Sterntalerhof

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{{Infobox company

| name = Sterntalerhof

| logo = Sterntalerhof.jpg

| type = Non profit organization

| founded = 1999

| hq_location = Loipersdorf-Kitzladen, Burgenland (Austria)

| founder = Peter Kai and Regina Heimhilcher

| key_people = Mag. Harald Jankovits;

| website = http://www.sterntalerhof.at/en/

}}

Sterntalerhof, established in 1999, is a children's hospice located in Burgenland, Austria. Founded by Deacon Peter Kai and Psychotherapist Regina Heimhilcher, it began as an independent nonprofit charity association on a small farm. The hospice's mission is to provide support to families facing the psychosocial challenges of having a child with a life-threatening or life-limiting illness. Sterntalerhof is designed to be a place of refuge and recovery, offering hope and support to affected families.

The hospice operates on three guiding principles: providing holistic support to seriously, chronically, or terminally ill children and their families; maintaining a dignified and natural environment; and utilizing an interdisciplinary approach, which includes therapies such as equine therapy. Annually, Sterntalerhof cares for over a hundred children and their families, extending support for coping with challenges in home environments through a mobile service system.

Public Recognition

As the Sterntalerhof is funded through donations and has received several accolades:

  • Tax deductibility 2009
  • Austrian Health Prize 2010{{cite web|url=http://www.gesundheitspreis.at/|title=Gesundheitspreis 2017|website=byaviators.com|date=5 May 2014|publisher=}}
  • Peter Kai elected "Austrian of the year" for his humanitarian commitment 2009[http://www.ots.at/presseaussendung/OTS_20080916_OTS0073/goldener-loewe-fuer-sterntalerhof-lions-club-wien-zeichnet-seelsorger-peter-kai-fuer-sein-lebenswerk-aus "Goldener Löwe" für Sterntalerhof - Lions Club Wien zeichnet Seelsorger Peter Kai für sein Lebenswerk aus] {{in lang|de}}
  • Austrian donation seal of quality 2012 {{cite web|url=http://www.osgs.at/|title=OeSGS|website=www.osgs.at|language=German}}

The Sterntalerhof supports of the "Vienna Charity Run".[https://web.archive.org/web/20140312213735/http://www.vienna-charityrun.at/sterntalerhof.html]

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