The Social Welfare Service of the Protestant Churches in Württemberg

Württemberg Württemberg Dear Ladies and Gentlemen, Dear Brothers and Sisters, We are delighted that you are interested in Diakonie in Württemberg, Germany. Diakonie (diaconia) stands for the social services work of the Protestant Church- es. Because faith in Jesus Christ and practiced charity belong together, diaconal services and institutions are committed to offering help for many needs. Diakonie services help people who need support and whose lives are impaired by socially unjust conditions. Diako- nie tries to alleviate such social conditions. Diakonie derives from the Greek notion of “service”. The Diakonisches Werk Württemberg is the umbrella assocation gathering all the social service institutions and entities that exist within the Protestant Churches in Württemberg. More than 2,000 services and social work units provide help, support and companionship The to old people and people in need of care, to children, youth, and families, to mentally or psychologically ill people, to the handicapped, unemployed, homeless, Social and heavily indebted people. In each of the 51 church districts of the regional Protestant Church of Württem- berg, there are diaconal district service points. They Welfare serve as a  rst contact point for people in distress who are suffering from material or psychological hardship. Also these service points offer support to church com- Service munities in their own diaconal work. More than 40,000 are employed within Diako nie in Württemberg, another 30,000 voluntary workers are Diakonisches Werk Württemberg of the committed to activities within Diakonie. The Social Press, Communications Department, Welfare Service of the Protestant Churches in Würt- and Ecumenical Diakonie tem berg has its seat in Stuttgart. Heilbronner Strasse 180 Protestant Come and visit with us - Diakonie and her many ser- 70191 Stuttgart, Germany vices and institutions in Württemberg are happy to Tel.: +49. (0)711.1656.120 receive you as our guest. Fax: +49. (0)711. 1656.49.120 Churches Yours, E-Mail: [email protected] Authors: Claudia Mann, Peter Ruf, Annette Seifert in Translation: Claudia Schröder Dieter Kaufmann, Design: Thomas Blickle OKR church of cial Printed by J.F. Steinkopf Druck GmbH, Stuttgart Württemberg President of the Social Welfare Service of April 2010

the Protestant Churches in Württemberg www.diakonie-wuerttemberg.de

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kreuz) is of later date. later of is kreuz)

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way. The term Crown Cross (Kronen- Cross Crown term The way.

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work together in a spirit of partnership. partnership. of spirit a in together work

in 1925. He combined the two initials initials two the combined He 1925. in

After the Second World War, so many Germans suffer- Germans many so War, World Second the After

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on on Missi Inner for symbol a as Cross

because of the joint effort of all its members. its all of effort joint the of because

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Professor Richard Boeland from the the from Boeland Richard Professor

nate unworthy life” (Programm zur Vernichtung unwer- Vernichtung zur (Programm life” unworthy nate

for a just and solidary society. society. solidary and just a for

national socialist leaders called “Program to exter mi- exter to “Program called leaders socialist national

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gram run by the the by run gram pro the to victim fell They berg. tem

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began to form against the Nazi regime. Yet, 10,000 10,000 Yet, regime. Nazi the against form to began impuls for renewal. renewal. for impuls

arity”. arity”. went on, resistance within the Church and Diakonie Diakonie and Church the within resistance on, went l The tradition of Diakonie serves as a continuous continuous a as serves Diakonie of tradition The

system is known in Europe as the principle of “subsidi- of principle the as Europe in known is system sion welcomed the “new times.” However, as time time as However, times.” “new the welcomed sion

Diakonie. Diakonie.

ancial resources for carrying out these tasks. This This tasks. these out carrying for resources ancial even leading men of the Church and of the Inner Mis- Inner the of and Church the of men leading even

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encouragement for Diakonie. Diakonie. for encouragement

comes to designing and framing the German social social German the framing and designing to comes The period between 1933 and 1945 saw the institution institution the saw 1945 and 1933 between period The

l The biblical message is the mission and also also and mission the is message biblical The

one of such services and thus is a partner when it it when partner a is thus and services such of one

agencies and services with these tasks. Diakonie is is Diakonie tasks. these with services and agencies ren Mission). Mission). ren situation at hand is for each service: each for is hand at situation

