Veritas Foundation Sighișoara

We want to make a positive difference in the community

Our story

1995-2000

In 1995, Dorothy Tarrant founded the Romanian Studies Program (RSP) in Sighisoara, giving American students the opportunity to practice in Romania and work with disadvantaged people in the community, finding Christians to help them provide a safe place for child beggars and abandoned children at the municipal hospital, later laying the legal foundations for the NGO that would become the Veritas Sighisoara Foundation

2001-2009

In 2001, Veritas had two buildings: the Family Center and Casa de pe Stâncă, which offer beneficiaries a safe place. In 2006, it obtained accreditation for social assistance programs for multiple categories of beneficiaries.

2010-2016

Petronia Popa successfully led the Veritas Foundation, bringing about important changes by purchasing a new family center and securing public funds for children's programs. The leadership team and the Advisory Board support the continuation of Veritas' mission to help disadvantaged people and improve the community of Sighisoara. In the future, it is desired to develop more programs to help victims of domestic violence, people with disabilities and the elderly, as well as support for the placement of young people and the unemployed in the field of work.

2017-2023

In 2017, the Veritas Foundation received a license for the Day Center for Children and Youth, and in 2017 it obtained a European grant for medical and social services. In September 2019, the preschool program was temporarily closed, and in March 2020, the programs were temporarily closed due to the pandemic. In 2021, work on the top floor of the Veritas Family Center building was completed and the English Camp was held in the new space in late June and early July. The Kids Club, the Seniors Club and the Canteen have been relicensed.

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Our history

Mission Vision Values

The Veritas Sighișoara Foundation is a Christian-ecumenical organization, provider of social and educational services that aims to produce a positive change in the lives of the people of Sighișoara

Mission

The Veritas Sighisoara Foundation aims to support vulnerable people to meet basic needs, develop skills and capitalize on their own potential to contribute to the development of the community and the promotion of Christian values

Vision

The Veritas Sighișoara Foundation aims to develop the community of Sighișoara by basing it on values such as: Christian Values, Education, Responsibility, Integration, Equal Treatment, Acceptance, Service

Values