Integrationshaus

The Integrationshaus, founded in 1995, is a renowned competence center for the reception and integration of asylum seekers, refugees, and migrants in Vienna. This institution stands for professional and dignified care and offers a comprehensive range of services to meet the needs of these vulnerable groups.

• Accommodation and Care: The Integrationshaus provides safe and stable accommodations for refugees, including specific support for traumatized individuals, single parents, physically and mentally ill persons, as well as unaccompanied minor refugees[2][3].
• Consultation and Education: The institution offers extensive consultation and educational programs, including language courses, basic mathematics, and learning skills training, such as basic education classes for youth and young adults (BAJU)[3].
• Psychosocial Support: The team, consisting of over 140 professionally trained staff members who speak a total of 39 different languages, ensures intensive psychosocial care and support[3].

The main mission of the Integrationshaus is to provide refugees with protection, security, and a future perspective. The institution is committed to a solidarity-based and inclusive society and works to promote integration into Austrian society. Values such as humanity, respect, and solidarity form the core of the work of the Integrationshaus[2][5].

The Integrationshaus is engaged in numerous sustainability initiatives and projects:

• Collaboration with Funders: It places particular emphasis on good and future-oriented collaboration with funders to continuously improve care services[3].
• Donations and In-Kind Donations: The Integrationshaus relies on donations and in-kind contributions to continue its work. These donations are tax-deductible and help provide residents with a better quality of life[3].
• Refugee Ball and Events: Annually, the Integrationshaus hosts the Vienna Refugee Ball, a night of solidarity and togetherness, to send a clear signal against political arbitrariness and for a solidarity-based society. The proceeds from this event go directly to the projects of the Integrationshaus[3].

• Social-Pedagogical Shared Living Communities: The Integrationshaus operates social-pedagogical shared living communities that focus particularly on the care and support of children and adolescents to open up successful perspectives for their future[3].
• Expertise and Board: With the expertise of professionals like Judith Kohlenberger, an expert in migration and integration, the work of the board of the Integrationshaus is further strengthened to significantly support the care and accompaniment of those seeking protection[3].

The Integrationshaus is a vibrant example of solidarity engagement and professional support that makes a significant contribution to the integration and well-being of refugees.

• 1 - https://www.integrationshaus.at/de/uber-uns
• 2 - https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integrationshaus_Wien
• 3 - https://www.integrationshaus.at/de/
• 4 - https://www.uki.or.at/site/partnerinnen/institutionen
• 5 - https://www.xing.com/pages/integrationshaus/about_us