Accompany. Strengthen. Integrate.
What is We Support PLUS?
we support PLUS is a socio-educational project that specifically supports particularly vulnerable people with refugee or migration experience. These people are often heavily burdened by traumatization or health restrictions and reach their limits in everyday life and in contact with authorities, doctors or social institutions.
The aim of the project is to sustainably promote the independence and cultural and social participation of these people through individual accompaniment to appointments, social group activities, a trauma stabilization consultation and leisure support by trained volunteers.
Why Was the Project Launched?
Many of the people we support are highly insecure due to traumatic experiences, language barriers and cultural differences. A large proportion feel overwhelmed by bureaucratic processes or everyday challenges. The existing social support structures are often insufficient here.
we support PLUS closes this care gap with a low-threshold, individually adapted and holistically designed support service – in close cooperation with the existing support system in Nuremberg.
Our Services at a Glance
1. Appointment support
We accompany our target group to important appointments – for example, with authorities, doctors or advice centers. Our social education professionals help with the preparation and provide support. The aim is to strengthen self-confidence and, in the long term, to promote the ability to independently attend these appointments.
2. Social group coaching
In regular small groups (5–6 participants), we work on topics such as self-esteem, communication and coping with everyday life. The participants learn to move more confidently in the new social environment, to express themselves and to network.
3. Trauma stabilization consultation
People with psychological stress or trauma receive low-threshold, short-term advice from qualified specialists. The aim is to improve and stabilize the quality of life of those affected through targeted exercises for self-regulation, stress management and resource activation.
4. Leisure support by volunteers
Volunteers are enabled through training to accompany newly immigrated people to leisure activities – individually or in groups. This is not just about meeting and cultural participation, but also about building intercultural relationships and mutual understanding.
Our Target Group
we support PLUS is aimed exclusively at newly immigrated third-country nationals with secure or soon-to-be-secured residence status who have been classified by social services or advice centers as psychologically or physically impaired, particularly vulnerable or traumatized.
Our Goals
- Strengthening independence in everyday life
- Psychological stabilization and promotion of resilience
- Facilitating social and cultural participation
- Relief for authorities, doctors and social institutions
Our Approach
We work in an empowering, resource-oriented and culturally sensitive way. Our attitude is characterized by respect, equality, tolerance and empathy. The people we support have a say – their autonomy and dignity are at the center of our actions.
we support PLUS, August 2025
Your Opportunities – Internship & Volunteering at We Support PLUS
Would you like to get involved, gain practical experience or contribute socially?
Then become part of we support PLUS!
Voluntary work
We are looking for committed Nuremberg residents who are interested in intercultural exchange and would like to accompany newly immigrated or refugee people in their free time – be it to a concert, a museum, a picnic or simply on a walk together.
This is what awaits you as a volunteer:
- Training to support the target group
- Regular community meetings with other volunteers
- Exchange at eye level and intercultural encounters
- Integration into an appreciative and committed team
Internship at we support PLUS
Are you studying social work, pedagogy, psychology, intercultural studies or a related field and would like to gain practical insights into working with newly immigrated people?
This is what you will learn and do with us:
- Collaboration in organizational and administrative areas
- Participation in appointment support and group activities
- Support with the organization of leisure activities
- Collaboration in socio-educational settings
- Observation at team meetings, network meetings and training courses
- Insights into intercultural communication and empowerment work
- Participation in public relations, social media & event planning
