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Mariaberg Homes
On 11 November 2008, Inge Weikelt (Deputy Chairwoman of Care for Kids) and Bärbel Groß visited the Mariaberg Homes to hand over a donation of EUR 3,000. The Management Board of the booster club run by the M+W Zander Group had decided to support education in Mariaberg with this donation.
Mariaberg is located in Gammertingen in the Swabian mountains. Ms Sachs, Head of the Department of Public Relations and Donation Marketing, received us in the administration department, located in the old Benedictine Nunnery. This was the start of a tour of the site and Ms Sachs told us about the origins, the history of Mariaberg, and the mission “From Person to Person”. This is about meeting the people who receive the services on an equal level and acknowledging their rights as citizens.
The tour of the training facilities was particularly impressive. Over tarte flambé, baked in an oven made by the home, we met the head of training, Mr. Rathgeber, and the head of administration, Mr. Rentschler. We also had an opportunity to see the trainees at work.
After enjoying lunch together, we returned to Stuttgart having spent a very impressive morning at Mariaberg Homes.
About Mariaberg:
Mariaberg is a supraregional center for out-patient, partially in-patient and in-patient services providing assistance to young and disabled people. Mariaberg also provides a range of different health and training packages. This is a center where people of all ages are offered advice, guidance and assistance, diagnosis, therapy, sponsorship, support and care, as well as training in a range of different vocations. Staff numbering more than 1000 provide appropriate social, educational, therapeutic and medical assistance for some 2400 people each year. 120 young people receive schooling and/or vocational training in 14 craft businesses and workshops.
Young people with learning difficulties can receive a special training in twelve different craft and domestic vocations through Mariaberger Bildung & Service GmbH. The trainees have theoretical training in the Karl-Georg-Haldenwang special career school. On-the-job training takes place at the training workshops and craft businesses in Mariaberg or in craft businesses that cooperate with the center. Job placements in private enterprises also form part of the training. Once trainees have passed their practical and theoretical examinations, they receive a school-leaving certificate.
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