BruderhausDiakonie

BruderhausDiakonie – Stiftung Gustav Werner und Haus am Berg is a Protestant diaconal foundation (Stiftung bürgerlichen Rechts) headquartered in Reutlingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It traces its origins to 1834, when the vicar Gustav Werner began diaconal work in Walddorf near Reutlingen, founding an industrial school and an elementary school and buying a factory in Reutlingen whose profits were meant to finance his social projects. In 1855 he named his diaconal institution 'Bruderhaus', and in 1881 he and his wife Albertine established the Gustav Werner Stiftung zum Bruderhaus to secure the future of his social work in Württemberg. In 1952 the then board member Paul Stäbler founded the diaconal company Haus am Berg gGmbH, with the Gustav Werner Stiftung as its shareholder. The two organisations joined into a corporate group in 2002 and merged in 2004 under the name BruderhausDiakonie – Stiftung Gustav Werner und Haus am Berg, with headquarters in Reutlingen. Today the foundation operates numerous facilities across Baden-Württemberg in youth welfare, disability support, elderly care, social psychiatry, and work and vocational education. Its services include outpatient, semi-residential and residential living groups, foster care and family support, kindergartens and schools; outpatient and residential living for people with intellectual and/or multiple disabilities; outpatient services, assisted living, senior centres, day care and counselling for older people; and outpatient and residential support, housing, care and counselling in social psychiatry. Together with the ZfP Südwürttemberg it operates the specialist clinic for psychiatry and psychosomatics PP.rt. Its work and vocational education division includes workshops, training companies and employment opportunities aimed at placing people on the general labour market. Around 6,000 employees enable children, young people and adults to participate in home, education, work and society. The foundation is governed by a two-member board consisting of a chairperson and a commercial director. Its supervisory body is a twelve-member foundation council (Stiftungsrat), which advises the board on projects and decisions. The foundation assembly elects the members of the foundation council, decides on amendments to the statutes and takes note of the work of the board and the foundation council. The overall staff representation is represented in the foundation assembly. The current board chair is Dr. Tobias Staib, with Andreas Lingk as commercial director. The organisation is present in the regions of Stuttgart, Reutlingen/Tübingen/Zollernalb, Ulm/Ostwürttemberg, Freudenstadt, Nordschwarzwald/Böblingen, Schwarzwald-Baar-Heuberg, Baden and Bodensee-Oberschwaben. As a large diaconal service provider in Baden-Württemberg, BruderhausDiakonie positions itself as an advocate for participation and inclusion, emphasising that its statutes and mission statement commit it to the equal treatment and non-discrimination of all people. In its public communications it has defended legal entitlements for people with support needs against cost criticism, and it implements the German Federal Participation Act (Bundesteilhabegesetz, BTHG) in practice, providing needs-oriented services. Its services are financed through reimbursement of the entitlements granted by the districts. The foundation also maintains a theological and ethical dimension, offering impulses and sermons for everyday reflection.

The history of BruderhausDiakonie begins in 1834, when the vicar Gustav Werner started his diaconal work in Walddorf near Reutlingen. He soon founded an industrial school and an elementary school. He bought a factory in Reutlingen, intending to use its profits to finance his social projects. In 1855 he named his diaconal institution 'Bruderhaus'. His goal from the outset was to support his neighbours, especially people with disadvantages, and to offer them education, work and a home. To secure the continuation of his social work in Württemberg, in 1881 he and his wife Albertine founded the Gustav Werner Stiftung zum Bruderhaus. The foundation grew into a large help network. In the machine factory zum Bruderhaus in Reutlingen, various German engineering pioneers worked. From 1865 to 1869 Gottlieb Daimler managed the factory. During this time the automobile designer Wilhelm Maybach also worked there. In 1952 the then board member of the Gustav Werner Stiftung, Paul Stäbler, founded the diaconal company Haus am Berg gGmbH, whose shareholder was the Gustav Werner Stiftung. In 2002 the Gustav Werner Stiftung and Haus am Berg gGmbH joined together into a corporate group, and in 2004 they merged under the name BruderhausDiakonie – Stiftung Gustav Werner und Haus am Berg, with headquarters in Reutlingen. Today the foundation maintains numerous facilities in Baden-Württemberg in youth welfare, disability support, elderly care, social psychiatry, and work and vocational education. Around 6,000 employees enable children, young people and adults to participate in home, education, work and society. The foundation is governed by a two-member board, a chairperson and a commercial director. Its supervisory body is a twelve-member foundation council, which advises the board on projects and decisions. The overall staff representation is represented in the foundation assembly. The foundation assembly elects the members of the foundation council, decides on amendments to the statutes and takes note of the work of the board and the foundation council. The organisation is active in the regions of Stuttgart, Reutlingen/Tübingen/Zollernalb, Ulm/Ostwürttemberg, Freudenstadt, Nordschwarzwald/Böblingen, Schwarzwald-Baar-Heuberg, Baden and Bodensee-Oberschwaben.

• 2004

  The two organisations merge under the name BruderhausDiakonie – Stiftung Gustav Werner und Haus am Berg.

• 2002

  Gustav Werner Stiftung and Haus am Berg gGmbH join into a corporate group.

• 1952

  Paul Stäbler founds the diaconal company Haus am Berg gGmbH.

• 1881

  Gustav Werner and his wife Albertine found the Gustav Werner Stiftung zum Bruderhaus.

• 1865

  Gottlieb Daimler begins managing the machine factory zum Bruderhaus in Reutlingen (until 1869).

• 1855

  Gustav Werner names his diaconal institution 'Bruderhaus'.

• 1834

  Vicar Gustav Werner begins diaconal work in Walddorf near Reutlingen.

A large Protestant diaconal foundation in Baden-Württemberg providing comprehensive participation and inclusion services for children, young people and adults, regardless of origin, religion or gender.

• Youth welfare

  Outpatient, semi-residential and residential living groups, assisted youth housing, help with upbringing, kindergartens and schools.

• Disability support

  Services for people with intellectual and/or multiple disabilities, including outpatient and residential assisted living, education and leisure.

• Elderly care

  Outpatient services, assisted living, senior centres, day care, leisure and counselling.

• Social psychiatry

  Outpatient and residential support, housing, care and counselling, including day activities and preparation for work.

• Psychiatric clinic PP.rt

  Specialist clinic for psychiatry and psychosomatics operated jointly with ZfP Südwürttemberg.

• Work and vocational education

  Workshops, training companies and employment opportunities, with many offerings promoting placement in the general labour market.

• BD mobil outpatient care service

  Outpatient support strengthening independent living and participation in social life.

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