Havelland in need: How emergency housing assistance helps the homeless!

Havelland in need: How emergency housing assistance helps the homeless!

Nowadays, when the housing shortage is a central issue in many regions, many people are faced with the challenge of finding a nice home. This is what happened to Charlotte Nahnsen, who was about to be evicted from her apartment in August 2024 because she was struggling with 8,000 euros in debt caused by her partner's difficulties. While looking for solutions, she came across the Brandenburg Emergency Housing Aid, which is now seen as a ray of hope for many in the region. Tobias Bölke from emergency housing assistance emphasizes that municipalities in particular are often overwhelmed and need support to cope with the increasing number of cases.

The team in Havelland is currently looking after around 30 to 40 people who are in need of housing. Unfortunately, homelessness is often viewed as a symptom of other challenges such as financial problems, mental illness and addiction. The Brandenburg emergency housing assistance offers assistance in accordance with Section 67 SGB 12 for people in special circumstances, which is financed and supported by the district. As maz-online.de reports, the needs and the difficulties must be systematically looked at.

Support offers from emergency housing assistance

What makes Brandenburg emergency housing assistance so special? Particularly noteworthy is the individual support that is offered in accordance with Section 68 SGB XII. Needs-based assistance is provided in collaboration with the public order offices of the cities and municipalities. BraWo gGmbH, which cooperates closely with the Havelland district, provides specific residential projects, including serviced individual and group apartments in Falkensee, Nauen and Rathenow. In addition, since June 2023 there has been a housing project for homeless women in Elstal in Wustermark, which offers space for up to five women who need support, as brawobrawo.de adds.

Yvonne Zychla, spokeswoman for the city of Falkensee, reports on two homeless shelters in her city, while Anne Kießling from the city of Rathenow mentions that eleven people who are affected by homelessness are currently living in shared accommodation. In addition, there are currently two registered homeless people in Nauen who can receive support from the public order office. The overall overview shows that, according to Tobias Bölke, the number of homeless people in Havelland is probably in the three digits, while only 90 to 100 are registered every year.

A call for help

The Brandenburg emergency housing assistance is an indispensable link between those affected and the municipalities. The need for such initiatives is enormous and the organization relies on further support to meet the increasing challenges in this increasingly complex situation.

The Brandenburg emergency housing assistance offers free advice to all residents of the Havelland district who are affected by the threat of losing their home or homelessness. These are bound to data protection regulations so that those affected can trust that their concerns will be treated confidentially.

The commitment of the Brandenburg emergency housing assistance is an example of the efforts to offer people in the region a way out of their precarious situation. At a time when it is more important than ever to stand together, this is a living expression of solidarity in our communities.