Advice centres
Take advantage of the wide range of counselling services available in the Canton of St.Gallen.

Find a suitable counselling centre in your area.
Many consultations are specifically for foreign speakers and most of the services are free of charge.
At some counselling centres you can go without an appointment, at others you should make an appointment.
Quick information without registration
For quick help, information and advice, there are special service points where you do not need an appointment. These services are free of charge and are often even offered in several languages .
You can just drop by or call ahead for an appointment:

City of St.Gallen
Municipalities Region St.Gallen
Linth Region
- Eschenbach: Social Welfare Office Counselling Service new window
- Kaltbrunn: Kafi Allerlei new window
- Rapperswil-Jona: WasWieWo counter (help with letters, documents, etc.) new window
- Rapperswil-Jona: Regional Counselling Centre new window
- Uznach: Regional Advisory Centre new window
- Uznach: WasWieWo counter (help with letters, documents, etc.) new window
Rhine Valley Region
- Altstätten: open consultation hours new window
- Diepoldsau: open office hours new window
- Heerbrugg: open office hours new window
- Oberriet: open consultation hours new window
- Rebstein: open consultation hours new window
- St. Margrethen: open consultation hours new window
- Widnau: open consultation hours new window
Are you new to the Canton of St.Gallen?
To help you find your way around quickly, many municipalities and cities offer a welcome meeting. There you will receive practical information for everyday life.
Check here which municipality offers the free welcome interview and further information:

City of St.Gallen, Rorschach and surroundings
- City of St.Gallen / Gossau / Goldach Initial information in 15 languages new window
- City of St.Gallen - Directory of Specialist Agencies new window
- Rorschach welcome talk in 7 languages new window
- Rorschach Welcome Brochure new window
- Gaiserwald Welcome Brochure new window
- Wittenbach Welcome Brochure new window
- Goldach Welcome Brochure new window
- Rorschacherberg Welcome Brochure new window
- Steinach Welcome Brochure new window
- Tübach Welcome Brochure new window
Region Toggenburg
Region Werdenberg-Sarganserland
Arge Info
Kurzberatung für Migrantinnen und Migranten - gratis und ohne Voranmeldung in 15 Sprachen
Details
- English
Mittwoch, 18.00-20.00 Uhr
Donnerstag, 09.00-11.00 Uhr
Freitag, 09.00-11.00 Uhr - Free of charge, and in your mother tongue, we inform and advise you on everyday topics concerning authorities, education, employment, finances, integration, residency permits, naturalisation, housing, social security and much more. According to your needs, we also support you filling in forms, writing letters and according to your desire, we connect you to authorities and special advice centres.
Help-Net mosaik / Treffpunkt Quartier
Begegnungsort und Treffpunkt Quartier St.Fiden-Krontal / Offener Treff mit Kurzberatung. Sozialberatung, Alltagsberatung, Hilfe bei Formularen
Details
- Help-Net: jeden Donnerstag 9:00-10:00 Uhr und 18:00-20:00 Uhr
- im Pavillon (neben mosaik-Gebäude)
Kurzberatung Solidaritätsnetz
Walk-in Kurzberatungen
- 071 220 17 45
- admin@solidaritaetsnetz.ch
- www.solidaritaetsnetz.ch
Details
- Montag, 15.00–19.00 Uhr
Mittwoch, 13.30–16.30 Uhr - Max. 30 Minuten ohne Termin und unabhängig vom Aufenthaltsstatus
Details
- Albanisch / Deutsch: Donnerstag: 16.00 - 19.00 Uhr
Türkisch / Deutsch: Dienstag 08.00 - 11.00 Uhr
Ukrainisch / Russisch / Deutsch: Freitag 14.00 - 17.00 Uhr - Türkisch / Deutsch: Montag 17:00 - 19:00 Uhr
Albanisch / Deutsch: Donnerstag: 16.00 - 19.00 Uhr
Ukrainisch / Russisch / Deutsch: Freitag 14.00 - 17.00 Uhr
Details
- Albanisch / Deutsch / Italienisch: Dienstag 17.00 - 19.00 Uhr
Tamilisch / Deutsch: Donnerstag 19.00 - 20.00 Uhr
Türkisch / Deutsch: Freitag 13.30 - 15.30 Uhr
Ukrainisch / Russisch / Deutsch: Samstag 10.00 - 12.00 Uhr
Familien- und Begegnungszentrum Reburg Altstätten
Begegnungszentrum / Familienzentrum
Details
- Öffnungszeiten Reburg-Kafi:
Di-Fr: 08.30 - 11.30 Uhr und 14.00 - 17.30 Uhr
Sa: 08.30 - 13.00 Uhr
So: gemäss Programm - Türkisch / Deutsch: Montag 17:00 - 19:00 Uhr
Albanisch / Deutsch: Donnerstag: 16.00 - 19.00 Uhr
Ukrainisch / Russisch / Deutsch: Freitag 14.00 - 17.00 Uhr