STÄRKE state programme - information for parents
The aim of STÄRKE is to strengthen the relationship, parenting and everyday skills of (expectant) parents. It offers
- Information on the birth of a child,
- Open meetings without registration on various topics for families of all types and in all family phases,
- Offers for families in special life situations, for example
family education courses, family education camps and weekends.
All families should have access to family education and meeting programmes. The aim is to provide a needs-based family education programme that is designed with the participation of families.
Responsible authority
You can obtain STÄRKE information material
- from the youth welfare office or the municipal/city administration of your place of residence.
Contact
Contact
Details
Prerequisite
Funding is available for providers that
- offer low-threshold, needs-based programmes for all families and (expectant) parents, such as open meetings,
- offer special family education courses for families or (expectant) parents in special life situations,
- organising special family education camps and weekends for families and (expectant) parents in special life situations.
Special life situations include, for example
- Single-parent families,
- particularly young parents (at least one parent under the age of 18),
- Multiple birth families,
- separated families,
- Families with same-sex parents,
- Families with refugee experience and immigrant families,
- Families with experience of violence,
- Families in which a family member is ill (including addicts), in need of care or has a disability.
Depending on local needs, the youth welfare offices decide for which particular life situations special family education programmes should be implemented.
Procedure
You will automatically receive information about STÄRKE from your local authority when your child is born. If you are taking a baby into permanent care or for adoption, you will receive information about STÄRKE from your local youth welfare office.
To take part in the free or reduced-price programmes, please contact the family education providers or your youth welfare office.
You can also find STÄRKE programmes in your area here (Category: Family education/STÄRKE in your area).
Deadlines
For parents: None
Required documents
none
Costs
none
Processing time
none
Miscellaneous
None
Legal basis
Verwaltungsvorschrift des Sozialministeriums zur Förderung von Elternkompetenzen im Rahmen des Programms STÄRKE (VwV STÄRKE)
Release note
machine generated, based on the German release by: Sozialministerium Baden-Württemberg, 10.07.2025