Anniversary in the Red City Hall: 100 years of Berlin youth welfare offices celebrated

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Feiern Sie mit den Berliner Jugendämtern ihr 100-jähriges Bestehen! Am 14. Oktober 2024 fand ein Festakt im Roten Rathaus statt, der die bedeutende Entwicklung und die vielfältigen Aufgaben der Jugendämter würdigte. Vertreter:innen, Mitarbeiter:innen und Sensatorin Günther-Wünsch betonten die Wichtigkeit der Arbeit für Kinder und Familien. Entdecken Sie mehr über die Herausforderungen, Erfolge und die zukünftigen Perspektiven der Jugendhilfe in Berlin.
Celebrate your 100th anniversary with the Berlin youth welfare offices! On October 14, 2024, a ceremony took place in the Red town hall, which praised the significant development and diverse tasks of the youth welfare offices. Representatives: Inside, employees: Inside and sensor Günther-Wünsch emphasized the importance of working for children and families. Discover more about the challenges, successes and future youth welfare perspectives in Berlin. (Symbolbild/MB)

A spectacular festival in the Red City Hall! On October 14, 2024, the venerable halls turned into a place of the jubilation when the Berlin youth welfare offices proudly celebrated their 100th anniversary. With a colorful, artistic program, which was all about creativity young people, the young people together showed how important their voice is. Not only the employees beamed on site: inside the youth welfare offices, but also prominent guests such as Berlin's senator for youth, education and family, Katharina Günther-Wünsch, and State Secretary Falko Liecke.

In her passionate greeting, the senator emphasized the indispensable role of the youth welfare offices, which tirelessly fight for the well -being of our children and young people. "Your commitment is indispensable!" she called to the employees and received enthusiastic applause.

100 years of change - a look at the story

Prof. Dr. Reinhard Wiesner, the estimated father of the Social Code VIII, took the guests on an exciting journey through time through the past 100 years. From the beginnings when the youth welfare offices were mainly responsible for security, to modern, service -oriented institutions - the development is impressive. Today, the focus is on preventive measures and the support of families.

An impressive film project gave former and current employees of the youth welfare offices the opportunity to describe their perspective challenges and the change in recent decades. Questions of demographic change, shortage of skilled workers and digitization were hotly debated. It was also pointed out how important stable financial resources are for the future of the youth welfare offices.

In addition to child and youth protection, the film illuminates the diverse tasks that the youth welfare offices take on, including youth promotion. A total of 100 municipal youth leisure facilities in Berlin are waiting for the small and large adventurous. At a time when child and youth participation is becoming increasingly important, the Berlin youth welfare offices show that they are a reliable partner for families, especially through their innovative family service agencies that offer free advice.

strong voices for the future

"The youth welfare offices are the heart for families in Berlin!" emphasizes Sarah Nagel, youth councilor of Neukölln. It underlines the central role of the committed employees who do valuable work every day. "We have to invest in children because they are our future!" The urgency of a solid financial basis for the offers of the youth welfare office is becoming increasingly clear.

Get ready for the moving documentary "100 years of Berlin youth welfare offices"! You can find the film here: 100 years of Berlin youth welfare offices .