An important aim of the advice is, among other things, to accompany refugees in their asylum procedure and to inform them about onward migration and return. The CFEE also shows refugees ways to break their isolation. It supports them in emancipatory, independent action and participation in social life. Stabilizing the person in the new living environment is an important prerequisite for this. Given the legal requirements, this objective is not always easy to achieve.
The support and advice therefore varies and depends on your life situation, residence status and duration, as well as your own contacts with relatives and friends.
Living together with many people from different cultures requires a high level of tolerance and flexibility from everyone. The people in the shared accommodation come from all crisis-hit countries in the world, for example Syria, Afghanistan, Ukraine, Eritrea, Somalia, Iraq, Pakistan, Iran.
Some areas of responsibility are:
- Orientation aid in the living environment and local structures
- Support and help with all questions regarding social law, asylum and residence law, contact with lawyers, job and training searches, family reunification,
- Child and youth work, help in school, leisure activities, contact opportunities with others from the community
- Support in the health sector, finding/renting an apartment