Call of help from Ludwigshafen: Homeless women find hardly any support!

In Ludwigshafen, concern for the insufficient help offers for homeless women is growing. Members of the social committee and numerous welfare associations criticize that women without a permanent residence are often dependent on help to Mannheim, as there is a lack of support options in Ludwigshafen, such as SWR reported .

The exact number of homeless women in Ludwigshafen is unknown because they are often not visible and rarely focus on. According to reports from soup kitchens, many women are not recognizable as homeless. However, there are clear cases like a woman who lived in a tent in winter.

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Vera Rosisko, a committed supervisor, explains that many homeless women are often restricted in their coping with life after traumatic experiences or mental illnesses. The offer in the Mannheim Caritas facility "Oasis" includes essential support such as fresh clothing, hygiene articles and free lunch. According to the social worker Filomena Heierling, there is no comparable offer of women in Ludwigshafen. The “oasis” offers a safe environment, especially for women who have experienced violence.

The city of Ludwigshafen brought two homeless women off the street last year. One of them had refused for a long time while the other lived in the bushes with her two sons. Social Affairs Director Beate Steeg (SPD) emphasized that the city was the obligation to take care of the homeless women involuntarily. Accommodation options are currently available in apartments on Bayreuther Straße and Kropsburgstrasse, whereby women who do not want to use these options can spend one night in a pension via the St. Martin men's dormitory. In addition, there are places in the Ludwigshafen "Sleep-in", an emergency sleeping center for drug addicts, but all three rented apartments are currently occupied for homeless women.

For improving the situation, Ludwigshafen calls for more financial support from the state and the federal government to create further offers for homeless women.

Caritas also offers extensive homeless help in Mannheim, including a day care center for homeless people and one especially for homeless women. This day care center, the "oasis", offers various support offers, including food, showers and advice for women without a permanent residence, such as "https://www.caritas-mannheim.de/hilfe-und-beratung/notlagen/wohnstenhilfe/wohnstenhilf"> Caritas Mannheim reported .