Our commitment – locally and nationwide

We are committed to helping homeless people across Germany and support various initiatives, including “Housing First.” The program first provides homeless people with a place to live, then takes targeted steps to address their other everyday problems.

More than 1,300 schools and day-care centers across Germany participate in the "GemüseAckerdemie" and “AckerRacker” educational programs. The aim is to awaken children's and young people's enthusiasm for healthy eating, nature and sustainability by having them grow their own vegetables so they can experience the growing process first-hand and learn about where food comes from. We provide the schools with financial support.

Given that we view ourselves as part of society, we also feel that it is our responsibility to help the less fortunate among us and support social institutions. That is why we make regular donations to food banks in Germany.

Bremen’s Bras association helps women return to work through its “upsign” project, which produces creative recycled products. Until now, there was a lack of suitable cooking facilities for project participants and employees. A fitted kitchen was purchased and installed with support from Vonovia.

We want to help refugees from Ukraine and are therefore lending our support to a number of different projects. For example, the Lukas-Realschule secondary school in Munich has taken in eight Ukrainian children, who have to integrate at a new school despite not speaking the language. Vonovia is helping these children to integrate by making a donation to help run a supplementary German course.

We know first-hand just how important integration is in building a sense of community within a neighborhood. That is why we support projects like the Duisburg Community Foundation. This provides immigrants with a telephone hotline to help them find their feet.

At the Malala girls’ center in Kassel, girls and young women can meet, learn, have fun and get creative. It offers help with homework and leisure activities, but also serves as a point of contact in emergency situations such as unwanted pregnancy or instances of violence.

The Hadern-Blumenau family center has grown in size with help from Vonovia. The expansion makes it possible for activities such as the Mini Club to be run. Since 2000, the center has offered multicultural services such as playgroups and family counseling.