Single Parents in
Frankfurt
INFORMATION AND ADDRESSES
DEPARTMENT OF WOMEN'S
AFFAIRS
Acknowledgements
Issuer
City of Frankfurt am Main
Department of Women's Affairs
Reference
Department of Women's Affairs
Hasengasse 4
60311 Frankfurt am Main
Telephone: + 49 (0)69 212 35319
Fax: +49 (0)69 212 30727
E-mail: [email protected]
Internet: http://www.frauenreferat.frankfurt.de
We do not claim the contents to be exhaustive and cannot
guarantee the accuracy of all statements.
Concept and Implementation
Bettina Eichorn, Department of Women's Affairs
Photos - The Department of Women's Affairs
Sonia Diaz and Esther Zeschky, both of Frankfurt
Design, illustration and text
Opak Frankfurt
Printing
Central-Druck Heusenstamm
As of 8/2010
FOREWORD FROM THE MAYOR
© City of Frankfurt am Main
Dear single mothers and fathers,
The times where “single” or divorced mothers were a small group are long gone. The population statistics show us
that at the end of 2009, there were about 15,000 single parents with children under 18 in our city. Relative to the total
number of 366,500 households in Frankfurt, that does not seem like much. The picture is different when looking at the
64,000 households with children: parents of single children are nearly a quarter of this population; 24 percent of all
families in Frankfurt, i.e. one in five children living in single parent families. It is also interesting that two-thirds of all
single parents are German, while one-third are foreign nationals. In both groups, the proportion of mothers to fathers
is the same: for every nine single mothers, there is one single father.
The lifestyles and circumstances behind the data are numerous and not suitable for stereotypes: single parents may
be separated, divorced or widowed. Some of you are quite happy as single parents, while others want a partner to
share the responsibility.
Many studies have shown an increased risk of poverty among single parents, especially mothers. The following are
listed as reasons for the lack of jobs: lower pay for women, the risks posed by lack of maintenance payments and the
issue of child care. Frankfurt has put a lot of effort into this area, and I am pleased that the expansion of child care has
progressed faster than expected - particularly in the number of childcare spaces for children under three years of age.
In addition to structural changes, a general life skills handout has been requested. “Alleinerziehende in Frankfurt –
Informationen und Adressen” [“Single Parents in Frankfurt - Information and Addresses”] will inform you of the existing
services offered to single parents in Frankfurt as well as assist you in finding a suitable match, if needed.
Yours truly,
Jutta Ebeling
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Dear readers,
Frankfurt is a city with a wide range of services to offer. Sometimes this can be a problem: you just cannot be aware
of everything there is. It is especially disappointing if an existing service could improve your situation. This is why we
created our new guide.
“Alleinerziehende in Frankfurt” [“Single parents in Frankfurt”] provides information on benefits and services that fathers
and mothers should be aware of. It also contains the addresses where you can find more information and, if
appropriate, where you can make a request. We also hope that professionals from various fields will find useful
information in our brochure for their work. We know that statements sometimes have a limited shelf life, such as if
legal situations – like current custody rights – or rules change. In some cases, they may even be changing as you are
reading. However, we wanted to give a better orientation, not just concrete facts and figures. See our Frauen-Guide
[Women's Guide] for more addresses that might be useful to you.
We thank the local Frankfurt chapter of the “Verband alleinerziehender Mütter und Väter” [Association of Single
Mothers and Fathers], which has provided us with its assessments and expertise from years of consulting and
lobbying work. A big thank you also goes out to all employees in offices, institutions and initiatives, who answered
thousands of questions in a patient, competent and friendly manner. We hope that our new brochure is useful to you,
and welcome your feedback.
© Department of Women's Affairs
© Department of Women's Affairs
Gabriele Wenner
Director of the Department of Women's Affairs
Bettina Eichhorn
Secretary for Education and Employment
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INTRODUCTION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF WOMEN'S AFFAIRS …
FOREWORD 3
INTRODUCTION
4
SEPARATION AND DIVORCE
Advice and help 7
Legal advice
Custody 9
Access rights
Maintenance law 10
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9
TIP Yellow Pages for families and children
10
PUBLIC SERVICES
Pension for widows and half-orphans
Parental benefits 12
12
Unemployment benefit I
12
TIP Caroline Hansellmann Foundation
Unemployment benefit II 14
Social welfare
16
Child benefit
16
Supplementary child allowance
17
Maintenance advance and deficiency
Tax relief
17
Housing benefit 18
Frankfurt-Pass
18
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TIP Orphanage Foundation
18
EMPLOYMENT AND CAREER
Advice and guidance
19
Returning to work
20
Education/training and qualifications
21
Promoting further education
22
Academic, vocational and higher education 23
German as a second language
24
CHILD CARE
Child care facilities and day care 25
Registration and admission to the day care centre
26
TIP Creative Fashion Workshop 26
Parent fees at day care centres
28
Day care options and fees 28
Additional options for child care
29
TIP Newfoundland
29
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HOUSING
30
TIP Frankfurt Social Market
30
HEALTH, ILLNESS, PREVENTION
TIP Family Market
Early development
32
Sick child/sick parent
32
Treatments and Health Counselling
33
PREGNANCY AND MATERNITY LEAVE
Pregnancy and abortion counselling
Material assistance for pregnant women
Maternity leave and maternity benefits
Preventive services, prenatal care 37
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NON-GERMAN RESIDENTS
Residency and family law 38
Separation and divorce
39
Parental custody and visitation rights
Maintenance
40
Fear of child abduction
40
Public Services 41
Advice and help 42
Legal advice
42
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COUNSELLING AND HELP
TIP Frankfurt Table 43
Educational advice/ advice for parents, children, young people 44
If you are disabled
45
In cases of domestic violence
46
If unemployed or in debt 46
EDUCATION AND CONTACT
48
VACATION, HOLIDAY, FREE TIME
ADDRESSES
49
52
RECOMMENDATIONS
63
TIP Culture Pass 49
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CONTENTS ...
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SEPARATION AND
DIVORCE
Separation and divorce brings huge demands, from finding a new perspective to re-organizing everyday life, as well
as resolving legal and financial issues. It is not always possible to find an amicable resolution to problems. In the
following you can find details about counselling and legal services in addition to some important family rights laws.
ADVICE AND HELP
The Children and Youth Services Act guarantees all parents, children and young people free, confidential and expert
advice and support in all matters of raising children and of living together, for questions about partnership, separation
and divorce, and for questions about parental custody, access and maintenance. You can contact any of the nine
social welfare offices, 15 educational guidance centres (see page 44) as well as a number of other advisory services.
Sozialrathäuser [social welfare offices], Kinder- und Jugendhilfe Sozialdienst [child and youth social services]
Erziehungsberatungsstellen [educational guidance centres]
Pro Familia
Counselling and Meetings for Women, Caritasverband Frankfurt [Caritas Association Frankfurt]
Beratungsstelle für Frauen [Women's Counselling Centre] at the Diakonisches Werk Frankfurt
Evangelisches Zentrum für Beratung und Therapie [Evangelical Centre for Counselling and Therapy]
Crisis and Counselling at the Haus der Volksarbeit
Internationales Familienzentrum [International Family Centre]
Familienzentrum Monikahaus [Monikahaus Family Centre]
Arbeitskreis Partnerschaftskrise, Trennung, Scheidung [Working Group for Partnership Crises, Separation and
Divorce] (fee-based)
Väteraufbruch für Kinder [Fathers' Initiative for Children]
Informationszentrum für Männerfragen [Information Centre for Men's Questions]
Verband binationaler Familien und Partnerschaften, iaf [Bi-national Families and Partnerships Association, iaf]
Verband alleinerziehender Mütter und Väter [Association of Single Mothers and Fathers] (VAMV)
You can also use the free and anonymous telephone counselling help line twenty-four hours a day, seven days a
week:
Telephone 0800 1110111 or 0800 1110222
LEGAL ADVICE
Social welfare offices and information centres provide information on the broad guidelines of the law. Binding
individual advice may only be provided by solicitors, as required by laws governing legal consultation. Legal advice
and legal clarification of rights are always provided at a cost. Those with low incomes
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may be entitled to legal aid and procedural cost assistance. The application for legal aid must be filed with the district court.
If it is approved, you will receive a certificate of eligibility with which you can go to a solicitor of your choice. Subject to the
current individual contribution of €10, they shall be obligated to provide qualified legal advice. Under certain conditions, the
court and legal costs of a trial are borne by the Treasury.
Amtsgericht [district court], Rechtsantragsstelle [legal claims office]
Legal advice for low-income residents provided in German for €10 or without charge
Rechtsauskunftsstelle des Frankfurter Anwaltsvereins [Frankfurt Bar Association Legal Advice Centre]
Addresses of specialist solicitors (in all subject areas and in many languages) are available at www.anwaltsauskunft.de
Some counselling centres regularly organise free or inexpensive counselling appointments by solicitors specialising in family
law, for example
Verband alleinerziehender Mütter und Väter [Association of Single Mothers and Fathers]
Beratungsstelle für Frauen [Women's Counselling Centre] at the Diakonisches Werk Frankfurt
Verband binationaler Familien und Partnerschaften, iaf [Bi-national Families and Partnerships Association], iaf
(international family law)
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SEPARATION AND DIVORCE ...
Legal advice for children and young people, either on their own or accompanied by parents, for all children's questions, not
just family law issues, at
Frankfurter Kinderbüro [Frankfurt Children's Office]
Deutscher Kinderschutzbund [German Child Protection Association]
CUSTODY
Upon separation/divorce, married parents generally have the same parental concerns as any other parent. Decisions of
fundamental importance must be made by both parents by mutual agreement. Day-to-day matters are decided by the parent
with whom the child normally resides. Counselling and support for a shared custody and access plan can be found at
Sozialrathäuser [social welfare offices], Kinder- und Jugendhilfe Sozialdienst [child and youth social services]
Counselling centres (see above)→
→ solicitor
Common custody arrangements don't always prove to be the best solution. Therefore, full or partial parental custody can be
transferred to one parent on request.
Amtsgericht [district court], Familiengericht [Family Court] department
If the parents are not married to each other upon the birth of a child, the mother automatically has sole custody - unless she
agrees to joint custody (through the youth welfare office or a notary). This affidavit also applies in the event of separation. It
can only be reversed through a judicial proceeding at the request of a parent.
Amtsgericht [district court], Familiengericht [Family Court] department
(Amendment to BVG [Federal Constitutional Court] Judgement of 03.08.2010 is being prepared)
There are special provisions for unmarried teenage mothers. The custody can be transferred to the adult father of the child or
to the grandparents (in a common household); otherwise the youth welfare office is the official guardian.
ACCESS RIGHTS
The parent who is not living with the child has a right of access to the child. The child himself/herself has a right to have
contact with both parents. The specific contact arrangements need to be determined by the parents together. Support from
Sozialrathäuser [social welfare offices], Kinder- und Jugendhilfe Sozialdienst [child and youth social services]
Counselling centres (see above)
Solicitor
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If the parents cannot agree upon access to their child, the option of chaperoned visits exists.
Sozialrathaus [social welfare office], Kinder- und Jugendhilfe Sozialdienst [child and youth social services]
Amtsgericht [district court], Familiengericht [Family Court] department
MAINTENANCE LAW
A new maintenance law has been in place since 2008. The priority is support for the child, regardless of whether his/her
parents are or were married. The maintenance for the supervising parent (spousal support for married parents or maintenance
for unmarried parents) is subordinated. The goal is that after a separation or divorce, both parents should have individual
responsibility for their livelihood.
The parent who does not regularly care for the child must pay child support. The amount is determined by the disposable
income of the parent obliged to pay maintenance and the child's age, with amounts determined in the “Düsseldorfer Tabelle”
[“Düsseldorf Table”]. The legal minimum support is currently €317 for children from 0 to 5, €364 for children from 6 to 11 and
€426 for children from 12 to 17 years. The minimum rate for adult children still in school is €488. The maintenance may each
be reduced by half the child benefit. For unmarried parents, paternity must be known or proven in order to assert a valid
maintenance claim.
TIP
TIP Gelbe Seiten Familie & Kind [Yellow Pages for Families and Children]
- new as of end of October 2010
The directory for families in Frankfurt and Offenbach is a project of Trifels Verlag in
collaboration with the Frankfurt Children's Office. With more than 6,000 addresses on
the topics of health, advice & assistance / offices & agencies, support and learning,
arts & entertainment / games & sports, shopping and entertainment / dining &
drinking. The directory is distributed free or charge in hospitals, kindergartens,
schools, medical practices, businesses, retailers, at events and, for example, at the
Frankfurt Children's Office as well.
Upon request: Trifels Verlag, telephone 29999-0
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SEPARATION AND DIVORCE ...
The maintenance claims for the child from the liable parent can be taken over by the youth welfare office within the scope of
an advisory guardian. The guardian helps to file the claims as well as in establishing paternity. This applies to children of all
nationalities who reside in Germany.
Sozialrathäuser [social welfare offices], Kinder- und Jugendhilfe Wirtschaftsdienst [child and youth economic services]
If you continue to experience difficulties, you can pursue child support through the courts. This is also true under joint custody
arrangements. In these cases, you must have the youth welfare office advisor or legal assistance intervene.
Amtsgericht [District Court], Abteilung Familiengericht [Family Court department]
If the child support is not paid regularly or is insufficient, single parents may apply for a maintenance advance or deficiency
under the maintenance advance law. This will be paid for up to 72 months or until the child is 12 years of age. Children under
6 receive €133, after that, €180. This applies to children of all nationalities who reside in Germany.
Sozialrathäuser [social welfare offices], Kinder- und Jugendhilfe Wirtschaftsdienst [child and youth economic services]
The parent providing for the child is entitled to spousal or maintenance support, as long as the employment does not
interfere with caring for the child. This applies up to the child's third birthday, in some cases even longer. After the child's
third birthday, the parent has a fundamental obligation to work, though not necessarily full-time. If, for example, your child
needs intensive care due to illness or if institutional child care is inadequate, this can also impact your maintenance as well as
your employment for many years, as child care has been deferred and returning to work is very difficult.
In many cases, when the “excess” of the other parent and the maintenance of your child are taken into account, you will be
given no or inadequate maintenance. For more detailed advice:
Sozialrathäuser [social welfare offices], Kinder- und Jugendhilfe Wirtschaftsdienst [child and youth economic services]
Counselling centres (see above)
Solicitor
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PUBLIC
SERVICES
The state benefits that you are entitled to must, as a rule, be distributed individually. The following serves as an initial guide.
All relevant institutions are obligated to provide comprehensive counselling.
PENSION FOR WIDOWS AND HALF-ORPHANS
The widow/widower is entitled to benefits if he/she is able to prove that the deceased spouse has contributed to the
insurance of contribution/substitute periods of the pension scheme for five years. The benefits also apply if the married couple
lived separately. The following are taken into account when determining the amount and duration of the pension: age and
employability of the survivors, raising a child up to 18 years of age or caring for a disabled child, as well as his/her own
income. The deceased parent must also have fulfilled the five-year waiting period for payment of the half-orphan pension (up
to 18 years of age; under certain conditions up to 27 years). For information and advice
Deutsche Rentenversicherung [German Pension Insurance]
Versicherungsamt der Stadt Frankfurt [City of Frankfurt Insurance Department]
PARENTAL BENEFITS
Single parents have the option of receiving 14 months of parental benefits. Those who are employed or self-employed receive
67 percent of their former taxable net income/net profits up to €1800. For those on low-incomes and those who are employed
part-time with net incomes under €1000, a higher percentage is calculated. Those who did not have any earned income before
the birth of the child – recipients of ALG [unemployment benefit] II, students, housewives, or mothers with an extended career
break – receive minimum parental benefits of €300. This amount will not be included in the calculation for ALG II, housing
benefit or maintenance payments. Upon request, the calculated monthly amount can be divided in two and the corresponding
disbursement periods doubled. Please note: parental benefits will be deducted from ALG II recipients in 2011.
Hessisches Amt für Versorgung und Soziales, Elterngeldstelle [Hessian Department for Care and Social Benefits, Parental
Benefits Office]
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT I
There are two different services and responsibilities for those who are unemployed and those seeking employment:
unemployment benefit I from the Agentur für Arbeit [Employment Agency] and unemployment benefit II from the Rhein-Main
Jobcenter GmbH.
