Name

Frère-Roger-Kinderzentrum

Legal name

Frère-Roger-Kinderzentrum gemeinnützige GmbH

Website

https://kinderzentrum-augsburg.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Child and Youth Welfare Services

NAICS

Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Educational Support Services (611710), Individual and Family Services (6241)

SIC

Services-Child Day Care Services (8351), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Youth Housing, Foster Care & Wraparound Support (Education-Linked) Nonprofits (BPAGADAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

Youth Mental Health, Counseling & Wellbeing (Education-Linked) Nonprofits (BPAGADAK), Specialized Student Support (Foster/Homeless/Migrant/McKinney-Vento) (EDAJAIAJ), Dropout Prevention, Alternative Education & Re-Engagement Nonprofits (BPAGADAL)

Keywords

• Youth welfare services
• Residential childcare
• Special education school
• Family counseling
• Therapeutic foster care

Headquarters

HQ city

Augsburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices25 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Youth Welfare Funding (SGB VIII): All core services — residential, semi-residential, and outpatient — are commissioned and funded by public cost bearers: the Jugendamt (youth welfare office) for city of Augsburg, the Landkreis Augsburg, the Bezirk Schwaben, and the Regierung von Schwaben. Funding is granted via statutory help plans (§§ 27-35 SGB VIII). Families do not pay directly for statutory services.
2. Donations and Charitable Support: The organization accepts monetary and in-kind donations to fund supplementary therapeutic, pedagogical, and recreational projects beyond statutory coverage — e.g., animal-assisted therapy, art and music pedagogy, adventure education, the youfarm, leisure programs, and 'Starthilfen' (start-up assistance for independence).
3. Förderstiftung (Endowment Foundation): The organization's own foundation accepts endowment contributions and testamentary bequests (zustiftungen) to build the foundation's capital. Income supports ongoing charitable work.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Frère-Roger-Kinderzentrum is a non-profit child and youth welfare organization that provides residential, semi-residential, outpatient, and open youth welfare services, plus a special-needs school, for children, adolescents, and young adults with developmental, emotional, behavioral, or psychiatric support needs in Augsburg and the surrounding Schwaben region. Statutory services are commissioned and funded by Jugendämter, Bezirk Schwaben, and Regierung von Schwaben under §§ 27–35 SGB VIII; non-statutory services such as family counseling, open youth work, and family stations are offered free of charge.

Product overview

Frère-Roger-Kinderzentrum is a comprehensive child and youth welfare organization (Kinder- und Jugendhilfe) providing integrated services across residential, semi-residential, and outpatient care. The organization operates as a unified portfolio of interconnected services including: therapeutic and Heilpädagogische residential living groups; day care centers (Heilpädagogische Tagesstätten); school-based support programs; outpatient educational assistance (Ambulante Erziehungshilfen); flexible social offerings including family stations; specialized therapeutic living groups for autism, trauma, eating disorders, and behavioral issues; a special education school (Frère-Roger-Schule); youth centers; and animal-assisted therapy. Services are coordinated across over 20 locations in Augsburg city and district, with approximately 600 staff serving around 350 children in residential care, 200 families through outpatient services, and thousands more through school programs and open youth work.

