Social affairs
The Department of Social Affairs addresses social welfare issues and the interconnected topics of children, youth, family, old age, integration and poverty. It is dedicated to developing a forward-thinking social welfare system in the canton of Zug.
Topics
The Department of Social Affairs handles foundation work, planning, management, supervision, and provides advice and information in the following areas:
Childcare outside the family and school
Early promotion
Social integration
Professional integration
Social welfare
Offers and information for newcomers
Discrimination protection
Social report canton Zug
Old age strategy
Applications for lottery funds and youth development funding
Historical review of social welfare in the Canton of Zug
Cantonal integration programm
Voluntary work
Contact
Gesellschaft
About us
The Department of Social Affairs addresses social welfare issues and the interconnected topics of children, youth, family, old age, integration and poverty. It is dedicated to developing a forward-thinking social welfare system in the canton of Zug. Municipalities, organizations and private actors receive the necessary information and support to carry out their tasks, activities and projects in the social and socio-political field.
Management
Claudia Schwager
Abteilungsleiterin Gesellschaft
6300 Zug
Team
Thomas Hauser
Fachverantwortlicher Sozialhilfe
6300 Zug
Projects and information
The following projects, among others, are currently underway in our various divisions:
Historical review of social welfare in the canton of Zug
Social welfare
Cantonal integration program
Childcare offers in the canton of Zug
Childcare monitoring report canton Zug
Old age strategy
Project Zug+ - Study on the economic and social potential of the “55 plus” population group
Social directory canton Zug (in German only)
Social report canton Zug