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Unemployment benefit I (ALG I) is an insurance benefit based on the Sozialgesetzbuch [Social Security Code] III (SGB III). It
is a temporary payment to someone who is unemployed, who has registered with the Employment Agency as being unemployed
and who meets the qualifying period for the coverage, meaning that within the two years prior to registering as unemployed,
they have contributed at least 12 months of unemployment insurance premiums. Unemployed persons with at least one child
receive 67 percent of their fixed net income. The duration of benefits up to 50 years of age is a maximum of 12 months; after
50 years of age the benefit rises to a maximum of 24 months. Being unemployed, you will only be hired if you are available to
work, that means you must always have child care secured! To ensure your claims, you must renew your unemployment status
at least every three months.
Important: Your unemployment benefit is based on your last income, provided you have paid at least 150 days/five months of
unemployment insurance in the last two years. Otherwise a fictional, often lower value is used as the basis for measurement.
Your 67 percent can also be much lower than expected, for example if you are unemployed after an extended period of parental
leave.
Also: The amount of unemployment benefit is also determined by how many hours a week you would like to work! If you have
worked full-time before your unemployment and are now just looking for a part-time position,
TIP
One-time assistance of the Caroline Hansellmann-Stiftung [Caroline Hansellmann
Foundation]
The sole purpose of this independent foundation is support for single mothers (and now single
fathers as well) and their children. You must be “needy”; however, the income limits are more
generous in size than in other cases. Support will be provided in the form that makes your life
easier, for example furniture, household items, clothing or necessary medical treatment.
Informal requests should be directed to the Jugend- und Sozialamt [Youth and Social Welfare
Office], Stiftungsverwaltung [Foundation Assistance], Eschersheimer Landstraße 241–249,
60320 Frankfurt, Tel. 212 35171
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your unemployment benefit is reduced to reflect your intended work extent.
Accurate information on the calculation of unemployment benefit I for individual cases is available through the Employment
Agency counselling service - not just for when you are unemployed, but also for impending unemployment and other changes
to your employment situation, such as for questions about severance agreements, off-periods or employment during parental
leave.
Agentur für Arbeit [Employment Agency], hotline 01801 555 111, charges apply
Filing for unemployment and application for ALG I at
Agentur für Arbeit Frankfurt [Frankfurt Employment Agency], in the East, South and North client centres or in the
Geschäftsstelle Höchst [Höchst Business Centre].
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT II
Unemployment benefit II (ALG II) is a public service based on the Social Security Code II (SGB II).
In order to qualify, you must be 15 to 64 years old, able to work and in need of assistance; i.e. if you are healthy enough to
complete at least three hours of daily work and cannot support your existence on your own. The spouse, partner and children
up to 25 years of age who are eligible to claim benefits can also qualify.
The claim covers the cost of living, health insurance, adequate housing and heating as well as additional requirement
supplements and one-time services. In addition, those who earn very little or receive very little ALG I can receive an increased
ALG II. In determining the benefit, the incomes and assets of all members of the group receiving the benefit are taken into
account. Child benefit and maintenance are charged in full; there are exemptions for earned income. Under certain conditions
when transitioning from ALG I to ALG II, there is a surcharge paid to ensure a smooth transition for two years. Please note:
this temporary surcharge is likely to be phased out in 2011.
The standard benefits are currently (as of 08/2010)
€359 for individuals/single parents,
€323 for adult partners,
€215 for children aged 0 to 5 years,
€251 for children aged 6 to 13,
€287 for young people aged from 14 years to adulthood,
€287 for young adults aged 18 to 25 years who live at home with their parents - or have moved out without agreement from
the funding agency.
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Single parents have additional needs, meaning a more regular additional contribution. Depending on the number and ages of
children, that equates to between €61 and €129 per month.
Upon request, costs for overnight field trips for children are covered. Every child (up to 25 years of age) who is attending a
general education or vocational school and does not have an education allowance will receive a school starter package of
€100 per school year, which will be paid each August regularly. The perception of right of access after separation or divorce
should also be ensured at an appropriate level (individual assessment of travel and accommodation costs).
There is a one-time subsidy available for home furnishings upon request. This is provided for cases such as when there is no
(sufficient) furniture available after separating and moving out of the shared flat
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or if a young pregnant woman or single parent moves out from the family of origin to establish her own first household.
Pregnant women are also entitled to additional services, see chapter “Pregnancy and Maternity Benefits”.
Even someone who does not receive benefits under the Social Security Code II currently can, under certain conditions, receive
one-time services and additional requirement supplements. For example, this may apply to students. The employees at the
Rhein-Main Jobcenter GmbH can advise you further.
By the end of 2010, following a decision by the Federal Constitutional Court, the standard benefits for children and young
people in particular will be reviewed and possibly revised or supplemented with additional services.
Counselling on unemployment benefit II and applications at
Rhein-Main Jobcenter, Höchst, North, East, South and West job centres
SOCIAL WELFARE
Assistance for livelihood, basic insurance in old age and for disability (social welfare) are state benefits based on the Social
Security Code XII. Needy people who are (permanently) incapable of working at full-earning capacity, i.e. cannot earn a living,
are entitled to standard benefits to meet everyday needs plus reasonable accommodation and heating costs. The services are
comparable to those under unemployment benefit II. Single parents are also entitled to additional requirement benefits,
reimbursement for overnight school trips for their children and the school starter package as well as subsidies for home
furnishings.
Sozialrathäuser [social welfare offices], Soziale Hilfen Wirtschaftsdienst [social welfare economic services]
CHILD BENEFIT
Child benefit exists for all children whose children have their primary residence in Germany. It provides €184 each for the first
and second child, €190 for the third child and €215 for each additional child. All children up to 18 years of age will be counted
for children in apprenticeships and studies up to 25 years of age and for unemployed children up to 21 years of age if they are
looking for apprenticeships. Civil or military service may also result in extending benefits. For children who cannot support
themselves because of a disability, it will be paid indefinitely.
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The child benefit is paid to the parent with whom the child resides. The parent obligated to make cash maintenance payments
may reduce their maintenance payments to half of the child benefit. Public service employees will receive the child benefit
with their salary, all other parents must apply for it.
Familienkasse der Agentur für Arbeit [Employment Agency Family Fund]
SUPPLEMENTARY CHILD ALLOWANCE
Parents with low incomes can receive a supplementary child allowance in addition to their child benefit (for unmarried children
until their 25th birthday) of up to €140 per child. The prerequisite is that they are able to cover their own expenses with their
income, but cannot cover those of the child or children. The supplementary child allowance is intended to prevent filing for
ALG II. Maintenance and maintenance payments, however, will be charged in full. Those receiving the supplementary child
allowance can also apply for housing benefit. The calculation requires extensive counselling in many cases.
Familienkasse der Agentur für Arbeit [Employment Agency Family Fund]
MAINTENANCE ADVANCE AND DEFICIENCY
If the child support is not paid regularly or is insufficient, single parents may apply for a maintenance advance or deficiency
under the maintenance advance law. This will be paid for up to 72 months or until the child is 12 years of age. Children under
6 years of age receive €133, older child receive €180. This applies to children of all nationalities who reside in Germany.
Sozialrathäuser [social welfare offices], Wirtschaftsdienst für Kinder- und Jugendhilfe [child and youth economic services]
TAX RELIEF
Check your tax class - tax class 1 or 2 is correct depending on the specific situation. Those who were in tax class 5 while
married should change this immediately upon separation; all wage replacement benefits are based on net income and are
significantly lower in tax class 5.
Single parents in tax class 2 are entitled to a relief amount equal to €1308 a year. The Tax Office also recognises incomerelated child care expenses for children up to 14 years old, up to a maximum of €4,000 per year, per child. (Collect evidence!)
More information available from → Tax Office
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HOUSING BENEFIT
Housing benefit is available as a subsidy for rent or as “charge grants” for owner-occupied homes where the income does not
exceed a certain amount and is not sufficient to cover the rent (or the accepted maximum rent).
Someone who receives ALG II or social welfare is not entitled to claim housing benefit.
Amt für Wohnungswesen [Department of Housing]
FRANKFURT-PASS
The Frankfurt-Pass is a service of the City of Frankfurt for low income households with primary residence in Frankfurt. The
holder is entitled to many benefits: the Youth and Social Welfare Office's holiday card and the city library can be used free of
charge; the entrance to swimming pools, zoo and palm garden costs €1 for adults and €0.50 for children. The entry fee is
halved for many other city events and offerings. Courses at adult education centres and RMV monthly tickets are also reduced.
The income limits are €1125 net for two-person households, €256 for each additional person. Those who receive ALG II, social
welfare or ALG I and fall under the income limit are also eligible. The Frankfurt-Pass must be requested at the social welfare
office in your catchment area.
Sozialrathäuser [social welfare offices], information centres
TIP
One-time help from the Orphanage Foundation
A new bed or a new desk because the old furniture has become too small, after-school care or
orthodontic treatment - the Orphanage Foundation can provide grants for all kinds of things for
children of single parents.
The foundation grants are usually not sufficient for all needs. But in any case you can give it a try,
give us a call!
Stiftung Waisenhaus [Orphanage Foundation], information office for ambulatory funding, Tel.
298003 37
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EMPLOYMENT
AND
CAREER
ADVICE AND GUIDANCE
The need for counselling and vocational (re-) orientation can arise from a variety of reasons, separation and divorce are just
some of them. Perhaps you are also unemployed and looking for work. Or you had children very early and therefore have not
obtained job qualifications. You may be dissatisfied with your work and are looking for a change. You may have immigrated to
Germany and are looking for work for the first time. Depending on the situation, you have several options.
If in the last few years you have been unemployed or underemployed and are now looking for a position, or even if you do have
a job and are looking for a change, you can make an appointment for a personal interview at the employment office.
Agentur für Arbeit [Employment Agency], Tel. 01801 555111 (charges apply)
If you are unemployed and receive ALG I and no benefits, you will be advised at your local employment office, by appointment.
If you receive ALG II, the staff at your local job centre will advise you through your personal contact persons.
Rhein-Main Jobcenter GmbH, hotline 069 2171 3493 (local call charges apply)
You can also visit a counselling centre, which specialises in issues of professional development and (further) education. There
you can give a detailed account of your current situation, your desires for the future and your goals. The City of Frankfurt
Department of Women's Affairs promotes various education providers to assist you in identifying your skills and developing
new perspectives:
beramí - is especially familiar with migrant women's situations
Frauen-Softwarehaus - counsels with a focus on IT skills
jumpp Frauenbetriebe - supports the leap into independence
Verein zur beruflichen Förderung von Frauen [Association for the Professional Advancement of Women] - supports “New
Ways, New Plans”
Expert advice has been offered for many years in the areas of school, work and study under the training advice of the
Walter-Kolb Stiftung [Walter Kolb Foundation]
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The “Hessencampus Frankfurt” Initiative is relatively new; starting at the “Bildungszemtrum Ostend/Volkshochschule Frankfurt”
[“Ostend Education Centre/Frankfurt Adult Education Centre”], the programme advises participants on training and lifelong
learning.
Bildungsberatung Hessencampus Frankfurt [Hessencampus Frankfurt Educational Counselling]
As a migrant, you can also obtain information about schools, education, careers and employment at
Migrant counselling centres
Jugendmigrationsdienste [Youth Migration Services] (up to 27 years of age)
In addition, many (further) education providers and institutional counsellors have their own offerings; they already have many
clarifications spelled out.
RETURNING TO WORK
Those who were not working for family reasons who wish to be employed once again must answer several questions. The person
responsible for labour market equality at the Employment Agency gives you the opportunity of a regularly scheduled
meeting regarding your return to work. She has also organised a free lecture series on topics of interest entitled Biz and
Donna. All dates are on the “Veranstaltungen” page at www.arbeitsagentur.de. The brochure “Durchstarten – Familie und
Beruf” [Get up - Family and Work] and the information sheet 18 “Frauen
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und Beruf” [Women and Work] provide condensed information on all important issues. You can find many other materials in
each client centre of the Employment Agency, in the “BIZ” career information centre and at www.arbeitsagentur.de >
Bürgerinnen und Bürger > Chancengleichheit > Wiedereinstieg in den Beruf. A wealth of other information on the topic can be
found on the pilot portal www.perspektive-wiedereinstieg.de
For women receiving ALG II, there is an information event entitled “Erfolgreich ins Erwerbsleben” [“Success in
Employment”] held several times a year at the Rhein-Main Jobcenter GmbH, where basic questions of career transition and
returning to work are discussed. Invitations to this event are in writing.
Important: Both the Employment Agency and the job centres offer special arrangements for return to work as well as working
life. Information on these events can be obtained from employment consultants at the Employment Agency or through personal
contacts at the job centre - and additionally at the educational providers mentioned above - beramí, Frauen-Softwarehaus,
jumpp and the Association for the Professional Advancement of Women.
These organisations have been working in cooperation with the State of Hesse and the European Social Fund in the “Netzwerk
Wiedereinstieg” [“Re-entry Network”] since 2009 and can provide countless additional services for returning to work initially limited until the end of 2011. It is basically irrelevant whether you are a housewife and mother or if you are
unemployed and looking for work. Specific information about these offerings is provided by each of the associations mentioned
or at www.new-hessen.de
EDUCATION/TRAINING AND QUALIFICATIONS
Both the employment agency and the job centres offer different types of arrangements that are carried out by support
organisations responsible for education, training and employment.
Since 1998, the Association for the Professional Advancement of Women has had experience with part-time training for
(single) young mothers. There are currently two types of training with different approaches and different professions, each
with a 30-hour per week training period, IHK [Chamber of Commerce] qualification and educational support to cope with the
demands of child rearing and education. Both forms are aimed at young women under 27 who have not completed vocational
training; one is especially for young single mothers, the other for young mothers with or without a partner. The exact
requirements can be found at
Verein zur beruflichen Förderung von Frauen [Association for the Professional Advancement of Women]
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There are no special offerings through the employment agency for single parents. Training and qualification arrangements
for part-time and full-time work with reduced hourly requirements make it possible to balance work and family. To participate,
you must already have day care arrangements worked out.
Rhein-Main Jobcenter GmbH offers a series of solutions specifically for single parents, some of them are for young mothers
under 25, but there also options for women who are interested beyond that age. In the following examples, child care is either
offered directly or you will be assisted in arranging child care.
“Zukunft mit Kind und Beruf” [“Future with children and work”] is a four-month orientation project including internship at →
berami
for young mothers up to 25 years of age who have not graduated from school or a training programme.
“Frauen am Start” [“Women at the start”] is for single mothers with children over 3 years of age which includes six months of
child care from → Berlitz Berufsservice
“Stark mit Kind” [“Strong with Children”] is for pregnant women and young mothers with children under 3 years of age and
provides personalised transition over the course of a year.
Diakonisches Werk Frankfurt
Under Social Security Code II, “specific family circumstances” such as care of children or dependants must also be taken into
consideration. Therefore, many activities take place part-time, and child care is arranged for. The arrangements will be made,
enhanced or terminated depending on demand. Access is always arranged through the personal contact persons at the job
centres. Just ask!
PROMOTING FURTHER EDUCATION
You can find an overview of the offerings for professional development and providers on the following websites:
www.bildungsnetz-rhein-main.de
www.hessen-weiterbildung.de
www.weiterbildunghessen.de
www.arbeitsagentur.de > Berufs- und Bildungsinformationen > Kursnet
Some courses and arrangements for unemployed persons can be arranged through the Employment Agency as well as the job
centres. Some are for people who “self-pay”, but a large number have been subsidised for employees for some time now.
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The state of Hesse awards “training vouchers” valued up to €500 for employees in small and medium-sized companies who do
not have a recognised degree for their current professional activities or are over the age of 45. There is advice available on this
topic at 13 different institutions in Frankfurt. You can find them at www.qualifizierungschecks.de
The Federal Ministry of Education and Research promotes continuing education with an “education bonus” of up to max. €500
- even for employees on parental leave or people with low incomes who also receive ALG II! More information in Frankfurt at
Walter-Kolb-Stiftung [Walter Kolb Foundation] and → Bildungsberatung Hessencampus Frankfurt [Hessencampus Frankfurt
Educational Counselling]
Information also available at www.bildungsprämie.de
Last, but not least: the “Upgrading Further Education Assistance Act,” also called “Meister-BAföG”, provides professional
development regardless of income which is funded through grants and cheap loans. Single parents receive a subsidy for child
care expenses of €113 a month without proof of cost for each child under 10 years of age; for children with disabilities there
is no age limit.
Free information from the Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung [Federal Ministry of Education and Research] at Tel.
