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Elmos Foundation
Sabine Montino
Heinrich-Hertz-Str. 1
D-44227 Dortmund
Email: info[at]elmos-stiftung.de
Regional support at the Elmos Group locations around the world. This includes supporting art and culture, and sports, especially for children and young people.
The Jungtop Community Welfare Center near the Elmos site in Seong-nam-si, Korea, does valuable social work for people affected by economic hardship, family conflicts, or serious illness. The center offers support and guidance to families, children, and elderly people who find themselves in difficult life situations.
A donation from the Elmos Foundation enabled the purchase of urgently needed microwaves and running shoes – small things that make a big difference in everyday life. The microwaves make daily living easier for elderly people, while the new shoes give children and young people more freedom of movement and enjoyment.
The Elmos Foundation supports this commitment in order to strengthen the sense of community at its location in Korea and to provide help where it is most needed. We would like to express our sincere thanks to the employees of Elmos Korea for their active support.
Since 2016, Dortmund-based architect and entrepreneur Regina Bieber has been working with her organization BB4U to promote leisure facilities and learning aids for children and young people. Her motto is to roll up her sleeves and help wherever support, creativity and the courage to try new ideas are needed. The Elmos Foundation has supported BB4U on several occasions in recent years, enabling the child-friendly redesign of youth leisure facilities in Dortmund.
A new space is being developed at the Kaiser Friedrich Colliery Nature Sports Park. This space will allow children from urban areas with limited access to nature to experience exercise, play, and community. In collaboration with the Erlebt-was e.V. association, a greenhouse, climbing tower, and construction trailer have already been built. Construction of the new youth and children's center, the "JUKI-Haus," is underway. Its interior design is largely complete. A multipurpose hall for indoor sports and a child-friendly nature trail across the former colliery site are still under construction. The JUKI-Haus is scheduled to open in spring 2026.
Mobility means freedom – especially for children. But not all families in the Ruhr region can afford their own bicycles. This is where the Kinderglück Foundation's bicycle project comes in: every year, it enables several hundred children and young people to get their own bicycle – and with it a degree of independence, exercise, and participation.
Cycling strengthens motor skills, promotes self-confidence, and allows children to expand their radius of activity. At the same time, they learn to move safely in traffic – an important foundation for greater safety in everyday life.
Schools, youth welfare organizations, and social workers can apply for bikes for those in their care. The donated bikes are refurbished by volunteers at the Kinderglück bike station in Dortmund's harbor. This is how old bikes become new opportunities. Campaign days and special distributions are held regularly, during which many children receive their first bicycle.
In 2025, the Elmos Foundation supported this valuable project with the proceeds from the company's internal Christmas card painting competition “Children drawing for children,” thus helping even more children get moving − on two wheels toward a better future.
