Mutual care is resistance.
We move money directly to queer people in Vienna facing an urgent, unexpected crisis. No means test that shames. No strings. Just community, looking after community.
Run by Villa Vida & Verein hint.wien · grants decided by an anonymous community panel
Real money, moved to real people, since 2023.
A grant in three steps, dignity kept intact.
We built this to be fast and unbureaucratic, because a crisis does not wait for paperwork.
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1
Someone applies
A short, plain-language form. No caseworker, no proof of worthiness, no invasive questions about why life got hard.
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2
The panel reviews, anonymously
A rotating panel of community members reads applications with names removed. Decisions are made by peers, not gatekeepers.
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3
Money arrives fast
Approved grants are paid directly by bank transfer, usually within days of a round closing. That is the whole process.
“To me it means that you are not lonely in the sometimes loneliest city. Once you get help and believe in the community.”
- Rent shortfalls
- most common
- Groceries & utilities
- €150–350
- Medical & gender-affirming care
- €300–600
- Loss of income
- €300–600
- Typical grant
- around €400
Thirty-five euros a month funds a full grant every year.
Recurring gifts are what let the panel say yes. They turn one good month into a fund that is always ready.
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