Become a host family and support a person with mental disability in everyday life
Evangelische Stiftung Lichtenstern
- Disabled People
About the volunteering opportunity
Who can live with a family?
Adult people with intellectual disabilities who are looking for the security and normality of a family.
What makes a host family?
The host family needs a stable set of values and must really want it. Because you live together and if both sides feel comfortable sometimes even many years. It is important that the host family has enough living space. By the way: A host family can also be a single person.and of course your own family can also be a host family, for example grandparents or siblings.
Is there any support?
Yes, of course! Pedagogical specialists accompany and support the family and their guest. In addition, there is a trial phase in which everyone can see if it works. And if it doesn't work out later, then so be it. Then a new solution is found. In addition, the host family also gets money. The amount depends on what is included in the "host family package": Only the accommodation or also the meals?
Your Tasks
The host family assists with all the daily things, for example:
- With the laundry
- At doctor's appointments
- With the money
What's needed
Time required
Where?
Evangelische Stiftung Lichtenstern
Welcome! We have been supporting people with mental or multiple disabilities and their families since 1963. And that in all phases of life. Our team now consists of more than 700 full-time and over 100 volunteer colleagues who support more than 1,000 people in the city and district of Heilbronn and in the Hohenlohekreis. Curious now?
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