Ehrenamt Agentur Essen

Founded in 2005, Ehrenamt Agentur Essen is a non-profit association based in Essen, Germany working on community development, children & youth, education.

Ehrenamt Agentur Essen e.V. is the volunteer agency (Freiwilligenagentur) for Essen, Germany. Founded in 2005 as a registered non-profit association, it advises and matches people who want to volunteer with charitable organisations in the city, and supports charities and companies in designing joint community projects. Its services are free of charge for both companies and non-profit organisations. The association runs its own programmes for children, young people and older residents, including the SauberZauber clean-up campaign, the Hey, Alter! Essen hardware donation initiative, and the Impulspatenschaften project for newcomers. It also runs youth welfare activities, recognised under the German Child and Youth Services Act, and operates the Treffpunkt City-Nord community centre. The association is funded through donations, membership fees and corporate partnerships, and states that it receives no public funding. It is a member of the bagfa and the NRW volunteer network.