Family Services
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Family Services office, Picture: BüKo
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Services & special offers for families
The Family Services office is the central point of contact for families, young parents and children. It provides information and consulting in a non-bureaucratic manner in all matters from parenthood and child-rearing, to allowances and subsidies or leisure time activities.
The Family Services office is the organiser of the following special services for families:
Projects & activities
The Family Services office is the voice of families and children and represents their interests in public discussion and city life. The Family Services office is the point of contact for participation in decision-making and for co-designing a family-friendly city. It also organises regular lectures and parent meetings:
Picture: Foto Freisinger
Familientreff
The family meeting place in downtown Leoben offers a diverse program for parents-to-be and families with toddlers.
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Meetings for children
For children aged 7 and over: Crafting, playing and cooking together. Come along!
in German:
Numerous information leaflets are available; Picture: BüKo
Child safety
Under the motto “Große schützen Kleine” (“Big ones protect small ones”) numerous representatives of various organizations have been meeting for years as part of the “kindersicherer Bezirk” (“child-safe district”) project. The aim is to develop and support concrete measures to prevent accidents involving children. The Family Services office is also a member of this platform.
Activities and services include:
- Child safety box (in German)
- numerous information leaflets available at the Family Services office (Familienbüro)
- „Große schützen Kleine“ e-learning platform (in German) with a virtual show apartment for child safety
Thiis illustration was created using an AI tool and reviewed by a human; Picture: BüKo/ Adobe
Family-friendly community
In 2016, Leoben was awarded the state-approved quality label “familienfreundlichegemeinde” (“family-friendly community”)and the UNICEF certificate “Kinderfreundliche Gemeinde” (“child-friendly community”). In 2020, the certification was confirmed.
Your ideas are needed!
As the city undergoes another re-audit process in 2025, residents are invited to contribute their ideas for a family-friendly community. To gather these suggestions, an idea box will be set up in the town hall.
- All citizens are warmly encouraged to submit their suggestions by placing them in the box (cards are provided).
- The idea box will be available at the town hall foyer from 15 March to 15 April 2025, eagerly awaiting creative contributions.