As a guide for the city of Bremen, we offer information and advice for all family-related challenges – free of charge, neutral, and independent. And as a specialist agency, we advise, connect, and network everyone who works with families, providing a professional overview.

With us you'll find everything you need for your everyday family life.

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Bremen Holiday Compass
Finally, it's vacation time! Childcare options for children and teenagers
Students are excited: It's finally summer vacation! But for many parents, the long holiday period raises questions: How can I find good and reliable childcare? What activities are suitable? How much do they cost? And what's happening in our neighborhood?
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Specialist portal
We are committed to a family-friendly Bremen.
To make this (even) more successful, as a professional you can find information here on current topics related to family support and family education, get an overview and of course take advantage of the many networking opportunities and their synergies.
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Welcome to the Family Folder
Welcome to the family – Your first time with baby
The "Welcome to the Family" folder is given to parents of newborns by their pediatrician during the third routine check-up (U3). It offers practical everyday support for the first six months with a baby in the city of Bremen. The WiF folder is funded by the Senator for Labor, Social Affairs, Youth and Integration.
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Here you'll find interesting news for families in Bremen.

Improved user-friendliness, new features: the family network website has been completely redesigned
Article: News

Improved user-friendliness, new features: the family network website has been completely redesigned

May 11, 2026

The new website of the Bremen Family Network has been online since the end of April. The family portal has undergone a comprehensive technical and content-related overhaul and will offer families and professionals significantly improved user-friendliness. The aim is to make information, services, and support more easily, quickly, and accessibly available.

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New magazine for families with and without a marriage certificate
Article: News

New magazine for families with and without a marriage certificate

May 8, 2026

Families today are more diverse than ever: people live together married, unmarried, with and without children, or as blended families. However, couples are often unaware of the specific rights, entitlements, and obligations that marriage entails – and what applies to couples living together without being married. The magazine "Yes. No. Maybe?" informs families, both married and unmarried, about the most important regulations concerning assets, pensions, alimony, and child custody.

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Article: News

Qualification as a foster family – now via educational leave

April 28, 2026

A new employee-friendly compact course from PiB and wisoak will start on June 1st as recognized educational time in the field of foster care.

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