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:
- kinderbetreuung
- Early promotion
- Social integration
- Professional integration
- Social welfare
- Offers and information for newcomers
- Discrimination protection
- Old age strategy
- Applications for lottery funds and youth development funding
- Historical review of social welfare in the Canton of Zug
- Discrimination protection
- Voluntary work
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
6301 Zug
Team
Thomas Hauser
6301 Zug
Projects and information
The following projects, among others, are currently underway in our various divisions: