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A representative survey commissioned by the Federal Ministry for Family Affairs shows that separating parents clearly benefit from counselling and mediation services.

March 15, 2024 – The guide "Growing Older in Bremen" for 2024/2025 is now available. In eleven chapters, "Growing Older in Bremen" provides information on the following topics: advice centers, self-help groups, education, hobbies and travel, nutrition and health, finances, retirement planning, and long-term care benefits.

March 6, 2024 – The Easter holidays are just around the corner, and in Bremen, there are numerous opportunities for parents to keep their school-aged children (6 and up) meaningfully occupied. The Bremen Holiday Compass once again offers parents a digital overview of supervised activities.

Specialist center, guide, family portal – the Bremen Family Network is there for all citizens of the city of Bremen. For 20 years, this specialist center has been providing advice and information on all matters and questions relating to family life.

Since 2024, the Bremen Chamber of Employees has offered an interactive online tool covering pregnancy, maternity protection, and parental leave. Employees in Bremen and Bremerhaven can use it to calculate the relevant legal deadlines and dates.

February 20, 2024. When people hear the word "addiction," they think of very different things. Alcohol and drugs often play a role, sometimes pills as well. Perhaps they think of health risks, exclusion, or social consequences. "Addiction" is often associated with neglect, poverty, and loneliness. Concepts like "family," "parenthood," or "children" usually don't come up. […]

February 19, 2024 – We are looking for someone to join our small team immediately to handle telephone reception and office duties on a part-time basis (11.5 hours per week). Salary is based on the German Red Cross (DRK) collective bargaining agreement.

February 16, 2024 – The Senator for Children and Education, Sascha Karolin Aulepp, is organizing the Kita Summit 2.0 together with the University of Bremen on Thursday and Friday, March 7 and 8, 2024.

February 14, 2024 – Easter is just around the corner, and the Bremen school holidays begin on March 18, 2024. The Bremen Family Network is once again offering organizations, associations, and other providers the opportunity to publish their holiday programs free of charge on the central online portal bremer-ferienkompass.de.

February 9, 2024 – The BeBeE ombudsman's office in Bremen has been providing ombudsman-like advice to children, young people, and their families in the field of child and youth welfare for 10 years. The anniversary will be celebrated with an open house on March 7, 2024.