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offer social services run by the government itself but but itself government the by run services social offer nal nal “Regio name the under ciation asso single a into The Guiding Principle has ten basic theses. Each Each theses. basic ten has Principle Guiding The

effectively, the German government typically does not not does typically government German the effectively, sick. In 1914, the services in Württemberg merged merged Württemberg in services the 1914, In sick.

eld of work. of eld 

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ple, was set up. In the towns and villages, deacones- villages, and towns the In up. set was ple,

their services use this guiding principle and they may may they and principle guiding this use services their

Service of the Protestant Churches in Württemberg. in Churches Protestant the of Service capped peo- capped handi and sick for and le, peop deaf and

The individual members of the Diakonie network and and network Diakonie the of members individual The

berg e.V.“ which is the Social Welfare Welfare Social the is which e.V.“ berg tem Würt in che rents and their homestead. Soon after, care for blind blind for care after, Soon homestead. their and rents

sches Werk der evangelischen Kir- evangelischen der Werk sches “Diakoni ation associ girls and boys who had suffered the loss of their pa- their of loss the suffered had who boys and girls for their work. work. their for

on merged to become the the become to merged on Organizati Aid tant Protes the cue home for for home cue res rst  the founded had ment for all. It serves as a common foundation foundation common a as serves It all. for ment commit

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Friends for the Poor” (Stuttgarter Privat- (Stuttgarter Poor” the for Friends rst” is a guideline for for guideline a is rst”  “People future. the in develop

cation. medi and ing, vate Society of Volunteers and and Volunteers of Society vate Pri the direction in which Diakonie should should Diakonie which in direction the

food. Church district services distributed food, cloth- food, distributed services district Church food. spiritual terms. In 1823, the “Stuttgart “Stuttgart the 1823, In terms. spiritual them. It also provides a basis for for basis a provides also It them.

ple were provided with a place to stay, with work and and work with stay, to place a with provided were ple ing poverty, in material as well as in in as well as material in poverty, ing ons - what is important to all of of all to important is what - ons

homes and houses for families were built, young peo- young built, were families for houses and homes ght-  program a ed draft they Mission) tes all of the services and instituti- and services the of all tes

ened with hunger. Old peoples’ peoples’ Old hunger. with ened threat people old Diakonie. Going by the name “Inner Mission” (Innere (Innere Mission” “Inner name the by Going Diakonie. berg . It highlights the bond that uni- that bond the highlights It . berg

ee the bombings, the children and and children the bombings, the ee  to had who those mitted Protestant Christians founded the organized organized the founded Christians Protestant mitted work in Württem- in work net Diakonie the

placed persons needed assistance, assistance, needed persons placed dis and fugees It was at the beginning of the 19th century that com- that century 19th the of beginning the at was It is the motto of all of of all of motto the is rst“  “People

History Principle Guiding Diakonie‘s Württemberg Württemberg Dear Ladies and Gentlemen, Dear Brothers and Sisters, We are delighted that you are interested in Diakonie in Württemberg, Germany. Diakonie (diaconia) stands for the social services work of the Protestant Church- es. Because faith in Jesus Christ and practiced charity belong together, diaconal services and institutions are committed to offering help for many needs. Diakonie services help people who need support and whose lives are impaired by socially unjust conditions. Diako- nie tries to alleviate such social conditions. Diakonie derives from the Greek notion of “service”. The Diakonisches Werk Württemberg is the umbrella assocation gathering all the social service institutions and entities that exist within the Protestant Churches in Württemberg. More than 2,000 services and social work units provide help, support and companionship The to old people and people in need of care, to children, youth, and families, to mentally or psychologically ill people, to the handicapped, unemployed, homeless, Social and heavily indebted people. In each of the 51 church districts of the regional Protestant Church of Württem- berg, there are diaconal district service points. They Welfare serve as a  rst contact point for people in distress who are suffering from material or psychological hardship. Also these service points offer support to church com- Service munities in their own diaconal work. More than 40,000 are employed within Diako nie in Württemberg, another 30,000 voluntary workers are Diakonisches Werk Württemberg of the committed to activities within Diakonie. The Social Press, Communications Department, Welfare Service of the Protestant Churches in Würt- and Ecumenical Diakonie tem berg has its seat in Stuttgart. Heilbronner Strasse 180 Protestant Come and visit with us - Diakonie and her many ser- 70191 Stuttgart, Germany vices and institutions in Württemberg are happy to Tel.: +49. (0)711.1656.120 receive you as our guest. Fax: +49. (0)711. 1656.49.120 Churches Yours, E-Mail: [email protected] Authors: Claudia Mann, Peter Ruf, Annette Seifert in Translation: Claudia Schröder Dieter Kaufmann, Design: Thomas Blickle OKR church of cial Printed by J.F. Steinkopf Druck GmbH, Stuttgart Württemberg President of the Social Welfare Service of April 2010

