Bonn has a self-help contact and information office which:
- Is the central point for all available information on self-help groups in Bonn
- Puts interested parties in contact with existing groups
- Helps to clarify what other forms of assistance are worth considering
- Helps in the founding of new self-help groups
- Makes rooms available to groups free of charge and helps in finding suitable space
- Advises and supports self-help groups regarding organisational questions, group problems, public relations, and financial support opportunities
- Works together with professional helpers from the social care and healthcare sectors
- Promotes the concept of self-help to the public e.g. self-help group directory, self-help newsletter
- Organises events e.g. self-help days, overall meetings
More information in German can be found at http://www.selbsthilfe-bonn.de (opens in a new tab)