Landesarbeitsgemeinschaft Soziale Brennpunkte Hessen e.V.

The Landesarbeitsgemeinschaft Soziale Brennpunkte Hessen e.V. (LAG) is a non-profit association operating at the state level, founded in 1974 by resident initiatives and community work projects in Hesse. It is committed to improving the housing and living conditions in disadvantaged neighborhoods of Hesse, works closely with local partners such as social service providers, municipal administration, local politics, and the housing industry, and operates service centers (including community work), a youth education center, and a women's network. Its goal is to overcome poverty, strengthen equal opportunities, and promote social participation.

Our mission is to improve living conditions at the state level in social areas characterized by concentrated poverty and participation issues, and to analyze the underlying causes of these focal neighborhoods. Through observation, consultation, knowledge transfer, and the initiation of local initiatives, we aim to enable sustainable countermeasures and promote socially integrative measures in collaboration with our partners.

Our target group comprises residents, neighborhood initiatives, social service providers, municipal administrations, local politicians, and the housing industry in cities, towns, and districts of Hesse. We address all stakeholders committed to the development of disadvantaged neighborhoods and who wish to implement measures on-site to strengthen social cohesion and improve living conditions in socially challenged areas.