Early help Kevelaer
"from zero to three - we are there"
Early help services are local and regional support systems with coordinated support services. They aim to improve the development opportunities of children and parents in the family and society at an early stage and in the long term. The focus is particularly on parents with children in the first three years of life.
In Kevelaer, Early Help forms the first building block of a municipal prevention chain. As part of Early Help, parents shortly after the birth of their child and new families with children up to the age of 3 are informed about local services to support their child, practical day-to-day support and specific help.
The early help services help and strengthen parents in their skills and should be as comprehensive, coordinated, low-threshold and accessible to all as possible. This should enable all children to get off to a good start. In addition, healthy development and their rights to protection, support and participation should be ensured. In order to achieve this goal, various institutions, facilities and specialists work together on a multi-professional and cross-system basis and regularly exchange ideas at joint events and meetings.
The Kevelaerer KinderService: "KeKS welcomes (young) families"
All parents with newborns and new families with children up to the age of 3 receive a bag at a welcome appointment (in cooperation with the family education center Geldern - Kevelaer), which contains, among other things, an information brochure from the pilgrimage town of Kevelaer (called "KeKS welcomes young families") and other information on the care, nutrition and development of the child. In the information brochure, parents will also find contact details for advice, support and assistance services in and around Kevelaer.
Find offers online: KeKS-Online and AppKes
KeKS-Online is an online portal that provides information about services and age-specific topics (mainly for families with children up to the age of 3). The range of offers will continue to "grow" in the future in order to provide parents with comprehensive information about the possibilities in Kevelaer and the surrounding area. If you cannot find a suitable offer in your search, you are welcome to contact the e-mail address: keks@kevelaer.de and request information.
Further offers for the entire district of Kleve (across all ages, for families with children up to the age of 18) have been brought together in a family app. The "AppKes" family app can be downloaded directly to your smartphone via the Google Play Store or the Apple Store. To do this, enter the term "AppKes" in the search.
Early help services Kevelaer
Family reunion
The "family meetings" are a free offer (in cooperation with the family education center Geldern - Kevelaer) to give young parents the opportunity to exchange ideas with each other and pass on their experiences. Children are welcome to come along. The family meeting includes a free breakfast for the participants. Prior registration is not required. The meetings take place regularly twice a month on Fridays from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. in the family education center in Kevelaer-Mitte.
Play together
"Playing together" is a free offer from the pilgrimage town of Kevelaer in cooperation with the family education center Geldern - Kevelaer for families with children up to the age of 3 with a focus on playing together and strengthening parenting skills. The offer can take place in the home environment.
Low-threshold advice service from Lebenshilfe Gelderland
The low-threshold counseling services of Lebenshilfe Gelderland are a free and non-binding counseling service offered by the pilgrimage town of Kevelaer in cooperation with Lebenshilfe Gelderland gemeinnützige GmbH for parents with children up to the age of 3. Advice and support is provided by a child health nurse in the care and nursing of children. The service can take place in the home environment.
The cooperation partners for early help in Kevelaer
Cooperation partners for early help in Kevelaer Youth welfare office of the pilgrimage town of Kevelaer Pregnancy advice centers in the Kleve district: Sozialdienst katholischer Frauen (SKF) and Arbeiterwohlfahrt (AWO) Lebenshilfe Gelderland Early intervention center (Kleve district) Family education center (Geldern - Kevelaer) Daycare facilities for children Specialist advice for child day care Family center "Am Broeckhof" Shooting Star" Family Center Caritas Center (Kevelaer-Weeze) Marriage, family and life counseling (EFL) in the diocese of Münster Education and Knowledge Academy (BiWak) of Lebenshilfe Gelderland Early help is supported by
"Count Para and the rights of the child"
Another project that was developed with the aforementioned cooperation partners and other specialists from the elementary school, the open all-day program and the comprehensive school is:
Count Para and children's rights
