Gaiserwald Welcome to www.gaiserwald.ch

Welcome to
Gaiserwald
www.gaiserwald.ch
Dear New Resident
A warm welcome to our community! We are very glad that you
have chosen Gaiserwald. Surely it was a big step for you to leave
your homeland and move to another country. We hope, however, that you will soon settle down and feel at home in Switzerland, in this case, in our community.
You will find a lot of opportunities to join in sports and games in
our clubs. We invite you to take an active part in community life.
What is needed is only a first small step – take the plunge!
This brochure should further help you with your questions and
problems. You will find here addresses, telephone numbers and
websites of authorities, clubs and organizations in our community. Of course we will be available anytime for further questions.
We hope you will enjoy being with us, and we wish
you all the best!
Englisch
Other Departments in the Municipal Hall
Tax Office, Social Service Office, Guardianship Office,
Legal Action Office, District Council Office
Garbage Disposal (Abfallentsorgung)
Special garbage bag for household waste, for sale e.g.
at Spar Abtwil/Engelburg. The garbage is collected
once a week. The garbage schedule comes every year
per mail.
Road Traffic and Shipping Office Canton SG
(Strassenverkehrs- und Schifffahrtsamt Kanton SG)
Driver and vehicle test, changing foreign licenses
(within 12 months), etc.
St. Leonhardstrasse 40 und Moosbruggstrasse 11,
9001 St. Gallen, 058 229 22 22
Legal Advice (Rechtsberatung)
Every Thursday, 4.30 -7.00 p.m., free legal advice
Bleichestrasse 11, 1st floor (Office of the Women`s
Center/ Büro der Frauenzentrale), 9000 St. Gallen
Free Legal Advice Labor Law
(Kostenlose Rechtsberatung Arbeitsrecht)
Tue. 9-11 a.m. and Thurs. 3-5 p.m., or by appointment
(Labor Union) Gewerkschaftsbund SG, Lämmlisbrunnenstrasse 41, 9000 St. Gallen, 071 222 61 36
Arbitration Board for Tenancies
(Schlichtungsstelle für Mietverhältnisse)
Free Advice for Tenants and Landlords
(Housing Office) Wohnungsamt Rathaus St. Gallen,
071 224 56 28
Translation Service (Übersetzungsdienst)
Translation, also for official legalization
Handels- und Dolmetscherschule St. Gallen
Hodlerstrasse 2, 9008 St. Gallen, 071 245 30 35
or Telephone directory: „Übersetzungen“ (Translation)
MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION /
GEMEINDEVERWALTUNG – www.gaiserwald.ch
(Municipality) Gemeinde Gaiserwald, Hauptstrasse 21,
9030 Abtwil, 071 313 86 86
Residents` Registration Office (Einwohneramt)
Registration and cancellation within 14 days,
foreigners` identity papers, resident permit, family
reunification, information on entry regulations,
compulsory health insurance, death, etc.
Registry Office (Zivilstandsamt)
Registration of birth, marriage
Zivilstandsamt Gossau, (City Hall) Rathaus,
9200 Gossau, 071 388 42 25
Branch Office (AHV-Zweigstelle)
Information on old-age pension and survivor`s benefits
insurance (AHV), disability insurance (IV),
supplementary policies, premium reduction, child
benefits, etc.
SOS
Important Telephone Numbers
Police Emergency Call
Fire–brigade
117
118
Medical Emergency Cases
144
Toxicological Info-Center 145
Telephone Help for
Children and Youth 147
SCHOOL / SCHULE – www.gaiserwald.ch
FAMILY – CHILDREN – YOUTH /
School Secretariat (Schulsekretariat)
Enrollment Kindergarten and School
Sonnenbergstrasse 15, Abtwil, 071 313 45 00
FAMILIE – KINDER – JUGENDLICHE
EMPLOYMENT AND EDUCATION /
ARBEIT UND BILDUNG – www.afa.sg.ch
Regional Employment Placement Center
(RAV Regionales Arbeitsvermittlungszentrum)
Support in search for employment, offers of courses
and classes, clarification of earning-related benefits
and unemployment benefit
Unterstrasse 4, 9000 St. Gallen, 058 229 25 35
Vocational, Studies and Career Advice
(Berufs-, Studien- und Laufbahnberatung)
Personal advice for youth and adults
Teufenerstrasse 1/3, 9001 St. Gallen, 058 229 72 11
Recognition of Foreign Diplomas
(Anerkennung ausländischer Diplome)
www.bbt.admin.ch oder www.crus.ch
Gap Offers for Young People without Apprenticeships
(Brückenangebote für Jugendliche ohne Lehrstellen)
Amt für Berufsbildung,
Davidstrasse 31, 9001 St. Gallen, 058 229 38 76
Apprenticeship Market (Lehrstellenbörse)
Teufenerstrasse 3, 9001 St. Gallen, 058 229 72 92
GERMAN – INTEGRATION /
DEUTSCH – INTEGRATION – www.enzian.ch
Grant-aided German courses:
German course for foreign women and mothers
(Deutschkurs für fremdsprachige Frauen und Mütter)
Monday, 09.00 to 11.00 a.m.,
Fr. 10.— per school day plus school materials
Place: (Parish of the Evangelical Church)
evang. Kirchgemeindehaus, Abtwil
Enrollment: (Social Service Office)
Sozialamt Gaiserwald, 071 313 86 91
A.I.D.A
The School for Women Speakers of Other Languages
(Die Schule für fremdsprachige Frauen)
Enrollment: Oberer Graben 44, 9000 St. Gallen,
071 223 30 58, www.aidasg.ch
Counselling for Mothers and Fathers
(Mütter- und Väterberatung Gaiserwald)
Telephone Counselling: Mon. and Wed.
from 10.00-11.00 a.m.
