Annual Statistics

Street social work 2014

Country-wide aid for

• Street children in Germany Double prize winner • Runaways • Young homeless people

Street social work stations Supported by Berlin . Dortmund . Hamburg . Cologne

Off Road Kids Stiftung (Foundation) Contact office: Tel.: +49 7726 37878-260 Schabelweg 4-6 Fax: +49 7726 37878-269 D-78073 Bad Dürrheim email: [email protected] www.offroadkids.de Permanent Housing Placements - Overall Result 2014 of runaways, street children, young homeless people and preventative crisis intervention to avert homelessness

up to 18 yrs 18 - 20 yrs over 21 yrs Total Permanent housing placements 2014 • Street social work station - Berlin 3 8 21 32

• Street social work station - Dortmund 9 30 33 72

• Street social work station - Hamburg 4 15 17 36

• Street social work station - Cologne 4 36 19 59

• Elsewhere (Bad Dürrheim, parents hotline) 0 0 0 0

Subtotal 20 89 90 199 Crisis interventions and family stabilisations 2014 • Street social work station - Berlin 2 0 3 5

• Street social work station - Dortmund 6 18 24 48

• Street social work station - Hamburg 2 34 47 83

• Street social work station - Cologne 0 21 20 41

• Elsewhere (Bad Dürrheim, parents hotline) 16 2 0 18 Subtotal 26 75 94 195 Total 2014 46 164 184 394 Recurrences -2 -7 -8 -17 Total amount 2014 44 157 176 377

Monthly average 4 13 15 32 compared to: Annual total 2013 34 156 156 346 compared to: Monthly average 2013 3 13 13 29 compared to: Annual total 2012 42 156 156 354 compared to: Monthly average 2012 4 13 13 30 Balanced total since 1994 3.396

The table shows the absolute number of permanently In any given year under review, some individuals will housed young people who were living on the street be counted two or more times in the addition of the before receiving assistance from Off Road Kids. The monthly results. This is due to the repeated placement table also shows the absolute number of young people of recurrent individuals of a period of two or more whose personal living situation has been stabilised and months. This multiple counts are adjusted by deducting are therefore not homeless due to crisis interventions or the number of reoccurring cases each month. Multiple clarification of the familial environment performed by Off housing placements of a young person within one parti- Road Kids. cular month will be counted as one single placement.

Off Road Kids Stiftung 2 Successful housing placements 2006 - 2014 of young people due to the street social work performed by Off Road Kids

+ 9%

+ 10% - 2%

350 + 22% + 8% 350 Cologne Hamburg Dortmund - 8% 300 Berlin 300 Hotline + 23%

250 250 + 22%

200 200

150 150

100 100

50 50

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 (177) (215) (265) (322) (297) (321) (354) (346) (377)

Notes: •• Comparative data is only available from 2006, because the street social work stations in Dortmund, Hamburg and Cologne were opened in 2005. •• Young people who go back out onto the street are documented monthly. These numbers are not included in the figure above •• The effective radius of the Dortmund street social work station covers the entire Ruhr area as far as Duisburg.

Off Road Kids Stiftung 3 Assignments and assistance time expended to prevent homelessness among young people through street social work (including follow-up assistance)

up to 18 yrs 18 - 20 yrs over 21 yrs Total Multiple contacts to young people needing help 2014 • Street social work station - Berlin 67 97 853 1017

• Street social work station - Dortmund 65 223 428 716

• Street social work station - Hamburg 151 354 775 1280

• Street social work station - Cologne 13 119 194 326 Total number of contacts 296 793 2250 3339

New contacts to young people needing help 2014 • Street social work station - Berlin 19 30 54 103

• Street social work station - Dortmund 11 26 21 58

• Street social work station - Hamburg 45 57 112 214

• Street social work station - Cologne 4 11 9 24 Total number of new contacts 79 124 196 399

Intensive individual case files with clearing talks, guidance and subsequent assistance 2014 • Street social work station - Berlin 65 194 499 758

• Street social work station - Dortmund 126 686 599 1411

• Street social work station - Hamburg 53 510 680 1243

• Street social work station - Cologne 74 1265 1226 2565 Total number of intensive individual 318 2655 3004 5977 case files

Time expended in providing assi- Expended Permanent Work time stance per permanent housing place- working hours placements per placement ment in working hours (average) in total Annual average 2014 29.222 h 377 78 h Annual average 2013 27.266 h 346 79 h Annual average 2012 26.345 h 354 74 h

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