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Mayor Akdeniz: "New services respond to more complex life situations"
Darmstadt. This winter, as in previous years, the city of Darmstadt ensuring that all homeless people have access to a place to sleep in a municipal facility. Currently, 1,096 people to prevent homelessness (as of October 13, 2025), including 162 people in seven homeless shelters, 205 recognized asylum seekers in initial accommodation facilities, and 729 people , many of them from Ukraine , in six residential homes and one emergency shelter.
Thanks to the needs-based expansion of accommodation capacities, the rental of hotel rooms could be ended this year.
“This winter, too, it is my wish that no one is left on the street. Providing accommodation for homeless people is a major challenge – but together with the network of homeless assistance, we are mastering it with heart, commitment and professionalism,” explains Mayor and Head of Social Services Barbara Akdeniz .
Cooperation within the homeless support network
The close cooperation between the municipal homelessness authority within the Office for Social Affairs and Prevention , the providers of homelessness services , and other partners has proven successful for years. This network ensures sufficient accommodation places and simultaneously supports people in their search for permanent housing .
Akdeniz also highlights the voluntary commitment :
"Through initiatives like 'Helping the Homeless', many affected people receive direct and empathetic support. This commitment deserves special thanks."
New pilot project “FlexHi” will start in 2026
The city will place particular emphasis on people with mental health issues and addiction problems , who often lack access to regular support services. To address this, the "FlexHi" project – a flexible support concept – will be introduced in 2026. It will be implemented in cooperation with the Regional Diakonie Darmstadt-Dieburg and the Hessian State Welfare Association .
The aim of the project is to specifically combat homelessness, psychological stress and social isolation
“With this model project, we are responding to the changing requirements in public spaces and want to promote participation instead of allowing exclusion,” Akdeniz emphasizes.
Contact person in case of acute housing shortage
- Housing Security Office: Christian Böhm, Tel. 06151 13-3277
- Debt and insolvency advice: Norbert Sutor, Tel. 06151 13-2406
- Reporting of people in need of assistance: Office for Social Affairs and Prevention (06151 13-3277) or City Police (06151 13-2255)
- Emergencies: Call 112 for emergency services
Facilities and support services
The accommodation and care of homeless people in Darmstadt is organized by a broad network of organizations:
Regional Diaconal Service of Hesse-Nassau, Darmstadt-Dieburg
- Overnight shelter Zweifalltorweg 14 (Emergency room for men, Tel. 06151 926250)
- Women's emergency room, Benzweg 6 (Tel. 06151 897313)
- Mother-Child Home, Otto-Röhm-Straße 26 (Tel. 06151 3972773)
- Tea room, Alicenstraße 29 (day drop-in and advice, Tel. 06151 780520)
Horizont Association
- Homeless shelters at Bismarckstraße 100, Rheinstraße 312, Nieder-Ramstädter Straße 61
Socially Critical Working Group Darmstadt eV
- Residences for refugees from Ukraine: Groß-Gerauer Weg 3, Nieder-Ramstädter Straße 73, Bernsteinweg 3
PaSo gGmbH
- Container facility at Gräfenhäuser Straße 157 (dogs allowed)
- Dormitories at Holzhofallee 36, Pfnorstraße 1 and Bessunger Straße 125
German Red Cross Darmstadt District Association
- Residence hall Fritz-Bauer-Straße 38–40 for recognized refugees
All facilities accept people without bureaucratic hurdles during the winter and in emergencies . The homeless support network is connected around the clock via emergency hotlines
(Darmstadt - Red/PSD/Stip)
