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Winter aid in Köln-Merheim
For homeless people, the city administration offers from 1 November 2025 and (presumably) until 31 March 2026 an additional support in the Ostmerheimer Street 220, 51109 Köln. The offer stands Around the clock every day available.
Access by public transport:
- Merheim stop with tram line 1
- Bus stop Ostmerheimer Straße with bus line 157
Offer to stay overnight
There are 72 beds in total.
The accommodation is freely accessible all day.
Accommodation can also be arranged through the Housing Department of the Office for Social Affairs, Labour and Senior Citizens or by passing it on via the agencies and initiatives, street work, police, KVB, public order office, station mission or other emergency sleeping facilities.
Offer for the day
People can also stay in Ostmerheimer Straße during the day. A hot lunch and drinks are served there. It is also possible to shower, wash and dry laundry there. There are also lockers and a clearing and mediation service.
Guests can basically stay on the premises 24 hours a day.
For the offer in Ostmerheimer Straße 220, the municipality works closely with the SkF and with the Sozialdienst Katholischer Männer e.V. (SKM).
For homeless EU immigrants
Those who have migrated from the European Union and are not entitled to social benefits may be eligible in the Vorgebirgstraße 22 (public transport: train line 12 to the Pohligstr. stop or 15/16 to the Ulrepforte stop; bus 142 to the Am Vorgebirgstor stop). The "Humanitarian Aid" offer in Vorgebirgstraße is provided by the city administration in close cooperation with the SKM. The overnight accommodation is open 365 days a year, around the clock. There is also a day stay.
Overnight accommodation for dogs
At the animal welfare association in Cologne-Zollstock (Vorgebirgstraße 76, 50969 Cologne) there are for dogs 5 places per night available. The owners can bring their dogs bring in the evening until 6 p.m. or in the time from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m.. The dogs spend the night in a heated kennel (underfloor heating) and are provided with food and water. Please call in advance: 0221/381858.
Every morning the dogs can picked up again from 7 a.m. become.
[All information without guarantee, source: Information from the City of Cologne from 17 October 2025]