Dear Business Partners,

Little is spoken about them, rarely reported, but they are there: Approximately 1,000 children in Lower Austria are living in institutions. Their number is constantly growing. The most common reasons for children to be separated from their parents include violence, neglect and abuse. Children and adolescents who are exposed to sexual, psychological or physical violence in their personal environment have just as much right to security as everyone else. Despite all efforts rehousing is very hard, especially when it comes to accommodating siblings together in a warm and welcoming home. The new “Johanna Dohnal children’s residence” in St. Pölten has been created exactly for this need. It provides up to ten sibling children a "safe" and warm place.