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| Company type | Non profit organization |
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| Founded | 1999 |
| Founder | Peter Kai and Regina Heimhilcher |
| Headquarters | Loipersdorf-Kitzladen, Burgenland (Austria) |
| Key people | Mag. Harald Jankovits; |
| Revenue | 3,944,301 Euro (2022)  |
| Number of employees | 25 (2022) |
| Website | http://www.sterntalerhof.at/en/ |
Sterntalerhof, established in 1999, is a children's hospice located in Burgenland, Austria. Founded by Deacon Peter Kai and Psychotherapist Regina Heimhilcher, it began as an independent nonprofit charity association on a small farm. The hospice's mission is to provide support to families facing the psychosocial challenges of having a child with a life-threatening or life-limiting illness. Sterntalerhof is designed to be a place of refuge and recovery, offering hope and support to affected families.
The hospice operates on three guiding principles: providing holistic support to seriously, chronically, or terminally ill children and their families; maintaining a dignified and natural environment; and utilizing an interdisciplinary approach, which includes therapies such as equine therapy. Annually, Sterntalerhof cares for over a hundred children and their families, extending support for coping with challenges in home environments through a mobile service system.
Public Recognition
As the Sterntalerhof is funded through donations and has received several accolades:
- Tax deductibility 2009
- Austrian Health Prize 2010
- Peter Kai elected "Austrian of the year" for his humanitarian commitment 2009
- Austrian donation seal of quality 2012
The Sterntalerhof supports of the "Vienna Charity Run".
References
- "Gesundheitspreis 2017". byaviators.com. 5 May 2014.
- "Goldener Löwe" für Sterntalerhof - Lions Club Wien zeichnet Seelsorger Peter Kai für sein Lebenswerk aus (in German)
- "OeSGS". www.osgs.at (in German).
External links
Media related to Sterntalerhof at Wikimedia Commons