The Social Market Principles of Participation and Community Development from the perspective of a Foundation Summer Congress 18. – 19. June 2015 BruderhausDiakonie Reutlingen, Germany Rev. Lothar Bauer, Chairman of the Board 1
Contents A Roots and Results B Bruderhaus divisions between the tension of competition and cooperation C General aspects of competition und cooperation 2
Striving for Participation is the Mission of BruderhausDiakonie …. Teil haben. Teil sein. - Participate. ….today as it was for it‘s founder Gustav Werner (1809 – 1887) 3
Roots and Results Christian faith postulates the kingdom of God, its justice and love. Being part of this empowers people to work for partici- pation of the excluded and poor in society. In particular in the areas of - living - education and job training - work 4
Roots and Results Gustav Werner – Theologian 1809 - 1887 Living � Gustav Werner founded 30 orphan homes � Being a charismatic preacher, he raised the initial funds for this and established a large network of sponsors for long term funding. Education and work � He established factories in which the orphans under his care gained acces to professional training and improved working conditions. He sought a Christian contribution to overcoming the gap between capital and labor. Gustav Werner Albertine Werner Foundation � Establishment of the foundation in 1881 to safeguard the future The mission: Protect and support the intellectual and physical good of others, provide a home for the poor and abandoned and do this in the spirit of Christian kindness and charity. One of the success stories � Wilhelm Maybach , future engineer of the first Mercedes, found a new home at Bruderhaus as a 10 year old orphan. That was where he met the engineer Gottlieb Daimler, who at the time was director of the Bruderhaus factory. These two men went on to write automobile history. Wilhelm Maybach Gottlieb Daimler 5
Roots and Results Cooperation as principle of Bruderhaus Bruderhaus played an important role in overcoming poverty and had great influence on industrial development in south west Germany. The critical factors for success were and continue to be: people with Christian convictions investing themselves and donors providing financial support. The beginnings of Bruderhaus were one of the first instances in which civil society became visible with its ability to take responsibility for and cooperating on social issues. 2004 “BruderhausDiakonie” results of the merger between “Gustav Werner Stiftung zum Bruderhaus” and “Haus am Berg gGmbH” 6
Bruderhaus sites in 15 administrative districts of Baden-Württemberg Offering about 150 social Services in more then 50 political communities 7
Bruderhaus divisions between the tension of competition and cooperation � Youth care � Services for intellectual disabilities � Services for mental illnes � Gerontological care 8
Bruderhaus divisions between the tension of competition and cooperation Fundamental orientation towards cooperation All social work is rooted in the community. It is aimed at integrating individuals in a virbant people network. The success of social work therefore relies on cooperation between social workers, the people in need, the families, the neighbourhoods, the surrounding community and its institutions (school, churches, clubs, etc.). The fifth of six Mission Statements of Bruderhaus is: � Wir arbeiten mit anderen zusammen und stärken unsere Netzwerke vor Ort. We cooperate with others and promote local networks. 9
Bruderhaus divisions between the tension of competition and cooperation Youth care Concept: Community-oriented support for children, youths and families The offered services include � residential care for children or youths � family support (in-family care) � special needs schooling � advisory services � services for migrants � support for juvenile offenders Funding: Nearly 100 % of the annual budget is covered by district administration payments. However, donations are important, in particular to allow additional services to be offered, beyond what is prescribed by law. Example: Assistance for children loosing family members. Special offers for Children with parents, who ar mentaly ill. Market situation: The market is highly restricted. Government agencies are monopolistic buyers. They define which services may be provided in a given community, for how many service users and by which service provider. The providers react more or less with cartelism. At the same time, government agencies aim to establish more competition. 10
Bruderhaus divisions between the tension of competition and cooperation Services for intellectual disabilities Concept: Aim for normalisation, meaning � inclusion in work � culture � sports � religious life The services include � assissted living � group homes and other residential offers � life skills training � educational services and vocational training � work in social enterprises � advisory services � community services such as social activities � family support Funding 100 % of the annual budget is covered by district administration payments Donations as example for assistence in general schools. 11
Bruderhaus divisions between the tension of competition and cooperation Services for intellectual disabilities Current challenges � decentralization of classical instituions � deinstitutionalization Market situatiuon � highly restricted � service providers compete for new service offers � free choice of service proivders for clients 12
Bruderhaus divisions between the tension of competition and cooperation Services for mental illness Concept: Aim for normalisation, meaning � inclusion in work � culture � sports � religious life The services include � assissted living � group homes and other residential offers � life skills training � educational services and vocational training � work in social enterprises � advisory services � community services such as social activities � family support � clinical diagnosis � rehabilitation services Funding 100 % of the annual budget is covered by district administration payments 13
Bruderhaus divisions between the tension of competition and cooperation Services for mental illnes Current challenges � decentralization � deinstitutionalization Market situatiuon � highly restricted � service providers compete for new service offers � free choice of service proivders for clients � mandation of service providers through „help boards“ consisting of the clients or their representatives, service providers and local administration representatives. „trialog“ � cooperation between service providers in so called GPV supervised by local administration („community societies for mental illness“) 14
Bruderhaus divisions between the tension of competition and cooperation Vocational Support for young people with social problems Vocational training and development for youths and long term unemployed: Size : about 500 individuals per year Funding: Federal agency for labor, private donors Contracting system Areas of vocational training offered : � Metal processing � Home economics/ housekeeping � Office administration � Logistics � Landscaping and agriculture Market Situation: � Highly competitive at the same time a lot of cooperation projects with other providers. � Downward spiral of prices and wages over the past 10 years. � Quality and sustainability are suffering. 15
Bruderhaus divisions between the tension of competition and cooperation Social Enterprises Social Enterprises for individuals with intellectual disability or mental illness: Size : about 1400 persons in work Funding: district administration Revenue : generated out of production and services to local industry Quality Management: important particularly for high-tech industry-customers as BOSCH and Daimler Approximately 90 % of the people work here long term, due to the severity of their special needs. About 10 % have perspectives to move into the first labor market. Market situation: � highly restricted � planned market � district administration aims to establish more competition 16
Bruderhaus divisions between the tension of competition and cooperation Gerontological care Concept: � Developing services in communities according to the needs, supporting their self-determination � Offering a wide range of services, which can be combined as needs change. � Focus on care at home and assissited living. Residential care in small nursing homes rooted in the local community, � example „Care-free living“ � Supporting technical innovations such as automated assisted living solutions, cooperation with research institutions. Funding: � approx. 50 % through statutory long term care insurance � 50 % private payment by customers or welfare, in cases without sufficient personal funds. � Prices are predetermined in negociations with district administration Market situation: � Highly competitive � The only large sector with unrestricted investment in social services. � No longer public planning of the market capacities. � Private capital is interested in investing. � Excess supply. Down spiral of prices and wages. � Cooperation to avoid competition, 17
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