New care center in Döbling: St. Elisabeth Foundation starts!

New care center in Döbling: St. Elisabeth Foundation starts!

In Döbling there is a spirit of optimism: The St. Elisabeth Foundation of the Archdiocese of Vienna has announced that it would significantly expand its childcare and residential offer from autumn 2025. In Glanzinggasse 12, numerous educational and leisure activities are now to be offered to improve the living conditions of families. This commitment is aimed particularly at pregnant women, homeless and single mothers with children. In addition, Vienna's residential projects and additional care offers are provided in other districts, which emphasizes the foundation in family policy. According to meinzirk.at , the new facility for learning care, psychotherapy and social counseling as well as workshops for violence and digitalization will comprise.

The newly opened collegial refuge in Döbling is particularly gratifying. Here people of all ages - from children to seniors - find access to a wide range of leisure activities, including yoga and other health -promoting offers. This refuge is headed by the St. Elisabeth Foundation and is a welcome addition to the local community that longs for contemplative and supportive rooms.

visit by federal politicians

On Friday, Federal Chancellor Karl Nehammer and Federal Minister Susanne Raab visited the Mother-Kind House of the St. Elisabeth Foundation in Vienna. There they were guided by the managing director Nicole Meissner by the various areas of the facility, who looks after homeless single parents and their children. During this visit, Nehammer and Raab handed gifts to the residents and their children, which underlines the government's appreciation and support for the work of the foundation. Nehammer paid tribute to the important role that the foundation for pregnant women and single mothers plays, while Raab praised the extensive approach that paved women and children the way to independence.

The St. Elisabeth Foundation has continuously expanded its offer in recent years. In 2022 alone, two of their residential projects were officially recognized as funded mother-child facilities. This makes the foundation the largest provider of such facilities in Vienna. Around 100 single parents and more than 150 children find a new home in the five mother-child houses of the foundation, in which they are intensively looked after until your own apartment. In addition, work integration projects such as "Mamas Workshop" offer support in the job search.

Support for homeless families

An additional offer for homeless families represent the so-called startup apartments, which organizations such as the association M.U.T. be provided. These apartments offer an affordable home and accompanied by social workers, the transition to a stable living relationship is made sensitive and need -oriented. Here, values ​​such as voluntariness, co -determination and individually adapted help offers are in the foreground. Each unit of these emergency accommodations is equipped with their own kitchen and toilet to meet the needs of families, As can be found on the website of the association .

With these initiatives, not only a safe roof is to be created over the head, but also the independence of families should be promoted. In times when the demand for supportive forms of living and care is very popular, the commitment of the St. Elisabeth Foundation and its partners can be seen as indispensable for the community in Vienna.