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Caritas Mülheim an der Ruhr

Caritasverband Mülheim an der Ruhr e.V.

Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany

Community developmentPoverty & HungerChildren & YouthMental health
CharityFounded 1920Local reach
Profile last updated: October 1, 2026

About

Founded in 1920, Caritas Mülheim an der Ruhr is a charity based in Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany working on community development, poverty & hunger, children & youth +8 more.

Caritas Mülheim an der Ruhr is a Catholic charity association that supports socially disadvantaged and needy people in Mülheim an der Ruhr. Its services include counselling for parents, children and young people, relationship and family counselling, social advice and emergency housing support, addiction and psychosocial counselling, refugee and migration counselling, a psychosocial centre for mentally ill people, and work opportunities for people receiving SGB II benefits. It also runs neighbourhood programmes such as the Quartierspunkt Aktienstraße and coordinates volunteering. The association operates through its own services and works with the Caritas-Stiftung Mülheim an der Ruhr, which funds Caritas projects for mentally ill people and for children and youth. Donations are used for projects not covered by public or church funding, including help against old-age poverty.

Location

Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany

Founded

1920

Organisation type

Charity

Legal form

e.V.

Legal name

Caritasverband Mülheim an der Ruhr e.V.

Registration

51575

VAT number

DE123606029

Focus areas

CaritasSozialberatungSuchtberatungMigrationsberatungErziehungsberatungEhrenamtAltersarmut

Languages

DE

Causes & programmes

Causes

Community developmentPoverty & HungerChildren & YouthMental healthAddictionRefugees & MigrationHousing & HomelessnessEmployment & SkillsElderly careGender equalityEducation

Works for

ChildrenYouthFamiliesWomen & GirlsElderly peopleRefugees & MigrantsHomeless peoplePeople in povertyUnemployed peopleCarers

How they work

Direct servicesCommunity programmesVolunteer programmes

Programmes

Her Diversity

Gender equality

Supports women, especially women with a migration background, in countering racism and other forms of discrimination and in strengthening participation.

MUT-Café and MUT-Programm

Refugees & Migration

Low-threshold language support, literacy and parenting skills offered in cooperation with the Integrationsagentur and the Flüchtlingsrat.

Versteckte Not

Poverty & Hunger

Initiative drawing attention to old-age poverty in Mülheim an der Ruhr and offering targeted help to older people in hidden need.

Quartierspunkt Aktienstraße

Community development

Neighbourhood meeting place offering encounter, education and support in all life matters, open to all residents of the district.

Medizinisch-Psychologische Untersuchung (MPU) preparation

Addiction

Paid preparation programme for people who must provide a positive medical-psychological assessment after alcohol or drug-related licence issues.

Flexible ErziehungsHilfe in Familien

Children & Youth

Family support service under the Child and Youth Welfare Act, arranged with the Kommunaler Sozialer Dienst.

Carework Arbeitsgelegenheiten

Employment & Skills

Work opportunities under SGB II § 16 in cooperation with the Sozialagentur Mülheim an der Ruhr, in senior care, facility management and administration.

Funding & support

Funded by

Government fundingIndividual donations

Ways to support

DonateVolunteer

Credentials & affiliations

Partnerships

Sozialagentur Mülheim an der Ruhr, Integrationsagentur Mülheim an der Ruhr, Flüchtlingsrat Mülheim an der Ruhr, Netzwerk für Bildung Mülheim an der Ruhr, Katholische Familienbildungsstätte, Stadtteilbüro Eppinghofen, Centrum für bürgerschaftliches Engagement (CBE)

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