Double leadership in youth welfare: Vogelsberger habitats set the course!

Double leadership in youth welfare: Vogelsberger habitats set the course!

A new wind blows in youth welfare in Vogelsberger Land. The Vogelsberger living spaces gGmbH (VLR) has freshly positioned its management team and, with Roland Bamberger and Tobias Rübbert, brings two competent experts to the top. This decisive decision was made to meet the increased requirements in the industry, such as [Oberhessen-Live.de] (https://www.oberhessen-live.de/2025/11/vogelsberger-lebensraeume-ggmbh. Bamberger, 62 years old, and Rübbert, 42, jointly lead this non-profit subsidiary of the Eichhof Foundation Lauterbach.

The focus of the new double leadership is particularly on improving the offers for people with mental illnesses and mental disabilities. With a clear goal in mind, Bamberger and Rübbert want to design the structures within the VLR so that they can also meet the more complex requirements caused by legal changes. Especially the influences of the Federal Participation Act (BTHG) represent new challenges that make youth welfare all the more necessary to adapt. Among other things, this law aims to improve participation and self-determination for people with disabilities, which is of central importance for the VLR, such as bmas.de explained.

networking and offers

"Aid under one roof"- this is an innovation project of the VLR, which is implemented in the youth and family house "Alte Gärtnerei" and is already considered a lighthouse project in Vogelsbergkreis. The VLR now has two regional centers: one in Lauterbach and one in Alsfeld, where psychosocial contact and advice centers, houses, day care centers and various youth welfare offers are available.

Rübbert emphasizes that this is not a classic generation change. Rather, it was about creating optimal structures in order to continue to meet the increasing orders and the changed needs in youth welfare in the future. The new management team also has the importance of technical content, network maintenance and the establishment of new relationships. Problems in integration assistance, especially in children and adolescents with mental disabilities, play a crucial role in this context, as the article by Prof. Dr. Christopher Romanowski-Kirchner illustrates, who deals with the demands and challenges in this area [socialnet.de] (https://www.socialnet.de/lexikon/einbelungenhilfe-fuer-kinder-und-jugend-mit-seelischer- disability).

cooperation and flexibility

The new management structure has also strengthened the flexibility of the VLR. Dr. Gerhard Schlitt, the Eichhof Foundation's Foundation Council Chairman, praises the advantages of the dual leadership because it enables faster decisions. Managing Mathias Rauwolf sees the new management the opportunity to remain competitive and to set the course for the future. In this way, the integration assistance for people with disabilities, which is considered important, taking into account the federal government law, is further expanded, which strengthens participation in life in society.

For the VLR, exciting times are imminent. With a strong double tip at your side and the perspectives that the federal government law and current challenges offer, the future of youth welfare in the Vogelsberg district could not be more promising. It remains to be hoped that the changes will actually have the desired effect and the quality of life of the people affected will be increased, while the community benefits from the new offers.