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About Us
We are a team of people who share a common desire to help others. As a non-profit organisation we have been operating on the Czech market for more than 20 years now and our main aim is to draw on our past experience and procedures to help those who are unable to help themselves. We have an expert team of debt and legal counsellors who help our clients resolve their financial and life situations on an individual basis and work with them to find the most suitable way to make a new start. We also have a professional team of teachers and specialists who prepare retraining and educational courses for our clients with the aim of increasing their chances on the labour market and helping them to master the skills required in their professional and personal lives.
If you want individual publications in paper form , please send us your request by e-mail: pavel.rakusan@volonte.cz .
TO PRISON?
The publication on the beginning of a sentence of imprisonment will make everyone's first steps behind bars easier. The publication is full of essential information, practical instructions and recommendations, including for convicted mothers who begin serving their sentence with their children (within the Specialized Section of Světlá nad Sázavou Prison).
ISBN: 978-80-908686-6-3
Published by ALTEDA, registered office, 1st edition, 2022
PRÁVO PRO ŽIVOT
(Law for Life)
Family Law. Inheritance Law. Enforcement Law. Insolvency Law.
The publication “Právo pro život: Vaše otázky. Naše odpovědi.” (Law for Life: Your Questions. Our Answers.) addresses these four most prominent areas of law in a question-and-answer format. It provides essential information, including practical examples and an overview of current changes, for a better understanding and interpretation of key legal issues. The publication is intended not only for social workers, but also for other employees of the Prison Service of the Czech Republic and staff of the Probation and Mediation Service of the Czech Republic.
ISBN: 978-80-909465-5-2
Publisher: VOLONTÉ UNITAS, z.ú., 2nd updated edition, 2026
Near and far
A practical guide to supporting families of people in and after prison.
The publication was produced within the framework of the international project Together for Greater Support of Families of Prisoners and brings concrete advice, best practices and experiences from the Czech Republic and Italy. It focuses on maintaining family relationships, communicating with children about a parent's incarceration, coping with stigma and support options in prisons.
The brochure is intended for families, professionals and non-profit organisations working on this topic.
ISBN (EN): 978-80-909465-0-7
ISBN (AJ): 978-80-90-909465-1-4
ISBN (IT): 978-80-90-909465-2-1
Publisher: VOLONTÉ UNITAS, z.ú., 1st edition, Prague, 2025
WE'RE GOING TO SEE MOMMY
Advertising and marketingThis comic book is intended for children of mothers currently serving prison sentences in Czech prisons. The main aim is to enable children to prepare for their mother's visit to prison in an entertaining and educational way.
ISBN: 978-80-908686-4-9
Published by ALTEDA, z.ú., 1st edition, 2022
10 STEPS TO DEBT REDUCTION
IN PRISON
The publication "10 Steps to Insolvency in Prison" is a detailed guide to the path to insolvency, including a description of the individual steps, the necessary documents and where and how to obtain them, applications and contacts to related institutions. This guide is prepared in the form of a 'check sheet' to guide you through the whole process.
ISBN: 978-80-909465-4-5
Published by VOLONTÉ UNITAS, z.ú., 4nd updated edition, 2025
DEBT?
A mini guide to the world of (not only) financial literacy. This publication describes key issues in the field of financial literacy. It explains what responsibilities each citizen has, what to look out for and how to tackle 'over-indebtedness'. The most common questions that our debt advice service deals with are also covered.
ISBN: 978-80-908686-5-6
Published by ALTEDA, z.ú., 1st edition, 2022
GOOD LIVES MODEL.
COMPLETE MANUAL FOR TEACHERS
This publication is an output of the unique project "Application of the Good-Lives-Model in the Czech Prison System" (hereinafter referred to as GLM). It is a long-term therapeutic programme for working with prisoners convicted of violent crime, which was piloted in the environment of six selected Czech prisons between 2019 and 2023. The project was implemented by the non-profit organization VOLONTÉ CZECH, o.p.s. in cooperation with the General Directorate of the Prison Service of the Czech Republic.
More information about the programme, including the set of 36 interviews "Therapy through the eyes of GLM" can be found on our official project website.
ISBN: 978-80-908686-8-7
Published by ALTEDA, z.ú., 1st edition, 2023