0800 6223634 or at www.meister-bafoeg.de
ACADEMIC, VOCATIONAL AND HIGHER EDUCATION
Information about late acquisition of school qualifications (primary or secondary school certificates, school-leaving
qualification) or “second chance education” is available for example at the following:
Walter-Kolb-Stiftung [Walter Kolb Foundation]
Bildungsberatung Hessencampus Frankfurt [Hessencampus Frankfurt Educational Counselling]
Verein zur beruflichen Förderung von Frauen [Association for the Professional Advancement of Women]
beramí
Migration counselling centres
Jugendmigrationsdienste [Youth Migration Services] (for young adults up to 27 years of age)
If you have obtained educational or professional qualifications abroad, you can have these recognised. Unfortunately, the
recognition of foreign degrees is a difficult topic as the paths differ, for example depending on occupation and country of
origin. Assistance is provided at the counselling centres listed above. For good general information, visit www.beruflicheanerkennung.de. The “Anerkennung von Schul-, Berufs- und Hochschulabschlüssen in Hessen” [“Recognition of Academic,
Vocational and Higher Education Qualifications in Hesse”] handbook provides a detailed overview for Hesse, which you can
order free of charge from → beramí
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GERMAN AS A SECOND LANGUAGE
For economic independence, you usually need sufficient knowledge of German. There are various ways to learn or improve your
skills.
The integration courses (Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge [Federal Office for Migration and Refugees]) have served
recent immigrants and taught basic language skills since 2005. Those who have already lived here for some time are also
allowed to participate, and even those who have with German nationality. The courses last from 600 to max. 1200 hours and
end with a final test. One hour costs €1. The job centre may require you to take the course to improve your likelihood of
employment; in this case, participation is free. Other ALG II recipients can apply for exemption from charges. Certain providers
offer courses only for women, courses with child care or literacy courses. Detailed information can be found at
www.integrationskurse-frankfurt.de or at
Migration counselling centres
Jugendmigrationsdienste [Youth Migration Services]
The project “Mama lernt Deutsch – Papa auch” [“Mummy is learning German - Daddy too”] helps parents, especially
mothers, who want to improve their German so that for example they can understand their children's schooling situation or the
educational system as a whole. All courses take place in small groups with child care near the home, usually in the morning, in
schools and day care centres with many women's only courses. 300 hours will be provided; for literacy, 450 hours. These are
well suited as preparation for the integration courses. Information available at:
VHS Volkshochschule Frankfurt [VHS Frankfurt Adult Education Centre]
Lehrerkooperative [Teaching Cooperative]
Those who wish to improve their German for the job market can take part in the Berufsbezogene Deutschförderung [JobRelated German Education Programme] (Federal Department for Migration and Refugees). An integration course is generally a
prerequisite. The courses last for six months; part-time courses can take up to one year, and consist of German lessons and
specialised teaching, work experience and company visits. They are free of charge. If you receive ALG I or are registered as
unemployed, information is available at
Employment Agency
If you receive ALG II, information is available at your job centre
Rhein-Main Jobcenter GmbH
If you need to improve your German to keep your position, your employer can contact
Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge [Federal Department for Migration and Refugees]
You can of course also improve your German skills at one of many language schools. Special deals and discounts (such as for
the unemployed or with the Frankfurt-Pass) at:
VHS Volkshochschule Frankfurt [Frankfurt Adult Education Centre]
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CHILD
CARE
CHILD CARE FACILITIES AND DAY CARE
Frankfurt has a rich and varied offering of care services for children of all ages which is constantly expanding. Child care
facilities (crèches, toddler playrooms, kindergartens, alternative nurseries and schools, after-school care, etc.) care for
children from 0 to 12 years. In schools, there are also an increasing number of spaces in day care and afternoon care for
school children, especially for small children. Communal, religious and charitable organisations with varying profiles offer
parents a wide range of care, education and parenting options for their children, to help them to combine family and work.
For information about child care from A-Z, visit the city website www.frankfurt.de/kinderbetreuung and
www.stadtschulamt.stadt-frankfurt.de
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The “Kita-Wegweiser Frankfurt am Main” [“Frankfurt am Main Day Care Centre Guide”] brochure provides concise
information about the entire field of child care in Frankfurt. It was offered for the first time in spring 2010 and was distributed
by the Frankfurt City Department of Education and Journal Frankfurt. For a stamped addressed envelope (DIN A4, €1.45 postage,
keyword “Kita-Wegweiser”), it is available at
Stadtschulamt Frankfurt [Frankfurt City Department of Education], Bürgerservice [Resident Services]
Information specific to the city day care centres available at
Städtische Kitas [city day care centres] or at www.staedtischekitas.frankfurt.de
Information about day care centres offered by religious or volunteer organisations available at
Arbeiterwohlfahrt Kreisverband Frankfurt [Frankfurt Workers' Welfare Association], Abt. Kinderbetreuung [Child Care
Department]
BVZ Beratungs- und Verwaltungszentrum [BVZ Counselling and Administrative Centre]
Caritasverband Frankfurt [Caritas Association Frankfurt], Referat Kindertagesstätten [Department of Day Care Centres]
Diakonisches Werk Frankfurt, Arbeitsbereich Kindertagesstätten [area of operations - day care centres]
Jüdische Gemeinde Frankfurt am Main [Frankfurt am Main Jewish Community]
Lehrerkooperative [Teaching Cooperative]
Sozialpädagogischer Verein zur familienergänzenden Erziehung [Social Education Association for Extended Family
Parenting]
A list of all free community playgroups and alternative nurseries and schools is available at
LAG Freie Kinderarbeit Hessen [Hesse Regional Association Free Child Labour]
REGISTRATION AND ADMISSION TO THE DAY CARE CENTRE
In Frankfurt there are neighbourhood institutions with and institutions with a particular pedagogical approach which take in
children from all over the city. A variety of ideas and
TIP
Clothing for the job from the ModeKreativWerkstatt [Creative Fashion Workshop]
Clothes make the people - and the wrong outfit for an interview can quickly ruin your chances. When
you not only lack a job, but the appropriate clothing for it, this project for unemployed women is
perhaps the right one for you: high-quality second hand clothing is available for free and tailored to
fit you. For all women who receive ALG I, ALG II or social welfare or have a Frankfurt-Pass.
ModeKreativWerkstatt
Rohrbachstraße 54, HH, 60389 Frankfurt
Telephone 40353665; open Tues, Thurs, Fri 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
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support organisations offer you a choice to work with your schedule. You can and should register your child at multiple child
care facilities.
There is a common procedure for admission to day care for all support organisations and their facilities throughout the city
with few exceptions. The facilities/day care centres decide themselves according to the admissions criteria on the (primary)
admission of the registered children. As the demand for care is very high in Frankfurt, it may be difficult in spite of all efforts
to find a suitable place for child care in some cases. Children have a legal right to a day care space by the end of their 3rd year.
Single parents will be given priority if they are willing and able to work, if they are completing an internship or are in school
or if they are receiving services for integration in the workplace under SGB II. Other reasons for exception include the child or
family's situation. Appropriate evidence helps the management of the institutions in their decision.
Their are detailed information sheets on the registration and admissions process - also available in English, French, Croatian,
Serbian, Arabic, Italian, Polish and Turkish! You can find them for children in age groups up to 3, from 3 to 6, and for
primary school children in all day care centres or at
www.frankfurt.de/kinderbetreuung
For those looking for day care facilities, please use the day care centre guide on the internet - with information about
institutions by city area, educational concept, institution size, opening hours, contacts and office hours. The search function
also enables you to search for available spaces.
www.frankfurt.de/kinderbetreuung
You can also directly contact the day care centre information desk, either by telephone or in person. There you can find basic
information on all day care centres (including care options at schools), address lists and lists of available spaces.
Stadtschulamt [City Department of Education], Infobörse Kindertageseinrichtungen [Day Care Facilities Information
Desk]
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PARENT FEES AT DAY CARE CENTRES
For children under 3 years of age, the current parental fee for all-day/two-thirds/half-day spaces is €198/€158/€138 per
month in addition to money for food and drink. For nursery children and children after school, the fee, also according to the
duration of care, is €148 for a full-day space.
The last year of nursery before attending school in Frankfurt is always free!
The amount listed is the highest amount! For kindergarten and school children, the amount depends on the fee level (1-4),
which the City Department of Education determines regardless of income. There is a discount for siblings. Important: If you
think that you cannot pay the fixed fees, you can file an application for (pro rata) reimbursement at your local social welfare
office under § 90 SGB VIII. Information and applications at
Sozialrathäuser [social welfare offices], Kinder- und Jugendhilfe Wirtschaftsdienst [child and youth economic services]
DAY CARE OPTIONS AND FEES
Day care is a familiar and flexible form of care especially for children in the early years; it takes place in the parents' home or in
the childminder's home. It can also be a possibility for older children if the opening times of the day care centres do not match
up with your working hours, for example. The City Department of Education's day care information desk can answer all
questions or provide addresses of qualified childminders with available spaces either by telephone or in person. They decide
for themselves who they take in and do not need to prioritise single parents.
Stadtschulamt, Infobörse Kindertagespflege [City Department of Education's day care information desk]
You can also register at www.tagespflegeboerse-frankfurt.de and obtain information about childminders with free spaces.
However, you will only find a selection of the options available there.
The parental fee for day care is independent from the scope of services like in the day care centres. All-day spaces (35 to 45
hours per week) currently cost €225 per month including food and drink. The assignment takes place in the City Department of
Education. Parents with low incomes can also file an application for day care at the appropriate social welfare office in
accordance with § 90 SGB VIII, which will reimburse part of or the entire parental fee.
Sozialrathäuser [social welfare offices], Kinder- und Jugendhilfe Wirtschaftsdienst [child and youth economic services]
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The Babysitter- und Tagespflegevermittlung [Babysitter and Day Care Placement Agency] works in close cooperation with the
City Department of Education and under similar terms. They refer not only qualified nannies, but also checked babysitters. →
Babysitter- und Tagespflegevermittlung (BTV) [Babysitter and Day Care Placement Agency (BTV)]
ADDITIONAL OPTIONS FOR CHILD CARE
Some family development centres and volunteer organisations offer mini-clubs for small children in the mornings or afternoons,
from one to four days per week. Flexible options for child care help when you are in a jam and tough situations spring up,
such as illness, sudden business travel or attendance of a continuing education course. Or if you need to tend to timeconsuming matters or simply need a breather. For information on existing options and addresses
Frankfurter Kinderbüro [Frankfurt Children's Office]
In the event of a caregiving emergency, if planned child care (day care, nanny, grandma and grandpa, au pair, etc.) falls
through or you have urgent short-term obligations, there is professional child care available without preregistration for
extenuating circumstances, including Saturdays and evenings, at → Elbi-Strolche.
Participants in courses at the Zentrum für Weiterbildung [Centre for Continuing Education] and in arrangements with RheinMain Jobcenter GmbH can use the option for free!
Overnight childcare is also available in Frankfurt; during the week for clients of the “Familienservice” [“Family Services”] only,
also available on weekends for private individuals. There are test days available to get to know this service. → Kinderhotel
Frankfurt [Frankfurt Children's Hotel]
TIP
Have you ever visited Neufundland [Newfoundland]?
Furniture, lamps, home accessories, electronics, household goods, crockery, books - the Frankfurt
workshop's second-hand warehouse offers a wide assortment for bargain hunters.
Lärchenstraße 135, 65933 Frankfurt
Telephone 93996-0
[email protected]
open Mon.-Fri. 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Sat. 10 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
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HOUSING
With a low income, you may be entitled to publicly subsidised housing (social housing). By applying, you will be recorded
and connected. If your household meets certain income limits and your current housing conditions are inadequate, the city of
Frankfurt has an obligation to provide housing. When awarding housing, pregnant women will be given preference.
Amt für Wohnungswesen [Department of Housing]
There is also free tenant's rights counselling available for those with net income up to €1650 plus €500 for each additional
household member. The housing supervisor can help if your landlord is not willing to repair housing issues such as damp walls,
leaking roof, etc. You can also contact the Department of Housing if you suspect you are paying excessive rent.
The “Lila Luftschloss” Frankfurt Women's Housing Cooperative operates two community housing projects for women in
Bornheim and Gutleutviertel. When allocating flats, single mothers are given preference.
Frauen-Wohnungsbau-Genossenschaft [Women's Housing Cooperative]
Information on other housing projects in Frankfurt available at
www.gemeinschaftliches-wohnen.de
For young mothers-to-be, underage and young adult mothers with young children, there are various residential options
combined with social education. Information available at
Sozialrathäuser [social welfare offices], Kinder- und Jugendhilfe Sozialdienst [child and youth social services]
Mutter-Kind-Haus der Stiftung Waisenhaus Frankfurt am Main [Mother-Child Home of the Frankfurt am Main Orphanage
Foundation]
Familienzentrum Monikahaus – Sozialdienst katholischer Frauen [Monikahaus Family Centre - Catholic Women's Social
Services]
TIP
Are you aware of the Sozialmarkt Frankfurt [Frankfurt social market]?
If you are looking for cheap clothing for yourself or your children, you are in the right place at the
GFFB gGmbH social market. Household goods, books and a wide selection of toys are available, but
no furniture. Prerequisite: Frankfurt-Pass, certificate of eligibility or ALG II assessment.
Sozialmarkt Frankfurt
Mainzer Landstraße 349, 60326 Frankfurt
Telephone 973226-150
open Mon – Thurs 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Fri 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
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Another project is aimed at pregnant women and mothers of young children under 2 years of age who are in an emergency
situation with a rocky housing situation or facing the threat of eviction.
Sozialrathäuser [social welfare offices], Soziale Hilfen Sozialdienst [social welfare social services]
Counselling and meetings for women, Caritasverband Frankfurt [Caritas Association Frankfurt]
If you experience physical abuse and humiliation in your relationship, such as during the separation phase, or from another
family member, you have two options. You can leave your home and seek temporary accommodation, protection and support
from a women's shelter. There you can talk to the employees about anything that is important for clarification of your
individual situation.
Frauenhaus „die kanne” [“die kanne” Women's Shelter]
Home for women and children
Frauen helfen Frauen, Autonomous Frauenhaus [women helping women, autonomous women's shelter]
In the event of actual or threatened physical violence you can also use your right to claim permanent residence of the home
(based on the Violence Protection Act). In an acute violent situation, the police (contactable at the emergency number 110)
can immediately take the violent person out of the flat for a few days. Regardless of an acute violence situation, for the
permanent allocation of housing you should contact
→ a solicitor or →the Amtsgericht [district court]
(see also page 46)
TIP
In the Familien-Markt [family market] in Frankfurt-Bornheim,
those who have a Frankfurt-Pass, certificate of eligibility, ALG II assessment or valid student ID can
shop for less. There is a good selection of clothing, furniture, household goods and small items.
Supporters include the Caritas Association and the Diakonisches Werk.
Familien-Markt, Freiligrathstraße 37–39,
60385 Frankfurt, Telephone 90436781
[email protected]
open: Mon - Wed 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., Tues 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m., Fri 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
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HEALTH
ILLNESS
PREVENTION
EARLY DEVELOPMENT
You want the best for your young child - but sometimes is all the responsibility that you bear alone too much to handle? The
“Frühe Hilfen” [“Early Help”] project offers professional advice and practical help through family midwives and children's
nurses during pregnancy and in the child's early years.
Amt für Gesundheit [Department of Health], Frühe Hilfen [Early Help]
The Team Kinder- und Jugendschutz [Children and Youth Protection Team] of the Jugend- und Sozialamt [Youth and Social
Welfare Office] works in close cooperation. Using the freephone hotline, parents, grandparents, children and professionals can
find out about (aid) offers for families, receive counselling on all matters relating to child protection and get help in acute
emergency situations. Mon - Fri 8:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m., weekends 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m. Child protection telephone no. 0800
2010111
The STEEP programme helps to establish a strong parent-child bond from pregnancy to age two. It helps children to
discover the world with self-assurance and curiosity and is offered by
Frankfurter Kinderbüro [Frankfurt Children's Office]
Sozialdienst katholischer Frauen [Catholic Women's Social Services]
The first years of life are crucial in your child's development. If you are concerned about his/her development or health, you
can find – after a paediatrician's examination – specialised help for early support in several
Frühförderstellen [Early Support Institutes]
SICK CHILD/SICK PARENT
You can take advantage of professional in-home care in cases of severe or chronic illness or if your child has a disability. The
prerequisite for this is a prescription for at-home care from a paediatrician.
Mobile Kinderkrankenpflege [Mobile Sick Child Care]
If your child is sick and younger than 12 years of age and you have health insurance, as a single parent you can claim 20
working days off a year (for multiple children up to 50 days); receive either payment from the employer or sickness benefits
from health insurance. The prerequisite for this is a paediatrician's attestation regarding the urgency of care. Employer
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If you yourself are sick, you are entitled to domestic help through the health insurance fund - but only during a hospital stay
or treatment and when a child under 12 lives in the home. However, many health insurance plans are more accommodating and
offer these services even if you are ill at home and with children up to 14 years old.
