Traffic light coalition wants a new women’s shelter in Offenbach

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Possible building plots are to be examined in order to create more space. The women’s shelter currently has twelve rooms available.

The Offenbach women’s shelter, which is managed by the association “Women Helping Women eV”, currently has twelve rooms available. According to the Istanbul Convention, it is proposed to provide a so-called ‘Family Place’ for every 10,000 inhabitants. Since over 140,000 people now live in Offenbach, at least two places have been missing for a long time. Since the current women’s shelter is also in need of renovation and “does not meet the requirements for family-friendly standards”, the traffic light coalition of the SPD, Greens and FDP wants a new women’s shelter in the city.

In an application for the upcoming city council meeting on Thursday, the magistrate is asked to examine possible building plots and existing buildings. “Unfortunately, despite decades of commitment, the work of the women’s shelters has not become superfluous. On the contrary: During the pandemic, the problem became even more acute, as the significantly higher number of cases of domestic violence against women and children shows, “explain the group chairmen Helena Wolf (SPD), Sybille Schumann, Tobias Dondelinger (Greens) and Dominik In-laws (FDP). That is why the “new women’s refuge” project has been defined in the coalition agreement as a central project, and the initial plans are now being planned.

The CDU has requested in an amendment to include the actors of the association “Women Help Women eV”. In order to apparently take the wind out of the sails of this application, the coalition partners emphasized yesterday that the association should contribute its experience for the operation and the special requirements of a suitable property.

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