Pregnancy counselling; application for voluntary funding by Catholic counselling centres
The Free State of Bavaria voluntarily supports the Catholic counselling centres for pregnancy issues.
Description
Purpose
In the interest of plurality and proximity to the place of residence, an expanded offer of general pregnancy counselling is to be ensured in addition to the counselling offered by the state-approved pregnancy counselling centres.
Subject
Eligible for funding are pregnancy counselling centres in the Free State of Bavaria which mainly provide pregnancy counselling services in accordance with Section I and Section II of Part Two of the Bavarian Pregnancy Counselling Act (BaySchwBerG), with the exception of pregnancy conflict counselling in the state system.
Recipients of funding
Eligible to apply are providers of pregnancy counselling services, provided they meet the requirements of Art. 17 Nos. 1 to 3, 5 BaySchwBerG. Accordingly, they must in particular
- belong to the area of public or independent welfare work,
- have the necessary experience
- guarantee proper counselling and fulfilment of the duties according to Art. 16 BaySchwBerG,
- ensure that the employees receive supervision and further professional training.
Art. 16 No. 1 BaySchwBerG shall not apply.
Type and amount
Funding is provided in the form of fixed-amount financing within the framework of project funding. A lump sum of 27,000 euros per counselling centre is granted.
Prerequisites
Pregnancy counselling centres must fulfil the requirements of Art. 16 Nos. 2 to 11 BaySchwBerG. This includes, for example:
- Minimum staffing,
- Psychologists, doctors, lawyers..,
- opening hours,
- annual activity report,
- no cooperation with abortion facilities.
Procedure
The application and the verification of the use of funds are carried out by the Government of Middle Franconia.
Deadlines
The application should be submitted by 1 October of the previous year at the latest.
The proof of use is to be submitted by 31 March of the following year at the latest.
Required documents
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The information given in the application must be supported by appropriate documentation
Forms
Please select a location in "Localization" so that the address of the responsible authority can be filled in.
Status: 12.10.2021
Responsible for editing: Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Familie, Arbeit und Soziales
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