Ask about it! → Krankenkasse [health insurance fund]
Assistance is available in emergency situations such as illness, injury, treatment, disability, etc. means that child care
and/or short-term or longer-term household management must be arranged, times are flexible - hourly or around the clock.
Reimbursement for each individual case by health insurance, pension insurance, social welfare office, children and youth social
services. For information and advice
Notmütterdienst, Familien- und Seniorenhilfe [Emergency Service for Mothers, Help for Families and the Elderly]
Treatment and Health Counselling
Mother/father-child treatments are a required precautionary service of health insurance, such as for psychosocial stress and
exhaustion related to parenting. Mothers or fathers and children need a prescription or an attestation of the attending
physician, there is child care available during treatment from educational
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specialists for children up to 12 years of age. As part of the follow-up treatment, mothers/fathers are supported through
discussions, groups and courses, and can apply what they have learnt to their daily lives. Free counselling and assistance in
applying:
Krankenkasse [health insurance fund]
Arbeiterwohlfahrt, Kreisverband Frankfurt [Frankfurt Workers' Welfare Association]
Diakonisches Werk Frankfurt
Caritasverband Frankfurt [Caritas Association Frankfurt]
Deutsches Rotes Kreuz [German Red Cross], Bezirksverband Frankfurt [Frankfurt District Association]
Deutscher Arbeitskreis für Familienhilfe [German Family Aid Association]
Rehabilitation treatments for illness or accident: single mothers or fathers can take their children up to 12 years of age –
there are also exceptions – into rehabilitation treatment. You can also go alone, as for the duration of treatment (usually three
weeks) you are entitled to a family caregiver to take good care of the child/children. For information about the appropriate
clinics and assistance with applications depending on the situation:
Pension insurance institutes, employers' liability insurance association or health insurance fund
Advice on health matters and your physical and mental well-being can be found at
FrauenGesundheitsZentrum für Frauen und Familien [Women's Health Centre for Women and Families]
Feministisches Frauengesundheitszentrum [Feminist Women's Health Centre]
Pro Familia
Pro Familia also provides free contraceptives, if necessary.
Those who live in Frankfurt without health insurance are entitled to two medical consultations for them and their child. The
visits are free of charge, anonymous and available in various languages.
International Humanitarian Consultations, Amt für Gesundheit [Department of Health]
Malteser Migranten Medizin Frankfurt [Maltese Migrants Medicine, Frankfurt]
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PREGNANCY
AND MATERNITY LEAVE
PREGNANCY AND ABORTION COUNSELLING
In pregnancy counselling centres, women find someone willing to listen to all the feelings, questions and fears that they feel
in relation to pregnancy. Even and especially if they want or need to live with the child alone. Acute emergency situations may
be discussed as well as longer-term perspectives.
State-approved abortion counselling centres also advise on issues of abortion and issue the required documentation for this.
As a termination must be performed by the end of the 12th week after conception, an early consultation is particularly
important.
The advice is free and confidential in all cases.
Advice for pregnant women is provided all of the following institutions, crisis pregnancy counselling (with certification) only
by the first three:
Pro Familia
Beratungsstelle für Frauen [Women's Counselling Centre] at the Diakonisches Werk Frankfurt
FrauenGesundheitsZentrum für Frauen und Familien [Women's Health Centre for Women and Families]
Counselling and Meetings for Women, Caritasverband Frankfurt [Caritas Association Frankfurt]
Sozialdienst katholischer Frauen [Catholic Women's Social Services]
Verband alleinerziehender Mütter und Väter (VAMV) [Association of Single Mothers and Fathers (VAMV)]
MATERIAL ASSISTANCE FOR PREGNANT WOMEN
Pro Familia, and religious counselling centres give out information about the Bundesstiftung “Mutter und Kind zum Schutz
des ungeborenen Lebens” [“Mother and Child for the Protection of Unborn Life” Federal Foundation] in individual
emergency situations. The foundation provides funds for necessary purchases related to pregnancy and birth and help with the
application process (available up to the 28th week of pregnancy). The prerequisites for pregnant women
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without a German passport are a settlement permit, a residency permit – which must be valid at the time of the birth – or the
so-called fiction certificate for foreign students.
Caritas, Catholic Women's Social Services and Diakonie also have religious funds.
The Diakonisches Werk's Counselling Centre for Women awards funds from its Stiftung für das Leben [Foundation for Life] of
the Evangelical Church in Hesse and Nassau to women who are not covered by the Federal Foundation. The funding is flexible
depending on the individual and extent of hardship, and is not linked to the legal requirements of the Federal Foundation for
foreigners; it can be awarded to asylum seekers, for example. An application may be made only after birth.
The counselling centre for women of Caritas and the Catholic Women's Social Service award funds from the Hilfsfonds der
Diözese Limburg [Diocese of Limburg's Episcopal Relief Fund] to women in situations of exceptional hardship and also for
foreign nationals with difficult legal situations. The application can be made independently of a request to the Federal
Foundation.
Women receiving unemployment benefit II or social welfare are entitled to an additional requirement benefit for pregnant
women at 17 percent of the standard rate after the 13th week of pregnancy. They also are entitled to a one-time grant for
necessary basic equipment (baby clothes, bed, wardrobe, second-hand pram, changing table). The subsidy is up to €550 in
Frankfurt, it is reduced to €275 if you already have a child under 2 years of age. A grant from the Bundesstiftung Mutter und
Kind [“Federal Foundation for Mother and Child”] may not be counted against this. Application is possible from three months
before birth.
For women receiving ALG II
Rhein-Main Jobcenter
For women receiving social welfare
Sozialrathäuser [social welfare offices], Soziale Hilfen Wirtschaftsdienst [social welfare economic office]
MATERNITY LEAVE AND MATERNITY BENEFITS
The Maternity Protection Act regulates the rights and obligations of workers and their employers during pregnancy. Key areas
include protection against dismissal, employment protection provisions, the payment of maternity pay during the maternity
leave period and preventative services. The law applies to all types of jobs - whether primary or supplementary work, full-time,
part-time, marginal, probationary, as a temporary worker or working from home. There is similar protection available for civil
servants.
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The protection against dismissal runs for the entire period of pregnancy until the expiration of four months after birth - when
the pregnancy is made known to the employer or within two weeks after notification of termination is given. The appropriate
supervisory authority when conflicts arise is
Regierungspräsidium Darmstadt [Darmstadt Administrative Authority], Aufsichtsbezirk Frankfurt [Frankfurt supervisory
district]
The maternity leave period is generally 14 weeks, 6 before and 8 after the calculated due date. If you are insured by the
statutory health insurance fund, you get maternity pay up to €13 per day in this period and an employer contribution up to an
amount equal to your net earnings. For details, contact your Krankenkasse [health insurance fund]
If you are marginally employed and insured for your family, if you are privately insured or not insured, you can get a one-time
maternity allowance of up to €210. For details, contact the Bundesversicherungsamt [Federal Insurance Department],
www.mutterschaftsgeld.de
PREVENTIVE SERVICES, PRENATAL CARE
All pregnant women who are covered by statutory health insurance or who are co-insured are entitled to screenings, medical
care and assistance from a midwife, supply of medicines, bandages and medicines, in-patient maternity care, at-home care and
household assistance. The prenatal courses at the Women's Health Centre, a few family development centres, birthing centres
and maternity hospitals are important. There are shared courses for women and couples in all of these places. There are
courses just for women at
FrauenGesundheitsZentrum für Frauen und Familien [Women's Health Centre for Women and Families]
(also in French, English, Turkish, Spanish)
Maternity hospitals
(all but Krankenhaus Sachsenhausen [Sachsenhausen Hospital] and Uniklinik [University Hospital])
Some midwives organise courses for childbirth in their own private practice. www.hebammen-hessen.de
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NON-GERMAN
RESIDENTS
RESIDENCY AND FAMILY LAW
If you do not have German nationality, it is important that you know your legal residency situation and how it relates to your
family situation.
Citizens of the EU and their family members are entitled to freedom of movement and do not need a residency permit, they are
only obligated to notify the police. A separation/divorce has no negative consequences for residency. Family members who are
not themselves EU citizens, such as the Russian wife of a Frenchman, retain the right of residency in the event of a divorce if
the marriage has lasted three years and of that one year was spent in Germany, or if they have custody or access rights for
children of a citizen of the Union.
Foreign nationals from outside the EU, so-called third country nationals, are subject to the Residency Act and invariably need a
residence permit. This is initially issued as a temporary residency permit and, depending on the purpose of the stay, will be
renewable. If various conditions are met – sufficient language skills and the ability to independently support yourself are
important factors – you can file for an indefinite extension after five years, in the form of a
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settlement permit. In a marriage with a German partner, a settlement permit can be issued after three years. If you have this
status, separation, divorce and the receipt of welfare to help secure your livelihood will not have adverse effects for you. If
your residency permit expires, you may incur disadvantages in these cases. For further details, see the following sections.
For all EU citizens, family-court judgements in matrimonial matters as well as custody and visitation rights apply in all EU
countries with no further steps required. German divorce, court custody or visitation rights also do not require any further
recognition in another EU country. Conversely, court orders from each EU country in Germany are directly in full force. Details
are regulated by the so-called Brussels II Regulation.
If you are from a “third country”, the situation is more complicated. Some information can be found in the following sections.
Please note the different keywords always include the relevant information from the first two chapters.
SEPARATION AND DIVORCE
Even without a German passport, you can apply for a divorce with Germany as your place of residence. The family court reviews
which law is to be applied to your divorce. In many cases German law applies, for example, usually when a spouse is German, or
if both have different citizenships but live in Germany. If both have the same foreign nationality, the court normally applies
the law of the common country of origin to the divorce.
If a divorce was granted by the German family court, this does not automatically apply in the home country for “third country
nationals”. You must check with the authorities there, if necessary with your consulate, to clarify what steps you need to take
so that you are recognised as divorced in your home country.
If in the context of family reunification you are sent back to your spouse, you have no independent residency rights for the
first two years. In the event of separation/divorce in that time, you may lose your residency permit. If you experience
exceptional hardship, such as a separation due to domestic violence, your residency permit may remain unchanged even after a
short stay.
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However, if you have a German child and parental custody of this child, you retain your residency permit, even if you have to
accept assistance for living costs. If you are a mother/father of a child with foreign nationality, it must be evaluated on a
case-by-case basis whether you have residency rights. You should seek definitely seek advice in this case.
PARENTAL CUSTODY AND VISITATION RIGHTS
For children living in Germany, German law generally applies, regardless of the citizenship of the children or their parents. It
must also be noted that a ruling made in Germany or an order of the Family Court has no validity in third countries. If you have
received sole custody in Germany, this is valid only in Germany. There may be a different legal system or a conflicting court
order in your home country. Especially in countries with Islamic law, fathers have a stronger legal position and there is no way
to get a custody ruling issued in Germany recognised there.
MAINTENANCE
Child maintenance, spousal or care support also applies to people without a German passport in accordance with German law.
However, if the parent obliged to pay maintenance lives abroad, recognition and enforcement of maintenance payments can be
very difficult, even within the EU. In such a case it is necessary to seek the assistance of a solicitor.
FEAR OF CHILD ABDUCTION
In bi-national and migrant families, fears of children being abducted and taken to a foreign country can arise in difficult and
very contentious separations. Sometimes in the course of conflicts, taking children abroad is actually threatened. If there are
reasonable fears, visitation rights can be reduced and protected/supervised visitations can be established. To assess whether
your fears are justified and what protective measures you can take, you should take advantage of counselling.
Sozialrathäuser [social welfare offices], Kinder- und Jugendhilfe Sozialdienst [child and youth social services]
Verband binationaler Familien und Partnerschaften, iaf [Bi-national Families and Partnerships Association, iaf]
Solicitor
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PUBLIC SERVICES
Those without a German passport are also entitled to social services. Parental benefit, child benefit, maintenance payments,
supplementary child allowance and unemployment benefit I should in no way impact on your residency rights. In the longer
term, the supply of aid for living expenses is different. For EU citizens who obtain longer-term help to secure their livelihood
within the first five years of their residency in German, this can lead to loss of residency rights.
In cases of temporary stays, acceptance of ALG II or social welfare over a longer period of time is also disadvantageous. You
can then neither obtain a settlement permit nor naturalisation. The lack of economic independence also prevents you from
inviting family to visit from abroad or to bring a new partner or children who still live in the home country, to join you in
Germany. In individual cases, longer-term receipt of ALG II with an unsecured residency status may even result in the
immigration authorities taking measures to end your stay. Therefore, it is important to show steps that will enable your
eventual independent existence.
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Asylum seekers receive limited benefits under the Asylum Seekers Benefits Act. They are excluded from broader benefits such as
child benefit. This is largely also valid for tolerated persons. Single parents without a residency permit, for example women who
are looking to stay in Germany after a temporary legal residence as a tourist, foreign student or au pair have no entitlement to
social benefits.
ADVICE AND HELP
All counselling services that are mentioned in this brochure can also be taken advantage of without a German passport. If in
doubt about your legal residency situation, especially if you do not have settlement status or have only lived in Germany for a
short time, you should seek advice with regard to residency. Please contact the migration counselling centres and the
Jugendmigrationsdienste [Youth Migration Services] for young adults up to 27 years old. There you can talk confidentially
and at no cost about your personal, social and legal situation. Services are provided in many various, but not all, languages.
You can talk not only about residency and financial issues but also on subjects such as German-language courses, schools,
education, professions and work, leisure, marriage, family and partnership and housing.
Migrant counselling centres
Jugendmigrationsdienste [Youth Migration Services]
You
can also contact
FiM – Frauenrecht ist Menschenrecht [FiM - Women's Rights are Human Rights]
Deutsch-Iranische Beratungsstelle für Frauen und Mädchen [German-Iranian Counselling Centre for Women and Girls]
Maisha - African Women in Germany
Imbradiva – Brasilianische Fraueninitiative gegen Diskriminierung und Gewalt [Imbradiva - Brazilian Women's Initiative
Against Discrimination and Violence]
Verband binationaler Familien und Partnerschaften, iaf [Bi-national Families and Partnerships Association, iaf]
LEGAL ADVICE
For legal advice and the use of a solicitor for family law and residency issues, those on low incomes can get legal aid and
procedural cost assistance. Those with insufficient knowledge of German will be provided with an interpreter during the court
hearing on-site so they can follow the proceedings and contribute appropriately. This help is free, and you can usually also get
help for discussions in the youth welfare office (in your residential area's social welfare office). For other discussions, such as
with your solicitor, interpreter costs are not necessarily
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provided for. You should therefore consider whether you can find a solicitor with the necessary language skills.
Some counselling centres regularly organise free or inexpensive counselling appointments by solicitors specialising in family
law, for example
Verband binationaler Familien und Partnerschaften, iaf [Bi-national Families and Partnerships Association, iaf] (foreign
national law, international family law)
For
complicated foreign national law situations, consultation is provided free of charge
Pro Asyl
Hessischer Flüchtlingsrat [Hessian Refugee Council]
Frankfurter Rechtshilfekomitee für Ausländer [Frankfurt Legal Aid Association for Foreign Nationals]
The Legal Aid Association advises every Tuesday from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. at the Christuskirche on Beethovenplatz in Westend.
Since 1989, the Amt für multikulturelle Angelegenheiten (AMKA) [Office of Multicultural Affairs (AMKA)] has worked for
constructive coexistence among different population groups in Frankfurt. You can contact AMKA if you feel discriminated
against or if you are looking to resolve conflicts with neighbours or authorities by mediation. Upon request, you will also be
advised on residency law issues. AMKA conducts joint projects with many organisations and develops concepts for integration
and diversity. Intercultural dialogue and the development of networks are among its most important fields of action.
Amt für multikulturelle Angelegenheiten (AMKA) [Office of Multicultural Affairs (AMKA)]
TIP
The Frankfurter Tafel e. V. [Frankfurt Table]
does two things: It rescues groceries that are still good before they are thrown out - these are
collected from greengrocers, butchers, bakeries, supermarkets and hotel kitchens. It then distributes
them to people who often cannot get enough high-quality, fresh groceries. There are 10 dispensaries
spread across the city, mostly in cooperation with a church congregation. You need a Frankfurt-Pass
and you pay €1.
