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Idea of the foundation

• Priviledged to grow up in an entrepreneurial family with good

education, discipline, love, being taught the principle of responsibility and introduced to the Christian faith

• Giving back that priviledge to the society
• Giving hope to the „hopeless“
• Making „bearers of hope“ out of the „hopeless“, helping them to

change their lifes and thereby helping them to bring hope to their families and communities

General Aim

• To support innovative faith based projects to help them to give hope

to the „hopeless“ and help them in helping themselves to becomes „bearers of hope“ for themselves and others.

• Challenge and encourage others to be part of this vision and to

become „Bearers of Hope“ to the „hopeless“. Win other foundations, NGOs, companies, individuals, government bodies, EU for this cause.

• 1990 „Call“ to work with juvenile delinquents and to start an

alternative to prison for juveniles

• Studies of social work in Lueneburg, Germany and New York
• Prison Fellowship International
• 2001 Preparations to start an alternative to prison – Getting

consultancy from Martin Beck

• 2003 Opening of the „Seehaus Leonberg“ – juvenile prison in free

forms

Seehaus Leonberg Juvenile prison in free form

• alternative to prison -

Seehaus Leonberg

Residential programme for juvenile delinquents as alternative to prison – „juvenile prison in free forms“ Target group: 14-23 year old juveniles and adolescents who have been sentenced to a prison term Former Minister of Justice: „small group setting, away from prison subculture, run by an NGO: better conditions for social learning and better start in a life without crime“ „closed regime“, but: no locks, no bars

Seehaus Leonberg

Cultural landmark: woodworking shop, living unit, staff apartments living units, office Barn: storage Metal workshop, carpentery, sports & storage

„Family living units“

5-7 juveniles + House parents/family = 1 „family living unit“ House parents/ families and other staff live on campus

• Receiving status not through positive behaviour and help for each other
• Taking on responsibility for one self, for others, as well as for the whole group
• Growing priviledges

Change through the peer-group

Positive Peer Culture

Daily Schedule Seehaus Leonberg

Monday-Friday Saturday Sunday 5:40 Wake Up 7:30 Wake Up

• ca. 8:00

Wake Up 5:45 Jogging (Tuesday & Thursday) 7:45 Quiet Time

• ca. 8:15

Music/Smoke Break 6:35 Quiet Time 8:00 Breakfast ca 8:30 Preparing for Breakfast 6:50 Breakfast 8:30 Musik /Smoke Break

• ca. 8:45

Breakfast 7:15 House Duties 8:45 House Duties Church Service 7:45 Music/Smoke Break 10:00-12:45 Community Service/ Clearing the Premises 8:00 Impulse for the Day(Devotions) Lunch Lunch 8:15 - 12:45 Work Duties/School Lunch 13:45 Music/Smoke Break 14:00-15:55 Community Service/ Clearing the Premises Leisure Time Activities/Sports 13:45 Musik or Smoke Break 16:00-18:00 Sports Familiy Visits 14:00 -17:40 Work Duties/Trade School/School Dinner 17:45 Helpful Hints (Confrontations) Leisure Time Acticities 22:00 Bedtime Dinner

• ca. 23:45

Bedtime 22:15 Lights Out 19:15 Music or Smoke Break 24:00 Lights Out 20:00 Evening Programme* 22:00 Bedtime * Evening Programme includes: 22:15 Lights Out homework, reading, family activities, e.g. playing games, sports, youth group, music lessons

Seehaus - School

Woodworking workshop

Carpentry workshop

Metal workshop

„Victim & Offenders in Conversation“

Sycamore Tree Project

6 victims and 6 offenders meet 8 times

• Possibility for victims to tell their stories, to get rid of their emotions and their anger,

and to start a healing process

• Offenders see the consequences of crime to victims, develop empathy for victims,

and start to take on responsibility for their crimes and for the damage they have created by doing restoration.

• The story of Zacchaeus is given as an example of restoration

Restorative Justice

Community Service

Graffiti „Fire Engine“

Partnership with companies & foundations Together we are stronger

Start up finaning

Running cost– mostly out of the budget of the Ministry of Justice Support (Donations in kind, donation, sponsorship) through

• companies
• foundations
• churches
• service-clubs
• individuals

www.hoffnungstraeger.eu

Our mission

The HopeBearer Foundation gives unprivileged people a reason to hope. We invest in value based projects in the areas

• f
• Prevention
• Victim and Offender
• Refugees

We invite people and organizations to join us and participate in our projects.

