Work-life balance, equal opportunities and integration.
Since 1901.

familea (formerly Basler Frauenverein) is a socially responsible association with a tradition of over 120 years in the Basel area. The range of services includes over 30 daycare centers with around 1,400 care places, a children's home with three decentralized residential groups, a transit home for clarification and crisis intervention, a women's counseling center and the Center for Foster Children Northwestern Switzerland. Reconciliation of family and career, equal opportunities and integration form our guiding principles for the design of support.

Free places in our emergency aid courses!

Emergency situations in everyday life always happen unexpectedly. Would you like more confidence in dealing with such situations? Then attend our "Children's emergency aid course"!

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Day care centers

With over 40 daycare centers with around 1900 childcare places in the Basel-Stadt, Basel-Landschaft and Aargau regions, we offer a high-quality childcare service where your child feels at home, builds lasting relationships and is encouraged in his or her interests and strengths.

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Children and youth homes

In the children's home Lindenberg and the decentralized residential groups, familea offers children and adolescents protection, security and support with socio-pedagogical care. In the transit home Im Vogelsang, we offer immediate and round-the-clock support to children in difficult acute situations through crisis intervention and clarification. 

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Foster families

Thanks to the more than 200 foster families from its own placement pool, familea's Center for Foster Children (ZPK) offers children and adolescents protection, security and a perspective through reliable family relationships when care in the family of origin is not possible for various reasons.

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Women's Counseling

The familea Frauenberatung offers social and legal counseling for women in difficult life situations. The counselors pursue a holistic counseling concept, which is aimed at women residing in the canton of Basel-Stadt and support women seeking advice in developing new perspectives.

News

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familea at the Vocational Training Week 2025

From May 5 to 10, 2025, the Basel region will be all about vocational training - and familea will be there!
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Women's Day - a sign of appreciation for women in our advisory services

To mark Women's Day on March 8, we are joining forces with Fossil Basel to show our support and appreciation.
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A warm welcome at Fossil - A special thank you

On February 11, the children from the Im Vogelsang transit home were invited to the Fossil office on Riehenring.
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