Concept #Neighborhood Houses

With its #Quartiershäuser concept, the state capital of Wiesbaden is responding to demographic developments in the urban area and, together with GWH and four other housing associations, has signed a memorandum of understanding on the neighborhood-based expansion of integrated housing, health, and participation services specifically for the elderly population. With this initiative, the state capital is preaching to the choir at GWH. For many years, the company has been pursuing the goal of working with partners to create reliable, local services in its residential neighborhoods, enabling its older tenants to remain in their own homes for as long as possible. GWH is not only contributing conceptually and with its expertise, but has also pledged a sum of €175,000 in funding, which will flow back into its Schelmengraben neighborhood through the model.

Schelmengraben is one of four pilot neighborhoods where the #Quartiershäuser initiative is being trialed. With around 2,150 apartments, Schelmengraben is GWH's largest residential neighborhood. "As the largest housing provider in the neighborhood, we therefore very much welcome the initiative of the state capital of Wiesbaden to expand the landscape of integrated housing, health, and participation services specifically for the elderly residents of Schelmengraben and to bring it into the political spotlight with the #Quartiershäuser project. We see this as confirmation of our strategy to date," emphasized GWH branch manager Michael Back at the signing ceremony in City Hall. 

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