Auxiliary ban at the Zoo station: Volunteers are at a loss!

Auxiliary ban at the Zoo station: Volunteers are at a loss!

At the Zoo station in Berlin, the signs are on Zoff: The district office Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf has banned the help of the helpers. The motives? Too much garbage and complaints from residents. Manuela Liß, who has cooked and distributed food for homeless for years, is affected. "I no longer understand the world," she complains. Especially at a time when the need for many people, including seniors, is getting bigger. After the ban, Liß searched alternative distribution facilities and helped last Saturday at the Ostbahnhof, where she spent chicken schnitzel and potatoes, as bz-berlin.de.

crisis in the station mission

In the meantime, the station mission at the zoo drastically reduced its offer. Instead of the usual warm meals, there are only cold snacks. The facilities are overloaded: there are now up to 700 needy in front of the door every day, while only seven permanent employees are available. Head Dieter Puhl makes it clear: "We have reached the upper limit of resilience." The reinforced tensions lead to police operations that are increasingly necessary. A violent incident last week - triggered by a homeless person who wanted a new jacket - required 25 civil servants. Despite financial support for a hygiene center and other projects, according to Puhl, according to Puhl, the [berliner-zeitung.de] (https://www.berliner-zeitung.de/mensch-metropole/obdachlosenhilfe-am-limit-die-am-am-zo-in between-help-Li.61594), is far from under control. " In the middle of this crisis, social senator Elke Breitenbach demands more offers, especially for homeless women who are particularly at risk. Talks with various organizations and offices are to be held here to improve the tense situation. But fast solutions are not in sight, while up to 10,000 people live on the street in Berlin.

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