With the Early Help Network, the city of Freiburg supports expectant parents and families with children under the age of three by providing advice and assistance. This is more important than ever, because the corona pandemic, which has been going on for more than two years, is taking a heavy emotional toll on many families. Above all, the everyday life of young families has changed due to gaps in childcare, the loss of support from relatives, restricted exchange with other families, concerns about infection or existential worries.
The specialist centers in the network have adapted their offers for families with infants and small children to the situation: for example, counseling offers are also available via chat or video or are being moved outdoors. “In order to specifically relieve and support young families in the corona pandemic, the range of services has also been significantly expanded,” says Christine Buchheit, Mayor of Education. The Federal Ministry for Family Affairs’ “Catching up after Corona” funding program, which will run until the end of the year, has made nine offers possible for the Early Help Network:
– Let’s play! (Ana-)logical!
Expansion of playground meetings, toy rental and more
Workers’ Welfare District Association Freiburg:
https://awo-freiburg.de
– Coming into motion from freeze
Open mother-child group, baby care course and open baby meeting with a midwife
Social Service for Catholic Women Freiburg (SKF):
www.skf-freiburg.de
– Esperanza – Hope after Corona
Outdoor offer for families to experience nature and emotional first aid for recovery in Corona times
Gift of Life Freiburg:
www.donum-vitae-freiburg.de
– Language learning café for mothers with refugee experience
Caritas Freiburg City:
www.caritas-freiburg.de
– Loads.Free
Advice for parents in playgrounds
German Child Protection Association, district association Freiburg/Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald:
www.kinderschutzbund-freiburg.de
– Wellcome
Expanding volunteer support for families in the early years of a child’s life
Diakonisches Werk Freiburg:
www.drk-freiburg.de
– Open midwife consultation hours
Competence Center for Early Help:
www.freiburg.de/pb/228580.html
– Parents’ café in the women’s clinic
For patients and their partners
www.uniklinik-freiburg.de/frauenheilkunde.html
– Your assessment counts!
An offer for parents to assess the need for psychosocial support (for parents whose children are inpatients in a Freiburg children’s clinic)
Child protection center KIZ of the university hospital
www.uniklinik-freiburg.de/kinderklinik/behandlungsspektrum/kinderschutzzentrum-und-fruehe-hilfen.html
All offers are free for families. More information is available under the links mentioned or centrally from the Competence Center for Early Help at Fahnenbergplatz 4 (Mail: [email protected]; Tel. 0761 / 201-8555).
The team there is available Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and by appointment.
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