Volkshilfe Österreich

Volkshilfe Österreich is a non-governmental organisation based in Wien, Austria working on poverty & hunger, children & youth, elderly care +6 more.

Volkshilfe Österreich is a social organisation in Austria that works against poverty and social exclusion. It runs social services through nine state organisations (Landesorganisationen) across Austria, supporting children, families, elderly people, people with disabilities, refugees and people in poverty. The organisation also conducts social research on poverty, carries out advocacy and policy work, and runs humanitarian aid and disaster relief projects abroad, including in Lebanon, Ukraine and northern Syria. It funds its work through donations, corporate partnerships and campaign sponsorship, and holds the Austrian Spendengütesiegel for donation transparency.