Organisation & Structure

The Sternenbrücke children's hospice is run by a dedicated team of full-time and volunteer staff. Clear structures and close cooperation between the foundation and the support association ensure that we can provide families with the best possible support and secure our work in the long term.

Our house

Since 2003, Sternenbrücke has been a place of comfort and security for children and young people with life-shortening illnesses, and since 2010 also for young adults up to the age of 27. Together with their families, they find time here to take a breather, recharge their batteries and be there for each other – on a journey that often lasts many years.

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Discover Sternenbrücke online – our virtual 360° tour gives you an authentic insight into our facility and our work.

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Our history

Find out how it all began: For over 20 years, Sternenbrücke has been a place of hope and solidarity – a temporary home for families going through difficult times.

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The Foundation

The Sternenbrücke Children's Hospice Foundation has been supporting the work of our hospice since 2001. Your donations and endowments directly ensure that affected families receive support – sustainably and effectively.

About the Foundation

The idea and desire to establish a children's hospice for northern Germany became reality with the approval of the Sternenbrücke Children's Hospice Foundation on 7 September 2001.

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Statute of the Foundation

The purpose of the foundation is clear: to provide young people with terminal illnesses and their families with a place where they can receive care, support and respite. Details can be found in the statutes of the Sternenbrücke Children's Hospice Foundation

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Board & Board of Trustees of the Foundation

The foundation's board of directors currently consists of Peer Gent (chairman), Sonja Albers (deputy chairwoman) and Christiane Schüddekopf.

Peer Gent

Sonja Albers

Christiane Schüddekopf

Dr. Isabella Vértes-Schütter

Dirk Ahrens

Kai Möhrle

Michael Berndt

Dr. Verena Brandt

Lutz Marmor

Prof. Dr. Michael Schulte-Markwort

The Friends' Association

Since 1999, the association has supported Sternenbrücke – initially with its establishment, and now with important donations for its daily operations and work with families.

About the Friends' Association

With currently 1,645 members (as of November 2024), the association reliably supports the Sternenbrücke children's hospice through donations, contributions and voluntary work.

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Statute of the Foundation

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Board of the Friends' Association

Christine Rinke