Children from disadvantaged families have the opportunity to get back to school equipment at cheaper prices. At the Vienna Caritas Charity division ‘Carla’ school equipment is being sold at cheaper prices to families with financial difficulties. A recent survey by the Chamber of Labour found that the average cost of back to school equipment including […]
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By Rob Hyde Caritas has slammed Austria’s move to deport 8 Pakistani asylum seekers who have been living in an abbey. The catholic charity’s general secretary said authorities have made a “completely incorrect” assessment of how dangerous Pakistan is. The Pakistani men were moved in March 2013 from the Votivkirche church in Vienna to the […]
Following lack of progress made by talks between representatives of the Church, the charity Caritas and refugee activists at the Votiv Kirche in Vienna, protesters are set to stay camped outside the building. On Tuesday evening Caritas spokesman Klaus Schwertner said: “The church is a place of refuge.” Previously, however, pastor of the Votive Church […]
A father who Caritas officals warned is facing death if he is extradited back to Chechenya has been forcibly sent home. Immigration officials in Austria had been urged to show leniency to the man as his pregnant wife and 10-month-old baby are being allowed to remain in the country but convictions for a fight in […]
Charity Caritas have warned that the number of people living in poverty in Upper Austria is on the increase. Currently 70,000 people are recorded as living in such poor conditions with even more people now seeking help over the Christmas period. Caritas is an international Roman Catholic relief charity that works to help the poor […]
A homeless man is fighting for his life after being knifed as he queued up for a warm meal.Attila S., 20, was stabbed in the stomach when an argument with another person in line for a plate of hot soup at the Caritas Canisi Bus free food service in Vienna-Josefstadt got out of control last […]
More than one in 10 Austrians are poor or threatened by poverty, according to a study by Eurostat.The European Commissions (EC) statistics agency announced yesterday (Mon) that 12.4 per cent of people living in Austria earned less than 60 per cent of the national median income of 912 Euros a month for a one-person household. […]
The country’s first driving school for disabled people has opened in Upper Austria.Catholic charity Caritas, which manages the driving school in Leonding near provincial capital Linz, said today (Fri) people with physical disabilities and people with learning difficulties could take driving lessons at the institution.Caritas official Mathias Mühlberger explained: “Getting a drivers licence is often […]