Counseling centres

ARRIVO Soziales offers counselling for young refugees who are looking for an apprenticeship. It is possible to join us at any time and participation is free of charge.

We support

• in the search for the right profession for you
• with the recognition of school-leaving qualifications acquired abroad
  
  *with questions about the start of training and financing possibilities

We also offer

• targeted application training and useful application tips
  
  *training preparation
  
  *preparation for the German B2 exam, every Wednesday from 14:30 via video conference

and place you in training, qualification or directly in work.

Currently we can only offer our group appointments digitally.

Al Muntada supports migrants of Arab descent living in Berlin. Many of them come from Lebanon, Syria and Iraq. The counselling is aimed at people of all ages and takes place in Neukölln.

At Al Muntada Plus, a lawyer offers legal advice. He provides support and information on asylum procedures and questions about migration law.

Al Nadi (Arabic for "the club") has existed since 1979 and is a central contact and advice centre for Arab women from all over Berlin.

Advice and assistance with

• family, social and immigration law issues,
• domestic violence, marriage, separation and divorce...
• personal problems
• parenting problems and questions about daycare and school
• problems with authorities, job centre etc.

In cases of domestic violence, we have lawyers come to the shelters, etc.

In addition, Al Nadi:

• Language courses for women and children
• Literacy courses for women
• Sports and health courses
• Nutritional courses for women of all nationalities

Together under one roof" is aimed at people who live in shared accommodation and want to take the step into their own apartment. The goal of the project is to accompany the transition into their own apartment, from the search for housing to settling into the new living environment.

If interested and needed, we also offer assistance to new immigrants who have problems finding their way around the Berlin housing market. Tenants who have questions about their tenancy agreement, tenancy law and utility bills can also find support from us.

Offer:

Advice on questions about finding a flat, applying for a flat, costs of the flat or the tenancy agreement.

Languages: German and English (with translation into other languages if required)

hours:

Counselling and support for people in Berlin who experience racist and related discrimination (People of Color, Muslims, Romnja*, Sintezza*, Jews, people with migration history and/or others...) through:

• Information and counselling interview
• Legal counselling
• contacting the accused (e.g. letter of complaint)
• Accompaniment to talks
• Assistance in the sense of § 23 AGG (General Equal Treatment Act)
• Referral to lawyers, psychologists, doctors and other specialised counselling centres.
• If necessary, involvement of the media and politics

The office is supported by the Senate Department for Justice, Consumer Protection and Anti-Discrimination through funds from the State Office for Equal Treatment against Discrimination (LADS).

With the ARRIVO BERLIN training initiative, the Senate Department for Integration, Labour and Social Affairs supports model projects for the labour market integration of refugees. The aim of the projects is to familiarize refugees with the skills required for the respective occupational area, to further qualify them, to prepare them for training and to continue to support them during their training.

Since April 2016, the Berufsförderungswerk der Fachgemeinschaft Bau Berlin und Brandenburg gGmbH has been offering vocational preparation measures in the main construction trade for refugees at the Lehrbauhof in Marienfelde. This introduces refugees to the German labour market and prepares them for training in professions in the construction industry. Accompanying German and mathematics lessons in preparation for the subsequent vocational school lessons play a special role here. If successfully completed, the participants are placed in an apprenticeship at the end of the project.

With the ARRIVO BERLIN training initiative, the Senate Department for Integration, Labour and Social Affairs supports model projects for the labour market integration of refugees. The aim of the projects is to familiarize refugees with the skills required for the respective occupational area, to further qualify them, to prepare them for training and to continue to support them during their training.

ARRIVO BERLIN Hospitality promotes the training and employment of refugees in Berlin's hospitality industry.

The offer is as follows:

• Counselling in all questions of career orientation.
• German courses (also online)
• Internships and work shadowing in hotels and restaurants
• Support in the preparation of application documents and in dealing with the authorities
• Support in the placement process until the conclusion of a training and employment contract

Kiezküchen GmbH supports young refugees in gaining a foothold in the German job market: Placement in apprenticeships and jobs in Berlin hotels and restaurants. Before that, German courses and internships are offered

All offers are free of charge.

With the ARRIVO BERLIN training initiative, the Senate Department for Integration, Labour and Social Affairs supports model projects for the labour market integration of refugees. The aim of the projects is to familiarize refugees with the skills required for the respective occupational area, to further qualify them, to prepare them for training and to continue to support them during their training.

In the ARRIVO BERLIN training workshops of the S27, refugees are prepared for vocational training in the skilled trades. A course lasts an average of 16 weeks and comprises three modules:

• a language course that teaches vocational vocabulary and career information.
• a workshop course to provide orientation in the various skilled crafts occupational fields
• specialist courses in Berlin craft guilds, where insights into specific professions can be gained

This is followed by a placement in a craft enterprise. Participation is free of charge and possible at any time. The number of places is limited.

Advice on:

• Asylum and residence law
• Family reunification and asylum seeker benefits law

[DeepL:] The asylum procedure advice service is aimed at refugees in Berlin in the form of low-threshold individual advice. Asylum procedure advice supports people seeking protection by providing information about the asylum procedure and legal advice. The advice is confidential and free of charge.

Procedural counseling includes:

• Information and advice on applying for asylum
• Information on the upcoming or ongoing asylum procedure
• Explanation and advice on allocation from the initial reception centers of the federal states to the municipalities
• Information on the Dublin procedure
• Individual preparation for the asylum hearing at the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees and follow-up (review of the transcript)
• Explanation of the content and legal consequences of the positive/negative BAMF decision
• Explanation of possible legal remedies against (partial) rejection
• If necessary, support in drafting a complaint/application for interim legal protection to meet the deadline
• Explanation and advice on revocation and withdrawal procedures under asylum law
• Explanation and advice on second and subsequent applications

[DeepL:] The advice is aimed at all refugees who are in the asylum process. We support you in legal issues that arise from the submission of the asylum application to the legally binding conclusion of the asylum procedure.

What we offer:

• Information on the asylum procedure
• Identification and support for special protection needs
• Preparation for the interview
• Explanation of decisions and official letters from the BAMF (Federal Office for Migration and Refugees)
• Advice on possible legal steps
• Support in the search for lawyers

The advice is free, independent and confidential.

Free, confidential advice and assistance on topics including:

• Asylum application
• Preparing for hearings
• Explanation of decisions and legal action
• Dublin procedure
• Family reunification
• Right of residence

Free, confidential advice and assistance on topics including:

• Asylum application
• Preparing for hearings
• Explanation of decisions and legal action
• Dublin procedure
• Family reunification
• Right of residence

Walk on! offers migrants living in Pankow individual support in their professional and social integration.

In individual weekly coaching sessions, we develop a professional orientation together, help with the preparation of application documents and establish direct contact with companies and employers. In small groups, we explore Pankow and talk to representatives of local politics and business.

Who can participate in the "Walk on!" project?

• Migrants living in the borough of Berlin Pankow who are looking for qualified work.
• minimum age 26 years
• with German language skills (level B1)
• with education or university degree

Regular individual coaching continues to take place in our offices at Lahnstraße 52 in Neukölln. However, we also have regular counselling sessions in facilities in the district of Pankow.