Hope and Homes for Children România
Focuses extensively on institutional reform by closing old-style orphanages and placing children into loving family homes, alongside family separation prevention programs.
About
Charity
Organisations in Romania doing important work for children, for older people and for people without a home.
Helping children
Fundația Inocenți (Romanian Children's Relief)
Provides targeted psycho-social support, early childhood interventions, and educational support programs across multiple counties.
Asociația AMURTEL România
Runs the AMURTEL Family program, offering full residential care, hot meals, safety, and holistic support to children from abusive or heavily impoverished environments.
Helping the elderly
Fundația Regală Margareta a României
Created the dedicated Fondul pentru Vârstnici (Elderly Fund). They offer material aid, fight isolation through volunteer pairings, and operate a nationwide Helpline for Seniors (Telefonul Vârstnicului).
Foundation for Elderly Care (FIV)
Based in Cluj-Napoca, this NGO operates specialized day centers and medical/palliative home-care units designed to combat senior loneliness and prevent premature institutionalization.
Caritas România
Coordinates a massive social net across local authorities, heavily recognized for its National Home Care Network (SenioriNET) which supplies medical, transport, and housekeeping support to bedridden seniors.
Helping the homeless
Asociația Carusel
A major frontline group in Bucharest that integrates street outreach, shower vans, emergency shelters, and integrated day centers for individuals experiencing street homelessness.
Fundația Parada / Samusocial din România
Deploys Mobile Assistance Teams (EMA) on the streets at night to hand out hot food, warm clothes, and medicine while connecting unhoused populations to medical-psycho-social support.
Casa Ioana
The leading independent provider of temporary shelter and comprehensive support services in Bucharest, tailored specifically for women and children experiencing domestic abuse and homelessness.
The Smiles Foundation
Operates a dedicated Homeless Project in Oradea (North-West Romania), transitioning people off the streets into supported day activities and safe transitional housing.