More information available at www.frankfurter-tafel.de
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COUNSELLING
AND
HELP
Counselling services offered in Frankfurt are diverse, there are local counselling centres and counselling centres provided by
religious or volunteer organisations for almost all questions and problems - more than can be shown here. For a comprehensive
overview with directions for each service, visit the City of Frankfurt's website www.frankfurt.de > Leben in Frankfurt > Soziales
und Gesellschaft > Beratungsstellen.
EDUCATIONAL ADVICE/ADVICE FOR PARENTS, CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE
Parents, children and young people have a right to assistance, advice and guidance under the Children and Youth Services Act.
In Frankfurt, 15 educational guidance centres (EBs) help in dealing with relationships within the family, school and learning
difficulties, and conflicts in the family, school, among friends or in training. All can also advise you on separation and divorce
and can support you in the exercise of custody and visitation rights. Some also offer groups for children from separated and
divorced families. It is also possible to have native-language counselling in many languages.
Some detailed multi-language descriptions of offerings of all EBs can be found at www.erziehungsberatung-frankfurt.de, all
individual addresses can be found at
Erziehungsberatungsstellen [educational guidance centres]
In addition to the educational guidance centres, there are a number of other institutions which you may contact with
parenting questions and concerns in your family, for example,
Frankfurter Kinderbüro [Frankfurt Children's Office]
Deutscher Kinderschutzbund [German Child Protection Association]
The counselling centres from the first chapter or the family education centres in the next chapter can also provide points of
contact. They are there in any event to help you find a suitable place/address.
The right to support for the education of children also includes intensive socio-educational support, such as education
assistance, family support or learning assistance. If you are wondering whether you or your child is eligible for such an
arrangement, you can also discuss this at your social welfare office and ask to speak with child and youth social services.
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Parents, children and young people may also be counselled by phone.
For parents and other adults with problems raising children, anonymous and free, Monday to Friday 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.,
Tuesdays and Thursdays 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.:
Child Protection Association's parent's line, Tel. 0800 1110550
For children and young people with problems, worries, and crises of all kinds, anonymous and free, Monday to Saturday
2:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.:
Helpline, Tel. 0800 1110333
IF YOU ARE DISABLED
If you, as a mother or father have or are at risk of disability, then the care services under SGB XII and/or care insurance are
available where appropriate. Support and guidance in the aid network through
Sozialrathäuser [social welfare offices], Soziale Hilfen [social services]
If your child has or is at risk of disability, your central point of contact is the child and youth medical service of the Amt für
Gesundheit [Department of Health]. They work closely with the social welfare offices and other institutions, and can explain
the responsibilities and various support possibilities.
Amt für Gesundheit [Department of Health], Kinder- und Jugendmedizin [Child and Youth Medical Service]
Financial benefits for your child can be obtained through
Sozialrathäuser [social welfare offices], Soziale Hilfen [social services]
The “Frankfurter Nachteilsausgleich” [“Frankfurt Compensation for Disadvantages”] is a voluntary community service to
allow people with disabilities to participate in public life. For example, it can pay for inexpensive transport services by chip
card. Information on this and many other topics can be found at www.frankfurt.de > Frankfurt für > Menschen mit
Behinderungen
Submissions for the severely disabled card can be filed at the
Hessisches Amt für Versorgung und Soziales [Hessian Department for Care and Social Benefits]
You can also contact the City of Frankfurt Behindertenbeauftragte [disability officer]. The office gives out the informative
“Stadtführer für Menschen mit Behinderungen” [“City Guide for People with Disabilities”] free of charge and has the
website www.frankfurt-handicap.de. On this site you can find basic materials, news and events (also in English).
Behindertenbeauftragte [disability officer]
Many clubs work for people with disabilities and develop integrated services in cooperation with the Frankfurter BehindertenArbeitsgemeinschaft [Frankfurt Disabled Work Association]. Every year, for example, together with municipal offices, an
“Integrativer Sommerspaß für Kinder und
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Jugendliche mit und ohne Behinderung” [“Interactive summer fun for children and young people with and without disabilities”]
project or the “Spiele- und Sportfest für Kinder, Jugendliche und Erwachsene” [“Games and sports festival for children, young
people and adults”] is organised. You can find information and advice amongst other things at
CeBeeF, Club Behinderter und ihrer Freunde [CeBeeF, Club for the Disabled and their Friends]
KOMM Ambulante Dienste [KOMM Outpatient Care Services]
Lebenshilfe
LAG Hessen Gemeinsam leben – gemeinsam lernen [Hesse Regional Association Live Together - Learn Together]
Many other initiatives and self-help groups can be found at www.frankfurt-handicap.de
More specifically, free and up to date: the “Ratgeber für Menschen mit Behinderung” [“Guide for People with Disabilities”]
from the Bundesministerium für Arbeit und Soziales [Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs]. Available to order under
number A712 by telephone 0180 778090 or e-mail [email protected]
IN CASES OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
No one should use force against you, hit you, injure you, confine you against your will or threaten you - neither your (former)
partner/spouse nor anyone else. If you are in immediate danger, call the police. Give your name and address and emphasise
that you need immediate help.
Police emergency number 110 (day and night)
In several counselling centres, you can thoroughly discuss your personal situation, such as medical, psychological, legal and
financial issues and clarify how you want to continue. Advice is given by phone or in person, is free of charge and, upon
request, anonymous; for women of all nationalities, regardless of residency status. If necessary, a professional interpreter can
be brought in without you incurring any costs.
Beratungs- und Interventionsstelle für Frauen [Counselling and Intervention Centre for Women]
Beratungsstelle Frauennotruf [Counselling Centre for Women's Emergencies]
Frauen helfen Frauen Beratungsstelle [Women helping Women Counselling Centre]
FiM – Frauenrecht ist Menschenrecht [FiM – Women's Rights are Human Rights]
(especially for migrant women in difficult situations)
There is an information sheet available in many languages - Arabic, German, English, Russian, Spanish and Turkish - for
instance at counselling centres and at www.frauennotruf-frankfurt.de under “Konkrete Hilfen und Materialien”.
IF UNEMPLOYED OR IN DEBT
If you are unemployed or threatened by impending unemployment, receive ALG I, ALG II or social assistance, or do not
understand the application forms or the decisions of the authorities, are in debt, want to secure your
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job and want to be or remain capable of taking action in a difficult situation, you will find free and independent social and
legal advice at
FALZ Frankfurter Arbeitslosenzentrum [FALZ Frankfurt Unemployment Centre]
The Deutsche Gewerkschaftsbund [German Trade Union Association] also offers unemployment and social welfare advice for
non-members: advice on impending and existing unemployment, in applying for ALG I and ALG II, in the review of decisions,
on problems with authorities; information on other social benefits
Unemployment and Social Counselling in Gewerkschafthaus
Further information on employment/unemployment can also be found in the Employment and Career chapter.
Debt and bankruptcy counselling is usually a free service for people who are in danger due to excessive debt and need to deal
with this burden. They help in clarifying the financial situation, debt settlement and psychosocial counselling. The first four
counselling centres are each responsible for different parts of the city, the last two advise people from all over Frankfurt.
Information on regional membership can be obtained from the social welfare offices.
Schuldnerberatung des Jugend- und Sozialamts [Debt Counselling of the Youth and Social Welfare Office]
Caritasverband [Caritas Association] Debt Counselling
Frankfurt-Ost Debt Counselling
Debt Counselling in the FALZ Frankfurter Arbeitslosenzentrum [FALZ Frankfurt Unemployment Centre] –
not only for the unemployed!
SOS Alltag, Schuldner- und Insolvenzberatung [SOS Alltag, Debt and Bankruptcy Counselling]
(fee by arrangement)
Verbraucherzentrale Hessen [Hesse Consumer Advice Centre] (€5 for the first consultation session)
The Jugend- und Sozialamt [Youth and Social Welfare Office] debt counselling service also offers online counselling for young
people and young adults (with excessive debt) for all questions concerning money, such as mobile phone and internet debts,
purchasing with credit, private debts. Information available at www.boesefalle.org
Some organisations offer preventive measures free of charge and by appointment, such as budget planning or “learning to keep
house” for tight budgets, for example
Katholische Familienbildung Frankfurt [Frankfurt Catholic Family Development]
Internationales Familienzentrum/Interkulturelle Familienbildung [International Family Centre/ Intercultural Family
Education]
Zentrum Familie [Family Centre] in the Haus der Volksarbeit
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EDUCATION
CONTACT
Do you want to get to know other mothers and fathers to meet and exchange ideas that will improve your family life and
strengthen your parenting skills? Are you looking for help offered for your children? A comprehensive programme for all
questions that arise in family life before and after the birth of a child are offered by family education centres. All speak to
families regardless of their origin or their faith. Some have special offerings for single parents and/or their children.
Evangelische Familienbildung Frankfurt [Frankfurt Evangelical Family Education]
Evangelische Familienbildung Frankfurt-Höchst [Frankfurt-Höchst Evangelical Family Education]
FrauenGesundheitsZentrum für Frauen und Familie [Women's Health Centre for Women and Families]
Freie Bildungsstätte „der hof” [“der hof” Free Educational Institution]
Internationales Familienzentrum/Interkulturelle Familienbildung [International Family Centre/ Intercultural Family
Education]
Katholische Familienbildung Frankfurt [Frankfurt Catholic Family Education]
Kinder- und Familienzentrum Fechenheim [Fechenheim Child and Family Centre]
MUKIVA Kinder- und Familienzentrum [Child and Family Centre]
Selbsthilfe- und Nachbarschaftszentrum Ostend, Familienbildung [Ostend Self-Help and Neighbourhood Centre, Family
Education]
Zentrum Familie im Haus der Volksarbeit [Family Centre in the Haus der Volksarbeit]
Courses and events on various topics and open meetings where you can get to know other (single) parents and exchange
ideas are available through, for instance,
Verband alleinerziehender Mütter und Väter [Association of Single Mothers and Fathers]
Frankfurter Kinderbüro, Familien-Info-Café [Frankfurt Children's Office, Family Info Café]
Deutscher Kinderschutzbund [German Child Protection Association]
Familienzentrum Monikahaus [Monikahaus Family Centre]
infrau – Interkulturelles Beratungs- und Bildungszentrum für Frauen, Mädchen und Seniorinnen [Intercultural Counselling
and Education Centre for Women, Girls and Elderly Women]
Nachbarschaftszentrum Ginnheim [Ginnheim Neighbourhood Centre]
Eltern-Kind-Zentrum, Internationaler Verein für Kinder und ihre Familien [Parent-Child Centre, International Association
for Children and their Families]
Many institutions have offerings that may be of particular interest for single-parent families. For example, the Monikahaus
Family Centre finds and provides “godparent grandparents,” so that families can extend their social network. The Frankfurter
Kinderbüro [Frankfurt Children's Office] provides “family mentors” to assist in daily life or activities with the children.
Check with counselling offices, institutions or organisations in your neighbourhood or even in churches! You will definitely
meet people with whom exchange and mutual support are possible, and you'll have fun. The diverse range of offerings from the
Frankfurt sports clubs always offers good opportunities to network with other parents and children.
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VACATION
HOLIDAY
FREE TIME
Holiday and recreation on a tight budget - the Federal Association of Family Recreation exists for just that. An annual
catalogue entitled “Urlaub mit der Familie” [“Family holiday”] contains listings from approximately 120 charitable family
holiday homes sponsored by charities, churches, friends of nature clubs, etc. Many states provide (single) parents grants for
these offerings. Hesse is not among them.
BAG Familienerholung [Family Recreation Federal Association] or www.urlaub-mit-der-familie.de
Holiday accommodation specifically for single parents with their children - with counselling if necessary - are offered for
example at the Wertacher Mühle in the Allgäu www.wertachermuehle.de and the Pension Organistenhaus by the North Sea
www.organistenhaus.de
The Deutsche Jugendherbergswerk [German Youth Hostel Association] invites families for holidays and short breaks as well,
single parents and their children are definitely welcome. www.jugendherberge.de
You can plan your holiday together with others at www.allein-erziehend.net or www.diealleinerziehenden.de.
Lots of inexpensive free-time activities for the Hessian school holidays are offered by the city of Frankfurt in the
“Ferienkarussell” [“Holiday Carousel”]: Leisure activities, daily activities, workshops, holiday games for children in the city
districts
TIP
Are you aware of the Kultur-Pass [Culture Pass]?
Theatre, concerts and exhibitions usually cost money. If you don't have much of it, you can
now take part regardless. The Culture Pass from “Kultur für ALLE e. V.” [“Culture for ALL”]
makes it possible. The Culture Pass, in the form of a bank card, costs €1 for young people and
adults, €0.50 for children up to 13 years old and is always valid for one year. It is now available
for purchase at many institutions in the city. For information about the offer and to apply, go
to www.kulturpass.net
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and young people from 6 to 15 years old, including trips for the whole family. The offers are inexpensive and are discounted by
30 percent for children with a Frankfurt-Pass. The annual programme for the summer and autumn holidays will be added for the
Christmas and Easter holidays for the first time in 2010/2011. For information Jugend- und Sozialamt [Youth and Social
Welfare Office], Ferienkarussell [Holiday Carousel] or www.ferienkarussell-frankfurt.de
The programme is available as a brochure in all children's and youth organisations, schools, social welfare offices and city
branch libraries. In addition, it can be found at Bürgerberatung Römerberg [Römerberg Resident Advice] and E Tourist-Info
Römer
For the summer holidays, there is a holiday map of the city of Frankfurt for children and young people up to and including 16
years of age. Valid as a ticket to a variety of facilities (such as the zoo, Exotarium, palm garden, indoor and outdoor swimming
pools, many urban museums) and as a ticket for the RMV in fare zone 50, including the airport. Cost: €33, free for children with
a Frankfurt-Pass (see page 18). The maps are available before the summer holidays for all children at Sozialrathäuser [social
welfare offices], Kasse [cashier’s office] Kindermuseum [children's museum] Tourist-Info Römer
For information about the youth organisations' holiday camps
Frankfurter Jugendring [Frankfurt Youth Circle], www.frankfurt-macht-ferien.de
Outside of the holidays, there are a wide range of recreational activities for children and adults in Frankfurt, many of which
are free or inexpensive.
Find out about the children's cultural programme “Frankfurter Flöhe” or the “Frankfurter Leseeule”, for example. This is the
great children's and youth book exhibition with an exciting social programme and which takes place every year in Römer; at
www.kinderkultur-frankfurt.de
Use the extensive book and media collection at the city library for yourself and your children - loans are generally free for
those up to 18 years of age. A programme booklet gives information about interesting events in the Central Library and city
branch libraries every other month City Library
Are you aware of SATOURDAY für Familien [SATOURDAY for Families]? Every last Saturday of the month, except in August
and December, the Frankfurt museums offer extraordinary discovery tours free of charge. The programmes and many other
events for children and adults are available on the City of Frankfurt's cultural site, www.kultur.frankfurt.de
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On the City of Frankfurt's website www.frankfurt.de you can also always find a current selection of events, in particular at >
Frankfurt für Familien and at > Frankfurt für Kinder und Jugendliche
A summary of the offerings of the Frankfurter Sportvereine [Frankfurt Sports Clubs] at www.sportkreis-frankfurt.de and the
leisure and health sports portal www.mainova-sport.de
Also: Frankfurt has a large selection of play areas - urban playgrounds, forest playgrounds, playparks, adventure playgrounds
and playgrounds for disabled children. There is a free “Kinderstadtplan” [“Children's City Map”] for your area of the city
available at the Frankfurter Kinderbüro [Frankfurt Children's Office] with an overview of the playgrounds near you - or in an
area of the city that you've always wanted to get to know better. The Children's Office knows what interests children in
Frankfurt. It is committed to their interests, is willing to listen and provides a comprehensive consulting service for families. It
supports the children's' officers in the local councils and coordinates the Frankfurt Alliance for Families.
