Caritas in BirštonasThe Beginning
In autumn 1988, a group of volunteers gathered together and after a constituent assembly in April, 1989, Birštonas parish Caritas was established. The founder and the first leader was Ms. Ona Valatkaite.
Nowadays
Since 1994, the President of Birštonas parish Caritas is parson Monsignor Mr. Jonas Dalinevicius. His long-serving assistant is a volunteer Ms. Stase Belickiene.
Mission
Birštonas parish Caritas unites volunteers and professional coordinators for the development of social projects. It acknowledges the values of personal dignity, tolerance and active love in order to help people in need. The mission is guided by the Christian values and caritative activities.
Slogan
The slogan of the organization of Birštonas parish Caritas is to ‘Raise and Rise’. To grow spiritually and to develop spiritual values in those nearby.
The main aims of the organization are to develop social and caritative mission of the Church, to unite parish community, to encourage NGO activities, to participate in projects in order to obtain social funds from the European Union and other countries, also, to cooperate with Lithuanian NGOs and government structures when seeking for funding of the social projects.
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