Representatives from the village of Hlinna during the ceremony of handing over the checks on which they presented their project called “We Talk to Each Other Here”. Its goal was to set up meeting points in the village and create an event for strengthening relationships between neighbors.
The Ústí Community Foundation is a non-profit, non-governmental organization working towards an open community and better life in the regions of Děčín, Litoměřice, Louny, Teplice and Ústí nad Labem.
The Ústí Community Foundation strives to accomplish its mission:
- by supporting various interest groups, bridging public and private sectors, and assessing the needs and problems of the local community;
- assisting in the creation of a platform where citizens, businesses, NGOs, and representatives of local and central government, can come together to search for and to initiate shared visions and to address problematic issues;
- contributing to solving current and future issues by raising funds and by providing financial aid through grants to projects in the fields of social and health care services, the environment, culture and the arts, education, and local development.