Targeted winter aid for homeless people

The sudden cold spell last week set in motion a series of relief measures for homeless people. While many of us come home and turn up the heat, others are unable to escape the cold. Those living on the streets suffer the most.

We rarely know the fates that brought them into this situation, and unfortunately, a large part of our population still believes that homeless people chose this way of life and that nobody really has to live on the streets in Germany…

We do not believe in this misconception and continue to actively advocate for people without means. Therefore, we initiated various relief efforts at our locations in these last few days. “I am really happy about the drive of my teams and the quick implementation,” said Christoph Gröner. Because of our contacts to organizations and institutions we were able to provide the urgently needed items promptly, depending on the need. “These contacts have now helped us to provide support very quickly. It was important to us not to simply give money, but to respond directly to the needs. With temperatures well below zero, this is simply necessary. It is a social obligation to help one another not only in difficult times, but whenever you have the means to do so,” says Christoph Gröner.

We will continue to help and provide targeted help when temperatures are permanently cold. In all our branches, sleeping mats, sleeping bags, thermal underwear, winter boots, warm clothing and food were purchased and handed over to the facilities. The donations went to the Bahnhofsmission in Frankfurt and Munich, the housing for homeless women and men in Leipzig, the streetwork stations of the Offroad Kids Stiftung in Hamburg and Berlin, the AWO in Karlsruhe, the CaFée mit Herz in Hamburg-St. Pauli and Helping Hands e. V. in Cologne-Zollstock.

We would like to express our great praise and thanks to these organizations. The tireless employees of these great institutions are really doing a fantastic job!

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