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Heat tips for Reinickendorf: Aid campaign saves homeless lives!
Reinickendorf initiates Heat Action Day 2025, supports homeless people with water and protective equipment against extreme temperatures.
Heat tips for Reinickendorf: Aid campaign saves homeless lives!
On October 24, 2025, an action to protect against heat took place at Kurt-Schumacher-Platz, which was carried out in collaboration with Horizonte gGmbH. The aim of this initiative was to provide homeless and needy people with important aids. This included water, sunscreen, disinfectants and other useful items that help mitigate the health risks of high temperatures. Reported It is also known that Horizonte gGmbH is actively involved in street social work in Reinickendorf.
The focus of the campaign is on protecting vulnerable groups from extreme weather conditions. Cagri Coskun and Berna Ercan, who lead the team, emphasize their gratitude and appreciation for the people they care for. City Councilor for Health Uwe Brockhausen (SPD) emphasizes the importance of mutual support and makes important recommendations on what protection should look like in the heat. This includes paying particular attention to people with impaired health, older people and the homeless.
Heat protection for those in need
The timing of the action is not chosen by chance. In the middle of the year, the Federal Working Group for Homeless Assistance (BAG W) became aware of the life-threatening conditions for homeless people due to extreme heat with a heat action day. Homeless people are particularly at risk because they often have no access to shade, drinking water or sheltered places to retreat. The BAG W therefore demands that heat protection measures become part of social services of general interest. These measures should the year-round equipping of emergency shelters with heat-appropriate facilities and the provision of drinking water points.
In order to improve the protection of vulnerable groups, outreach health services and a strong network of social support structures should also be implemented. On the occasion of the heat action days, BAG W appeals to citizens to actively help homeless people by offering them water, shade and sun protection. This can be crucial in preventing health problems and referring them to emergency services in an emergency.
The health effects of heat
In the coming years, an increase in hot days is expected in Germany due to climate change, which has serious impacts on human health and general well-being. Vulnerable groups such as older people, pregnant women, children and people with chronic previous illnesses are particularly at risk. The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) conducts comprehensive studies on heat-related excess mortality and works closely with various authorities and institutions to develop preventive heat protection measures.
Environmental influences and the associated need for effective heat protection concepts are the focus of efforts. Municipal strategies that provide shady places of refuge and important information for citizens are crucial in order to improve the protection of vulnerable groups of people in particular. Cooperation between different ministries, authorities and social institutions is essential.