Frauenhaus Bergstraße

Founded in 1986, Frauenhaus Bergstraße is a charity based in Bensheim, Germany working on gender equality, justice & legal aid.

The Verein Frauenhaus Bergstraße e.V. is a registered, charitable association that runs a women's shelter and a counselling and intervention centre for women affected by domestic violence in the Bergstraße district in Hesse, Germany. The shelter, opened in 1988, gives women and their children a safe first refuge and support, including help to reflect on their situation and rebuild self-confidence. The counselling centre offers free, confidential support in person, by phone or by video, including legal guidance on protection orders, and has branches in Mörlenbach and Lampertheim. The association is also responsible for the organisation as a whole, including financing negotiations with the district, fundraising, staff recruitment and public awareness work. Beyond direct support, it runs awareness campaigns on gender-based violence, such as the annual brown-paper-bag campaign and the blue flags on 25 November, and holds benefit concerts. The association is recognised as charitable, is a member of the Paritätischer Hessen and the bff, and is funded mainly by public money supplemented by donations and membership fees.