The “Himmelshafen” homeless hospice of the Sisters of Mercy of the Order of St Elizabeth in Graz offers a dignified place for people in the final stage of their lives who cannot find an accommodation elsewhere because of their loneliness, poverty or destitution. To expand the offer for those who are often terminally ill at a young age, the Order has launched the campaign “Don’t let me die alone!”. Comedian and musician Paul Pizzera supports the campaign as an ambassador. With his help, “the goal of offering homeless and terminally-ill people a safe place for their final days should receive greater public awareness”. According to a press release, around €100,000 a year is needed to run the hospice. This is to cover the cost of treatments, medicines, rent and living expenses. In addition, an extension of the project is planned in cooperation with the Vincentian association VinziWerken Austria. “This pioneering project can later be extended to other cities”; it serves as a bridge between existing homeless care facilities and the healthcare system, a statement from the Elisabethinen Hospital reads. “We do not accept that there are people in Austria who do not know where to go in the most difficult days of illness, poverty and death”, said the Sisters of Mercy, explaining their commitment. “Our goal is both to restore dignity to these people and, at the same time, to provide them with professional care”, stressed Christian Lagger, managing director at the Elisabethinen Hospital.