DC ÖRGRYTE
www.orgryte.goteborg.se
Örgryte is one of the larger districts in the City of Göteborg, with over 33,000 residents and just over 2,200 employees. The residential areas are well established and residents of Örgryte have easy access to the city centre and to parks and green areas. During 2002 the home help service and schools and pre-schools were reorganized into geographical areas to meet new needs and to improve opportunities for collaboration and joint action.
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| The first figure is for the district and the second for Göteborg in total during 2002, unless otherwise stated. | ||
| No. of inhabitants | 33,462 | (474,877) |
| Percentage of children 0–15 | 13.4 | (17.3) |
| Percentage of pensioners over 65 | 16.9 | (14.7) |
| Average income, KSEK (over 16) 2000 | 198.6 | (174.6) |
| Percentage of job applicants 18–64 | 3.1 | (4.1) |
| Percentage of people with higher education (20–64) 2001 | 51.3 | (38.9) |
| Percentage of gainfully employed (20–64) 2000 | 77.3 | (69.5) |
| Percentage on social security benefits | 3.2 | (9.5) |
| Social security benefits paid, SEK per inhabitant* | 716 | (2,128) |
| * Excl. introduction remuneration. | ||
The district committee has a working group for democracy issues made up of politicians from all parties, and the district manager has appointed a working group of civil servants from various services. These groups work continuously towards the common goal of improving opportunities for active citizenship among the residents of Örgryte.
All district committee meetings are open to the public. Each meeting is preceded by an agenda meeting at which the public are entitled to attend and speak. All district services have some form of user council that allows information to be gathered about users’ needs and wishes.
Further improvements are being made to the district website, which is an important medium for contact with residents. In 2002, for example, both the information content and opportunities for communication were expanded. The possibility of distributing a dedicated magazine for senior residents of Örgryte in 2004 is being discussed.
Voluntary work in the district has been extended during 2002. Additional ways of encouraging this type of work are being discussed.
The district committee has formulated goals that tie in with the City Council’s visions and general goals concerning early prevention initiatives.
At the Family Support Centre (Familjehuset), which is run by individual & family welfare services, social workers and care workers work in teams to provide preventive support that can range from study circles for parents of small children and teenagers to early support measures for families.
The recreation centre holds young women’s groups at which more mature young women lead discussion groups with younger women. The aim is to give young women more confidence and an opportunity to put their own feelings in context.
Those services that work for children and young people are discussing ways in which they can collaborate to further improve prevention initiatives.
Public health work has continued to develop in cooperation with many other local organizations.
Bagaregården community arts centre organises some events of its own, but many are based on the efforts of local associations.
The district’s five drop-in centres, which play a key role for many elderly people, are part of the district’s public health work. The drop-in centres are currently being developed to offer a range of activities for other age groups too.
During 2002 activities for the age group 16–20 have been organized in premises in Härlanda Park in cooperation with the District Committee of Härlanda. The aim is that the youngsters should take as much responsibility as possible themselves. A young people’s board has been set up.
Preparations were made in 2002 to open a further two pre-school departments that will come into service in March 2003. Örgryte now has a total of 50 pre-school departments. The current pre-school waiting list and the increasing number of newborn children resulting from the growth of the population in Örgryte point to a growing need for pre-schools.
The schools and pre-schools in the district have been organized into three geographical areas in which the pre-school heads and head teachers work together in management teams. In order to provide for the relatively large number of children of secondary school age over the next few years the district committee has decided that Ånässkolan will serve pupils over the entire age range. This means that all three areas will provide teaching from pre-school right up to year 9. This will also permit even closer cooperation between pre-schools and schools that will centre on children’s learning needs.
Skårsskolan has been partially renovated and extended so that it now provides modern school premises that meet today’s teaching needs.
All the district premises are assessed in terms of their provisions for disabled people. This assessment is the basis for starting to make the district more accessible. The district website will also be made more accessible during the course of the year.
The number of places in supported accommodation for disabled people has been increased following the opening of a new supported accommodation unit in Kallebäck and another in the Ekmanska area.
Inglafiket day centre, which was opened in 2001, found its feet in 2002 and now plays a valuable part in the daily lives of residents with learning disabilities.
Just over 18 per cent of the population of Örgryte is over 65 years of age. Care of the elderly is the main service provided by the district.
Many elderly people want to continue living at home as long as possible. It is the goal of care of the elderly services to support this ambition whenever possible. In autumn 2002 the home help service provided by care of the elderly was reorganized into three geographical areas. These are the same areas covered by the partner services of home nursing care and primary care. The overall goal of the new organization is to give a better quality of service to residents who use care of the elderly services, and to improve working conditions for care staff.
There are five homes for the elderly in Örgryte that are “targeted” so that they provide care and welfare in a way that is tailored to the different needs of the residents.
During 2002 improvements were made to the Kastanjedalen activity and arts centre at Bagaregården home for the elderly. The centre caters for residents of the home and for local people by offering various activities ranging from socialising over coffee to gentle exercise, parties, bathing in a hydrotherapy pool and get-togethers with relatives.
Reliance on social security continued to fall during 2002. A total of SEK 21.7m was paid out in social security during the year, which represents a reduction of SEK 1.5m. The sum paid out in 1999 was SEK 33.8m and this has steadily fallen by a total of SEK 12.1m, or around 36 percent.