We offer four different types of social service:

English Information on the William-Booth-House

Target group: men who have special social difficulties
f. e.: being homeless, unemployment, debts, mostly a kind of addiction, psychological problems, health problems
Are not able to overcome difficulties without help
Come from: year long living on street, hospitals/rehab, imprisonment, divorce from partner, counselling, day drop in etc
Structure: one-bed room, self suppliance, common rooms,
Each man has a social worker who helps them to find an adequate solution and change their situation, in ca. 6 months time
Halfway House has space for 26 men, and employs 4 social workers, we take in men from all over the country

same target-group but, they are not homeless (but are threatened with homelessness), otherwise same social difficulties
or moved from halfway house into own apartment and need some adapting help
we serve women also in this type

target group: men with long term alcohol addiction but trying or willing to live abstinent and/or have psychiatric health problems, in addition to social difficulties (mentioned above) who are not able to supply for themselves or live without in- house help
it is part of the social psychiatric health system of Bezirk Charl./Wilmersdorf which rules that their must be a certain number of services for people in this target group
help: in very small steps trying to reach the big goal of integration (back) in society
14 one bed rooms split in 3 apartments, 2 social workers and 6 care workers
specialty of this service: 6 healthcare-workers work in shifts so that somebody is there for 24hours a day every day of the year
those men stay for at least one but regularly over 2 years

target group: men and women or couples with long term alcohol addiction willing to live abstinent and/or have psychiatric health problems in addition to social difficulties (mentioned above) who are not able to supply for themselves or live without help
they should be able to follow appointments and agreements, have successfully had abstinent phases or are willing to at least reduce their abuse
they should live in district of Charlottenburg/Wilmersdorf
how we work/ our offers:
one-to-one appointments with healthcare-provider and socialworker meetings 2 to 4 times a week support with: self-sufficiency, social contacts/behaviour, daily structure and freetime, employment, education, handling psychological issues, crisis intervention, handling medication, handling finances
we offer 20 placements with currently: one 3-bedroom apartment for 3 people to share (rented by institution and sublet to clients) one 2-bedroom apartment for 2 people to share (rented by institution and sublet to clients) one single apartment with 1 person (self rented)