Frankfurter Kinderbüro [Frankfurt Children's Office]
You can find the programmes on the internet. Many operators, providers and institutions have left written programmes in many
places in the city, such as in youth centres, social welfare offices, public offices, at the Central Library and in the city branch
libraries as well as at Bürgerberatung Römerberg [Römerberg Resident Advice]
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ADDRESSES
A
Agentur für Arbeit Frankfurt [Frankfurt Employment Agency]
www.arbeitsagentur.de
MAIN OFFICE
Fischerfeldstraße 10–12, 60311 Frankfurt
Tel. 01801 555 111, Fax 2171 2430
GESCHÄFTSSTELLE FRANKFURT-HÖCHST [FRANKFURT-HÖCHST BUSINESS
CENTRE]
Kurmainzer Straße 4, 65929 Frankfurt
Tel. 01801 555111, Fax 30835110
KUNDENZENTRUM NORD [CLIENT CENTRE NORTH]
Emil-von-Behring-Straße 10 a, 60439 Frankfurt
Tel. 01801 555111, Fax 58768413
KUNDENZENTRUM OST [CLIENT CENTRE EAST]
Fischerfeldstraße 10–12, 60311 Frankfurt
Tel. 01801 555111, Fax 2171 2157
KUNDENZENTRUM SÜD [CLIENT CENTRE SOUTH]
Hainer Weg 44, 60599 Frankfurt
Tel. 01801 555111, Fax 59769410
Amt für Gesundheit Stadt Frankfurt am Main [City of Frankfurt am Main
Department of Health]
Breite Gasse 28, 60313 Frankfurt
Tel. 212 33970, Fax 212 30415
[email protected]
www.gesundheitsamt.stadt-frankfurt.de
FRÜHE HILFE [EARLY HELP]
Tel. 212 35622, Fax 212 40907
[email protected]
KINDER- UND JUGENDMEDIZIN [CHILD AND YOUTH MEDICAL SERVICE]
Tel. 212 33831, Fax 212 31974
[email protected]
CHILD CARE
Henschelstraße 11, 60314 Frankfurt
Tel. 298901 54, Fax 298901 10
[email protected]
Arbeitskreis Partnerschaftskrise, Trennung, Scheidung e. V. [Working
Group for Partnership Crises, Separation and Divorce, charitable
organisation]
Hartmannsweilerstraße [sic] 7865933 Frankfurt
Tel. 519573, Fax 95298090
[email protected]
Arbeitslosen- und Sozialberatung im Gewerkschaftshaus [Unemployment
and Social Counselling in the Gewerkschaftshaus]
Wilhelm-Leuschner-Straße [sic] 69–7760329 Frankfurt
Tel. 27300595
[email protected]
www.region-frankfurt-rhein-main.dgb.de
B
Babysitter- und Tagespflegebermittlung (BTV) e. V. [Babysitter and Day
Care Placement Agency (BTV), charitable organisation]
Zeil 29–31, 60313 Frankfurt
Tel. 559405, Fax 5969656
[email protected]
www.btv-frankfurt.de
BAG Familienerholung [Family Recreation Federal Association]
c/o Evangelische Familienerholung im Diakonischen Werk der EKD e. V.
[Evangelical Family Vacations in the Diakonisches Werk of the EKD,
charitable organisation]
Reichensteiner Weg 24, 14195 Berlin
Tel. 030 83001 450, Fax 030 83001 8450
[email protected]
www.urlaub-mit-der-familie.de
Behindertenbeauftragte Stadt Frankfurt am Main [Frankfurt am Main
disability officer]
Berliner Str. 33–35, 60311 Frankfurt
Tel. 212 35771, Fax 212 40531
[email protected]
www.frankfurt-handicap.de
Amt für multikulturelle Angelegenheiten (AMKA) Stadt Frankfurt am
Main [City of Frankfurt am Main Office of Multicultural Affairs]
Lange Straße 25–27, 60311 Frankfurt
Tel. 212 8765, Fax 212 37946
[email protected]
www.amka.de
Amt für Wohnungswesen Stadt Frankfurt am Main [City of Frankfurt am
Main Department of Housing]
Adickesallee 67-69, 60322 Frankfurt
Tel. 212 38000 (service centre)
Tel. 212 34742 (general information)
Fax 212 37948
[email protected]
www.wohnungsamt.frankfurt.de
Amtsgericht Frankfurt am Main [Frankfurt am Main District Court]
AMT. FAMILIENGERICHT [FAMILY COURT DEPARTMENT]
RECHTSANTRAGSSTELLE [LEGAL CLAIMS OFFICE]
Gerichtsstraße 2, 60313 Frankfurt
Tel. 1367 01 (main)
www.ag-frankfurt.justiz.hessen.de
Arbeiterwohlfahrt Kreisverband Frankfurt am e. V. [Frankfurt Workers'
Welfare Association, charitable organisation]
www.awo-frankfurt.de
TREATMENT
Borsigallee 17, 60388 Frankfurt
Tel. 42009 186
[email protected]
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ADDRESSES A-D
beramí – berufliche Integration e. V. [beramí – career integration,
charitable organisation]
Burgstraße 106, 60389 Frankfurt
Tel. 913010 0, Fax 913010 33
[email protected]
www.berami.de
Beratung und Begegnung für Frauen Caritasverband Frankfurt e. V.
[Counselling and Meetings for Women, Caritas Association Frankfurt,
charitable organisation]
Tel. 254931 22, Fax 254931 50
Affentorplatz 1, 60594 Frankfurt
[email protected]
Beratungs- und Interventionsstelle für Frauen [Counselling and
Intervention Centre for Women]
Sophienstraße 32, 60487 Frankfurt
Tel. 43054766 + 0172 6198984
Fax 43054767
www.frauenhaus-frankfurt.de
Beratungsstelle Frauennotruf [Counselling Centre for Women's
Emergencies]
Kasseler Straße 1 a, 60486 Frankfurt
Tel. 709494, Fax 79302795
[email protected]
www.frauennotruf-frankfurt.de
Beratungsstelle für Frauen Diakonisches Werk Frankfurt am Main
[Diakonisches Werk of Frankfurt am Main Counselling Centre for Women]
Alfred-Brehm-Platz 17, 60316 Frankfurt
Tel. 943502 30, Fax 943502 35
[email protected]
www.zefra.de/beratung
Berlitz Berufsservice [Berlitz Employment Service]
Henschelstraße 18 (9. OG. [9th floor])
–am Danziger Platz–, 60314 Frankfurt
Tel. 66403863, Fax 66403865
[email protected]
www.berlitz.de
Bildungsberatung Hessencampus Frankfurt am Main [Hessencampus
Frankfurt am Main Educational Counselling]
c/o Volkshochschule Frankfurt
Sonnemannstraße 13, 60314 Frankfurt
Tel. 212 46703, Fax 212 73765
BIZ - Berufsinformationszentrum Frankfurt am Main [Frankfurt am Main
Career Information Centre]
Fischerfeldstraße 10–12, 60311 Frankfurt
Tel. 2171 2222, Fax 2171 2662
[email protected]
www.arbeitsagentur.de
Bürgerberatung im Frankfurt Forum Stadt Frankfurt am Main [City of
Frankfurt Resident Advice at Frankfurt Forum]
Römerberg 32, 60311 Frankfurt
Tel. 212 40000, Fax 212 33576
[email protected]
Bundesversicherungsamt Mutterschaftsgeldstelle [Federal Insurance
Department, Maternity Benefits Office]
Friedrich-Ebert-Allee 38
53113 Bonn
Tel. 0228 619 1888 (hotline)
Fax 0228 619 1877
[email protected]
www.mutterschaftsgeld.de
BVZBeratungs- und Verwaltungszentrum e. V. [BVZB Counselling and
Administrative Centre, charitable organisation]
Humboldtstraße 12, 60318 Frankfurt
Tel. 9150107 00, Fax 9150107 29
[email protected]
www.bvz-frankfurt.org
C
Caritasverband Frankfurt e. V. [Caritas Association Frankfurt, charitable
organisation]
www.caritas-frankfurt.de
KURBERATUNG [TREATMENT]
Affentorplatz 1, 60594 Frankfurt
Tel. 254931 12
[email protected]
REFERAT KINDERTAGESSTÄTTEN [DEPARTMENT OF DAY CARE CENTRES]
Colosseo, Walther-von-Cronberg-Platz 2
60594 Frankfurt
Tel. 2982 148, Fax 2982 254
[email protected]
CeBeeF e. V. Club Behinderter und ihrer Freunde [CeBeeF Club for the
Disabled and their Friends, charitable organisation]
Elbinger Straße 2, 60487 Frankfurt
Tel. 9705220
[email protected]
www.cebeef.com
D
Deutsche Rentenversicherung [German Pension Insurance]
Stiftstraße 9–17, 60313 Frankfurt
Tel. 29998 0
[email protected]
www.deutsche-rentenversicherung-hessen.de
Deutscher Arbeitskreis für Familienhilfe e. V. [German Family Aid
Association, charitable organisation]
Berliner Straße 284, 63067 Offenbach
Tel. 437091, Fax 437097
[email protected]
www.ak-familienhilfe.de
Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge [Federal Department for
Migration and Refugees]
ESF-berufsbezogene Sprachförderung [ESF Job-Related Language Support]
Blaubach 13, 50676 Cologne
Tel. 0221 92426400 (hotline)
[email protected]
www.bamf.de
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Deutscher Kinderschutzbund [German Child Protection Association]
Bezirksverband Frankfurt am Main e. V. [Frankfurt am Main District
Association, charitable organisation]
Comeniusstraße 37, 60389 Frankfurt
Tel. 970901 10 (business line)
Tel. 970901 20 (counselling line)
Fax 970901 30
[email protected]
www.kinderschutzbund-frankfurt.de
Erziehungsberatungsstellen [educational guidance centres]
www.erziehungsberatung-frankfurt.de
Deutsches Rotes Kreuz [German Red Cross]
Bezirksverband Frankfurt am Main e. V. [Frankfurt am Main District
Association, charitable organisation]
Treatment counselling
Mendelssohnstraße 78, 60325 Frankfurt
Tel. 719191 24
[email protected]
www.drkfrankfurt.de
Beratungsstelle für Eltern, Kinder und Jugendliche, Gesellschaft für
Erziehung und Elternarbeit e. V. [Counselling Centre for Parents, Children
and Young People, charitable organisation]
Alt-Preungesheim 2, 60435 Frankfurt
Tel. 541001
[email protected]
www.ahze-ffm.de
Deutsch-Iranische Beratungsstelle für Frauen und Mädchen e. V.
[German-Iranian Counselling Centre for Women and Girls, charitable
organisation]
Hohenstaufenstraße 8, 60327 Frankfurt
Tel. 772050, Fax 772050
[email protected]
Diakonisches Werk [pastoral services], Frankfurt am Main
www.diakonischeswerk-frankfurt.de
ARBEITSBEREICHKINDERTAGESSTÄTTEN [AREA OF OPERATIONS - DAY CARE
CENTRES]
Rechneigrabenstraße 10, 60311 Frankfurt
Tel. 92105 6801, Fax 92105 7801
[email protected]
ARBEITSBEREICH MÜTTERGENESUNG [AREA OF OPERATIONS - MOTHERS'
REHABILITATION]
Rotteckstraße 16, 60316 Frankfurt
Tel. 299255251 + 299255252
Fax 299255250
[email protected]
STARK MIT KIND [STRONG WITH CHILD]
Alfred-Brehm-Platz 17, 60316 Frankfurt
(on the premises of 17 Ost – Tagestreff für Frauen)
Tel. 943502 21, Fax 943502 52
[email protected]
E
Elbi-Strolche, GFFB gGmbH
Elbinger Straße 7, 60487 Frankfurt
Tel. 97776 240, Fax 97776 169
[email protected]
www.elbi-strolche.de
Eltern-Kind-Zentrum [Parent-Child Centre]
Internationaler Verein für Kinder und ihre Familien e. V. [International
Association for Children and their Families, charitable organisation]
Thomas-Mann-Straße 8b/9b, 60439 Frankfurt
Tel. 25710426
[email protected]
[email protected]
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ADDRESSES D-F
Beratungsstelle für Eltern, Kinder und Jugendliche [Counselling Centre
for Parents, Children and Young People]
Alexanderstraße 29, 60489 Frankfurt
Tel. 7892019
[email protected]
www.erziehungshilfe-roedelheim.de
Eltern- und Jugendberatung NordweststadtCaritasverband Frankfurt am
Main e. V. [Caritas Association Northwest Frankfurt am Main Parent and
Youth Counselling, charitable organisation]
Ernst-Kahn-Straße 49 a, 60439 Frankfurt
Tel. 958217 0
[email protected]
www.caritas-frankfurt.de
Eltern- und Jugendberatung Stadtmitte [City Centre Parent and Youth
Counselling]
Mainkai 40, 60321 Frankfurt
Tel. 91331661
[email protected]
www.caritas-frankfurt.de
Erziehungsberatungsstelle Haus der Volksarbeit e. V. [Haus der
Volksarbeit Educational Guidance Centre, charitable organisation]
Eschenheimer Anlage 21, 60318 Frankfurt
Tel. 1501125
[email protected]
www.hdv-ffm.de
Erziehungs- und Familien-beratungsstelle im Internationalen
Familienzentrum e. V. [Educational and Family Counselling Centre at the
International Family Centre, charitable organisation]
Falkstraße 54 a, 60487 Frankfurt
Tel. 71374710, Fax 71374716
[email protected]
www.ifz-ev.de
Evangelisches Zentrum für Beratung in Höchst [Evangelical Centre for
Counselling in Höchst]
Leverkuser Straße 7, 65929 Frankfurt
Tel. 7593672 10
[email protected]
www.beratungszentrum-hoechst.de
Evangelisches Zentrum für Beratung und Therapie, Haus am Weißen
Stein [Evangelical Centre for Counselling and Therapy, Haus am Weißen
Stein]
Eschersheimer Landstraße 567
60431 Frankfurt
Tel. 5302 220 + 5302 281
[email protected]
www.frankfurt-evangelisch.de
Jüdisches Psychotherapeutisches Beratungszentrum für Kinder,
Jugendliche und Erwachsene e. V. [Jewish Psychotherapeutic Counselling
Centre for Children, Young People and Adults, charitable organisation]
Myliusstraße 20, 60323 Frankfurt
Tel. 71915290
[email protected]
www.jbz-frankfurt.de
Kinder-Jugend-Elternberatung Bergen-Enkheim [Bergen-Enkheim Child,
Youth and Parental Counselling]
Borsigallee 43, 60388 Frankfurt
Tel. 212 34758
[email protected]
www.kjfh.frankfurt.de
Kinder-Jugend-Elternberatung Bornheim [Bornheim Child, Youth and
Parental Counselling]
Böttgerstraße 22, 60389 Frankfurt
Tel. 212 34980
[email protected]
www.kjfh.frankfurt.de
Kinder-Jugend-Elternberatung Gallus [Gallus Child, Youth and Parental
Counselling]
Kostheimer Straße 11, 60326 Frankfurt
Tel. 212 35993
[email protected]
www.kjfh.frankfurt.de
Kinder-Jugend-Elternberatung Goldstein [Goldstein Child, Youth and
Parental Counselling]
Straßburger Straße 31, 60529 Frankfurt
Tel. 212 32960
[email protected]
www.kjfh.frankfurt.de
Evangelisches Zentrum für Beratung und Therapie, Haus am Weißen
Stein [Evangelical Centre for Counselling and Therapy, Haus am Weißen
Stein]
Eschersheimer Landstr. 567, 60431 Frankfurt
Tel. 5302 220 + 5302 281
[email protected]
www.frankfurt-evangelisch.de
F
FALZ Frankfurter Arbeitslosenzentrum e. V. [FALZ Frankfurt
Unemployment Centre, charitable organisation]
Friedberger Anlage 24, 60316 Frankfurt
Tel. 700425, Fax 704812
[email protected]
www.falz.org
Familienkasse Frankfurt am Main Agentur für Arbeit Frankfurt [Frankfurt
am Main Family Fund Frankfurt Employment Agency]
Fischerfeldstraße 10–12, 60311 Frankfurt
Tel. 2171 2823 (child benefit)
Tel. 2171 2824 (supplementary child allowance)
Fax 2171 2430
[email protected]
www.familienkasse.de
Familienzentrum Monikahaus – Beratungsstelle Sozialdienst kath.
