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.

Become a foster mom!

Some children suddenly find themselves without a familiar home. What do they need now? A strong woman with a heart, patience and life experience.
With your life experience, you can provide a foster child with a stable and loving environment for a period of time.

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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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familea at the apprenticeship fair Basel

At the apprenticeship fair in Basel, we held over 90 discussions with interested young people about the profession of childcare specialist EFZ.

Graffiti project by the Oberwilerstrasse residential group

The Oberwilerstrasse residential group has redesigned its exterior wall together with ARTWITHUS. The result is a colorful graffiti that makes creativity, community and joie de vivre visible - for the young people and the entire neighborhood.
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With heart and expertise at SwissSkills 2025

Our care specialists Aylin Kayhan and Anna Séquin made an impressive showing at SwissSkills in Bern - we are proud of their commitment and congratulate them warmly.
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