Soup kitchens in Munich

[parnell 68]

I just got back from Buenos Aires where the poverty was pretty shocking ... and thought that maybe I oughta help my fellow man or some hippy crap... does anyone know how to join up with some Soup Kitchen deal ? thanks

[grtho 8]

Have a google for Münchner Tafel.

 

They collect food that is very near the end of its shelf live and give it onto projects that distribute it, you might find some good contacts through them.

 

AFAIK, outreach work to the homeless / very poor is fairly "professionally" organised through the church's social bodies.

 

You might also get contacts through the homeless newspaper BISS.

 

Doing some voluntary work is a good thing IMVHO, it gives you the chance to givve something back to the society you live in and you realise that it isn't all a bed of roses.

[Katrina 4,522]

Do you mean here or over there? Some local addresses:

BR Linklist and 3 religious groups (but don't hold that against them, Diakonie in particular does fantastic work)

Caritas Munich

Diakonie

Barmherzige Schwestern

[grtho 8]

As I suspected and mentioned ALL the groups Katrina kindly mentioned as working in this area have connections with the big church organisations.

 

A church organisation recently evicted an aquaintance of mine from social housing in my neighborhood so they can re-develop the block for yuppies moving into the area. She'd managed to get her life together while she was living there. I strongly suspect she is back where she came from before she got the flat: Turning tricks at Hauptbahnhof to feed a heroin addiction she had almost kicked.

 

So I personally wouldn't work with them.

[Katrina 4,522]

Hope it wasn't Diakonie because the stuff they do around Donnersbergerbrücke is really good and I'd hate to hear of them doing something like that.

[grtho 8]

Hi Katrina. Local thread for local people cos I work right by the Diakonie innit!

 

Yes, the Diakonie (social arm of the organised protestant church in Germany) distribute clothes and food near the Donnersbergebrücke. It is worth noting that many of the receipients are not "traditional" homeless with a serious drink problem but those who have fallen through the welfare net's holes. Particuarly older women I see.

 

They have a 2nd hand shop (like a British charity shop) next door to raise money and they also have some small busineees and re-training courses that get their clients of working age back into working life.

 

So fair play to that section of the Diakonie.

 

(It was Caritas who evicted my aquaintance.)

[parnell 68]

Yeh over here it is...also I ain't bothered by any Church stuff...there's anti-church dogma as well.

[grtho 8]

I'm not particuarly friendly towards the church but there you go.

My ex who comes from a tradition in his family of doing volutary work went to his local church when he moved to Munich and offered himself for voluntary work. No thaks said the priest, but if you eant to pay more money over your Church tax, here's a direct debit form.

 

It's not just the churches. Charity generally is getting more professional, it's about getting enough money in to pay people full time to do the work.

 

This is happening in Britain as well by the way.

 

I PERSONALLY prefer to volunteer my time 2 evenings a month rather than write a cheque.

[Marty 2]

Not relevant for Munich, but this website is quite interesting.

http://www.volunteermatch.org

[UrbanAngel 445]

Soup Kitchen / Suppenkuche

 

Münchner Tafel e. V.

Grossmarkthalle Kontorhaus 1,

Zimmer 227 Thalkirchnerstrasse. 81

D-81371 München

 

Tel: 089-29 22 50

Fax: 089-29 14 81

 

email: info@muenchner-tafel.de

website: http://www.muenchner-tafel.de/index.html

[bernucha 0]

:( wow! so that was your impression from BsAs?

[scook17 281]

Web link for Munich Tafel has changed it seems. I found this one works.

https://muenchner-tafel.de/

22,000 People in Munich use that food bank.

 

Arte recently produced a documentary on food banks in Germany, subtitled in English.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dgE7Lp5j_w

 

I though the school project was a very good idea. I would hope other schools follow such an example.

I was surprised at the ambulance driver who said he would be better off claiming unemployment benefit than working.

I was also surprised to see Germany does not have a law regarding throwing away waste food vs. donating it to charity.

 

I noticed the Munich Tafel provides donation receipts. For anyone who is not aware, such charity donations are a deduction in the tax return. Thus if you donate 100 Euros and let's say you pay the highest rate of 42% income tax, you will have to pay 42 Euros less in income tax as the 100 Euros you gave away is not considered as income to you anymore. When making such a donation you need to obtain a donation receipt (the box which says  'Ich möchte eine Spendenquittung erhalten'), but for small amounts even this is not strictly needed, only that there is a bank transfer which can be seen as donation to xyz.