Organisatsiooni kirjeldus:

Diocesan Charity České Budějovice (further simply DCHCB) provides support, coordination and methodical assistance to
18 local Charities (we call them „parish, town and district charities“) in the whole of the Diocese of České Budějovice in
order to enable the charities to run their own social and health care services in the best conditions possible. The Centre of
DCHCB also provides its own social services and participates in other projects in the Diocese of České Budějovice as
well as abroad.

DCHCB is a member of the association called „The Charity Czech Republic“ - thanks to its network of Charites throughout
the country it is the largest NGO in the Czech Republic.

The mission of DCHCB is to provide help to all people in need without any distinctions. The volunteers can work with various target groups: 1) seniors and disabled (in Veselí nad Lužnicí - Dům sv. Františka), 2) homeless people (in České Budějovice), 3) chidren/youth (in České Budějovice). It depends on the volunteers preferences and needs. We expect the volunteer to spend 30 hours/per week working with the target groups, preparing on activities and with the project agenda (education, evaluation, communication with mentor...). We expect the volunteer's participation from Monday to Friday from 8 - 15 (with one hour lunch brake). The volunteers in activities lasting up to 2 months will be invited from June to September, the volunteers in activities lasting 2 months and more will be accepted any time during the year.

The city of České Budějovice is 150 km far from Prague and it is accessible by train or bus (2,5 hours by public transport from Prague). It is a nice place for living. We expect that the volunteer stays with some hosting family in case that he or she prefers working in České Budějovice, or stays at the vicarage in case that he/she prefers working with seniors/disabled people. The town Veselí nad Lužnicí is situated in countryside 26 km far from České Budějovice.

Through its social services DCHCB works with different target groups:
1) Dům sv. Františka (The Shelter of st. Francis) – housing for people with psysical disabilities (target group: persons over
30 years of age who have decreased self-support because of physical, mental or combined disorders and their health
condition requires the assistnace of another person)
2) Advisory for Foreigners and Migrants – services provided to foreigners and their family members but also to citizens of
the Czech Republic with relationships to foreigners who have found themselves in an unfortunate situation,
3) Services for Victims of Domestic Violence – the service is intended for persons over 16 years of age who live in South
Bohemia and who need advice or help in the area of domestic violence and further stalking.
4) Advisory for Women and Girls in need – professional social counselling for women and teenaged girls who have found
themselves in an unfortunate situation,
5) Advisory for Women and Girls in need – streetwork programme – targets at women and their families who live in
socially excluded localities in the city of České Budějovice and who therefore have deteriorated access to social and other
services
6) Streetwork Tábor – provides support to people living in the city of Tábor who have found themselves in an
unfavourable life situation caused by the loss of housing, occupation or personal hinterland
7) Advisory Centre Tábor – targets at people who have found themselves in an unfavourable life situation and do not
know how to solve their problems, are not aware of their rights and duties or are about to carry out decisions or legal
steps and are not sure of the contributions eventually risks of the steps made.
All the described social services are provided to clients throughout the whole year and have a long-standing tradition
Projects of DCHCB:
1) Community work Novohradská – community workers provide support to people living in a social exclusion in the
Novohradská street, Č. Budějovice (since 2013)
2) Volunteer Centre – we coordinate volunteers who work with socially-disadvantaged children, older people, people with
physical, mental and psychological disorders, patients in the hospital in Č. Budějovice and prisoners (since 2004).
3) Young Caritas – aims at the support of socially responsible behaviour of children and youth (since 2018)
4) Tříkrálová sbírka (could be translated as „The Three King Collection“) – a traditional national fund-raising campaign
and the biggest volunteer event in the country. Profit is used to support Czech people in need (takes place every January
however preparations are carried out throughout the whole year).
5) Child sponsorhip – support of Belorus children (since 2005)
6) „Donated Home in Zimbabwe“ – a project to support the Congragate care Mary Ward in Kwekwe (since 2009)

Concerning our supporting role in future projects we plan the cooperation with the Charity in Belarus to support their activities focused on children (for example summer camps).