Integration

The Deutsche Bahn Foundation provides uncomplicated and rapid support by offering direct assistance to people in existential or psychosocial emergencies. It works closely with the Verein Bahnhofsmission Deutschland (German Association of Train Station Welfare Center) and about 100 Bahnhofsmissionen (train station welfare centers) to carry out longer-term projects for people in need of help in the station area, in addition to short-term cooperation in crisis situations.

At the same time, it aims to raise public awareness of social issues such as homelessness and help destigmatize mental illness. Together with the German Depression Aid and Suicide Prevention Foundation, the Deutsche Bahn Foundation supports the German Alliance against Depression, which is active in about 80 cities and regions. In 2024, the joint annual German depression barometer study examined the issue of “Depression and family.” A long-standing and close partnership also exists with the nationwide Off Road Kids Foundation, and with the help of the the online platform sofahopper.de, which is promoted by the Deutsche Bahn Foundation, young people at risk of homelessness can access a qualified contact and counseling center throughout Germany.

The Deutsche Bahn Foundation also continues to be active in the field of humanitarian aid. In Afghanistan, it supported an emergency aid program for girls, women and families in 2024 in conjunction with the Development Works Alliance, the alliance member DAHW German Leprosy and Tuberculosis Relief Association (GLRA) and the locally active partner organization Afghan Volunteer Women’s Association (AFV) The program has provided free access to education and improved the school infrastructure in rural Afghanistan.