Aid in food, clothes etc

Federal State of Lower Austria and Federal State of Upper Austria

You can obtain financial aid for clothing from the Federal State if you live in Lower Austria or Upper Austria.

Lower Austria

(in German) transparenzportal.gv.at/tdb/tp/situation/buerger/familie-und-mitmenschen/soziale-zuschuesse/1021369.html

3109 St. Pölten, Landhausplatz 1, Haus 7a

Tel: 02742/9005/12994

Email: post.ivw2fluechtlingshilfe@noel.gv.at

Upper Austria (in German) transparenzportal.gv.at/tdb/tp/situation/buerger/familie-und-mitmenschen/soziale-zuschuesse/1021369.html

Bahnhofplatz 1, 4021 Linz

Tel. 0732/7720-15221

Email: so.post@ooe.gv.at

Caritas

Caritas mainly provides clothing or furniture. You can also be provided with food and have access to the facilities for personal hygiene in some of the Caritas’s centres. In larger cities, Caritas manages second-hand shops that offer different products at a reduced price.

You can find the closest office of Caritas here (in English and German) www.caritas.at.

You can find second-hand shops from Caritas here (in German): www.carla.at/

Red Cross

In larger cities, Austria Red Cross can provide food if you’re in case of need. If you want to have access to this service you need to arrange an appointment with the person in charge of the program in your Federal State.

(in German) www.roteskreuz.at/pflege-betreuung/pflege-daheim/essenszustellung/

Vinzenzgemeinschaft

In the facilities of VinziWerke Austria, they offer accommodation and food for migrants and refuges. They have facilities in Graz, Salzburg and Vienna.

You can find the facilities here (in German): www.vinzi.at/de/einrichtungen/

Häferl - Diakonie

This organisation provides warm meals in their facilities in Vienna 4 times per week. You’ll be asked for a small financial contribution. They also distribute clothing and offer social counselling free of charge.

(in German): haeferl.net/

Hornbostelgasse 6
1060 Vienna

Tel. (+43) 01 597 4080

(+43) 0676 97 23522

Volkshilfe

This organisation provides financial help for clothing or food. They also offer social counselling free of Charge.

You can find the closest centre of the organisation (in German): www.volkshilfe.at/standorte.