Blockausgabe - Germany / Federal Republic of Germany 1976

Since the extended family no longer exists and we often live in residential silos, many old people are alone. A wide, important field for the free welfare. The proceeds from charity brands are one of the means by which the Free Welfare Associations provide practical help to the elderly. Practical help, i. Meal service for old people who are single and do not want to give up their home - there are 392 meal services in the Federal Republic of Germany; Day care centers as a meeting place for conviviality and a chat - room for over 88,000; 208,546 places in retirement homes, care homes and dormitories for those of our old people who can no longer find their own or have no relatives. Arbeiterwohlfahrt, Diakonisches Werk der EKD, Deutscher Caritasverband, Deutscher Paritätischer Wohlfahrtsverband, Deutsches Rotes Kreuz and Zentralwohlfahrtsstelle der Juden in Deutschland have joined forces to form the Federal Association of Free Welfare and help independently, individually and unbureaucratically.