German aid community
| German Aid Association (DHG) |
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|---|---|
| purpose | Organization of holiday camps, organization of youth exchanges, engagement in the field of elderly care, participation in the winter emergency program for the homeless, implementation of a Christmas package campaign, care for war invalids |
| Chair: | Uwe Gutwasser (Chair) Olaf Timm (Deputy Chair) Marco Bruns (Deputy Chair) |
| Establishment date: | 1945 |
| Seat : | Hamburg |
| Website: | http://www.deutsche-hilfsgemeinschaft.de/ |
On October 18, 1945, the mayor of Hamburg, Rudolf Petersen, founded the German Aid Association (DHG) . As an institution of voluntary welfare , this should help alleviate the plight of the people after the end of the Second World War and give them courage for the future.
Task
The implementation of holiday camps for children and young people and the organization of youth exchanges are traditionally part of the DHG's area of responsibility. In addition, it is involved in the field of elderly care . She also supports the winter emergency program for the homeless in Hamburg. In addition, the aid community organizes Christmas package campaigns. In the immediate post-war period, the DHG campaigned for the interests of disabled people .
Holiday camps for children and young people
Holiday camps have been offered for children and young people from socially and financially disadvantaged families since 1954.
Youth exchange
The DHG's program also includes organizing an exchange between young people from Hamburg and young people from the eastern twin cities of the Hanseatic city; especially with St. Petersburg . The young people are supposed to get to know each other and develop understanding for one another on holiday camps together.
Elderly care
Recreational trips are organized and financed for senior citizens in need in Hamburg.
Homeless assistance
The DHG provides winter clothing, sleeping bags as well as body care and food as part of the winter emergency program for the homeless in Hamburg.
Christmas package campaign
During the Christmas season, volunteers pack packages for old and lonely people as well as poor families. These include u. a. Food.
Provision of war invalids
During the occupation , the DHG advocated the British occupation forces that war invalids were supplied with clothing and that the materials required for the manufacture of prostheses were made available.
financing
The association is financed by donations in money and in kind. The Hamburg Authority for Labor, Social Affairs, Family and Integration helps finance the holiday camps for children and young people . Donations to the DHG are tax deductible. The German Aid Community is recognized as serving non-profit purposes. From 1949 to 1969 the radio lottery contributed to the financing of the task chosen by the DHG.
Web links
- DHG radio lottery in 1948 , accessed on January 14, 2020.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Uta Krukowska: War invalids. General living conditions and medical care of German disabled people after the end of the Second World War in the British zone of occupation in Germany - illustrated using the example of the Hanseatic city of Hamburg , Norderstedt near Hamburg ( Books on Demand ) 2006, p. 35.