Non-profit organisation · Prague & Brno · since 1998

Not charity. A job, a plan, and a way back.

Nový Prostor is a Czech non-profit organisation. Since 1998 we have helped more than 6,000 people find their way out of homelessness — through paid work selling our street paper, and through social support in our day centres in Prague and Brno.

Support us monthly Buy the magazine (PDF)

6,000+

people we have helped off the street

1998

helping without interruption since

day centres — Prague and Brno

The magazine is the first step. The real change happens in our centres.

The vendor buys each copy

A registered vendor buys every copy of the magazine for 40 CZK of their own money. It is a purchase, not a handout — and that distinction matters to them.

And sells it for 80 CZK

Half the cover price stays with the vendor. They work a pitch they know, on hours they choose, and they earn the money themselves.

Our centres do the rest

Housing, debt, missing documents, medical appointments, job interviews. A social worker walks through it with them, step by step, for as long as it takes.

Selling the paper gives someone their first dignified income in a long time. But nobody leaves homelessness by selling magazines. That happens in our day centres — and our goal is not to keep people selling for the rest of their lives. It is for them to stop needing us.

More about how we work (in Czech) →

Why this is work, not a donation box

Every vendor carries an official badge and buys their stock up front. They set their own hours, keep their own pitch and keep half of every sale. That structure is deliberate: it rebuilds working habits, daily routine and contact with other people — the three things homelessness takes away fastest.

So when you buy a copy from a badged vendor, you are not giving alms. You are paying a fair price for a magazine that a person sold you, and you are the reason their day had a point to it.

Nový Prostor is a member of the International Network of Street Papers, part of a movement that has been operating in cities across the world for decades. We publish a real magazine with real journalism — interviews, reportage, essays, a crossword — not a leaflet with a donation appeal.

Regular support

Choose the amount that makes a first step possible

Getting one person off the street and into stable housing can cost up to 250,000 CZK from start to finish. Your monthly gift funds the steps along the way — and those steps are where the whole thing succeeds or fails.

100 CZK

A hot meal and a coffee in the day centre for one person.

Give 100 CZK a month

300 CZK

A social worker accompanying someone to a government office, a doctor, or a flat viewing.

Give 300 CZK a month

Most chosen

500 CZK

The first step back home — from replacing lost documents to the keys to a flat.

Give 500 CZK a month

Any amount

Choose the amount that makes sense for you.

Choose your own amount

You can cancel a recurring gift at any time. Amounts are in Czech koruna — 500 CZK is roughly €20 / £17. Donations are processed by Darujme.cz, a Czech donation platform that accepts international cards.

Prefer a one-off gift? Choose a voucher

Instead of abstract charity, you can buy something concrete — a night indoors, a hot shower, a phone, or a week of public transport. We turn each voucher into real help straight away.

Accommodation

A voucher for a whole month indoors — a warm, quiet night instead of the freezing street.

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Hygiene

A hot shower and clean clothes give a person their dignity back.

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Pets

A full bowl for the companion who is often the only family someone has on the street.

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Travel

A week of legal public transport — to work and to government offices, without fear of a fine.

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Phone

A phone that keeps someone in touch with their social worker and their employer.

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Course

A financial literacy course that helps someone handle debt, budgeting and a stable income.

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Medicines

The co-payment for medication that people on the street put off until it becomes a crisis.

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A day out

A day away from the street that restores the strength to keep going.

Give this voucher

Vouchers are sold through our Czech e-shop, so the checkout is in Czech — the amounts are shown in Czech koruna and international cards are accepted.

Where to find us

Our two day centres are where vendors collect their magazines, have a coffee, and sit down with a social worker. If you are in Prague or Brno and want to see how this works, you are welcome to get in touch first.

Day centre