WELLCOME – RETAINING VOLUNTEERS IN BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG

Project initiator:

wellcome gGmbH

wellcome is a social enterprise operating throughout Germany. It supports, advises and networks parents so that their children can grow up healthy.

The core offer of wellcome is “practical help after birth”, a support offer for parents by volunteers. It offers families relief in the first year after the birth of their child, regardless of income, marital status, nationality or a verifiable social or medical indication.

Project description:

40 teams of wellcome gGmbH with around 730 volunteers support young families in Baden-Württemberg during the challenging time after the birth and provide help that relieves the burden of everyday life – just as family, friends or neighbours normally do. They ensure that parents can get some well-deserved rest, devote themselves to their siblings or take a little time out for themselves.

Due to the Corona pandemic, volunteer work came to a complete standstill. The pilot project “Digital implementation of appreciative measures to retain volunteers in Baden-Württemberg” aims to develop and test digitalised measures for accompanying communication between the site coordinators and the volunteers.

Project aims:

Development and testing of digitalized measures for the accompanying communication of site coordinators and volunteers for the purpose of retaining volunteers in Baden-Württemberg in pandemic times.

Project location:

Baden-Württemberg, state coordination office of wellcome

Project start:

February 2021

Project target group(s):

Site coordinators and volunteers of wellcome gGmbH at the Baden-Württemberg site.