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PURPOSE OF THE FOUNDATION

The purpose of the foundation is realized in particular through

• financial, social and health support for children and young people and their families
• intellectual and human development of children and young people
• Supporting schools and childcare facilities in terms of ideas, personnel or finances
• Promotion of youth welfare
• Promoting the prevention of violence against children
• general educational work on the situation of children in society

FUNDING PRINCIPLES

The ProKids Foundation sees itself both as an operational foundation that pursues its goals through its own programs, and as a funding foundation that enables third parties to develop and implement interesting approaches – projects and initiatives – to address social challenges at home and abroad. With our own programs or projects we support, we aim to initiate developments and bring about change. Depending on the topic and the associated strategic direction, we decide whether to implement the program "operationally," i.e., as an in-house project, and/or seek partners who can help us complement the program with their expertise and experience.

ORIGIN

Shortly after the dawn of the new millennium, child poverty in Germany reached a historic new dimension. The consequences for those affected are not only financial, but also health-related. One in three children requires therapy upon starting school. Added to this is the social dimension: poverty always entails discrimination. Such grievances are particularly evident in everyday school life: poor parents are often unable to pay for hot school meals for their children. This is where businessman Joachim Spitz came in 2008. He founded the local initiative ProKids-VS in his hometown of Villingen-Schwenningen and began actively supporting children in need.

STRUCTURES

The ProKids Foundation is a nationwide foundation. Its focus is on supporting local and regional ProKids initiatives.

BRANCHES / INITIATIVES

Foundation branches can be established, for example, as is currently the case with Prokids-VS, an initiative of Spitzdruck in Villingen-Schwenningen, which could be called Prokids-TUT, Prokids-RW, etc. 80% of the funds collected or received by regional foundation branches are directly distributed, in consultation with the regional initiatives, but only directly within the region of the initiative. 20% goes into the foundation's fund for long-term and future distribution. The foundation's board of directors decides on the distribution of donations with a supra-regional fundraising goal. Branches must be approved by the Prokids Foundation.