New Emergency Shelter in Vienna Provides 30 Safe Spaces for Women

In the Winkeläckerweg house in Floridsdorf, an additional 30 women's places were created in a separate wing. These are single rooms, specifically set up to meet the needs of vulnerable people, the Samaritan Association announced on Monday.

15th Winter Package of the City of Vienna

The residents of the house in the 21st district are provided with a warm meal per day, hygiene items, and shower facilities. "We will ensure the care and protection of people from cold, frostbite, and hunger," explains Oliver Löhlein, Managing Director at the Samaritan Association Vienna. The Winter Package is organized and financed by the Vienna Social Fund. "We are pleased that we can provide those affected with experienced staff for 24/7 care this winter and thus also donate some social warmth," says Löhlein.

The ColdApp is already in its sixth season: Anyone who reports homeless people who are out in public spaces in cold temperatures, thereby alerts the street social work teams of the City of Vienna (https://kaelteapp.wien/). The street social workers follow up on the reports from the ColdApp and inform about the offers of the Winter Package, refer to facilities of the Vienna Homeless Aid or distribute sleeping bags. Donations account of the Workers Samaritan Association Vienna Housing and Social Services GmbH under IBAN AT43 2011 1890 8900 2400, BIC GIBAATWWXXX.

(APA/Red)

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