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Get Involved as a Volunteer

Get involved in building a diverse and vibrant community!

Volunteers are indispensable to a functioning society. Whether you want to help those in need, support older adults, or protect the environment: your involvement greatly enriches Erlangen. Here you can learn about the many opportunities available in Erlangen to help shape the city through volunteer work.

FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions

Find Volunteer Opportunities

Are you looking for current opportunities to volunteer?

Use our “Volunteer Finder” and browse through the opportunities and contact information.

Click here for the “Volunteer Finder”

If you have any questions or aren’t sure whether you’ve found the right opportunity, feel free to come to City Hall for a personal consultation.

Email: engagement@stadt.erlangen.de

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News

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Erlangen Declaration on Diversity, Respect, and Tolerance

In its 10th anniversary year, the Office for Equal Opportunity and Diversity / International Relations focused on bringing together various stakeholders in the city’s community. Working together, 2,025 dedicated members of Erlangen’s community—drawing from a wide range of sectors in civil society, business, and academia—drafted the “Erlangen Declaration on Diversity, Respect, and Tolerance.” We’d like to briefly outline how this came about.

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FAQ: Initial Reception Center

A large facility in the best possible setting for caring for people has proven to be effective. Answers to common and important questions can be found on this website.

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Advisory Board on Foreign Residents and Integration: Election Results Are In

From July 6 to 27, approximately 24,422 residents of Erlangen were called upon to cast their votes in the election for the Advisory Board on Foreigners and Integration. Voter turnout for the election—which was held online for the first time—was 5.7 percent.

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AIB, AIB Election, Advisory Board for Foreign Residents

Advisory Board on Foreign Residents and Integration: Election Results Are In

From July 6 to 27, approximately 24,422 residents of Erlangen were called upon to cast their votes in the election for the Advisory Board on Foreign Residents and Integration. Voter turnout for the election, which was held online for the first time, was 5.7 percent.

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Strategic plan LGBTQIA*

The city of Erlangen is the third major Bavarian city to use the plan to underline its commitment to the rights and visibility of LGBTQIA* people - i.e. lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, intersex, queer and agender people. The strategic plan guides the work in the area of LGBTQIA* issues.

Help Shape Erlangen's Future

Plans and projects

Creation of a memorial to the victims of euthanasia

In collaboration with various project partners, a place of remembrance and the future is to be established on the grounds of the former Erlangen Sanatorium and Nursing Home (HuPfla).
Plans and projects

Dechsendorfer Weiher Playground - West Bank

On the west bank of the Dechsendorfer Weiher, an attractive, modern, and safe play and recreation area for children and families is being built on approximately 400 square meters.
Plans and projects

Renovation and Expansion of the City Museum

The City Museum, located in the heart of the Old Town, showcases the history of the Erlangen region from its earliest days to the present-day university city. The City Council has decided that, following the completion of the kubic project, its next priority will be to focus on expanding the City Museum.
Plans and projects

Renovation of the Habichtstraße Playground

The playground on Habichtstraße in Alterlangen is set to undergo a major renovation and redesign. New playground equipment and a new landscape design are intended to turn it into an attractive place for children and families to play and spend time.
Plans and projects

West Community Center (Büchenbach)

The construction of a new community center—including a neighborhood library—in the Büchenbach-West neighborhood will create a sociocultural hub and an innovative, versatile, open, and creative gathering place in the western part of the city.

Contact

Office for Citizen Participation and Volunteering

Anschrift

Hauptstraße 48
91054 Erlangen

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