"List" to Combat Loneliness

We've put together a short list of different hangout spots that you might want to visit again and again. Why not stop by sometime?

You can view the list here

If you’d rather not go to an event or gathering alone, ask a friend or someone in your neighborhood if they’d like to go with you.

It’s often much easier to find someone to go with than you might think. Maybe your best friend or that nice neighbor has been wanting to go for a while but didn’t have anyone to go with.

Is there perhaps one person or another whom you’ve been greeting for a long time while shopping at your corner store or the nearby supermarket (even if only with a nod), or whom you even smile at? So why not ask that person, with no strings attached, if they’d like to come along? It could turn into a regular group of friends who go together. Why not?

Our locations:

• Café Kränzchen at the Central Cemetery, in Büchenbach and Uttenreuth
• Dreycedern e.F. with projects: Altstadt trifft Burgberg, SpielRaum—a supervised playgroup—and much more
• Sprungbretter – Bistro Dreycedern
• Neighborhood Café 56nord, open lunch for seniors and the AWO community bus
• Malteser with numerous programs
• Housing in Exchange for Help
• wabene with a bistro, offerings such as a regulars’ table, and much more
• Open Door Erlangen
• Center for Independent Living for People with Disabilities, Inc. – ZSL
• Teilerei
• Lunch service “Tischlein deck dich”
• SuppKultur
• ASB Clothing and Coffee
• AWO Erlangen and AWO Bus
• BRK and Neighborhood Project
• Brucker Neighborhood Meeting Place
• and our own social gatherings at four bakeries and cafés.

You can request them via the office by email (seniorenbeirat@stadt.erlangen.de) or by phone (86-2122, Mon.–Tue.) or download them.

The Middle Franconia district would like to draw your attention to the following services:

DO YOU FEEL LONELY? SUPPORT CAN HELP!

As we age, the likelihood that we’ll have to cope with goodbyes and losses increases because these occur more frequently. These include, for example, retiring from the workforce, an increase in illnesses and physical limitations, the loss of loved ones, and letting go of old habits. As we age, our range of motion shrinks, doubts can multiply, and our strength can wane. We cope better with some things and worse with others. But one thing remains constant in all situations: support can help!

Sometimes small steps are especially difficult, but they can pave the way for new paths.

Don’t hesitate—give us a call and take the first step.

Just talk to us:

Ways out of a crisis:
Telephone Counseling—we’re here to listen.
Counseling service: free of charge, anonymous
365 days a year, 24 hours a day
Phone: 0800 1110-111 or -222
www.telefonseelsorge.de

Phone Angels – Conversations to Combat Loneliness in Old Age
Retla finds the right conversation partner—free of charge
Registration hotline Mon.–Fri. 10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Phone: 089 18910026, info@retla.org
www.retla.org

Middle Franconia Crisis Service
Free, anonymous telephone counseling and crisis assistance
365 days a year, 24 hours a day
Phone: 0911 4248550 or 0800 655-3000
www.krisendienst-mittelfranken.de

Silbernetz – Just Talk
Counseling service: free, anonymous
Daily: 8:00 a.m.–10:00 p.m.
Phone: 0800 4708090
www.silbernetz.org

WasWieWo.de portal:
www.waswiewo.de/gemeinsam-statt-einsam.

Video featuring Mayor Jörg Volleth from October 28, 2026: