Work-life balance, equal opportunities and integration.
Since 1901.

familea (formerly Basler Frauenverein) is a socially responsible association with a tradition of over 120 years in the Basel area. The range of services includes over 40 daycare centers with around 1700 care places, a children's home with three decentralized residential groups, a transit home for clarification and crisis intervention, a women's counseling center and the Center for Foster Children Northwestern Switzerland. Reconciliation of family and career, equal opportunities and integration form our guiding principles for the design of support.

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Day care centers

With over 40 daycare centers with around 1700 childcare places in the Basel-Stadt, Basel-Landschaft and Aargau regions, we offer a high-quality childcare service where your child feels comfortable, builds lasting relationships and is encouraged in his or her interests and strengths.

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Children and youth homes

In the children's home Lindenberg and the decentralized residential groups, familea offers children and adolescents protection, security and support with socio-pedagogical care. In the transit home Im Vogelsang, we offer immediate and round-the-clock support to children in difficult acute situations through crisis intervention and clarification. 

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Foster families

Thanks to the more than 200 foster families from its own placement pool, familea's Center for Foster Children (ZPK) offers children and adolescents protection, security and a perspective through reliable family relationships when care in the family of origin is not possible for various reasons.

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Women's Counseling

The familea Frauenberatung offers social and legal counseling for women in difficult life situations. The counselors pursue a holistic counseling concept, which is aimed at women residing in the canton of Basel-Stadt and support women seeking advice in developing new perspectives.

News

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Our newly qualified nursery managers

On November 26, we celebrated the graduation of several newly qualified daycare center managers.
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Women's counseling enables training to become a Wen-Do trainer

At the beginning of summer 2024, a young woman contacted familea Women's Counseling and asked for support in financing her training to become a Wen Do trainer.
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familea is once again involved in this year's campaign - 16 days against violence against women

From November 25 to December 10, familea is taking part in the annual 16 Days against Violence against Women campaign.
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