STÄRKE state programme - information for parents

The aim of STÄRKE is to strengthen the relationship, parenting and everyday skills of (expectant) parents. It offers

  • Information on the birth of a child,
  • Open meetings without registration on various topics for families of all types and in all family phases,
  • Offers for families in special life situations, for example
    family education courses, family education camps and weekends.

All families should have access to family education and meeting programmes. The aim is to provide a needs-based family education programme that is designed with the participation of families.

Related forms and processes

Prerequisite

Funding is available for providers that

  • offer low-threshold, needs-based programmes for all families and (expectant) parents, such as open meetings,
  • offer special family education programmes for families or (expectant) parents in special life situations,
  • organising special family education camps and weekends for families and (expectant) parents in special life situations.

Special life situations include, for example

  • Single-parent families
  • early parenthood,
  • Families with same-sex parents,
  • Families with experience of violence,
  • Families with experience of illness (including addiction), disability or a family member in need of care,
  • Multiple birth families,
  • Families with experience of flight and immigrant families,
  • separated families.

Depending on local needs, the youth welfare offices decide for which special life situations special parent education courses are offered.

Responsible department

You can obtain STÄRKE information material

  • from the youth welfare office or the municipal/city administration of your place of residence.

Standard port

The youth welfare office of the respective city or district and cities with their own youth welfare office.

Procedure

You will automatically receive information about STÄRKE from your local authority when your child is born. If you are taking a baby into permanent care or for adoption, you will receive information about STÄRKE from your local youth welfare office.

To take part in the free or discounted offers, contact the providers of family education programmes and open meeting places or your youth welfare office.

Deadlines

For parents: None

Required documents

none

Costs

none

Processing time

none

Miscellaneous

None

Appeal

No legal remedy

Legal basis

 

Verwaltungsvorschrift des Sozialministeriums zur Förderung von Elternkompetenzen im Rahmen des Programms STÄRKE (VwV STÄRKE)

Release note

machine generated, based on the German release by: Sozialministerium Baden-Württemberg, 31.07.2024