The station as a social space
Deutsche Bahn Foundation works closely with the Verein Bahnhofsmission Deutschland (German Association of Train Station Welfare Centers) and the approximately 100 Bahnhofsmissionen (train station welfare centers) in order to carry out long-term projects for people in need of assistance in the station environment in addition to short-term cooperation in crisis situations.
The “Motivators at the Station” project developed jointly at the Berlin central station is being rolled out nationwide as a qualification program for employees of Bahnhofsmissionen. Some 45 motivators at 26 stations have now been trained to offer qualified advice to people with psychosocial problems.
A new Deutsche Bahn Foundation project, run together with the Bahnhofsmissionen, to promote digital participation for guests of the Bahnhofsmissionen, is improving access for educationally disadvantaged people, socially excluded people and those affected by poverty to an increasingly digital society. Five Bahnhofsmissionen started their two-year model project in June 2023.
Since 2014, Deutsche Bahn Foundation also supported a walk-in clinic near Berlin Central Station, where people without health insurance can receive low-threshold medical assistance anonymously at any time of the year free of charge.