Fränzi Bolliger, 079 539 93 33
Childcare Center (Kindertagesstätte) Bimboli
Abtwil/Engelburg
Hauptstrasse 13, Abtwil, 071 311 84 00
St. Gallerstrasse 24, Engelburg, 071 352 84 00
Day care families (Tagesfamilien)
Arrangement and care of foster children
(Pflegekindervermittlung und -aufsicht: Edith Inauen)
Risistrasse 5, Engelburg, 071 278 26 18
Playgroup for Children in Pre-school Age
(Spielgruppe für Kinder im Vorschulalter)
Chinderhüsli Abtwil / Windrädli Engelburg
Info Abtwil: www.chinderhuesli.ch
Info Engelburg: www.windraedli-engelburg.ch
Youth Meetings/Clubs (Jugendtreffs)
Jugendtreff „DÄ TRÄFF“ Abtwil, Sonnenbergstrasse 3
Jugendtreff „RELAXX“ Engelburg, Oberhaldenstrasse
SPORTS AND LEISURE /
SPORT UND FREIZEIT – www.gaiserwald.ch
District Council Office
(Gemeinderatskanzlei Gaiserwald)
Information on different types of sports and leisure
activities in Gaiserwald
Hauptstrasse 21, 9030 Abtwil, 071 313 86 86
SOCIAL SERVICES – ADVICE /
SOZIALES – BERATUNG
Social Service (Sozialdienst) Region Gossau
General information, budget and debt advice, couple
and family counselling, education, separation, divorce
Gutenbergstrasse 8, 9200 Gossau, 071 388 14 88
Social Service of the Evangelical Reformed Church
(Sozialdienst der evang.- ref. Kirchgemeinde
Gaiserwald)
Sonnenhofstrasse 3, Abtwil, 071 311 17 77
BILANG – German and Integration Courses
(BILANG - Deutsch- und Integrationskurse)
Information and Enrollment: Multergasse 11,
9001 St. Gallen, 071 228 33 99, www.integration-sg.ch
Catholic Social Service
(Katholischer Sozialdienst West)
Zürcherstrasse 253a, 9014 St. Gallen, 071 278 94 35,
[email protected]
Regional Facility Office (Regionale Fachstelle)
Integration Gossau – St. Gallen – Rorschach
Information and Advice: Silvia Maag
ARGE Integration (Eastern Switzerland) Ostschweiz,
Multergasse 11, 9001 St. Gallen, 071 228 33 93
Victim Support Foundation (Stiftung Opferhilfe)
Counselling offices for women, men, children and
youth affected by violence
Contact: Teufenerstrasse 11, 9001 St. Gallen,
071 227 11 00
Pro Senectute
Advice and different services for senior citizens
(Regional Office) Regionalstelle Gossau,
Säntisstrasse 36, 9200 Gossau, 071 385 85 83
HEALTH – DOCTOR – HOSPITAL / GESUNDHEIT – ARZT – SPITAL
Registration with the health insurance is compulsory!
You will receive information from the community, from the health insurance
companies directly or at www.comparis.ch
Doctor: see Telephone directory: „Aerzte“
Dentist: see Telephone directory: „Zahnarzt“
Canton Hospital (Kantonsspital St. Gallen)
Rorschacherstrasse 95, 9000 St. Gallen, 071 494 11 11
Eastern Switzerland Children`s Hospital (Ostschweizer Kinderspital)
Claudiusstrasse 6, 9000 St. Gallen, 071 243 71 11
Regional Advice Office for Addiction Problems
(Regionale Beratungsstelle für Suchtfragen)
Gutenbergstrasse 8, 9200 Gossau, 071 388 14 88
Spitex
Help and care at home
Spitex–Verein Gaiserwald, Breitschachenstrasse 54, Engelburg, 071 278 72 42
RELIGION / RELIGION
Evangelical Reformed Church Gaiserwald
(Evangelisch-reformierte Kirchgemeinde Gaiserwald)
Sonnenhofstrasse 3, Abtwil, 071 311 17 77
Schönbüelstrasse 4, Engelburg, 071 277 92 02
Catholic Church (Katholische Kirchgemeinde)
Kirchweg 3, Abtwil, 071 311 17 11
Tannenbergstrasse 1, Engelburg, 071 278 13 23
OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Grafik: Atelier Rot / Fotografie: [email protected]
see Agenda of (Municipality) Gemeinde Gaiserwald