Gradsko društvo Crvenog križa Samobor
Samobor, Croatia
About
Founded in 1953, Gradsko društvo Crvenog križa Samobor is a non-profit association based in Samobor, Croatia working on humanitarian aid & disaster relief, health, poverty & hunger +3 more.
Gradsko društvo Crvenog križa Samobor is the local branch of the Croatian Red Cross, active in Samobor, Sveta Nedelja and Stupnik. It has operated in the area since 1953. Its work covers voluntary blood donation drives, first aid training for schools, companies, driving schools and the public, emergency and crisis preparedness, and social welfare services for people in need. These include a social food store, Christmas and Easter food packages, clothing distribution, home help, a hot meal service, and a mobile mammography and health awareness programme. It also runs a children's summer holiday programme, a youth club, and an active ageing project for older people. The organisation is a non-profit association that relies on volunteers, donations and public and EU-funded projects.
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Gero centar faza II
Elderly care
Non-institutional social services and active ageing activities for older people in the Samobor area, in partnership with the Croatian Institute for Social Work.
Socijalna samoposluga
Poverty & Hunger
Social food and hygiene store providing monthly packages of basic supplies to people in social need, supplied through donations including from Kaufland.
Ljetovanje djece
Children & Youth
Summer holiday camps at the Red Cross children's camp in Novi Vinodolski and Selce for children from families with lower social or financial status.
Klub mladih
Children & Youth
Youth club for volunteers aged up to 32 that runs activities, first aid training and community actions.
Program zdravog životnog stila
Health
Series of health education lectures and workshops on stress, nutrition, physical activity and healthy habits.
Budi promjena koju želiš vidjeti
Children & Youth
Project of interactive workshops that empower young people aged 15 to 30 for positive social change in the local community.
Pomoć u kući
Elderly care
Home help and care services for older, sick and frail people, including delivery of groceries and medicines.
Topli obrok
Poverty & Hunger
Hot meal delivery to users whose meal assistance was approved by the Centre for Social Welfare Samobor.
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Kaufland, Hrvatski zavod za transfuzijsku medicinu, Hrvatski zavod za socijalni rad, Centar za socijalnu skrb Samobor, Zaklada Ana Rukavina, Hrvatska poštanska banka, Udruga Djeca za bolji svijet
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