Lebenshilfe Altenkirchen / Ww.

About Lebenshilfe Altenkirchen / Ww.

LEBENSHILFE Altenkirchen was founded in 1962 by parents of children with disabilities. It represents the interests of its over 400 members with and without disabilities. Approximately 1000 people with and without disabilities are directly supported, promoted, and accompanied by LEBENSHILFE Altenkirchen through around 500 full-time employees and about 50 volunteers. In all its levels – in the Altenkirchen district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, and at the federal level – it acts as a parent association, interest group, and professional association. It is an experienced provider of all facilities and services that help people with intellectual disabilities to participate in life in the midst of our society. To this end, it brings together volunteer commitment and professional expertise. The support generally extends to all life situations and life phases. All efforts of LEBENSHILFE Altenkirchen consistently pursue the goal of representing the interests of people with intellectual disabilities and their relatives socially and politically. True to the motto “It is normal to be different,” LEBENSHILFE Altenkirchen advocates for the recognition and inclusion, as well as the most independent life possible, for all fellow citizens with intellectual disabilities. The decisive factors are the individual personality and the needs arising from the nature and severity of the disability.