NETZ-coach Berlin Übergangsbegleitung für (ehemalig) inhaftierte Jugendliche und junge Erwachsene

[DeepL:] Target group:

Inmates of the Berlin Juvenile Penal Institution who are serving a juvenile sentence of more than 2 years and who are subject to supervision by virtue of the law (applicability of section 68f of the Criminal Code) or inmates who are released early pursuant to section 88 of the Juvenile Courts Act (JGG) and who will be placed on probation for the remainder of their sentence.

Low-threshold counseling and educational services:

• Creation of a realistic release perspective.
• Promotion of action competence and self-responsibility
• Assistance in obtaining necessary documents
• Help with the provision of necessary clothing
• Clarification of the financial situation (overview of debt situation)
• Overview of possibilities of accommodation, assisted living
• Referral to counseling centers, employment agencies/job centers
• Information about entitlements
• Maintaining contact with relatives, stabilizing social environment
• Assistance in filling out applications
• Preparation for the new phase of life
• Networking of various agencies (probation service, social housing assistance)
• Support on the day of release from prison

Participation in the NETZ-coach Berlin project is voluntary for the inmates of the JSA Berlin. Contact with the counselor is made while still incarcerated at the JSA Berlin counseling center. After release, the project location in Oudenarder Straße is an important contact point in the context of aftercare activities.