In the Caritas shop in Koellikerstr. 5, a second-hand shop for financially disadvantaged people, the volunteers get up close and personal with what it means to be poor. You will learn many personal stories from people in Würzburg for whom money is always scarce in everyday life.
On the occasion of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty on October 17th, the Caritas Association for the city and district of Würzburg is drawing attention to poverty in Würzburg in a press release and asks for financial support from the Caritas shop. He is dependent on donations. The Caritas Association has to raise at least 15,000 euros a year to cover the running costs of the shop (donation account at the Liga Bank, Iban: DE29 7509 0300 0203 0011 05, intended use: donation sponsorship CL).
Caritas gives examples of poverty. For example a single mother who comes to the Caritas shop regularly. Her part-time salary as a health care worker is simply not enough, the father does not pay any maintenance and the seven-year-old son is constantly growing out of clothes. ?? I always tell my son that I was shopping normally. He doesn’t know that it’s used clothes from the Caritas shop. I want him to think everything is normal, just like with the other children. That’s why I’m not taking him here with me, she is quoted as saying.
According to the EU convention, people with less than 60 percent of the median income are considered poor or at risk of poverty. According to this definition, according to the joint welfare report from 2019, 15.5 percent of people in Germany are poor, writes Caritas. As with the example of the single mother, poverty is often hidden because it is linked to social prejudice and blame.
Shame and the feeling of not being able to keep up shaped the lives of those affected, although often structural reasons ?? Smaller Hartz IV standard rates, disadvantages on the labor market, low wages, lack of childcare offers and other ?? are decisive. ?? The Caritas shop cannot eliminate the structural causes of poverty. We can only provide very specific help here if there is no more money left for clothing at the end of the month ??, Michael Zeh is quoted from the Caritas shop.
In the shop, the Caritas Association Würzburg collects and sorts good, wearable clothing and passes them on to financially disadvantaged people. Clothing donations are accepted on Wednesdays from 3 to 6 p.m. and on Fridays from 3 to 5 p.m. The shop is open to customers with a certificate of authorization: Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Information and contact: www.caritas-wuerzburg.org, [email protected]
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