Prevention

Api-Homezone (Stuttgart)

• Programs for children and youth
• Support with homework, preperation for exams, music workshops,
• pen space, summer camps
• Empowerment of children and youth in their own environment

(school, family, peer group)

z.B. Projekt mit unter 14 jährigen delinquenten Jugendlichen

POLYLUX – Light in old Buildings (Neubrandenburg)

• New perspectives for residents of old

buildings in Datzeberg

• Personal development, assistance in

everyday life and acquisition of skills, cultural programs

JUMPERS Stadtallendorf

z.B. Projekt mit unter 14 jährigen delinquenten Jugendlichen

• Social work with children

and teens

• Sport and music

workshops, home work tutoring, free time activities, support for mothers and kids

• Housing company gives

support and free rooms as they can see the impact and the value for the community.

blu:boks Berlin-Lichtenberg

z.B. Projekt mit unter 14 jährigen delinquenten Jugendlichen

• Strengthening youngsters self-esteem by enhancing creative talents
• Professional counceling and support, cultural and educational programs
• Construction of new day-care and community center in 2015 by

HopeBearer Foundation (Impact Investment)

Victim and Offender

Children of Prisoners Programme

• Partner: Prison Fellowship International (PFI)
• Goals: security, health, education and training on resilience
• countries: e.g. Zambia, Ethiopia, Colombia, Cambodia

Projekt mit unter 14 jährigen delinquenten Jugendlichen z.B. Projekt für Flüchtlinge/Asylbewerber

Marcus Witzke at the prison in Adama/Ethiopia Child who is with the program in Zambia

Education: movie „as we forgive“

• Award-winning documentary about the recociliation of vicitms and
• ffenders after the genocide in Rwanda
• Sponsorship of the synchronization and production in Germany
• Usage of DVDs and additional material in seminars and school

lessons

Projekt mit unter 14 jährigen delinquenten Jugendlichen

Prison Fellowship Columbia

Creating perspectives for victims and offenders

• Alternative approach in five prisons
• Dialog between offenders and victims
• Pilot projects: villages of reconciliation

Projekt mit unter 14 jährigen delinquenten Jugendlichen

Refugees

Refugees in Syria, Iraq, Lebanon

• Emergency relief for refugees
• Pilot project: Integration of refugees in

Germany (HopePlace)

Projekt mit unter 14 jährigen delinquenten Jugendlichen

Language education Qualification Employment Social & youth work Hope Place

Volunteering

Living

Concept HoffnungsOrt (HopePlace)

• Integrative living with refugees, young

families and students

• Close cooperation with local networks and
• rganizations
• Assistance by professionals and

volunteers for refugees

• employment for refugees

HopePlace Leonberg

• Residential area
• 32291.75 ft² - Renovation & project building starting from summer

2015

• Networking with local churches
• Joined employment & counceling in cooperation with Seehaus e.V.

Purpose of the foundation

Purpose of the foundation is the support of projects and NGOs on a value/faith based foundation with the following main focus:

• prisoners and ex-prisoners;
• Criminal prevention;
• Help to victims of crime;
• Youth welfare;
• welfare;
• education;
• Christian religion;
• Support and generate civic and social engagement of individuals, groups,

foundations, companies towards nonprofit, charitable and church based purpose.

„Multiplication“ – together we are stronger

§2 (3) The foundation is thought to be a vehicle of multiplication. Through the activities of the foundations others (foundations, companies, individuals, governental organisations or others) should be encouraged to support the selected value based projects or NGOs. In order to do so, the foundation offers different services:

• Portfolio of projects (similiar to an investment portfolio). All projects are

chosen, examined and evaluated.

• Continuing accompaniement of the projects
• Reporting
• For special projects: Each donation will be doubled

Main Goal groups

• Smaller companies who do not have their own CSR
• Smaller foundations who do not have the manpower to choose,

examine and evaluate projects on their own

• Individuals who want to give larger sums, but do not have the time to

choose projects

• Also cooperation with bigger foundations/companies, sharing

resources

EU Projects

• We want to build up expertise in order to help other Christian NGOs

to apply for EU funding

• 2 EU projects: ECOR (European Communities of Restoration –

alternative approach to run prison wings & Building Bridges (Victim- Offender group meetings/victim support)

• Future projects with and for other NGOs
• Prison Fellowship International/criminal justice/Restorative Justice
• Christian NGOs in the social field

Hotel Glemseck – to encourage giving

Motorsporthotel Glemseck

at the Solitude Racetrack

• Theme hotel Motorsport
• Benefit/charity hotel
• Conference centre
• Motorsport/benefit events
• Part of the income goes towards „HopeBearer“ projects
• Introducing innovative „HopeBearer“ projects to guests
• Challenge them to give themselves
• Charity events

Marcus Witzke (Chief Executive Officer) Mollenbachstraße 14 71229 Leonberg Germany

• Tel. +49 7152 56983-0

www.hoffnungstraeger.eu

Info: All used pictures are taken by members of the HopeBearer Foundation or by our project partners. There are no purchased images in the presentation!