Ursula Hoentgesberg: New AWO boss brings a breath of fresh air to Paderborn!

Ursula Hoentgesberg: New AWO boss brings a breath of fresh air to Paderborn!

On Wednesday evening, June 18th, an important meeting took place in the Committee for Social Affairs, Senior Citizens and Inclusion, which was primarily influenced by the new AWO managing director Ursula Hoentgesberg. The committee primarily addressed two key issues: inclusion and housing. On this occasion, Hoentgesberg was heard as an advisory member and she brought an unannounced item onto the agenda, which caused a stir. This shows right from the start that she is positioning herself as an active voice in the social discourse, they report Westfalen-Blatt.

Ursula Hoentgesberg has recently become the new managing director of the AWO Paderborn district association and succeeds Harald Ehlers, who retired on May 31st. She can look back on an impressive career that began in 1986 with the AWO district association. She initially worked in social-educational family assistance and later took on responsibility for the elderly care sector, where she played a key role in the restructuring of outpatient care and in the development of psychosocial counseling for the elderly, the sick and the disabled. Her previous position as head of the multi-generational house AWO Leo in Paderborn's Südstadt underlines her skills, as under her leadership it became a contact point for different generations, she adds New Westphalian.

Commitment and future prospects of the AWO

Hoentgesberg is introducing AWO quality management and has already achieved success in the past in certifying offices, social centers and educational school offerings. Under her aegis, she plans to implement innovative projects together with the board, employees and volunteers under the motto “more is possible together”. The support and positive feedback from district chairwoman Mechtild Rothe played an important role. The AWO specializes in creating a wide range of offers for young and old in order to promote social interaction and improve the quality of life.

But the roots of the AWO go way back to the post-war period, when the focus was on reconstruction and alleviating emergencies. In 1946, the AWO was recognized as a welfare association by the American military government, which laid the foundation for numerous social initiatives. The goal has always been to create social justice and preserve human dignity, as history shows awo-omf.de proven.

The descriptions from the committee and the AWO make it clear that Ursula Hoentgesberg, with her commitment and experience, will play a key role in tackling the challenges in Paderborn. Your vision for the AWO shows that in the future you can continue to pursue innovative paths in the social sector that serve the common good.