Za dôstojný život
Občianske združenie Za dôstojný život
Lučenec, Slovakia
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Founded in 2000, Za dôstojný život is a non-profit association based in Lučenec, Slovakia working on children & youth, housing & homelessness, refugees & migration +4 more.
Za dôstojný život (For a Dignified Life) is a Slovak civil association founded in 2000 to help people, particularly children, who are in need or abused. Based in Lučenec, it runs a crisis centre, an emergency housing and refugee centre, a children's home using a professional foster-family model, a food bank, and protective workshops that employ disabled workers. Its services support families, victims of violence, socially disadvantaged people, homeless people and refugees, mainly in the Banská Bystrica region. The association holds an ISO 9001 quality certification and is funded through government and EU programmes, grants, corporate partners and individual donations, including the 2% tax designation.
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Crisis Centre
Children & Youth · Slovakia
Temporary placement and crisis support for children and families, working with victims of violence, socially deprived people and abused, neglected or abandoned children, using a professional-family model.
Emergency Housing Centre
Housing & Homelessness · Slovakia
Emergency housing and shelter for adult clients, including refugees and asylum seekers.
Children's home Margarétka
Children & Youth · Slovakia
Home for up to 15 children placed in foster care with professional parents, for children up to 18 (or 25) years of age.
Protective workshops
Employment & Skills · Slovakia
Workshops providing part-time and full-time jobs for disabled workers, producing handicrafts and decorations.
Food bank initiative
Poverty & Hunger · Slovakia
Food bank established to help socially dependent citizens suffering from poverty in the region.
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Potravinová banka Slovenska, Tesco, Kaufland, Billa, LIDL, Slovnaft, Danubia Foundation, VUB Bank Foundation, Nadácia Volkswagen Slovakia, Orange Foundation, Children of Slovakia Foundation, Johnson Controls, UPSVAR, BBSK, Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Family of the Slovak Republic
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