This time, we are donating part of our Christmas donation to the Förderkreis der Katharina-Kasper-Schule e.V. (Friends of Katharina Kasper School Association) in Wirges. This will fulfill a big wish of the pupils: a new four-person swing for the outdoor area, which will allow them to exercise and have fun together in the fresh air during breaks.

The Katharina Kasper School in Wirges is a state-approved special school that focuses on holistic and motor development.

Students here receive individual support and are encouraged in their personal, social, and practical life skills development.  Independence and inclusive coexistence are top priorities. Everyone—with or without disabilities—should be able to live their lives independently and actively participate in the community. Life skills are taught and life orientation is imparted on the basis of trust and confidence. 

Find out more about the Katharina Kasper School at www.caritas-westerwald-rhein-lahn.de/hilfeundberatung/menschenmitbehinderungen/katharina-kasper-schule/schule/

The second part of our Christmas donation this year will benefit children and families in the area around our headquarters in Höhr-Grenzhausen. 
The Child Protection Association Westerwald Höhr-Grenzhausen e.V. is committed to protecting children from violence, keeping them out of poverty, helping them in times of need, and enforcing children's rights. Its goal is a child-friendly society in which the mental, psychological, social, and physical development of children and young people is promoted. Children and young people should be able to have a say when decisions are made about them or plans are made for them.

Through its mobile counseling office, school social work, parenting courses, social work in daycare centers, and a family counseling office, the Child Protection Association team provides advice in emergency and conflict situations, helps with questions of personal development, offers social skills training, and provides support in life crises. Right here in Westerwald, wherever help is needed most.

More information at https://www.kinderschutzbund-westerwald.de