Free voters find out about Lebenshilfe Neumarkt: Insight into new projects

Free voters find out about Lebenshilfe Neumarkt: Insight into new projects

Effects of Lebenshilfe Neumarkt on the region

07/31/2024 Neumarkt.

Lebenshilfe Neumarkt plays a crucial role in the social landscape of the city and the district. She recently received the UPW/FW Neumarkt city council group and the district parliamentary group of Free Voters. The visit not only served to visit the new premises, but also to get to know the broad spectrum of social services and to recognize their importance for the community.

The variety of offers at Lebenshilfe Neumarkt

Dr. Wilhelm Baur, the 1st chairman of the Presidium of Lebenshilfe Neumarkt, and Andreas Moser, the chairman of the board, led the parliamentary group members through the facility. It became clear that Lebenshilfe is not only an employer for over 400 people, but also plays a central role in the areas of education and training. The variety of programs offered there shows how important this facility is for the integration of people with and without disabilities.

Support needs of Lebenshilfe

However, Lebenshilfe is dependent on sustainable financial support in order to further develop and maintain your services. The increased construction costs have become a significant obstacle in particular for the construction of new facilities. "We can often no longer finance the own shares from our own resources," said Dr. Baur. The support of the cost bearers, such as the Upper Palatinate district, is essential in order to continue to be able to make the offer as required.

political challenges and reforms

One of the central themes of the meeting was the upcoming reform of the eighth Social Code (SGB VIII). From 2028 there will be no distinction between children with and without disabilities in the field of youth welfare. This means that numerous tasks of the Upper Palatinate district pass to the district youth welfare office of the Neumarkt district. Martin Meier, district council and deputy district administrator, emphasized the urgency to deal with these changes in good time.

prevention in youth welfare

In view of the increasing number of cases in the youth welfare, District Councilor Sebastian Schauer appeals to consider youth welfare not only as a cost factor. "We should try to understand why these numbers rise and how we can counteract preventively," he said. Investments in youth welfare are not only expenses, but also an investment in the future of the coming generations.

Integration on site: An example from the municipality of Pilsach

Ulrike Nißlbeck, district councilor and 3rd Mayor of Pilsach, describes the important role of Lebenshilfe Neumarkt especially for children. She praised the forest kindergarten, which offers both children with and without a need to learn and play together. "This is a convincing inclusive project and we are happy to have Lebenshilfe Neumarkt at our side," she said.

Overall, visiting the free voters at Lebenshilfe Neumarkt not only shows the diversity of their offers, but also underlines the increasing need to strengthen and support social structures in the region. The upcoming changes require an intensive exchange between political decision -makers and social institutions to find solutions together.

- Nag