Where people of all Generations meet.

Where people of all
Generations meet.
www.mehrgenerationenhaeuser.de
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Where the generations meet:
450 Multigeneration Centres in Germany
Multigeneration Centres are places where young and old meet,
help one another and contribute their experiences and abilities.
These straightforward, uncomplicated drop-in centres transfer
the principles of the extended family into modern society.
They offer people of different ages and backgrounds the opportunity to get involved, to learn from one another and to experience
community life. In close cooperation with their local communities
and partners such as local businesses, charities and associations,
Multigeneration Centres link and complement the existing social
infrastructure of the area.
With many services including advice and consultations on offer,
they help to make work and family more compatible, assist with
care and support of family members and provide important
momentum to achieve better social cohesion.
From 2012 to 2016 the action programme Multigeneration Centres II of the Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens,
Women and Youth has supported around 450 centres nationwide.
Each centre specifically dedicates itself to four key areas: Old Age
and Care, Integration and Education, Provision and Procurement
of Household Services and Voluntary Involvement. Working across
and between the generations as well as the promotion of employability shape the services offered in all key areas.
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Active lives: Age and Care
Multigeneration Centres actively involve senior citizens and encourage them to take part in voluntary activities – especially during the
transition between work and retirement. They also support older
senior citizens, offering assistance and counselling to enable them to
live independently in familiar surroundings for longer. Close cooperation with regional care providers and Alzheimer‘s societies helps
dementia sufferers and those dependent on care, as well as their
families, to obtain advice and support.
“Helping young people with their homework twice a week and being able to
assist with maths exercises, give advice and share my rich experience, really
helps me flourish. It does me good to know that I‘m needed.” Gustav Meyer
(67), Volunteer at the Multigeneration Centre Freilassing (Bayern)
Practical help with everyday life
Homecare services make it easier for people in various phases of life
to deal with the challenges of home and work life. From gardeners
to cleaners to drivers, Multigeneration Centres offer or can connect
you with many quality-assured services, tailored to the needs of your
local area.
“Homecare services offer many advantages: for example, giving workers
more time to spend wth their families. Volunteers can quailfy themselves
professionally and further develop their social competencies – which
also provides an important opportunity for a return to employment.“
Anke Merbach, Managing Director of the Multigeneration Centre Gotha
(Thüringen)
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Integrate, encourage, educate:
Opportunites at Multigeneration Centres
Multigeneration Centres are places in which people can meet
and learn from one another, regardless of age or background.
With diverse educational and consulting services as well as language courses they also specifically encourage the integration of
migrants, actively involving people of different backgrounds in
the activities on offer and contributing to a harmonious inter
cultural exchange.
“Migrants are tightly integrated into the activities our Multigeneration
Centre offers. They teach sewing courses, prepare lunches and engage
with the people around them. This encourages not only a sense of community in the centre, but contributes to the general integration of everyone in the neighbourhood.” Heike Binne, Coordinator, Multigeneration
Centre Bremen
A Hub for Volunteering
For those interested in volunteering, Multigeneration Centres provide a central meeting point as well as many opportunities to get
involved. Interested parties of all ages will be advised and supported in their search for an appropriate activity and area. The centres
complement and connect existing offerings and are recognised
locations for those doing their Federal Voluntary Service. Helping
others strengthens social competencies and can often provide the
opportunity to gain an professional quailification – a first step for
many in the direction of the job market.
“In the Multigeneration Centre unknown possibilities revealed themselves. Through my voluntary work I was able to think about my career
and now even have a place to train as a home economist in the Multigeneration Centre!” Alexandra König (18), trainee, Multigeneration Centre
Merzig (Saarland)
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Open, engaged and generationspanning – Multigeneration Centres
“Multigeneration Centres are innovative locations as well as hubs of social infrastructure.
Here, people of all generations and stages of
life come together, get involved, and are able to
contribute their talents and abilities. The centres strengthen the cohesiveness of society and
create important momentum for good community life. This provides lasting benefits not only
to the participants, but to the the community
as well.”
Manuela Schwesig, Federal Minister for Family Affairs,
Senior Citizens, Women and Youth.
450 Central Community Drop-in Centres
On 1 January 2012 the action programme Multigeneration Centres II of the Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens,
Women and Youth was launched. Each of the approximately
450 centres involved in the action programme received an annual grant of 40,000 euros in the three years from 2012 to 2014. Of
this, 30,000 euros were supplied by the Federal Government and
the European Social Fund. In 2016, as was the case in 2015, the
Federal Government will provide the sum of 30,000 euros per
Multigeneration Centre and, as in previous years, 10,000 euros
will be provided by local councils or alternatively, state or district funds. You can find your nearest centre as well as how you
can get involved at: www.mehrgenerationenhaeuser.de
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