Volkshilfe Solidarity

Volkshilfe was founded in 1947. 9,000 employees work at Volkshilfe in Austria. The President of Volkshilfe Austria is Josef Weidenholzer. The Managing Director of Volkshilfe Austria is Erich Fenninger. Volkshilfe operates in all federal states. Volkshilfe organisations in the federal states are independent associations with their own management board and own senior managers. The 4 major issues for Volkshilfe Austria are: Social services organisation, They plan and operate professional social and social-medical institutions and projects throughout Austria, Aid organisation, They provide aid at home and abroad. When a catastrophe occurs, they are deployed immediately and deliver long-term help.