AWO Hessen-Süd

What AWO Hessen-Süd does

AWO Hessen-Süd (legal name: Arbeiterwohlfahrt Bezirksverband Hessen-Süd e.V.) is a registered German non-profit association (Vereinsregister VR 9520, Amtsgericht Frankfurt am Main) and a regional district association of the AWO (Arbeiterwohlfahrt) federal welfare federation, founded in 1919 and headquartered in Frankfurt am Main with 1,001-5,000 employees. The organization operates a diversified social services portfolio across southern Hesse spanning six primary service lines: senior care (18+ residential care facilities, day care, and ambulatory home nursing), child and youth welfare (stationary, semi-stationary, and ambulatory Hilfen zur Erziehung; school supervision across 7+ districts; youth vocational assistance), services for people with disabilities (workshops/WfbM, vocational training up to 27 months, housing, day facilities, leisure services via AWO Integra gGmbH), women's and family services (LOTTE counseling center, Frauenhaus 'Lotte Lemke' women's shelter), migration and integration services (integration courses at 6+ locations, BMI-funded Migrationsberatung, Jugendmigrationsdienste for ages 12-26), and education programs (HASA/RESA external school-leaving certificate courses, language support in kindergartens reaching 850+ children).

Revenue is generated through a managed-services model primarily funded by government contracts with municipalities, districts, and social insurance providers (Krankenkassen, Pflegekassen), supplemented by donations, membership fees, and select course fees (e.g., Realschulabschlusskurs at €275/month). Operating through 12+ wholly-owned subsidiaries including AWO Integra gGmbH (workshops, document destruction, PC recycling, garden/landscape services), AWO Perspektiven gGmbH (participation assistance), AWO Dienstleistung GmbH (building cleaning), and AWO Lernwerkstatt, the organization combines service-delivery to vulnerable populations with B2B integration services. Leadership comprises Stephanie Becker-Bösch (Vorstandsvorsitzende) and Ulrich Bauch (Geschäftsführer). Technology infrastructure is conventional (TYPO3 CMS, self-hosted Matomo analytics); there is no documented AI/ML capability, no public-facing API, and no proprietary technology platform.

The organization's strategic posture reflects sector consolidation through long-term municipal partnerships (Wetteraukreis, Hessische Landesregierung, BMI), certified quality standards (ISO/IEC 21964 for document destruction), and infrastructure investment — most notably the €4.5 million expansion of the Tagesförderstätte in Mümling-Grumbach (groundbreaking April 3, 2024; occupancy targeted 2025) adding 40 barrier-free places for people with severe multiple disabilities.

Name

AWO Hessen-Süd

Legal name

Arbeiterwohlfahrt Bezirksverband Hessen-Süd e.V.

Website

https://awo-hs.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1919

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

AWO Hessen-Süd is a regional German welfare non-profit (Arbeiterwohlfahrt Bezirksverband) headquartered in Frankfurt am Main, providing senior care, child and youth welfare, disability services, women's shelters, and migration integration across 9+ districts in southern Hesse through 1,001-5,000 employees and 12+ subsidiaries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Welfare and Care Services

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412), Individual and Family Services (6241), Other Residential Care Facilities (6239), Community Housing Services (62422), Other Community Housing Services (624229)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050), Services-Home Health Care Services (8082)

akta.pro primary industry

Disability Services & Independent Living Support (BPAGAEAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Housing Assistance & Homeless Services (BPAGAEAB), Homelessness Prevention, Shelter & Supportive Housing Services (BPAIANAC), Housing Transition & Supported Living Navigation (EDAKANAK)

Keywords

• Social welfare services
• Elderly care services
• Disability support services
• Migration counseling
• Vocational rehabilitation workshops

Headquarters

HQ city

Frankfurt

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Contracts & Social Insurance: Primary funding from government contracts with municipalities, districts (Kreise), and social insurance providers (Krankenkassen, Pflegekassen) for care services, youth welfare services, migration services, and disability services.
2. Donations: Donations from individuals supporting social projects such as school completion programs, vacation trips for children, and special equipment for residents/clients. AWO Bezirksverband Hessen-Süd e.V. is recognized as a charitable non-profit organization (gemeinnütziger Verein).
3. Membership Fees: Revenue from membership contributions of AWO members who support the organization's work.
4. Course Fees: Some educational programs charge fees. Realschulabschlusskurs costs 275€ per month plus 200€ or 325€ one-time registration fee. Integration courses funded by government programs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

AWO Hessen-Süd delivers comprehensive social welfare and care services across the Hessen region in Germany, including stationary and ambulatory senior care, child and youth welfare services, women's shelter and counseling, migration counseling and integration/language courses, vocational workshops, and residential/day services for people with disabilities. The organization also runs external school completion programs (HASA, RESA), hospice services, voluntary service programs (FSJ, BFD), and a portfolio of integration businesses (workshops for people with disabilities) that commercially provide building cleaning, garden/landscape maintenance, document destruction, and PC recycling to municipalities and private customers.