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Products and services

• Stationäre Wohnformen (Residential Living Forms) Full-time residential care including therapeutic living groups, Heilpädagogische (special-educational) living groups, and independence-oriented living arrangements for children, adolescents, and young adults with special support needs. Includes specialized therapeutic groups: LEUCHTTURM (boys with sexually transgressive behavior), PAPILLON (eating disorders), HORIZONT (mental illness), PHOENIX (trauma), Therapeutische Wohngruppe 4 (children with trauma/attachment disorders), and external residential groups for older youth in independence training.
• Heilpädagogische Tagesstätten (Special-Educational Day-Care Centers) Day-care centers for preschool and school-age children providing special-educational support, development, and care services. Sites include HPT AKAD (Augsburg-Göggingen), Villa Frölich, HPT Vorschulgruppen (school-age locations on Kaltenhoferstraße and Billerstraße), Villa Billa, and the Intensiv-Heilpädagogische Tagesstätte (Zollernstraße).
• Ambulante Erziehungshilfen (Outpatient Educational Support) Outpatient educational support services comprising Erziehungsbeistandschaft (educational companionship) and Sozialpädagogische Familienhilfe (SPFH) for families in need. Services are delivered in families' own homes and communities and are commissioned by the Jugendamt.
• Angebote an Schulen (School-Based Services) School-based support services including youth social work at schools (JaS), open and bound full-time school programs (OGS/GGS), integrative I-Horte (after-school care), school accompaniment, and Stütz- und Förderklassen (support classes). Delivered directly at schools across Augsburg.
• Flexible Soziale Angebote (Flexible Social Services) Flexible social services including the Familienstationen network across six Landkreis Augsburg locations, the 'School in the Workshop' program for school refusers, and the Kids@Oberhausen social-pedagogical group offerings.
• Familienstationen (Family Stations Network) Free, confidential walk-in counseling, family education, and referrals across six Landkreis Augsburg locations (Diedorf, Langweid, Gersthofen, Zusmarshausen, Fischach, Neusäß, Dinkelscherben). Commissioned by Landkreis Augsburg; no referral required.
• Autismus-Beratung (Autism Counseling) Specialized counseling and care services for children and youth with autistic behaviors and their families, anchored in the organization's MSD Autismus and family expertise.
• Trauma- und Bindungsstörung-Beratung (Trauma and Attachment Disorder Counseling) Therapeutic support for children and youth with traumatic experiences and attachment disorders to help with daily life management.
• Jugendhaus Madison Square (Open Youth Center) Open youth center in Augsburg-Kriegshaber providing open youth work, workshops, sports, and streetwork services for children and youth aged 6–27. Walk-in access, no referral required.
• Familienzentrum Peter&Paul (Family Center) Family center in Augsburg-Oberhausen (Gumpelzhaimer Straße 4) combining an integrative kindergarten (with nursery, Hort, and Kinderkrippe) and family support services. Approximately 200 places.
• Gemeindejugendarbeit Diedorf (Community Youth Work Diedorf) Open youth work program in Diedorf for young people aged 12–27, providing leisure activities, political education, and social skills development.
• Frère-Roger-Schule (Förderzentrum Special Education School) State-recognized Förderzentrum with focus on emotional and social development (Förderschwerpunkt emotionale und soziale Entwicklung), located on the Kinderzentrum campus. Approximately 150 students enrolled, with MSD Autismus unit for autism.
• youfarm (Animal-Assisted Therapy Farm) Youth farm on the Kinderzentrum campus offering animal-assisted therapy and open youth work activities (6 guinea pigs, 5 rabbits on site), plus partnered visits to Augsburger Krümelhof for animal interactions as part of therapeutic programs.
• KJF Erziehungs-, Jugend- und Familienberatung (Educational, Youth and Family Counseling) Free, confidential counseling services for children, youth, and families operated at over 25 locations across the Schwaben region, Allgäu, Bayerisches Oberland, and adjacent Oberbayern, reaching approximately 18,000 persons per year in direct counseling contact.
• Therapeutische Tagesgruppe im Farmhaus (Therapeutic Day Group at the Farmhouse) Therapeutic day group at the Farmhouse (Am Pferseer Feld 30, Augsburg) providing structured daytime therapeutic group care for children and youth with special support needs.

Quantifiable outcome

• Approx. 350 children and youth live in residential or semi-residential care annually
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core, supporting and minor.