Frauen e. V. [Monikahaus Family Centre - Catholic Women's Counselling
Centre and Social Services, charitable organisation]
Kriegkstraße 36, 60326 Frankfurt
Tel. 973823 0, Fax 973823 55
[email protected]
www.skf-frankfurt.de
Kinder-Jugend-Elternberatung Höchst [Höchst Child, Youth and Parental
Counselling]
Justinuskirchstraße 3 a, 65929 Frankfurt
Tel. 212 45459
[email protected]
www.kjfh.frankfurt.de
Feministisches Frauengesundheitszentrum e. V. [Feminist Women's
Health Centre, charitable organisation]
Kasseler Straße 1 a (Ökohaus, 3. OG [3rd floor])
60486 Frankfurt
Tel. 701218, Fax 777109
[email protected]
www.ffgz-frankfurt.de
Kinder-Jugend-Elternberatung Sachsenhausen [Sachsenhausen Child,
Youth and Parental Counselling]
Metzlerstraße 34, 60594 Frankfurt
Tel. 212 35126
[email protected]
www.kjfh.frankfurt.de
FiM Frauenrecht ist Menschenrecht e. V. [FiM - Women's Rights are
Human Rights, charitable organisation]
Varrentrappstraße 55, 60486 Frankfurt
Tel. 9709797 0
[email protected]
www.fim-frauenrecht.de
Evangelische Familienbildung [Evangelical Family Education]
Darmstädter Landstraße 81, 60598 Frankfurt
Tel. 605004 0, Fax 605004 22
[email protected]
www.familienbildung-ffm.de
Frankfurter Jugendring [Frankfurt Youth Circle]
Hansaallee 150, 60320 Frankfurt
Tel. 560001 0, Fax 560001 70
[email protected]
www.frankfurterjugendring.de
Evangelische Familienbildung Höchst [Höchst Evangelical Family
Education]
Leverkuser Straße 7, 65929 Frankfurt
Tel. 7593672 80, Fax 7593672 81
[email protected]
www.familienbildung-ffm.de
Frankfurter Kinderbüro Stadtschulamt [Frankfurt Children's Office, City
Department of Education]
Schleiermacherstraße 7, 60316 Frankfurt
Tel. 212 39001, Fax 430247
[email protected]
www.kinderbuero-ffm.de
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Frankfurter Rechtshilfekomitee für Ausländer e.V. [Frankfurt Legal Aid
Association for Foreign Nationals, charitable organisation]
c/o Evangelische Studentengemeinde [Evangelical Student Association]
Siolistraße 7 (postal address)
60323 Frankfurt
Tel. 478621020
www.rechtshilfekomitee.de
Alt-Niederursel 51, 60439 Frankfurt
Tel. 575078
[email protected]
www.der-hof.de
Frühförderstellen [Early Support Institutes]
FrauenGesundheits Zentrum für Frauen und Familien [Women's Health
Centre for Women and Families]
Neuhofstraße 32 H, 60318 Frankfurt
Tel. 591700, Fax 593129
[email protected]
www.fgzn.de
Allgemeine Pädagogische Frühförderung
Frühförderung – Mobil
[Public Early Educational Support Institute - Mobile Early Support Institute]
Eschersheimer Landstraße [sic] 56560431 Frankfurt
Tel. 5302 257, Fax 5302 266
[email protected]
www.diakonischeswerk-frankfurt.de/integrationshilfen
Frauenhaus “die kanne” [“die kanne” Women's Shelter],
Frankfurter Verein für soziale Heimstätten e. V. [Frankfurt Association
for Social Housing, charitable organisation]
Postfach 700306, 60553 Frankfurt
Tel. 6312614 + 6311845 + 0172 8702629
Fax 6314320
[email protected]
www.frauenhaus-frankfurt.de
Frühförder- und Beratungsstelle der Lebenshilfe Frankfurt am Main e. V.
[Lebenshilfe Frankfurt am Main Early Support Institute and Counselling
Centre, charitable organisation]
Mörfelder Landstraße 179 b
60598 Frankfurt
Tel. 975870 210, Fax 975870 190
[email protected]
www.lebenshilfe-ffm.de
Frauen helfen Frauen e. V. [Women Helping Women, charitable
organisation]
www.frauen-helfen-frauen-ffm.de
Frühförderstelle am Hauptbahnhof [Early Support Institute at the
Hauptbahnhof]
Karlsruher Straße 9, 60329 Frankfurt
Tel. 27216 300, Fax 27216 399
[email protected]
AUTONOMES FRAUENHAUS [AUTONOMOUS WOMEN'S SHELTER]
Postfach 560235, 60407 Frankfurt
Tel. 573055 + 06101 48311
Fax 06101 4604
[email protected]
BERATUNGSSTELLE [COUNSELLING CENTRE]
Berger Straße 31–33, 60316 Frankfurt
Tel. 48986551
Frühförderstelle Rödelheim, Verein Arbeits- und Erziehungshilfe e. V.
[Rödelheim Early Support Institute, Employment and Parenting Aid
Association, charitable organisation]
Burgfriedenstraße 7, 60489 Frankfurt
Tel. 978275 0, Fax 978275 30
[email protected]
www.vae-ev.de
Frauenreferat Stadt Frankfurt am Main [City of Frankfurt Department of
Women's Affairs]
Hasengasse 4, 60311 Frankfurt
Tel. 212 35319, Fax 212 30727
[email protected]
www.frauenreferat.frankfurt.de
Frühförderstelle – Haus des Kindes e. V. [Child's House Early Support
Institute, charitable organisation]
Alt-Niederursel 51, 60439 Frankfurt
Tel. 5890165, Fax 95733864
[email protected]
www.haus-des-kindes.com
Frauen-Softwarehaus e. V. [Women's Software House, charitable
organisation]
Hohenstaufenstraße 8, 60327 Frankfurt
Tel. 7411404, Fax 7410671
[email protected]
www.frauensoftwarehaus.de
Sozialpädiatrisches Zentrum (SPZ) Frankfurt-Mitte Clementine
Kinderhospital [Frankfurt-Mitte Clementine Children's Hospital SocialPaediatric Centre (SPZ)]
Theobald Christ Straße 16
60316 Frankfurt
Tel. 9434095 0, Fax 9434095 99
[email protected]
www.spz-frankfurt.de
Frauen-Wohnungsbau-Genossenschaft e. G. [Women's Housing
Cooperative, registered cooperative],
c/o Wohnbund Frankfurt [Frankfurt Housing League]
Appelgasse 12, 60487 Frankfurt
Tel. 701948
[email protected]
www.lila-luftschloss.de
Freie Bildungsstätte “der hof” [“der hof” Free Educational Institution]
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ADDRESSES F-I
Sozialpädiatrisches Zentrum (SPZ) im Klinikum Höchst [Social-Paediatric
Centre (SPZ) at Höchst Clinic]
Gotenstraße 6–8, 65929 Frankfurt
Tel. 3106 2070, Fax 3106 2821
[email protected]
www.klinikumfrankfurt.de
G
Geburtskliniken [maternity hospitals] and Geburtshaus [birthing
centres]
Bürgerhospital [Citizens' Hospital]
Nibelungenallee 37–41
60318 Frankfurt am Main
Tel. 1500 853
www.buergerhospital-frankfurt.de
Hospital zum Heiligen Geist [Hospital of the Holy Ghost]
Lange Straße 4–6, 60311 Frankfurt
Tel. 2196 2466
www.hospital-zum-heiligen-geist.de
Klinik für Gynäkologie und Geburtshilfe, Klinikum der J. W. GoetheUniversität [Clinic for Gynaecology and Midwifery, J. W. Goethe University
Hospital]
Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60596 Frankfurt
Tel. 6301 6717 (Hotline)
www.kgu.de/zfg
Krankenhaus Nordwest [Northwest Hospital]
Steinbacher Hohl 2–26, 60488 Frankfurt
Tel. 7601 1
[email protected]
www.krankenhaus-nordwest.de
Krankenhaus Sachsenhausen [Sachsenhausen Hospital]
Schulstraße 31, 60594 Frankfurt
Tel. 6605 0
[email protected]
www.krankenhaus-sachsenhausen.de
Marienkrankenhaus [Marien Hospital]
Richard-Wagner-Straße 14
60318 Frankfurt
Tel. 1563 0
www.marienkrankenhaus-frankfurt.de
St. Markus Krankenhaus [St. Mark's Hospital]
Wilhelm-Eppstein-Straße 2
60431 Frankfurt
Tel. 9533 0
[email protected]
www.fdk.info
Städtische Kliniken Höchst [Höchst Municipal Hospitals]
Gotenstraße 6–8, 65929 Frankfurt
Tel. 3106 2370
[email protected]
www.skfh.de
Geburtshaus Frankfurt [Frankfurt Birthing Centre]
Böttgerstraße 22, 60389 Frankfurt
Tel. 527282
[email protected]
www.geburtshaus-frankfurt.de
H
Haus für Frauen und Kinder Frankfurter Verein für soziale Heimstätten
e. V. [House for Women and Children, Frankfurt Social Housing Association,
charitable organisation]
Postfach 610208, 60344 Frankfurt
Tel. 412679 + 412670 + 0172 7762011
Fax 410091
[email protected]
www.frauenhaus-frankfurt.de
Hessischer Flüchtlingsrat [Hessian Refugee Council]
Leipziger Straße 17, 60487 Frankfurt
Tel. 976987 10, Fax 976987 11
[email protected]
www.fr-hessen.de
Hessisches Amt für Versorgung und Soziales – Versorgungsamt [Hessian
Department for Care and Social Benefits - Pension Office]
Walter-Möller-Platz 1, 60439 Frankfurt
Tel. 1567 -1 (main)
Tel 0180 2358376 (hotline)
Fax 1567 234
[email protected]
I
Imbradiva e. V. – Brasilianische Fraueninitiative gegen Diskriminierung
und Gewalt e. V. [Brazilian Women's Initiative against Discrimination and
Violence, charitable organisation]
Adalbertstraße 36 a, 60486 Frankfurt
Tel. 97264269 (answering service)
Fax 97264337
[email protected]
www.imbradiva.org
Informationszentrum für Männerfragen e. V. [Information Centre for
Men's Questions, charitable organisation]
Sandweg 49, 60316 Frankfurt
Tel. 4950446, Fax 94948564
[email protected]
www.maenerfragen.de
Infrau e. V. – Interkulturelles Beratungs- und Bildungszentrum für
Frauen, Mädchen und Seniorinnen [Intercultural Counselling and
Education Centre for Women, Girls and Elderly Women, charitable
organisation]
Höhenstraße 44, 60385 Frankfurt
Tel. 451155, Fax 4693324
[email protected]
www.infrau.de
Internationale Humanitäre Sprechstunden – Gesundheit für alle, Amt
für Gesundheit Stadt Frankfurt am Main [International Humanitarian
Consultations - Health for All, City of Frankfurt am Main Department of
Health]
Breite Gasse 28, 60313 Frankfurt
Tel. 212 45241, Fax 212 39265
[email protected]
www.gesundheitsamt.stadt-frankfurt.de
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Internationales Familienzentrum e. V. Erziehungs- und
Familienberatung [International Family Centre, charitable organisation,
Educational and Family Counselling]
Falkstraße 54 a, 60487 Frankfurt
Tel. 71374710, Fax 71374716
[email protected]
www.ifzweb.de/erziehung/erziehung.html
Internationales Familienzentrum e. V. Interkulturelle Familienbildung
im Gusti-Gebhardt-Haus [International Family Centre, charitable
organisation, Intercultural Family Education at the Gusti-Gebhardt House]
Ostendstraße 70, 60314 Frankfurt
Tel. 9131110, Fax 943444 70
[email protected]
www.ifzweb.de
J
Jüdische Gemeinde Frankfurt am Main [Frankfurt am Main Jewish
Community]
Westendstraße 43, 60325 Frankfurt
Tel. 768036 0, Fax 768036 149
[email protected]
www.jg-ffm.de
Jugendmigrationsdienste [Youth Migration Services]
www.jugendmigrationsdienste.de
AWOPerspektive gGmbH Jugendmigrationsdienst [AWOPerspektive
gGmbH Youth Migration Service]
TEAM HÖCHST1
Kasinostraße 6, 65929 Frankfurt
Tel. 30059695 + 30059592
Arabic, Bosnian, Croatian, Macedonian, Serbian, Slovenian, Turkish
TEAM HÖCHST2
Leverkuser Straße 20, 65929 Frankfurt
Tel. 30039819 + 30039886
English, Persian, Turkish
TEAM STADTMITTE [CITY CENTRE TEAM]
Allerheiligentor 2–4, 60311 Frankfurt
Tel. 209739914
English, Persian
Caritasverband Frankfurt e. V. Jugendmigrationsdienst [Caritas
Association Frankfurt, charitable organisation, Youth Migration Service]
Rüsterstraße 5, 60325 Frankfurt
Tel. 17002421
English, Estonian, French, Polish, Russian, Spanish
Caritasverband Frankfurt e. V. Jugendmigrationsdienst [Caritas
Association Frankfurt, charitable organisation, Youth Migration Service]
Königsteiner Straße 8, 65929 Frankfurt
Tel. 31408816
English, French, Italian, Polish, Russian, Spanish, Turkish
Evangelischer Verein für Jugendsozialarbeit e. V.
Jugendmigrationsdienst [Evangelical Association for Youth Social Work,
charitable organisation, Youth Migration Service]
Rechneigrabenstraße 10
60311 Frankfurt
Tel. 921056720
English, Persian
Evangelischer Verein für Jugendsozialarbeit e. V.
Jugendmigrationsdienst [Evangelical Association for Youth Social Work,
charitable organisation, Youth Migration Service]
Im Heisenrath 14, 60529 Frankfurt
Tel. 66161697
English
IB – Internationaler Bund e. V. Jugendmigrationsdienst [International
League, charitable organisation, Youth Migration Service]
Hufnagelstraße 14 und Frankenallee 103, 60326 Frankfurt
Tel. 7381888
Amharic, Arabic, Croatian, English, French, Greek, Italian, Persian, Polish,
Portuguese, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Tigrinya, Turkish
IB – Internationaler Bund e. V. Jugendmigrationsdienst [International
League charitable organisation, Youth Migration Service]
An der Zingelswiese 21–25
65933 Frankfurt
Tel. 7381888
Arabic, Croatian, English, French, Italian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian,
Serbian, Spanish, Turkish
Jugend- und Sozialamt Stadt Frankfurt am Main Ferienkarussell [City of
Frankfurt am Main Youth and Social Welfare Office Holiday Carousel]
Eschersheimer Landstraße 241–249
60320 Frankfurt
Tel. 212 31549 (Holiday Carousel)
[email protected]
www.ferienkarussell-frankfurt.de
jumpp – Frauenbetriebe e. V. [jumpp Women's Services, charitable
organisation]
Hamburger Allee 96, 60486 Frankfurt
Tel. 7158955 0, Fax 7158955 29
[email protected]
www.jumpp.de
K
Katholische Familienbildung Frankfurt [Frankfurt Catholic Family
Education]
Tituscorso 2 b, 60439 Frankfurt
Tel. 570919, Fax 581135
[email protected]
www.fbs-frankfurt.bistumlimburg.de
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ADDRESSES I-M
Kinderhotel Frankfurt [Frankfurt Children's Hotel]
Lyoner Straße 34, 60528 Frankfurt
Tel. 01803 444466 (information and reservation hotline)
[email protected]
Kindermuseum Frankfurt [Frankfurt Children's Museum]
An der Hauptwache 15, 60313 Frankfurt
Tel. 212 35154, Fax 212 42078
[email protected]
www.kindermuseum.frankfurt.de
Kinder- und Familienzentrum Fechenheim [Fechenheim Children and
Family Centre]
Sozialpädagogischer Verein zur familienergänzenden Familienerziehung e. V.
