HOFFNUngsträger
hoffnungshaus®
Housing concepts for social cohesion
For over ten years, Hoffnungsträger Hoffnungshaus® has been creating places where integration thrives and community grows. At twelve locations across Baden-Württemberg to date, people with and without refugee backgrounds live under one roof. Together, they create opportunities for themselves, strengthen social cohesion and give hope a home.
Facts & figures:
Together rather than side by side.
Voices of hope.
Michiale
Resident at the Hoffnungshaus®
Schwäbisch Gmünd
“You’re not alone here; it’s like a family here. I’m happy to live here.”
Benedikt Kraus
Managing Director of Global Facilities und Engineering Deutschland, Boehringer Ingelheim
“We are driven by a strong desire: the Hoffnungshäuser (Houses of Hope) should be a beacon shining beyond Ingelheim – as an exemplary model of how the future can be shaped together and responsibly.”
Bärbel
Resident at the Hoffnungshaus®
Nagold
“To feel part of a community, to serve God and people, to help others, to get to know different cultures and to turn strangers into friends. That is what my heart beats for, and that is exactly what I can experience at the Hoffnungshaus®. I am grateful that God has led me here.”
Claudia Nowack
Specialist solicitor in employment law & certified executor
“Hoffnungsträger Hoffnungshaus impresses me with its unique coexistence of different cultures, religions and generations, and the genuine sense of community where everyone is treated as an equal.”
Delav
Resident at the Hoffnungshaus® in
Schwäbisch Gmünd
“I’ve personally grown so much here. I’m proud of the person I am today.”
Eva-Maria Emmenecker
Head of the Ulm
Gögglingen-Donaustetten district
“The Hoffnungshäuser are a huge opportunity for the area. They are an asset to our community, both architecturally and as an example of good community spirit.”
Our
Locations
Giving hope a home
A glimpse into the Hoffnungshaus® in Schwäbisch Gmünd
How the
HOFFNUNGSHAUS® WORKS
Integrative concept
Integration thrives in a vibrant community. Driven by this conviction, we have developed a proven housing concept: at our sites, people from different cultures, religions and generations live under one roof. They reside in individual apartments and all play an active role in shaping the community. Our aim is to bring residents together in a community and empower them to lead self-determined lives. We support people who are new to Germany on their journey in their new home. In doing so, everyone sees themselves as learners.
Each site is coordinated by an interdisciplinary team and supported by dedicated volunteers. Driven by the Christian principle of charity, these ‘bearers of hope’ live and work within the local community at each site. The Hoffnungshäuser (Houses of Hope) form part of the local network and bring added value to the entire neighbourhood.
This is how our
concept works
Inclusive living
We ensure a balanced mix of residents from different walks of life.
Education
Education takes place at the Hoffnungshaus® in all interactions and is complemented by targeted educational initiatives such as language courses, webinars and homework support.
Social work
We strengthen community work and provide individual support through one-to-one counselling. We also support the development of personal and professional prospects.
Interfaith dialogue
We foster what unites us and address our differences. This takes place in spaces created for encounters or through exchange programmes and joint celebrations.
Volunteering & Networking
We work closely with local authorities, church parishes, associations and local initiatives.
Premises & Design
Our communal spaces, both indoors and outdoors, encourage encounters and interaction. Together, we take responsibility for our living environment.
Sustainable living
Our Hoffnungshäuser (Houses of Hope) innovatively combine architecture and community: the interior design encourages interaction – from open-plan kitchens and balconies that facilitate communication between floors, to communal areas both indoors and outdoors. Thanks to serial timber construction, the new buildings are sustainable, flexible and quick to erect. Affordable housing is part of our concept at all locations. The houses are built by our Hoffnungsträger project developers.
GET INVOLVED
Shared living
Whether as part of a shared apartment, a family or a single person – as a ‘bearer of hope’ in the neighbourhood, you turn our living spaces into places of hope.
Volunteering
Can’t live in a Hoffnungshaus®? No problem! Contribute your gifts and skills through voluntary work and support our vision in Germany.
Support
Give new perspectives with your donation and support Hoffnungshaus®. Become a Hoffnungshaus® sponsor by regularly supporting a location.
Angelika Röhm
Managing Director, Hoffnungshaus®
Angelika Röhm is Managing Director of Hoffnungsträger Hoffnungshaus®. She loves seeing hope become a tangible reality for people. Together with her team at Hoffnungsträger Hoffnungshaus®, she develops all concepts and projects aimed at strengthening social cohesion and successful integration. She has been living and working at a Hoffnungshaus® with her family since 2016.
“Where people meet, they become important to one another. At our locations, many people experience hope. A hope that comes and stays.” — Angelika Röhm
