Hinz&Kunzt
Hinz&Kunzt (H&K) is Hamburg’s largest social project empowering homeless individuals to rebuild their lives with dignity through meaningful work and community support. By selling a professionally produced street magazine, vendors earn vital income while raising awareness about homelessness—offering hope, new perspectives, and a stronger voice to those often overlooked.
As of October 2024, H&K has 556 active vendors—130 of them women—out of an estimated 2,500 homeless individuals in Hamburg. The organization also helps vendors find housing and long-term employment, employing social workers and translators to assist with bureaucratic and language barriers while fostering stability, self-worth, and respect.
What We Do
- Raise awareness of Hinz&Kunzt and the challenges faced by the homeless through seminars and discussions
- Encourage members and friends to buy the monthly H&K magazine
- Provide sandwiches and healthy muffins for magazine vendors with each new HK issue
- Sew, assemble, and distribute toiletry bags specifically for women in need
- Organize one or two fundraising events per year (e.g., quilt raffle, flea market, cooking class)
- Sponsor collection drives for sleeping bags, insulated mats, warm jackets, and other essential items
- Translate selected H&K articles into English for inclusion in Currents
- Coordinate H&K Alternative City Tours to promote awareness and engagement
Want To Get Involved?
Coordinators: Stella K.-R. and Carol H.
Email Address: hinznkunzt@awchamburg.org
Volunteer: Contact Stella or Carol H., our Hinz&Kunzt coordinators, to learn what you can do or to sign-up for our WhatsApp group to coordinate volunteer times!
Our Previous Local Charities:
- 2019 – 2020: Fifth Women’s Shelter of Hamburg
- 2021 – 2024: Hanseatic Help e.V.