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The **Margarete-Wehling-Stiftung** is a non-profit foundation based in Bielefeld that has been committed to supporting **children, adolescents and young adults** since 1985 - especially young people with **mental or intellectual disabilities**. The focus of their work is **youth welfare, youth care and the creation of reliable, supportive living and development spaces**.
The foundation runs its own facilities and thus supports children and young people directly in everyday life. Its central offers include **integrative Wohngruppen** in Bielefeld and a **Kindertagesstätte in Detmold-Heidenoldendorf**. In addition, the foundation supports other projects and facilities that strengthen young people in their personal, social and academic development. The focus is on holistic support that combines protection, pedagogical support, individual support and participation.
An essential feature of the foundation is its **integrative approach**. Children and young people with and without special support needs are supported together, so that inclusion is understood not only as a goal, but as a lived practice. For example, places for children with special support needs are also offered in the Kindertagesstätte. In this way, the foundation creates conditions under which diversity is experienced as a strength and each child can be supported according to their needs.
The guiding principle of the Margarete-Wehling-Stiftung can be well described with the terms **engagieren, begleiten, fördern**. It stands for work based on **Verlässlichkeit, Verantwortung und Menschlichkeit**. In addition to pedagogical support, personal attention also plays an important role: the foundation wants to give young people orientation, improve their development opportunities and accompany them on their way to a self-determined life.
The foundation also focuses on long-term impact rather than short-term help in the area of **Nachhaltigkeit**. Here, sustainability primarily means creating **dauerhafte soziale Strukturen**, building stable relationships and opening up perspectives for children and young people for their future. Through its own sponsorship of facilities, continuous support and the promotion of inclusive offers, the foundation contributes to securing social participation and equal opportunities in the long term.
Overall, the Margarete-Wehling-Stiftung is a socially committed organization that makes an important contribution to **Kinder- und Jugendhilfe in Nordrhein-Westfalen** with its facilities and projects. Their actions are characterized by the aspiration to not only offer young people support, but also to open up real development opportunities and a supportive environment for them.
