Neighbourhood development

What is neighbourhood work?

We all live our lives to a large extent at home and in our immediate living environment, our neighbourhoods. This is where daily interaction takes place, where people meet and where disputes or problems can sometimes arise.

In cooperation with the social organisations Caritas, DRK, EWIBO, L-i-A and "Türan Tür", the city of Bocholt would like to strengthen cooperation in the neighbourhood and identify and tackle problems in a targeted manner.

Individual problems, individual solutions

In a total of seven neighbourhoods, the organisations are tasked with approaching the residents, getting to know their interests and needs and providing support when problems arise. The staff working in the neighbourhoods are always approachable and look for possible solutions to individual problems of all kinds.

In order to promote the neighbourhood as a whole and make it even more liveable, they also work together with local facilities such as kindergartens, schools, retirement homes and shops.

The basis of the neighbourhood work is a social data analysis of Bocholt, in which areas with a particular need for social action were identified. Neighbourhood work is coordinated by the staff unit of the social services department.