the Protestant Churches in Württemberg www.diakonie-wuerttemberg.de

was huge as 14 million re- million 14 as huge was

mission of Diakonie. Diakonie. of mission

ed. The task task The ed. found was on) zati

l lling the the lling  ful means responsible economically Acting

tant Aid Organi- Aid tant werk”(Protes

l Diakonie stands for quality. quality. for stands Diakonie the “Evangelisches Hilfs- “Evangelisches the

kreuz) is of later date. later of is kreuz)

Diakonie a face. face. a Diakonie diaconal aid agency. In 1945, 1945, In agency. aid diaconal

way. The term Crown Cross (Kronen- Cross Crown term The way.

l The employees, being actively involved, give give involved, actively being employees, The Christians to start the second second the start to Christians

I and M (Inner Mission) in an artistic artistic an in Mission) (Inner M and I

ted ted mit com prompted misery This ship. hard great ed

work together in a spirit of partnership. partnership. of spirit a in together work

in 1925. He combined the two initials initials two the combined He 1925. in

After the Second World War, so many Germans suffer- Germans many so War, World Second the After

l The members of the Regional Network of Diakonie Diakonie of Network Regional the of members The

on on Missi Inner for symbol a as Cross

because of the joint effort of all its members. its all of effort joint the of because

Art School Berlin designed the Crown Crown the designed Berlin School Art

bens). bens). Le ten

l The Regional Network of Diakonie is alive only only alive is Diakonie of Network Regional The

Professor Richard Boeland from the the from Boeland Richard Professor

nate unworthy life” (Programm zur Vernichtung unwer- Vernichtung zur (Programm life” unworthy nate

for a just and solidary society. society. solidary and just a for

national socialist leaders called “Program to exter mi- exter to “Program called leaders socialist national

l The task of Diakonie is to actively work and strive strive and work actively to is Diakonie of task The

gram run by the the by run gram pro the to victim fell They berg. tem

The Symbol of Diakonie of Symbol The

l Diakonie is part of the Church. Church. the of part is Diakonie ple were murdered in Würt- in murdered were ple peo handicapped mentally

began to form against the Nazi regime. Yet, 10,000 10,000 Yet, regime. Nazi the against form to began impuls for renewal. renewal. for impuls

Diakonie. Diakonie.

l The dignity of the human being is the center point of of point center the is being human the of dignity The

n-  allocates government German The state. welfare dening itself of grave guilt. Initially, Initially, guilt. grave of itself dening bur Diakonie of

encouragement for Diakonie. Diakonie. for encouragement

l The biblical message is the mission and also also and mission the is message biblical The

one of such services and thus is a partner when it it when partner a is thus and services such of one

offer social services run by the government itself but but itself government the by run services social offer ciation under the name “Regio “Regio name the under ciation asso single a into nal nal The Guiding Principle has ten basic theses. Each Each theses. basic ten has Principle Guiding The

eld of work. of eld 

For social problems to be alleviated and solved more more solved and alleviated be to problems social For trusted with the community care for the the for care community the with trusted en were ses

add an additional principle according to their speci their to according principle additional an add c c 

ple, was set up. In the towns and villages, deacones- villages, and towns the In up. set was ple,

their services use this guiding principle and they may may they and principle guiding this use services their

Service of the Protestant Churches in Württemberg. in Churches Protestant the of Service capped peo- capped handi and sick for and le, peop deaf and

