no city in austria boasts more monasteries than graz. they are all mendicant orders, charity and compassion flying at the very order of christianity. -- lying at the very heart of christianity. >> nowadays we need people to reveal their poverty and an open and honest manner. we must view it as an opportunity to give to others. >> this is 1 of the few places in graz where beggars are welcome, at a shelter. almost all of the roma who eat and sleep here come from a village in southern slovakia. they have been coming here for years. >> they are not here because they are lazy or don't want to work. they are here because the unemployment rate for roma and their homeland is 98%. there is not a family that does not go hungry at least once per month. >> we received 215 euros per month for 5 of us. then the authorities found out we had a 35-year-old car and did not give us social assistance for 6 months. so i came here with my son. it was a matter of survival. >> but many say there is no real poverty. they claim these people are members of organiz

graz roots -- grass roots, however, has committed to help us change this. we met with self-principles of the collective and commend them greatly on the tremendous community outreach. with that we recognize we have similar goals in improving the neighborhood and grass roots has committed to making financial contributio contributions. specifically, grass roots financial support will allow us to increase daytime security and maintenance with additional power watching and other information. >> thank you. >> and also retired washington, d.c. police officer and a former u.s. marshal so i would like to say some positive things on behalf of this project. and from the law enforcement perspective, this place seems to be running like any other normal business. the areas located are outside the building are at times the local inhabitants of the homeless people and drunks, derelicts there a lot, but as far as the grass roots establishment from the law enforcement and there has been no trouble and they check for i.d.'s and check when they get inside and verify the i.d.'s