Professionals working in homelessness services are bound by the professional standards of social work, the concept of their institution, and the mission statement of their sponsoring organization. Their tasks and responsibilities are therefore subject to broader obligations. These "Golden Rules" were…
Together with Fritz Kola, we're once again calling for a social bottle deposit donation! So clear out your shared kitchen or basement and bring your empty deposit bottles and cans to the Cruise Center Baakenhöft in HafenCity (Kirchenpauerstraße, 20457 Hamburg) on August 20th and 21st…
Violence in Care: In 2021, the Karin and Walter Blüchert Memorial Foundation hosted its forum on "Violence in Everyday Life" for the third time. Visitors to the event were able to learn more about violence via livestream. The…
In autumn 2021, the Karin and Walter Blüchert Memorial Foundation launched a campaign to highlight the issue of discrimination in connection with the upcoming event "Everyday Violence." Missing person reports were filed across Hamburg for eight different individuals…
In November 2021, the Karin and Walter Blüchert Memorial Foundation hosted its fourth forum on the topic of "Everyday Violence." The focus was on discrimination, specifically addressing poverty, age, people with disabilities, and discrimination based on…
After three years of practical experience, we are taking stock at the QplusAlter symposium "Self-determined and well cared for – New support structures in the neighborhood." How has the living situation and participation situation of older people and their caregivers changed? What support arrangements are emerging and are they effective? What prerequisites…
On August 14th and 15th, 2021, the Karin and Walter Blüchert Memorial Foundation hosted the fourth annual "DOCK – Days Without Worries" event in Hamburg. 1,500 homeless and needy people attended the event. [The following appears to be unrelated and possibly a separate text fragment: "Needy people and people in need…"]
Even from stones that are thrown in your path, you can build something beautiful. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. At the end of 2020, Hoffnungsorte Hamburg and we, the Karin and Walter Blüchert Memorial Foundation, decided to address the challenge at that time, the closed…
Even from stones that are thrown in your path, you can build something beautiful. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. At the end of 2020, Hoffnungsorte Hamburg and the Karin and Walter Blüchert Memorial Foundation decided to extend their time of the challenge of closed day centers for the homeless…
No love is more sincere than the love of food. George Bernard Shaw. In December 2020, the food distribution landscape was characterized by unrest and uncertainty. Many people in need were struggling to access free food at that time…
