Nadácia U. S. Steel Košice
The Nadácia U. S. Steel Košice Foundation was established on December 9, 2002 and two days later it was incorporated in the Registry of Foundations administered by the Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic under Number 203/Na-2002/695.
The Foundation was established by U. S. Steel Košice, s.r.o. to support community activities in the following areas:
- health protection and promotion
- physical culture and sports promotion and development
- provision of social and humanitarian aid
- preservation of cultural values
- promotion of education and the educational system
- human rights protection
- protection and development of the environment and preservation of natural values
- promotion of science and research
- organizing and sharing volunteering activities
- supporting retirees - former employees of U. S. Steel Košice
Mission of the Foundation
The intention of Foundation projects is constantly to promote public services in the areas of education and health, financially support science, culture and charity programs through the Foundation´s programs, to continue with talented children and youth support, namely by financial or material gifts aimed at the educational process and improvement of living conditions.
The Foundation will go on focusing primarily on assistance and support for those who are directly dependent upon it, particularly on children in foster homes, disabled people, USSK employees in difficult life situations, as well as organizations and clubs aimed at social and charitable activities that are beneficial to our community.
The Foundation will deal with humanitarian aid for individuals and groups who are affected by natural disasters or whose lives are at risk, as well as with protection and development of the environment and preservation of natural values.
WHO CAN CONTRIBUTE TO THE FOUNDATION?
Donations and contributions can be provided to the Foundation by:
- legal entities registered in the Commercial Register in Slovakia and abroad
- natural persons in the Slovak Republic and abroad
Who can apply for a contribution from the Foundation?
- natural persons
- legal entities whose activity relates to the public benefit purpose of the Foundation
CONTENT OF A REQUEST FOR SUPPORT
DATA OF THE APPLICANT
Name and surname, or name of the organization, mailing address, contact person name, phone no., e-mail address.
BASIC INFORMATION
Subject of the request, or name and objective of the project, the target group definition (age and number of participants), contribution of the project to participants and society, project budget, time schedule of the project.
IMPLEMENTATION
Project partners - their identity, their contribution to the budget, and the total amount requested from the Nadácia U. S. Steel Košice Foundation.
EXPERIENCE
From previous editions or based on implementing other projects of the organization.
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INFORMATION ABOUT EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES
SUPPORTED IN VARIOUS AREAS:
HEALTH PROTECTION AND PROMOTION
The main assistance project for the University Children's Hospital in Košice was the donation of a whole-body ultra-sound machine with accessories, 45 PC sets and three printers, all intended for speeding up and improving the quality of diagnostics for children.
The USSK Foundation purchased the equipment having contributed the sum of 36 790.51 EUR and combined this with the proceeds of voluntary fundraising among USSK employees (36 791.24 EUR) also matched by a contribution from the company U. S. Steel Košice (36 791.24 EUR). USSK subsidiary OBAL - SERVIS, a.s. also supported this good cause with the sum of 1 505 EUR. The gift with a total value of 111 877.99 EUR was presented at the beginning of 2015 for the early benefit of the hospital doctors and their little patients.
Danielko was one of the first patients who underwent medical examination by means of the ultrasound machine, carried out by the pediatric cardiologist Dr. Marta Herichová
EDUCATION AND EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM
SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
This is intended for supporting the higher education studies of talented children of U. S. Steel employees as well as talented students from socially disadvantaged backgrounds studying at technical colleges and universities. The program promotes students who, in addition to their studies, are engaged in various social support activities, and at the same time this motivates high school students to achieve better study results, since their inclusion in the program also depends on their achievements.
We support talented students of U. S. Steel employees
SOCIAL AND HUMANITARIAN AID
The Foundation has helped the St. Klement Hofbauer Foster Home in Podolínec to improve its care for the boys and girls through public fund-raising based on the second edition of a special USSK Family Cookbook, full of well-tested Slovak and American recipes for various dishes. Proceeds from the collection will be used by the Foster Home to purchase and reconstruct a small house to provide temporary accommodation for young adults whose constitutional care rights have expired.
The project with a long tradition in this area is the "Wishing Tree" project, which tries to fulfill the wishes of children in foster homes as well as families of employees of U. S. Steel Košice, who find themselves in a difficult situation - a long-term illness or death of a parent.
The Foundation has also supported two Half-Way Homes for the first time - in Košice and in Prešov, where young adults, former children in care of a foster home, can take refuge.
The Foundation has helped the St. Klement Hofbauer Foster Home in Podolínec
PHYSICAL CULTURE AND SPORT
In this area the Foundation mainly works with the grant program named Your chance to play.
The program focuses on supporting children whose families do not have sufficient funds to finance their sports activities. In the school year 2014/2015 we also gave more opportunities to young talented sporting people from among the children of employees of U. S. Steel Košice and its subsidiaries, namely in the selected team sports of ice-hockey, basketball and soccer, and other sports on an individual basis.
The projects supported by the Foundation also traditionally include the International Indoor Football Tournament for Deaf Children Under 17 years in Prešov, which is the only one in the world devoted to this category of disabled footballers at a national level.
Support for children whose families do not have sufficient funds to finance their sports activities.
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N A D Á C I A U. S. S T E E L K O Š I C E
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CONTACT US PERSONALLY
Slávka Tvrdoňová
Foundation Administrator
+421 55 673 4915
stvrdonova@sk.uss.com