Development work is under way at the Friedrichshulde Support Center just west of Hamburg that carries on tradition: A number of residential groups will be housed in a contemporary and homely style in five new accessible buildings that have been erected. SAGST is helping to acquire new furnishings.

The state aid agency Blaufeuer advises public and independent professionals in Saxony on sexual border violations by children, adolescents and adolescents. In the interview, graduate psychologist Jan Schweinsberg speaks about the educational and therapeutic work with juvenile perpetrators and how important it is to support girls and boys in learning borderline behaviors.

Support for organic farmers in northern Germany is provided by the organic farming mentoring network Mentoren-Netzwerk Ökolandbau. Financed by SAGST, not only does this offer place experienced colleagues at the disposal of young managers, but it also provides advice to those responsible in special situations, such as a transfer of operations.

Interpersonal encounters and a close integration of theory and practice are the highest priorities at Alanus University of Arts and Social Sciences. That is why the bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education features small learning groups and a concentrated atmosphere, training around 45 men and women each year to become experts for the youngest members of our society. The focus of the degree program is the individual child and his or her holistic development.

Withdrawal, isolation and, in many places, also loneliness: the past 18 months have been overshadowed by the opposite of togetherness and participation due to the coronavirus pandemic. In this context, the initiative of Darmstadt’s cultural and event scene to draw attention to the topic of inclusion with a digital festival programme in May 2021 was all the more important.