Volkshilfe Österreich

Volkshilfe Österreich is a non-governmental organisation based in Wien, Austria working on poverty & hunger, children & youth, health +1 more.

The Volkshilfe is an Austrian social organisation working against child poverty and social exclusion. It combines social services, research on poverty and social policy, and advocacy. Its work includes support funds for families with children at risk of poverty in health, education and everyday needs, along with the Tour de Chance cycling campaign. It also campaigns for a Kindergrundsicherung, a income-tested child basic security benefit, and runs its own research team on poverty, using qualitative and quantitative methods and working with people affected by poverty. The organisation operates nationally in Austria through regional Volkshilfe branches in each federal state.