[Social-Educational Association for Extended Family Parenting, charitable
organisation]
Pfortenstraße 42–44, 60386 Frankfurt
Tel. 403589 37, Fax 403589 47
www.sozpaed-verein.de
KOMM Ambulante Dienste [KOMM Outpatient Care Services]
Am Eisernen Schlag 27–29, 60431 Frankfurt
Tel. 951475 0, Fax 951475 75
[email protected]
www.kommev.de
Krisen- und Lebensberatung im Haus der Volksarbeit e. V. [Crisis and
Counselling at the Haus der Volksarbeit, charitable organisation]
Eschersheimer Anlage 21, 60318 Frankfurt
Tel. 1501 108, Fax 5975503
www.hdv-ffm.de
L
LAG Hessen Gemeinsam leben – gemeinsam lernen e. V. [Hesse Regional
Association Live Together - Learn Together charitable organisation]
Falkstraße 106, 60487 Frankfurt
Tel. 77015758, Fax
[email protected]
www.gemeinsamleben-hessen.de
LAG Freie Kinderarbeit Hessen e. V. [Hesse Regional Association Free
Child Labour, charitable organisation]
Große Friedberger Straße 16–20
60313 Frankfurt
Tel. 590338, Fax 5970977
[email protected]
www.laghessen.de
Lebenshilfe e. V. Frankfurt am Main [Lebenshilfe, charitable association,
Frankfurt am Main]
Mörfelder Landstraße 179 b
60598 Frankfurt
Tel. 975870 0
[email protected]
www.lebenshilfe-ffm.de
M
Maisha e. V., African Women in Germany
Ravenstein-Zentrum
Pfingstweidstraße 7, 60316 Frankfurt
Tel. 90434905
[email protected]
www.maisha.org
Malteser Migranten Medizin Frankfurt [Maltese Migrant Medicine,
Frankfurt]
Am Bürgerhospital
Nibelungenallee 37–41, 60318 Frankfurt
Tel. 1500 1581, Fax 1500 1582
Migration counselling centres
www.integrationskurse-frankfurt.de
AWO Perspektive gGmbH
TEAM HÖCHST1
Kasinostraße 6, 65929 Frankfurt
Tel. 30059695 + 30059592
Arabic, Bosnian, Croatian, Macedonian, Serbian, Slovenian, Turkish
TEAM HÖCHST2
Leverkuser Straße 20, 65929 Frankfurt
Tel. 30037747
English, Turkish
TEAM STADTMITTE [CITY CENTRE TEAM]
Allerheiligentor 2–4, 60311 Frankfurt
Tel. 209739914
English, Persian
Caritasverband Frankfurt e. V. Fachdienst für Migration [Caritas
Association Frankfurt, charitable organisation, Immigration Department]
TEAM STADTMITTE [CITY CENTRE TEAM]
Rüsterstraße 5, 60325 Frankfurt
Tel. 1700240
Bosnian, Croatian, English, French, Portuguese, Serbian, Spanish
TEAM HÖCHST
Königsteiner Straße 8, 65929 Frankfurt
Tel. 3140880
English, French, Italian, Polish, Russian, Spanish, Turkish
Evangelisches Zentrum für Beratung und Therapie, Haus am Weißen
Stein Migrationsberatung [Evangelical Centre for Counselling and Therapy,
Haus am Weißen Stein Immigration Counselling]
Eschersheimer Landstraße 567
60431 Frankfurt
Tel. 5302154
Amharic, Dari, Kurdish, Pashto, Persian, Tigrinya, Turkish, Urdu
Lehrerkooperative – Bildung und Kommunikation e. V. [Teaching
Cooperative - Education and Communication, charitable organisation]
Kasseler Straße 1 a, 60486 Frankfurt
Tel. 9706360, Fax 97063636
[email protected]
www.lehrerkooperative.de
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Infrau e. V. [Infrau, charitable organisation]
Höhenstraße 44, 60385 Frankfurt
Tel. 451155
English, French, Greek, Spanish
Lehrerkooperative e. V. [Teaching Cooperative, charitable organisation]
Elbestraße 41, 60329 Frankfurt
Tel. 234493
Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian
Verband binationaler Familien und Partnerschaften, iaf e. V. [Binational Families and Partnerships Association iaf, charitable organisation]
Ludolfusstraße 2–4, 60487 Frankfurt
Tel. 71375614 + 7137560
English, Russian
Mobile Kinderkrankenpflegeder Evangelischen Kirche in Frankfurt
[Evangelical Churches of Frankfurt, Mobile Sick Child Care]
Kohlbrandstraße 16, 60385 Frankfurt
Tel. 452060
[email protected]
MUKIVA Kinder- und Familienzentrum e. V. [MUKIVA Children and Family
Centre, charitable organisation]
Rendeler Straße 48, 60385 Frankfurt
Tel. 447460, Fax 15349506
[email protected]
www.mukiva.de
Mutter-Kind-Haus, Waisenhaus-Stiftung des öffentlichen Rechts
[Mother-Child Home, Orphanage Foundation under public law]
Scheidswaldstraße 32–36, 60385 Frankfurt
Tel. 9433810, Fax 94338135
[email protected]
N
Nachbarschaftszentrum Ginnheim e. V. [Ginnheim Neighbourhood Centre,
charitable organisation]
Ginnheimer Hohl 14 H, 60431 Frankfurt
Tel. 53056679, Fax 53098240
[email protected]
www.nbz-ginnheim.de
Notmütterdienst – Familien- und Seniorenhilfe e. V., Bundeszentrale
[Emergency Service for Mothers - Help for Families and the Elderly,
charitable organisation, Federal Agency]
Sophienstraße 28, 60487 Frankfurt
Tel. 776611 + 9510330, Fax 95103377
[email protected]
www.notmuetterdienst.org
P
Pro Asyl
Postfach 160624, 60069 Frankfurt
Tel. 230688, Fax 230650
[email protected]
www.proasyl.de
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www.profamilia.de/frankfurt-main
BERATUNGSSTELLEFRANKFURTAMMAIN [FRANKFURT AM MAIN COUNSELLING
CENTRE]
Palmengartenstraße 14, 60325 Frankfurt
Tel. 90744744, Fax 90744730
[email protected]
BERATUNGSSTELLE HÖCHST [HÖCHST COUNSELLING CENTRE]
Hostatostraße 19, 65929 Frankfurt
Tel. 302017, Fax 3087477
[email protected]
BERATUNGSSTELLE PREUNGESHEIM [PREUNGESHEIM COUNSELLING CENTRE]
Wegscheidestraße 58, 60435 Frankfurt
Tel. 5400146
[email protected]
R
Rechtsauskunftsstelle des Frankfurter Anwaltsverein e. V. [Frankfurt Bar
Association Legal Advice Centre, charitable organisation]
Gerichtsstraße 2 (Raum 108)
60313 Frankfurt
Tel. 282669, Fax 287484
Regierungspräsidium Darmstadt Abteilung Arbeitsschutz und Umwelt
Frankfurt [Darmstadt Administration Committee, Department for
Employment Security and Environment, Frankfurt]
Gutleutstraße 138, 60327 Frankfurt
Tel. 2714 0, Fax 2714 5951
Rhein-Main Jobcenter GmbH
www.rhein-main-jobcenter.de
RHEIN-MAIN JOBCENTER GMBH
Hainer Weg 44, 60599 Frankfurt
Tel. 2171 3493 (service centre)
Fax 59769120
[email protected]
JOBCENTER HÖCHST
Kurmainzer Straße 1 und 4
65929 Frankfurt
Tel. 2171 3493, Fax 30835301
Tel. 0180 100308850 101 (counselling)
[email protected]
JOBCENTER NORD [JOB CENTRE NORTH]
Emil-von-Behring-Straße 10
60439 Frankfurt
Tel. 2171 3493, Fax 59768125
Tel. 0180 100308852 101 (counselling)
[email protected]
JOBCENTER OST [JOB CENTRE EAST]
Fischerfeldstraße 10–12
60311 Frankfurt
Tel. 2171 3493, Fax 2171 2756
Tel. 0180 10030880-2996 (counselling)
[email protected]
JOBCENTER SÜD [JOB CENTRE SOUTH]
Geleitsstraße 25, 60599 Frankfurt
Tel. 2171 3493, Fax 59769121
Tel. 0180 100308851-101 (counselling)
[email protected]
JOBCENTER WEST
Hersfelder Straße 25, 60487 Frankfurt
Tel. 2171 3493, Fax 2171 3046
Tel 0180 10030881-3495 (counselling)
[email protected]
S
Schuldnerberatung [Debt Counselling]
Schuldnerberatung – Caritasverband [Debt Counselling - Caritas
Association]
Caritasverband Frankfurt e. V. [Caritas Association Frankfurt, charitable
organisation]
Mainkai 40, 60311 Frankfurt
Tel. 91331621, Fax 91331628
[email protected]
www.caritas-frankfurt.de
Schuldnerberatung – Jugend- und Sozialamt [Debt Counselling - Youth
and Social Welfare Office]
Eschersheimer Landstraße 241–249
60320 Frankfurt
Tel. 212 41388, Fax 212 30788
[email protected]
www.boesefalle.org
Schuldnerberatung Frankfurt Ost [Debt Counselling, Frankfurt East]
Arnsburger Straße 58 a
60385 Frankfurt
Tel. 9563890, Fax 95638911
[email protected]
Schuldnerberatung im FALZ Frankfurter Arbeitslosenzentrum e. V. [Debt
Counselling in the FALZ Frankfurt Unemployment Centre, charitable
organisation]
Friedberger Anlage 24, 60316 Frankfurt
Tel. 97080274, Fax 704812
[email protected]
www.falz.org
SOS Alltag e. V. Schuldner- und Insolvenzberatung [Everyday SOS,
charitable organisation, Debt and Bankruptcy Counselling]
Schwarzburgstraße 10, 60318 Frankfurt
Tel. 441553, Fax 435737
[email protected]
www.sos-alltag.de
Verbraucherzentrale Hessen e. V. [Hesse Consumer Advice Centre,
charitable organisation]
Große Friedberger Straße 13–17
60313 Frankfurt
Tel. 01805 9720100 (Service line)
Fax 97201050
[email protected]
www.verbraucher.de
Selbsthilfe- und Nachbarschaftszentrum Ostend e. V. [Ostend Self-Help
and Neighbourhood Centre, charitable organisation]
Uhlandstraße 50, 60314 Frankfurt
Tel. 439645, Fax 436972
[email protected]
www.nbz-ostend.de
Sozialdienst katholischer Frauen e. V. Familienzentrum Monikahaus
[Catholic Women's Social Services, charitable organisation, Monikahaus
Family Centre]
Kriegkstraße 36, 60326 Frankfurt
Tel 973823 0, Fax 973823 55
[email protected]
www.skf-frankfurt.de
Sozialpädagogischer Verein zur familienergänzenden Erziehung e. V.
[Social-Educational Association for Extended Family Parenting, charitable
organisation]
Mainkurstraße 2, 60385 Frankfurt
Tel. 904309 0, Fax 495125
www.sozpaed-verein.de
Sozialrathäuser [social welfare offices]
City of Frankfurt am Main
Sozialrathaus Am Bügel [Bügel Social Welfare Office]
Ben-Gurion-Ring 110 a, 60437 Frankfurt
Tel. 212 38038, Fax 212 38090
[email protected]
Sozialrathaus Bergen-Enkheim [Bergen-Enkheim Social Welfare Office]
Voltenseestraße 2, 60388 Frankfurt
Tel. 212 41211, Fax 212 41297
[email protected]
Sozialrathaus Bockenheim [Bockenheim Social Welfare Office]
Rohmerplatz 15, 60385 Frankfurt
Tel. 212 36413, Fax 212 39080
[email protected]
Sozialrathaus Bornheim [Bornheim Social Welfare Office]
Berliner-Straße 33–35, 60311 Frankfurt
Tel. 212 30547, Fax 212 30734
[email protected]
Sozialrathaus Dornbusch [Dornbusch Social Welfare Office]
Am Grünhof 10, 60320 Frankfurt
Tel. 212 70735, Fax 212 70687
[email protected]
Sozialrathaus Gallus [Gallus Social Welfare Office]
Schwalbacher Straße 47, 60326 Frankfurt
Tel. 212 38189, Fax 212 40192
[email protected]
Sozialrathaus Höchst [Höchst Social Welfare Office]
Palleskestraße 14, 65929 Frankfurt
Tel. 212 45527 + 212 45331
Fax 45758
[email protected]
Sozialrathaus Nordweststadt [Northwestern City Social Welfare Office]
Niddaforum 9, 60439 Frankfurt
Tel. 212 32274, Fax 212 32052
[email protected]
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Sozialrathaus Sachsenhausen [Sachsenhausen Social Welfare Office]
Neuer Wall 2, 60594 Frankfurt
Tel. 212 33811, Fax 212 30735
[email protected]
Stadtbücherei Frankfurt am Main [Frankfurt am Main City Library]
Hasengasse 4, 60311 Frankfurt
Tel. 212 38080, Fax 212 37949
[email protected]
www.stadtbuecherei.frankfurt.de
Stadtschulamt Frankfurt am Main [Frankfurt am Main City Department of
Education]
Seehofstraße 41, 60594 Frankfurt
Tel. 212 33891 (general hotline)
Tel. 212 35738 (child care fees hotline)
Tel. 212 36564 (information on day care facilities)
Tel. 212 30119 (information on day care)
Tel. 212 74464 (resident services)
[email protected]
[email protected]
Städtische Kitas Frankfurt am Main [Frankfurt am Main City Child Care
Centres]
Zeil 5, 60313 Frankfurt
Tel. 212 48793, Fax 212 73895
[email protected]
www.staedtischekitas.frankfurt.de
T
Tourist-Info Römer
Römerberg 27, 60311 Frankfurt
Tel. 212 38800, Fax 212 37880
[email protected]
www.frankfurt-tourismus.de
V
Väteraufbruch für Kinder Kreisverein Frankfurt am Main [Fathers'
Initiative for Children, Frankfurt am Main Regional Association]
Reuterweg 42, 60322 Frankfurt
Tel. 94419286, Fax 13814058
[email protected]
[email protected]
www.vafk.de/frankfurt
Verband alleinerziehender Mütter und Väter (VAMV) e. V. [Association
of Single Mothers and Fathers, charitable organisation]
Adalbertstraße 15–17, 60486 Frankfurt
Tel. 97981884, Fax 97981878
[email protected]
www.vamv-bundesverband.de
Verband binationaler Familien und Partnerschaften, iaf e.V. [Bi-national
Families and Partnerships Association, charitable organisation]
Ludolfusstraße 2–4, 60487 Frankfurt
Tel. 7137560, Fax 7075092
[email protected]
www.verband-binationaler.de
Verein zur beruflichen Förderung von Frauen e. V. [Association for the
Professional Advancement of Women, charitable organisation]
Taunusstraße 33–35, 60329 Frankfurt
Tel. 795099 0, Fax 7078020
[email protected]
www.vbff-ffm.de
Versicherungsamt
Stadt Frankfurt am Main [City of Frankfurt am Main Insurance Department]
Sandgasse 6, 60311 Frankfurt
Tel. 212 44077 + 212 34925
Fax 212 36154
[email protected]
VHS Volkshochschule Stadt Frankfurt am Main [VHS City of Frankfurt am
Main Adult Education Centre]
Sonnemannstraße 13, 60314 Frankfurt
Tel. 212 71501
Fax 212 71500
[email protected]
www.vhs.frankfurt.de
W
Walter-Kolb-Stiftung e. V. [Walter Kolb Foundation, charitable
organisation]
Kurt-Schumacher-Straße 41
60313 Frankfurt
Tel. 212 40900, Fax 212 40901
[email protected]
www.walter-kolb-stiftung.de
Z
Zentrum Familie im [sic] Haus der Volksarbeit [Family Centre in the Haus
der Volksarbeit]
Eschenheimer Anlage 21, 60318 Frankfurt
Tel. 1501 138, Fax 1501 203
[email protected]
www.hdv-ffm.de
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RECOMMENDATIONS
City of Frankfurt Department of Women's Affairs FRAUEN-GUIDE [Women's Guide]
The Women's Guide contains over 300 addresses with short descriptions and events and activities for girls and women in Frankfurt. It is regularly updated and free,
available at the Department of Women's Affairs. For the address, please see the address section
Frankfurt am Main KITA-WEGWEISER [Frankfurt am Main Child Care Centre Guide]
Circulated by the Stadtschulamt Frankfurt am Main [Frankfurt am Main City Department of Education] and Journal Frankfurt. Thirty-six pages of condensed
information about childcare in Frankfurt. Available from the Frankfurt City Department of Education, citizen's service, for a €1.45 stamped addressed envelope (DIN
A4 format, keyword “Kita-Wegweiser”), see address section
Frankfurt am Main SCHULWEGWEISER [School Guide]
Circulated by the Frankfurt am Main City Department of Education and Journal Frankfurt. Thirty-six pages detailed pages of information about Frankfurt schools.
Available in exchange for a €1.45 stamped addressed envelope (DIN A4 format, keyword “Schulwegweiser”) from the Frankfurt City Department of Education,
Bürgerservice [residents' service], see address section
Single parenting - Tips and Information
Detailed, current guidelines of the Association of Single Mothers and Fathers (VAMV Federal Association). Available at the local VAMV Frankfurt chapter, see address
section
BMFSFJ's Family Guide
The Bundesministerium für Familie, Senioren, Frauen und Jugend [Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth] provides current
information about aid and benefits for families at www.familien-wegweiser.de
Familienatlas Hessen [Hesse Family Atlas]
Find more than 4,000 addresses, events, regional and local web tips at www.familienatlas.de
Male and female childminders sought urgently!
Frankfurt am Main is once again attractive for young families. The City of Frankfurt
supports and develops the further development of child care places for children under 3
years of age in addition to intensive child care in the centres by male or female
childminders. What is required of me to work at the day care centre? How will I be
supported in my work? Is there a preparatory qualification? What are the conditions and
what is the financial situation like?
These questions and more are regularly answered at the information events held by the
City Department of Education.
The events are held at the Stadtschulamt [City Education Department Office], Seehofstraße
41, in 60594 Frankfurt-Sachsenhausen.
For times, please call tel. 212 30119, e-mail [email protected] or go
to www.tagespflegeboerse-frankfurt.de
Thank you for your interest!
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