The individual members of the Diakonie network and and network Diakonie the of members individual The

desverband” and and desverband” “Lan Network gional Re the 1970, In gesellschaft freiwilliger Armenfreun Armenfreun freiwilliger gesellschaft de) de) konie in Württemberg, it is also a binding binding a also is it Württemberg, in konie Dia of all

Friends for the Poor” (Stuttgarter Privat- (Stuttgarter Poor” the for Friends develop in the future. “People “People future. the in develop rst” is a guideline for for guideline a is rst” 

ing, and medi medi and ing, cation. vate Society of Volunteers and and Volunteers of Society vate Pri the direction in which Diakonie should should Diakonie which in direction the

homes and houses for families were built, young peo- young built, were families for houses and homes Mission) they draft draft they Mission) ed a program program a ed ght-  tes all of the services and instituti- and services the of all tes

old people threat threat people old ened with hunger. Old peoples’ peoples’ Old hunger. with ened Diakonie. Going by the name “Inner Mission” (Innere (Innere Mission” “Inner name the by Going Diakonie. berg . It highlights the bond that uni- that bond the highlights It . berg

fugees and dis dis and fugees placed persons needed assistance, assistance, needed persons placed It was at the beginning of the 19th century that com- that century 19th the of beginning the at was It  “People is the motto of all of of all of motto the is rst“

History Principle Guiding Diakonie‘s Pro le and Legal form What Diakonie offers in Württemberg

The services of Diakonie typically offer their assis- Württemberg is situated Altogether, Diakonie in Württemberg looks after and tance in the proximity of residential areas. This means in the south-western part supports more than 270,000 people, many of them that Diakonie is present all over Württem berg. The of the Federal Republic live in homes run by a Diakonie service unit. Diakonie of Germany way the Diakonie nework is set up en sures that co- is active in the  elds of work as follows: operation with the different services and service units l Welfare for children, youth and of Diakonie in Württemberg is close and excellent. Weikersheim families, l Aid for handicapped people, The Assembly of the members decide upon the gene- Künzelsau ral orientation and policies of Diakonie. The Council of Blaufelden Neuenstadt l Care for the sick, the Network (made of members of the Assembly) Öhringen l Care for old people, makes sure that the decisions of the Assembly of the Weinsberg Schwäb. Hall Crailsheim Heilbronn members are being adhered to and it elects the Board Brackenheim l Support for the unemployed, for of Directors. The Super visory Board consists of three Besigheim Gaildorf Marbach the homeless, for the heavily Mühlacker Vaihingen Backnang members. As to the Board of Directors, it is made up a.d.E. indebted, and for other poor of three members working full-time. They direct and Ludwigsburg Waiblingen Aalen people in society, Ditzingen Schwäbisch coordinate the work of the regional network and of the Zuffenhausen Gmünd Schorndorf Neuenbürg Leonberg Bad l Support for drug addicts and regional main of ce where approximately 200 people Stuttgart Canst. Esslingen. Degerloch. those at risk, are employed. Calw Böblingen Göppingen Heidenheim Bernhaus. Nürtingen Kirchheim Geislingen l Support for migrants and u.Teck The Social Welfare Service of the Protestant Church- Nagold Herrenberg refugees, especially when es in Württemberg is charged with four decisive tasks Tübingen Freudenstadt Bad Urach Ulm discriminated against, to ful ll: Reutlingen Blaubeuren Münsingen l Support for girls and women in l As the social welfare agency of the Protestant Sulz distress. Churches, it represents all of the churches’ social am Neckar work. Thus, its responsibility includes supporting Balingen In-patient service units, outpatient church communities with the imple mentation of units, as well as day services and their diaconal mission and tasks. Biberach indivdual care for a person - all that l Representing all of its members, it serves the mem- Tuttlingen is within the range of offerings pro- bers’ diaconal work and service units. More so, it vided by Diakonie. serves as a converging or focal point for the mem- Diakonie creates jobs on the market

bers’ interests and services and represents these Ravensburg that is sponsored by the govern- when addressing Ger man politics or the Church as ment. such. Also, Diakonie provides for special l As a welfare service agency, it is a partner vis-à-vis Friedrichshafen shopping centers for the poor. the German government and is consulted on issues Diakonie runs schools, and job trai- pertaining to the requirements and needs of the ning for young people, it offers place- German welfare state. ment for conscientious objectors l As an organization following Jesus’ teachings, it and for a whole range of volunteer serves as an advocate on behalf of people in need work, including work for young The regional main of ce in people from abroad. and those who are being discriminated against. It is Stuttgart homes committed to  ghting societal causes of poverty and approximately 200 employees discrimination and strives and works for more social justice.

