Hungarian Foundations & Organisations

Places that
make a difference

These organisations are on the ground every day — providing shelter, meals, support, and a path back to stable housing.

Core Organisations

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Menhely Alapítvány
Shelter Foundation

Provides emergency and longer-term shelter, daytime services, outreach, social support, and job assistance. Also publishes the street paper Fedél Nélkül ("Without a Roof") to help people earn an independent income.

Emergency Shelter Outreach Job Support Street Paper
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Ökumenikus Segélyszervezet
Hungarian Interchurch Aid

Runs homeless shelters in Budapest, Debrecen, and Gyula. Operates soup kitchens, outreach services, case management, job search support, and regular food distribution to thousands of people each year.

Shelters Soup Kitchens Case Management Food Aid
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Salvation Army Hungary
Üdvhadsereg Magyarország

Operates social institutions including warming centres during cold snaps, daily hot meals, bathing facilities, overnight accommodation, counselling sessions, and reintegration support for people rebuilding their lives.

Warming Centres Daily Meals Accommodation Counselling
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Menedékház Alapítvány
Shelter House Foundation

Offers all-day and night shelters, transitional homes for those rebuilding stability, a charity shop, and social activities aimed at reintegrating people who are facing or have experienced homelessness.

Night Shelters Transitional Housing Social Activities Charity Shop
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BMSZKI
Budapest Social Services — Hungary's Largest Provider

The largest homeless services provider in Budapest: street outreach teams, day centres, night shelters, temporary hostels, health services, job placement programmes, and housing support. A crucial safety net for the capital's most vulnerable.

Street Outreach Day Centres Night Shelters Health Services Housing Support
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Van Esély Alapítvány
There Is a Chance Foundation

Focuses on helping homeless individuals and families overcome homelessness through tailored, person-centred support and funding that works toward long-term stability rather than short-term fixes.

Family Support Tailored Plans Long-term Stability
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A Város Mindenkié
The City is For All

A grassroots volunteer organisation advocating for housing rights and the dignity of people experiencing homelessness and housing poverty. Campaigns against discriminatory laws and for systemic, humane policy change.

Advocacy Housing Rights Grassroots Policy Change
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Református Egyház Hajléktalanmisszió
Reformed Homeless Mission

Operates daytime and night shelters in Budapest, supported by volunteers and church networks. Provides practical care alongside spiritual support for those experiencing homelessness across the capital.

Daytime Shelter Night Shelter Volunteers Church Network

Additional Organisations

Broader social support networks that also address homelessness

Oltalom Karitatív Egyesület
Charity association helping homeless people and those in poverty with food, shelter support, and community programmes — often involved in outreach and holistic support.
Visit Oltalom.hu
Habitat for Humanity Hungary
Works on housing solutions and empowerment, including for people at risk of homelessness or housing poverty. Builds and renovates homes with community volunteers.
Donate to Habitat
Magyar Máltai Szeretetszolgálat
Maltese Charity Service — provides broad social support including food programmes, shelters, and emergency services across Hungary.
Donate to Máltai
Baptista Szeretetszolgálat
Baptist Aid Service offering social services and housing aid to vulnerable populations, including emergency support during crises.
Visit Baptist Aid

Other ways to help

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Volunteer

Contact Menhely Alapítvány or Magyar Máltai Szeretetszolgálat to offer your time in shelters, soup kitchens, or outreach programmes.

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Spread Awareness

Share this website. Talk about homelessness without stigma. Humanise the people behind the statistics.

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Buy the Street Paper

Purchase Fedél Nélkül from a vendor. 100% of the sale price goes directly to the person selling it.