Zefie is a care-focused organisation that provides individual, tailor-made support to strengthen children and families. Their work falls into three main areas:
- Care in crisis: Zefie recruit and train foster families to provide emergency foster care placements for children. They also respond to the arrival of unaccompanied minor refugees.
- Longer-term care: Zefie have a number of houses in residential areas where teenagers live together in small groups, with a dedicated support worker. For older teenagers and young people Zefie organise flatshares and provide supervision to help them live independently.
- Outreach care: providing support to children, young people and families where they are.
They also have an intensive care programme for 6-12 year olds who have experienced trauma. Children are cared for in a rural setting where the focus is on animal-supported therapy.
Zefie is a member of Family for Every Child.
Where they operate
Organization Size
Size of the organization
Large (50 employees and sub-contractors or more)
Organization Type
Main Areas of Work
What They Do
Location
Germany
Zefie is a care-focused organisation that provides individual, tailor-made support to strengthen children and families. Their work falls into three main areas:
- Care in crisis: Zefie recruit and train foster families to provide emergency foster care placements for children. They also respond to the arrival of unaccompanied minor refugees.
- Longer-term care: Zefie have a number of houses in residential areas where teenagers live together in small groups, with a dedicated support worker. For older teenagers and young people Zefie organise flatshares and provide supervision to help them live independently.
- Outreach care: providing support to children, young people and families where they are.
They also have an intensive care programme for 6-12 year olds who have experienced trauma. Children are cared for in a rural setting where the focus is on animal-supported therapy.