Christliches Hilfswerk Lebensbrücke

Founded in 1993, Christliches Hilfswerk Lebensbrücke is a charity based in Wetzlar, Germany working on community development, mental health, children & youth +2 more.

The Christliches Hilfswerk Lebensbrücke e. V. is a Christian non-profit association based in Wetzlar, Germany, founded in 1993 by Wolfgang and Monika Theuß. It aims to support people through life and crisis help, offering counselling and pastoral care, a welcoming point for people in need, and youth outreach. Its work includes street work with young people in Wetzlar, prisoner support in the Justizvollzugsanstalt Gießen, and mother-and-child programmes. The association also supports its partner organisation CENA in São Paulo, Brazil, which works with people in the city's red-light district. The organisation is recognised by the tax authorities as charitable and non-profit, and is registered in the association register of the Amtsgericht Wetzlar. Its work is carried out by volunteers and funded by private donations and legacies. Donations are used in full for their designated purposes. Supporters can donate, sponsor a child, leave a legacy, volunteer or buy the organisation's music CDs.