Gemeinnützige Stiftung Wohnhilfe

Gemeinnützige Stiftung Wohnhilfe

Basel, BS, Switzerland

Housing & HomelessnessEmployment & Skills
Operating foundationFounded 1979Local reach
Profile last updated: April 5, 2026

About

Founded in 1979, Gemeinnützige Stiftung Wohnhilfe is a foundation based in Basel, Switzerland working on housing & homelessness, employment & skills.

The Gemeinnützige Stiftung Wohnhilfe is a non-profit foundation founded in Basel in 1979. It works to prevent homelessness and provides affordable, low-threshold housing to people disadvantaged on the housing market, including adults, young adults and young people at risk of homelessness. It also offers professional outreach housing support and social support, including help with administration, financial management, daily structure and vocational integration. The foundation works closely with authorities, social institutions and networks such as the Netzwerk Wohnungsnot, and is recognised as a provider of outpatient housing support by the Basel-Stadt social contributions office. It operates in Basel-Stadt, Switzerland, and is under the patronage of GGG Basel.

Location

Basel, Switzerland

Founded

1979

Organisation type

Operating foundation

Legal form

Stiftung

Focus areas

housinghomelessness preventionaffordable housingoutreach social workyoung adultsBasel

Languages

DE

Causes & programmes

Causes

Housing & HomelessnessEmployment & Skills

Works for

Homeless peopleYouth

How they work

Direct services

Programmes

Ambulante Wohnbegleitung für Erwachsene

Housing & Homelessness · Switzerland

Mobile support for adults affected by or at risk of homelessness due to addiction, mental illness, debt or social neglect, helping them build housing skills and stable living situations in Basel.

Ambulante Sozialbegleitung für junge Erwachsene

Housing & Homelessness · Switzerland

Outreach social support for young people aged 17 to 25 who are homeless or at risk, covering housing skills, vocational integration, daily structure and financial management.

Dach auf Zeit

Housing & Homelessness · Switzerland

Transitional housing for young adults in the Gundeli district of Basel, run together with Stiftung DAS DACH.

Countries of operation

Switzerland

Credentials & affiliations

Industry memberships

Netzwerk Wohnungsnot

Partnerships

Stiftung DAS DACH, Stiftung Habitat, IG Wohnen, GGG Gesellschaft für das Gute und Gemeinnützige Basel

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