New integration center in Dresden: Hope for Ukrainian refugees!

New integration center in Dresden: Hope for Ukrainian refugees!

in Dresden has been a new support for the Ukrainian community. The Ukrainian center will act as a central platform that particularly creates social and integration -promoting projects. The aim is not only to support the Ukrainian refugees, but also the entire city society. Particular attention is paid to promoting the personal responsibility of the refugees in order to improve their access to work, education, health and living. The ambitious project is to be implemented by December 31, 2026 in order to effectively promote integration and create positive impulses for everyone involved. The City of Dresden provided 100,000 euros each in the household decision of March 31, 2026 for the years 2025 and 2026.

From the beginning of next year, the previous central point of contact for Ukrainian refugees will close, since the corresponding financing expires on December 31, 2024. However, the main advisory services are transferred to the rule offers of migration work to ensure that support for those affected continues to exist.

integration in focus

The Ukraine conflict has forced numerous people to flee since the Russian attack war in 2022. Germany has become one of the most important recording countries for Ukrainian refugees. Many of these protection seekers are women, children and older people who flocked to Germany due to their immediate geographical proximity and a visa -free entry into surrounding countries. As the Federal Institute for Migration and Refugees (BAMF), the challenges and opportunities that arise from this situation are considerable for politics as well as for society. A dynamic environment is created that takes a look at both integration processes and various needs of the refugees.

A component of these efforts are the scientific studies that have been started since March 2022. A well-founded picture of the situation of Ukrainian refugees in Germany is to be drawn under the aegis of renowned research institutions such as the Institute for Labor Market and Vocational Research (IAB) and the Federal Institute for Population Research (BIB). The data obtained from panel surveys of over 11,000 refugees offer valuable knowledge about integration experiences and the return or further migration intentions of these people.

funding programs for refugee projects

But not only the municipal means play a role. The Federal Center for Political Education (BPB) refers to European grants that are assigned via the federal government and countries. Asylum, migration and integration funds (AMIF), which promotes projects on the subject of asylum, integration and return, is particularly important. There is also the European Social Fund Plus (ESF Plus), which offers approaches to support for economic and social challenges and to improve access to jobs.

In addition, there are specific programs such as "Integration through Education" and "Win-Win-through cooperation for integration", which are aimed primarily at migrants and refugees. These programs aim to promote integration and social cohesion through educational offers and cooperation projects.

This shows that Dresden not only perceives his responsibility towards the refugees, but also has a real interest in an inclusive society in which everyone has a chance of participation. As a reader of these moving developments in our city, you can only hope that these new initiatives will have a good hand and that the planned goals are fertile.