Ehrenamtliche Tätigkeit Förderung

You can apply for a volunteer card with discounts from cooperation partners at the State Chancellery.

The joint volunteer card of the states of Brandenburg and Berlin is issued to citizens who show outstanding commitment to the community. The volunteer card can be awarded to anyone who:

- has been involved for at least one year for 200 hours,

- performs voluntary work in Brandenburg or Berlin and

- intends to continue the voluntary work.

The volunteer work must not be associated with any remuneration or expense allowance that goes beyond the reimbursement of expenses. Proof of the type and scope of the voluntary work is provided by the organization in which the voluntary work is carried out.

The volunteer card can also be applied for by Juleica holders.

The three-year term of the volunteer card begins on the date of issue. It is provided in credit card format, is personal and non-transferable. After expiry, the volunteer card can be applied for again.

The cardholder receives various discounts from designated partners of the volunteer card in Brandenburg and Berlin, such as museums, cultural institutions, stores, restaurants and other service providers. An overview of all partners and discounts can be found at www.ehrenamt-in-brandenburg.de/ehrenamtskarte.

Completed application confirmed by the relevant organization

- at least one year of voluntary work amounting to 200 hours;

- Exercise of the honorary office in Brandenburg or Berlin;

- Intention to continue the voluntary work;

- Confirmation of the organization for which the voluntary work is carried out

Individual application:

You can apply for an honorary card in writing using the form provided:

Open the form at https://ehrenamt-in-brandenburg.de/anerkennung/ehrenamtskarte/ as a pdf and fill it out online. Then print it out and sign it.

Send the completed form to the organization for which you are volunteering for their signature confirmation;

Send the completed form to the address given on the form.

You will receive your volunteer card in credit card format by post after your application has been checked.

Collective application for organizations:

The volunteer card can be ordered by all non-profit organizations in which volunteers are active. With an online form organizations can submit a collective application for their volunteers.

Open the form athttps://ehrenamt-in-brandenburg.de/anerkennung-2/ehrenamtskarte-2/ehrenamtskarte-sammelantrag/ and complete it online .

After submitting the online form, you will be contacted by the Brandenburg State Chancellery by e-mail.

You will receive:

• a password-protected table in which you must enter the names of the volunteers.
• a data protection declaration that each volunteer must sign.

By returning the table by e-mail, you confirm that the application list has been completed correctly and that the data protection guidelines have been observed.

After receiving the completed table, the State Chancellery will produce the personalized volunteer cards, which will then be sent to you by post. It may take 2-3 weeks to process your application.

Please give the volunteer cards to your volunteers as soon as possible (no later than three months after receiving the cards). The organization decides on the method of distribution (mailing, personal presentation).

2 to 3 weeks

• Issue of a volunteer card if the requirements are met;
• enables the use of benefits from cooperation partners in the states of Brandenburg and Berlin;
• Issued upon application by the volunteer and confirmation from the organization in or for which the voluntary activity is carried out;
• Non-profit organizations can also submit collective applications for their volunteers.

Coordination office for civic engagement

State Chancellery of the State of Brandenburg - Department 14

Heinrich-Mann-Allee 107

14473 Potsdam

Telephone: 0331 866 1008

Fax: 0331 866 1133

E-mail: ehrenamtskarte@stk.brandenburg.de

www.ehrenamt-in-brandenburg.de

Holders of the "Juleica" in Brandenburg should send their application to the following address:

Fachstelle

Landesjugendring Brandenburg

Breite Straße 7a

14467 PotsdamTel.: 0331 620 75 55

Fax: 0331 620 75 38

Online procedure possible: Yes, for collective application for organizations