Lebenshilfe Heidelberg

Founded in 1961, Lebenshilfe Heidelberg is a non-profit association based in Heidelberg, Germany working on disability, children & youth, education +3 more.

Lebenshilfe Heidelberg is a registered association in Heidelberg, Germany, founded in 1961 as a local branch of the national Lebenshilfe movement. It began as a parents' and relatives' association and now also works as a professional service provider and self-advocacy organisation for people with intellectual and multiple disabilities. Its services cover inclusive early childhood education in kindergartens, workshops and vocational participation, supported living, open support services for leisure and family relief, individual counselling and future planning, and an Easy-to-Read language office. It serves people mainly from Heidelberg and the Rhein-Neckar district, with around 800 people using its services. The association promotes self-representation of people with disabilities through councils, a customer assembly and an independent complaints service. It is politically and denominationally independent and recognised as charitable (gemeinnützig). Membership fees are 40 euros per year, or 15 euros for people with disabilities.