Društvo prostovoljcev VZD
Miren, Slovenia
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Founded in 2006, Društvo prostovoljcev VZD is a non-profit association based in Miren, Slovenia working on housing & homelessness, poverty & hunger, children & youth +2 more.
Društvo prostovoljcev VZD is a Slovenian humanitarian association, active since 2006, that works with homeless people and other vulnerable groups, including children, young people and families. Its main work includes running a shelter for homeless men in Nova Gorica, outreach work with homeless people in Ljubljana and Nova Gorica, and a food redistribution programme that collects surplus food from shops, companies and local producers and distributes it to people in need. It also runs volunteer-based community projects in Gorenjska and at Mirenski Grad, including a volunteer house in Predoslje, youth and children's programmes, and training to develop structured, mentor-led volunteering. The organisation is registered as an association with public-interest status for humanitarian activity in social welfare, and works in partnership with the Vincentian Charity Association and local municipalities.
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Zavetišče za brezdomce VZD
ViewHousing & Homelessness · Slovenia
Shelter with seven beds for homeless men, offering psychosocial support, personal hygiene and health care access, and basic social skills training.
Terensko delo VZD
ViewHousing & Homelessness · Slovenia
Outreach work with homeless people on the streets, in underpasses and parks, and in their living places, hospitals, prisons and care homes, in Ljubljana and Nova Gorica.
Viški hrane za pomoč ljudem v stiski
ViewPoverty & Hunger · Slovenia
Collects donated surplus food from shops, companies and local producers, sorts and stores it, and distributes it to homeless people, socially at-risk individuals and families.
Hiša prostovoljstva
ViewCommunity development · Slovenia
Establishes the first volunteer community house in Predoslje near Kranj, where volunteers live and co-create programmes for children, youth, families and older people.
MLADI-NA-GRADA
ViewChildren & Youth · Slovenia
Community project at Mirenski Grad providing a safe environment for young people's personal growth, housing, mentoring and practical life skills, with intergenerational links.
Šola prostovoljstva šola življenja
ViewCommunity development · Slovenia
Develops structured, mentor-led volunteering in work with homeless and other vulnerable groups, professionalising volunteer mentoring and coordination.
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Vincencijeva zveza dobrote, Misijonska družba Lazaristi, Mestna občina Ljubljana, Mestna občina Nova Gorica, Občina Miren Kostanjevica, Hčere krščanske ljubezni usmiljenke
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