Wiener Kinderfreunde

The Austrian Children's Friends, founded in 1908, are one of the oldest and most diverse family organizations in Austria, with a strong focus on Vienna. As a non-profit, charitable association, they tirelessly advocate for the rights and well-being of children and their families.

The Wiener Kinderfreunde offer a comprehensive range of services and activities that focus on several areas:

• Education and Care: With over 155 kindergartens and after-school care centers, they provide around 12,000 children from their first year of life with security, space, and attention for healthy development[2][4].
• Consultation and Parent Education: They offer parenting and family counseling as well as parent education programs to support parents in their parenting tasks[2][4].
• Leisure Activities: A variety of leisure offerings, such as park supervision, computer clubhouses, indoor playgrounds, puppet theaters, leisure groups, and summer academies, provide diverse and inclusive activities for children of all ages[2][4].
• Inclusive Care: Special recreational educational care for children and adolescents with disabilities ensures that all children can participate[2][4].

The mission of the Children's Friends is to create a truly child-friendly society where children can have a say and parents are valued and supported in their parenting tasks. They advocate for equal opportunities in the development and education of all children, thereby promoting a sense of community and solidarity. Diversity, flexibility, and personal commitment are the cornerstones of their work[2].

The Children's Friends are actively engaged in social and political issues, particularly in the areas of children's rights, violence prevention, and combating child poverty. They regularly organize events and campaigns to raise awareness of these important issues. Examples include the successful Children's Rights Festival in Linz and the federal conference under the motto "United Strength for Children's Rights"[1][4].

Current initiatives include, among others, the Children's Rights Festival, which sends a strong signal for child protection and climate protection, as well as the celebration of the 35th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child with special events and offerings[1].

The Austrian Children's Friends, with their 23 district organizations, over 2,200 employeesinnen and more than 2,000 volunteersinnen, are a strong and committed partner for families in Vienna. Their work is based on high educational standards and a lifelong and life-accompanying concept of learning that promotes the natural development of each individual.

• 1 - https://kinderfreunde.at
• 2 - https://kinderfreunde.at/media/7591/download/Leitbild%20KF%202020.pdf?v=1
• 3 - https://www.firmenabc.at/oesterreichische-kinderfreunde-landesorganisation-wien_MrLB
• 4 - https://kinderfreunde.at/ortsgruppen/landesorganisation-wien
• 5 - https://kinderfreunde.at/ortsgruppen/bundesorganisation