donations
NGOFounded 2006National reach
Profile last updated: October 10, 2026

About

Founded in 2006, DORKA is a non-governmental organisation based in Košice, Slovakia working on children & youth, poverty & hunger, housing & homelessness.

DORKA, n.o. is a Slovak non-profit organisation registered in 2006 that provides social services to families, children and young adults at risk. Its services include residential crisis care for children removed from their biological families, shelters for families with children, and supported housing for young adults leaving substitute care. Operating from centres in Košice, Prešov, Zvolen and Ružomberok, it combines housing with professional support, prevention and educational programmes that help people in poverty or crisis build stable futures.

Location

Košice, Slovakia

Founded

2006

Organisation type

NGO

Legal form

n.o.

Legal name

DORKA, n.o.

VAT number

SK5131000000

Focus areas

social servicesfamilieschildren at riskyoung adultssheltercrisis interventionchild protectionSlovakia

Languages

SK

Causes & programmes

Causes

Children & YouthPoverty & HungerHousing & Homelessness

Works for

ChildrenYouthFamiliesPeople in poverty

How they work

Direct servicesVolunteer programmes

Programmes

Centrum pre deti a rodiny (Centre for Children and Families)

Children & Youth · Slovakia

Residential crisis care for children aged 0 to 18 removed from their biological families, carried out under court decisions, with the aim of returning them to a safe family environment.

Domov na polceste (Halfway House)

Housing & Homelessness · Slovakia

Supported housing and support programmes for young adults leaving substitute care, preparing them for independent living through education, work habits and financial literacy.

Útulok pre rodiny s deťmi (Shelter for Families with Children)

Housing & Homelessness · Slovakia

Shelter and social services for families with children who are in a difficult life situation, with the aim of supporting them to change their circumstances.

Countries of operation

Slovakia

Funding & support

Funded by

GrantsCorporate partnershipsGovernment fundingIndividual donations

Ways to support

DonateVolunteerCorporate partnership

Trust

Tax-deductible donations

Credentials & affiliations

Partnerships

Nadácia Tatra banky, Nadácia EPH, Nadácia Volkswagen Slovakia, Nadácia SPP, Continental Automotive Systems Slovakia, Mesto Košice, LeitnerLeitner, ActiveCitizensFund Slovakia

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