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Volunteering
Whether in a club, neighborhood, or for an important social cause: volunteering is as diverse as the people who get involved.
We want to recognize, support, and accompany this commitment with suitable offers.
Discover here what we offer for volunteers and find your contact persons.
This page was translated from German using artificial intelligence. The translation may contain errors or inaccuracies. In case of doubt, the German original version prevails.
Our Department
Competence Center for Civic Engagement and Volunteering
The Office for Civic Engagement and Volunteering serves as a central contact point for all matters related to voluntary engagement in the region. It acts as a link between engaged citizens, associations, nonprofit organizations, and the municipalities within the district.
The office aims to strengthen volunteers and associations through targeted information and support services.
Tasks and Services of the Office:
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Contact point, consultation, and networking
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Engagement in the 'Weitblick' volunteering initiative
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Training within the framework of the Volunteering Academy
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Issuance of volunteer cards and engagement certificates
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Implementation of the state funding program '2,000 x 1,000'
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Coordination of exchanges on volunteering topics
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Measures to promote youth engagement
Contact
Sylvia Asmussen
Head of the Office for Civic Engagement and Volunteering
Christine Bray
Competence Center for Civic Engagement and Volunteering
Municipal Contact Persons
Heike Schulz
Kölner Str. 256
51702 Bergneustadt
Responsibility:
Forwarding information to associations
Bianca Eisenkrämer
Mayor's Secretariat
Engels-Platz 4
51766 Engelskirchen
Diana Neu
Rathausplatz 1
51643 Gummersbach
Responsibility:
Volunteering related to refugees
Volunteer coordinator
Department of Social Affairs and Integration
Monika Zöller
Bahnhofsplatz 14
42499 Hückeswagen
Eva Fielenbach
LindlarCulture/Municipal Archive
Borromäusstraße 1
51789 Lindlar
Currently, we are not aware of a contact person. Please inform us via email at ehrenamt@obk.de if you know of a contact person in the municipality.
Kerstin Wittershagen
Mayor's Advisor
Municipality of Morsbach
Bahnhofstr. 2
51597 Morsbach
Thomas Hellbusch
Hauptstr. 16
51588 Nümbrecht
Jürgen Funke
Office for Youth, Schools, Culture, and Sports
Kaiserstr. 140
42477 Radevormwald
Team Leader Education
Elwina Falk
Hauptstr. 12
51580 Reichshof
Andrea Erbrecht-Winkels
Department 1
Nümbrechter Str. 19
51545 Waldbröl
Corinna Kawczyk
Department 3
School, Culture, Tourism & Sports
Bahnhofstr. 1
51674 Wiehl
Susanne Berger
Marktplatz 1
51688 Wipperfürth
Our Department's Activities
On Social Day, apprentices are released to volunteer in social institutions, nature conservation areas, or nonprofit organizations. Typical tasks include gardening in elderly care centers, maintaining cultural landscapes, or improving youth centers.
The initiative aims to raise awareness of the value of volunteering, promote social skills, and enhance the exchange between district administration and nonprofit organizations.
The marketplace is a format that brings together local businesses and nonprofit organizations to establish unbureaucratic collaborations. On this marketplace, money is "taboo." Instead, resources such as expertise, working hours, and materials are exchanged for volunteer labor or networks.
On International Volunteer Day, administrative leaders, for example, exchange their administrative tasks for volunteer activities.
One goal of the initiative is to deepen the understanding of administrative staff for the concerns of volunteers and to offer volunteers on-site exchanges about their volunteer work.
These measures emphasize the district's strategy to actively promote volunteering as an essential pillar of society and to foster collaboration on equal footing.
The Digital Advent Calendar is an online campaign published on this website during the Christmas season. Behind the 24 'doors,' you will find dedicated individuals from Oberberg and their stories.
The campaign honors existing commitment, highlights the diversity of activities, and aims to motivate others to volunteer as well.
Competence Center for Civic Engagement and Volunteering
51643 Gummersbach
Service Hours
Monday
08:00 AM - 12:00 PM
01:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Tuesday
08:00 AM - 12:00 PM
01:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Wednesday
08:00 AM - 12:00 PM
01:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Thursday
08:00 AM - 12:00 PM
01:00 PM - 05:30 PM
Friday
08:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Due to external appointments, we are not always personally available in the office. Feel free to write us an email!
Specialist department: ehrenamt@obk.de
Volunteer initiative Weitblick: weitblick@obk.de
The offices of the district administration are closed on public holidays, Christmas Eve, New Year's Eve, and New Year's Day!
