Maintaining Human Dignity at Christmas: Inside the Cáritas Homeless Program in Burgos

Maintaining Human Dignity at Christmas: Inside the Cáritas Homeless Program in Burgos

Everyone lives Christmas as they want or as they can. A Cáritas Burgos volunteer recognized that this year she was going to have a worse time because a homeless person, who is within the Cáritas program in Burgos, was going to spend Christmas homeless again, due to a relapse, after having managed to get out … Read more

Should I give money to beggars? This is what experts in Berlin advise

Should I give money to beggars?  This is what experts in Berlin advise

In Berlin you come across beggars every day. But how should we react to this? Are monetary or in-kind donations better? The most important questions and answers. Berlin – the city of beggars. As a resident, hardly a day goes by without encountering someone in need of help. People beg in the federal capital – … Read more

Krefeld Drug Help Center Usage on the Rise: Mayor Frank Meyer

Krefeld Drug Help Center Usage on the Rise: Mayor Frank Meyer

November 13, 2023 at 5:49 p.m First balance sheet : Krefeld: Drug help centers are being used more and more frequently The consumption room in the drug help center on Schwertstrasse is being used more and more frequently. . Photo: City of Krefeld Krefeld The opening of the drug help center on Schwertstrasse last March … Read more

The Dilemma of Helping Beggars in Berlin: Cash or Donations in Kind?

The Dilemma of Helping Beggars in Berlin: Cash or Donations in Kind?

In Berlin you meet beggars every day. But how should this be reacted to? Are donations in cash or in kind better? The most important questions and answers. Berlin – the city of beggars. As a resident, hardly a day goes by that you don’t meet someone in need of help. People beg in the … Read more

TRIGOS NÖ: 12 Lower Austrian Companies Recognized for Corporate Responsibility

TRIGOS NÖ: 12 Lower Austrian Companies Recognized for Corporate Responsibility

Exactly 20 years ago, the TRIGOS was first awarded to companies that show with special initiatives that they are aware of their corporate responsibility for the future. Also in this anniversary year, large and small companies were able to submit their projects to TRIGOS. Among the 132 Austria-wide submissions were 27 projects from Lower Austria. … Read more

The Importance and Funding of the Church Tax in Germany: Insights from Dirk Wummel of the Archdiocese of Paderborn

Dirk Wummel: I have no doubts about that, because it is the best and fairest financing model for churches, even on a global scale. The church tax means performance-related membership fees, it is calculable and constitutional. Why should it continue to exist, what is it used for? It is necessary so that the church can … Read more