International Tasks

The Social Welfare Service of the Protestant Church- Partnerships: es in Württemberg is a member of the Social Welfare In addition to this support for international relief work, exists with the church district of Kronstadt / Brasov in Service of the Protestant Church in Germany (Diako- the Social Welfare Service of the Protestant Churches Romania which has also assumed a leadership role nisches Werk der EKD). In this capacity, it actively in Württemberg supports German Protestant church for the building up of the partnership of „The three supports the international aid work of Diakonie: communities and diaconal service units to build up Churches“ between the Protestant Church AB in Slova- relationships in other countries. Diakonie in Württem- kia, the Protestant Regional Church in the German The Action Programme “Bread for berg, on her part, maintains strong contacts to count- state of Thuringia and of Württemberg. Social projects the World” started in 1959. All ries in Eastern Europe. A strong and lively relationship are supported in Kosovo. Regional and Free Protestant Churches are involved. The  nan cial means for the projects are acquired through private donati- Means of Financing ons and church collecti ons. The idea is to contri- The modes of  nancing differ and are dependent on the work  eld of Diakonie. bute to the improve ment of the living conditi ons of the impoverished and disad vantaged in the devel- Own resources and Social Security Funds: Church Tax: oping countries by projects encourageing self help. Diakonie delivers many forms of assistance which the Every member of the Protestant Church in Germany people needing help pay for themselves. German has to pay a church tax (collected in lieu by the Ger- The donation collection pro- Social Security assumes a part of these expenses and man Internal Revenue Service). This tax is levied gramme “Hope for East ern thus take some of the burden off those who need according to the member’s income and/or salary. The Europe“ initiated in 1994, was assistance. For instance, intensive care in an old majority of consultancy services and contact points of the re sponse of the Protestant Churches wit- peoples’ home, or at the old person’s home, is being the diaconal district services are being funded by this nessing the social changes in Central and Eastern assumed in part by the health care insurances man- church tax. Child day care centers receive supple- Europe. datory in Germany - the remainder being assumed by menta ry funds. Furthermore, assistance for immi- those who need this care. German Social Security grants from the former Soviet Union, for foreigners The Emergency and Disas ter helps  nance the rehabilitation measures and reha- and for refugees are being  nanced. Also, the of ce of Relief Pro gramme most ly pro- bilitation hospitals run by Diakonie. The German Diakonie Württemberg is being supported by church vides rapid aid by dis tributing Federal Employment Of ce supports the Diakonie tax funds. food, tents, blan kets, clothing etc. on-site in the dis- services assisting unemployed people. tressed areas. Assistance may also be organized Donations: on a medium-term level, for instance by providing Subsidies from Public Funds: This kind of  nancial means is becoming increasingly seeds and tools. The funds for this aid come main- Part of the expenses are being supported from public important. Thanks to donations, Diakonie is able to ly from pri vate donations, but also from grants funds (federal level, state level and municipal level ). help those who do not have a rightful claim for help allocated by the German Federal Government and For example, the state pays for a part of the costs and for whom nobody feels responsible. Poor people the Europe an Union. Diakonie Kastastrophenhilfe occuring in treating drug or alcohol addicts or for wo- get meals at no cost in the so-called “Vesperkirchen“ - often co ope rates with other non-governmental men struggling with pregnancy (regarding abortion). food churches - and they get free medical aid. Or, they donor agen cies. Or, the municipalities pay for integration services for can buy food at very low prices in special shops. handicapped and give additonal funds bene tting Families with handicapped children also get help in a mentally, or psychologically ill people or those heavily non-bureaucratic way (“Offene Hilfen“). Last but not indebted. least, without such donations it would not be possible to assist people after catastrophes in Germany and abroad. Pro le and Legal form What Diakonie offers in Württemberg

International Tasks