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Za dôstojný život

Občianske združenie Za dôstojný život

Lučenec, Slovakia

Children & YouthHousing & HomelessnessRefugees & MigrationEmployment & SkillsTax-deductible donations
AssociationFounded 2000Regional reach
Profile last updated: July 2, 2026

About

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.

Location

Lučenec, Slovakia

Founded

2000

Organisation type

Association

Legal form

OZ

Legal name

Občianske združenie Za dôstojný život

Registration

37817388

VAT number

SK9552000000

Focus areas

crisis centreemergency housingchildren's homeprotective workshopsfood bankprofessional families

Languages

SKEN

Causes & programmes

Causes

Children & YouthHousing & HomelessnessRefugees & MigrationEmployment & SkillsPoverty & HungerDisabilityCommunity development

Works for

ChildrenFamiliesVictims of violenceHomeless peopleRefugees & MigrantsPeople in povertyPeople with disabilities

How they work

Direct servicesCommunity programmes

Programmes

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.

Countries of operation

Slovakia

Funding & support

Funded by

Government fundingGrantsEU fundingIndividual donationsCorporate partnerships

Ways to support

DonateSponsorship

Trust

Tax-deductible donations

Credentials & affiliations

Certifications

ISO 9001

Partnerships

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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