Caritas Slovakia, as a member of Caritas Internationalis and Caritas Europe is a nonprofit organization that provides charitable, social and educational services to people in need, without regard to their race, nationality, religion or political orientation.
Caritas' goals are:
- To offer effective help to every person in need;
- To provide efficiently: humanitarian aid, development cooperation, development education, social services etc.
- To free people from dependency on outside aid and help them return to a life of dignity;
- To encourage society to be sensitive to the needs of the people around them;
- To teach, because often times those who receive help themselves learn how to help others;
- To offer help wherever we find holes in the state's "social net”;
- To influence the lawmaking process in support of the needy;
- Together with other NGOs, to be a guarantee of democracy in our country;
- Through our work - contribute to the spiritual renewal of society;
- To inject a spirit of acceptance and honest love into the daily rush of modern life;
- To be close to all.