• Josefinum Augsburg — Klinik für Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie und -psychotherapie (KJPP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing, close interdisciplinary partnership with the KJPP clinic located adjacent to the main campus. The physical proximity enables regular contact and individualized support for children in care. The Josefinum also provides medical consultation, psychiatric diagnosis, and treatment for children and adolescents in the Frère-Roger-Kinderzentrum's care.
• Tiergestützte Interaktion Augsburg e.V.supportingOthersCharitable association that provides financial support enabling animal-assisted therapeutic interventions (tiergestützte Maßnahmen) for children and youth in therapeutic residential groups. The association has funded animal therapy programs for multiple young people. A small group regularly visits the Augsburger Krümelhof farm for animal interaction sessions.
• Frère-Roger-Schule (Förderzentrum)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOn-campus special needs school (Förderzentrum with Förderschwerpunkt emotionale und soziale Entwicklung) operated under the same organizational umbrella. Close integration allows simultaneous schooling and therapeutic/residential care. Teachers and therapeutic staff work in close coordination on campus.
• Musica Donata (Benefit Choir)minorOthersCharitable choir that organized a benefit concert; proceeds funded a handicraft workshop at the Frère-Roger-Schule enabling students to build self-efficacy and practical skills.
• Augsburger KrümelhofsupportingOthersFarm used for animal-assisted therapy sessions. Children and youth from therapeutic residential groups regularly visit to interact with animals (rabbits, sheep, donkeys, Shetland ponies) under pedagogical guidance as part of their therapeutic program.
• Jugendämter Stadt und Landkreis Augsburg, Bezirk Schwaben, Regierung von SchwabencoreOthersPublic commissioning and funding bodies that place children and youth in the center's services via statutory help plans (SGB VIII). These authorities define the framework for service delivery and fund the operations.
• KJF Berufsbildungs- und Jugendhilfezentren (Sankt Nikolaus, Sankt Elisabeth)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerAffiliated KJF institutions providing vocational training and rehabilitation for youth with support needs. The Frère-Roger-Kinderzentrum can refer older adolescents to these centers for the transition from school to vocational training and employment.
• Landkreis Augsburg (Familienstationen)coreOthersThe Landkreis Augsburg commissions and funds the family station network (6 locations) operated by the Frère-Roger-Kinderzentrum, providing free family counseling across the district.
• Schulen, Kitas, Mittags- und Hausaufgabenbetreuung, Schul- und Jugendsozialarbeit (various schools)supportingChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNetwork of schools and educational institutions where the center delivers youth social work (JaS), school-based programs, all-day school care (OGS/GGS), integrative I-Horte, and school accompaniment services.

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Katholische Jugendfürsorge der Diözese München und Freising: Catholic diocesan youth welfare association operating residential, semi-residential, outpatient, and school-based child and youth services in the Munich region under SGB VIII. Closest direct peer: same parent ecosystem (KJF), same statutory funding model, same integrated continuum-of-care structure.
• SOS-Kinderdorf: National nonprofit operating residential villages, family-style living groups, and youth welfare programs for at-risk children and adolescents in Germany. Direct peer in residential youth care, foster-family support, and adjacent therapeutic/educational offerings.
• Deutscher Kinderschutzbund Bundesverband e.V. National nonprofit federation offering child protection, family counseling, and youth welfare services, including specialized programs for children in care. Direct peer in non-clinical child welfare, family counseling, and advocacy for at-risk youth.

Broad incumbents

• Caritas Kinder- und Jugendhilfe: Largest Catholic welfare confederation in Germany, operating residential and outpatient youth welfare services across many dioceses. Comparable statutory funding model and service portfolio, but operates as a broad national umbrella rather than a single local institution.
• Diakonie Deutschland: Protestant welfare confederation running child and youth welfare services (Kinder- und Jugendhilfe), including residential, outpatient, and counseling offerings across Germany. Comparable statutory funding under SGB VIII and SGB XII; broader national portfolio rather than a single regional institution.
• AWO Bundesverband e.V. National workers' welfare association providing residential and ambulatory youth welfare, family support, and educational services across Germany. Comparable statutory funding and service portfolio, but operates as a federated national confederation.
• Bayerisches Rotes Kreuz - Kinder- und Jugendhilfe: Bavarian Red Cross chapter offering residential, semi-residential, and ambulatory youth welfare services as part of a large humanitarian portfolio. Comparable statutory funding under SGB VIII; broader national/international footprint.

Regional players

• Stiftung ICP München: Bavarian foundation operating integrated treatment, education, and residential programs for children and youth with cerebral palsy and developmental disabilities. Direct peer in combining therapy, school, and residential care on a single campus under a nonprofit umbrella.

Others

• Josefinum Augsburg - Klinik für Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie: Adjacent child and adolescent psychiatry clinic partnering with Frère-Roger-Kinderzentrum for medical backstopping. Closely related institution in the Augsburg youth welfare/health ecosystem; comparable population served but operates as a clinical provider rather than a residential/social care operator.

Emerging players

• Lebenshilfe Bayern: Bavarian state association providing services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, including residential and ambulatory programs. Partial overlap in Heilpädagogische service category, but specializes more in disability rather than the broader at-risk-youth focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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