Shelter (children, adolescents and young adults)

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Children, adolescents and young adults who have no parents or do not receive regular care in their parents' home find a home in youth welfare institutions.

The reasons for accommodation in youth welfare institutions vary:

the death of both parents
a child does not receive the necessary care and care from his family
Parents don't feel up to the responsibility of raising a child
Difficulties at school
Behavioural problems
Developmental disorders
Mental disorders / disabilities

There is a variety of accommodation options for children, adolescents and young adults, such as residential groups, shift work groups, family-like residential groups, educational centers, individual forms of care, 5-day groups, intensive groups, project centers at home and abroad.

The objective of home education is:

Protection (against child endangerment)
Return to family
prepare for education in another family
offer a long-term life form
Preparing for an independent life
Integration assistance for the mentally handicapped
Mother/father/child care
Intensive pedagogical / therapeutic aids

Young adults are also entitled to help. Young adults are also admitted and cared for in youth welfare institutions (cf. § 41 Social Code (SGB VIII) - Eighth Book).

§§ 34, 35, 35a and § 41 Sozialgesetzbuch (SGB VIII) - Eighth Book

Is to be discussed with the local youth welfare office.

An application for "help for education" must be submitted to the local youth welfare office.

The decision on inpatient accommodation is made by the Youth Welfare Office within the framework of assistance planning in accordance with § 36 of the Social Code (SGB VIII) - Eighth Book. Parents cannot make this decision alone.

The Lower Saxony State Office for Social Affairs, Youth and Family, Children, Youth and Family Section, is responsible for the protection of children and young people in institutions.