Product overview

AWO Hessen-Süd is a regional association of the Arbeiterwohlfahrt (AWO) welfare organization providing comprehensive social services across southern Hesse, Germany. The organization operates as a multi-service portfolio offering 13 distinct service areas: (1) AWO Werkstätten - vocational workshops and employment services for people with disabilities, including metal/plastic processing, assembly/packaging, textile work, document destruction, PC recycling, garden/landscape maintenance, and building cleaning; (2) Senior care including stationary care facilities (17+ locations), day care, and ambulatory home care; (3) Children and youth services including youth welfare (stationary, semi-stationary, ambulatory), youth vocational assistance (Touchdown programs), school care, and school social work; (4) Women and families services including the LOTTE women's shelter and counseling center, and child day care services; (5) Services for people with disabilities including workshops (WfbM), vocational training and integration, housing (stationary, supported, assisted living), day facilities, day care facilities, leisure services (Offene Hilfen), and participation assistance; (6) Education and counseling including integration/language courses, migration counseling, youth migration services, external school-leaving certificates, and the PCM creative exchange project; (7) Hospice services; and (8) Voluntary services (FSJ/BFD). The organization serves thousands of beneficiaries annually through dozens of facilities and hundreds of service locations across multiple districts.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• AWO Sozial: Social services division covering seniors, children & youth, women & families, people with disabilities, education & counseling, and hospice services
• AWO Werkstätten
• AWO Integra
• AWO Karriere
• LOTTE
• Offene Hilfen
• AWO Transparent

Products and services

• Stationary Care Facilities (Stationäre Pflegeeinrichtungen) Residential nursing care homes for elderly individuals across multiple locations in Hessen, including AWO Seniorenresidenz Elisabeth Selbert, AWO Haus Brunnengarten, AWO Sozialzentrum Bensheim and others, offering full nursing care, living arrangements and Kurzzeitpflege short-term care for elderly residents.
• Day Care for Seniors (Tagespflege) Day care services for seniors offering a stimulating atmosphere, social interaction, entertainment and individual care by trained staff, acting as a daytime second home with potential cost coverage via care insurance (Pflegekasse).
• Ambulatory Home Care (Ambulante Pflege) Home-based nursing and care services including AWO Bad Königer Pflegedienst and AWO ambulanter Pflege- & Betreuungsdienst Lauterbach, delivering care at clients' residences across the region.
• Child and Youth Welfare Services (Hilfen zur Erziehung) Comprehensive youth welfare services under §27a SGB VIII, including take-in care (Inobhutnahme), stationary help, semi-stationary help and ambulatory help delivered across multiple locations in Hessen.
• Youth Vocational Assistance (Jugendberufshilfe) Vocational assistance programs for young people, including Touchdown (Frankfurt), move on Alpha, move on 2, Matchpoint and preparation courses for the Realschulabschluss external school-leaving certificate.
• School Care (Betreuung an Schulen) Before and after-school care services at numerous schools across districts including Darmstadt-Dieburg, Frankfurt, Kreis Offenbach, Odenwaldkreis, Wetteraukreis, Main-Kinzig-Kreis and Landkreis Gießen.
• Social Work at Schools (Sozialarbeit an Schulen) School social work services acting as a link between school and youth welfare, supporting students' personal and social development at multiple schools in the Gießen district.
• Language Support (Sprachförderung) for kindergarten children German language support programs for kindergarten-age children with insufficient German skills, delivered in kindergartens in Dietzenbach, Darmstadt and Münster.
• LOTTE Counseling Center for Women and Girls Comprehensive counseling services for women and girls affected by violence, including women's shelter referral, counseling, medical emergency assistance after rape, prevention, and support for their social environment.
• Women's Shelter "Lotte Lemke" (Frauenhaus) Confidential women's shelter providing protection and assistance for women and children affected by domestic violence, open to women of all ages, nationalities and sexual orientations, with or without children.
• Housing for People with Disabilities (Wohnen für Menschen mit Beeinträchtigung) Residential services for people with disabilities including stationary housing (Wohnanlage in Mümling-Grumbach with 58 residents), supported living (60 people) and stationary assisted living (8 people in Höchst).
• Leisure Services – Open Assistance (Offene Hilfen) Leisure and recreation services for people with disabilities including group activities, individual support, multi-day vacation travel (6–8 trips per year) and family relief services, delivered by ~60 employees including therapeutic pedagogues and social workers.
• Day Facilities for mentally ill individuals (Tagesstätten Erbach & Höchst) Day facilities offering low-threshold help for mentally ill people to develop daily structure, social contacts, training in everyday skills and reintegration preparation for work and social life.
• Day Care Facility for people with severe disabilities (Tagesförderstätte) Day care facility for people who cannot work in the workshop area due to their disability, offering daily structured activities, practical life-skills training, mobility, relaxation, creative activities and work opportunities adapted to individual abilities.
• Vocational Integration (Berufliche Integration) Programs helping people with disabilities transition to the general labor market through internships, external workplace placements (AAP), company-integrated employment (BIBs) and direct placement.
• Vocational Training (Berufsbildung) Vocational training programs for people with disabilities lasting up to 27 months, covering initial procedure, career education in various fields with AWO certification (e.g., domestic assistant, kitchen helper, daycare assistant, metal-technology specialist).
• Workshops for People with Disabilities (AWO Werkstätten) Workshops (WfbM) offering vocational rehabilitation and employment opportunities for people with disabilities, with three locations serving people with different disability types in metal/plastic processing, assembly/packaging, textile work and other production lines.
• Youth Migration Services (Jugendmigrationsdienste) Free counseling and support for young people with migration background aged 12–26, including individual integration plans, German language improvement, educational and career planning and integration into training and the labor market.
• Migration Counseling (Migrationsberatung für Erwachsene, MBE) Needs-oriented case management for adult immigrants, including social pedagogical support before, during and after integration courses and referrals to other services; counseling available in German, English, Spanish, Romanian, Turkish and Russian.
• Integration and Language Courses (Integrationskurse) BAMF-funded general integration courses and specialized courses for low-literacy learners, offered at multiple locations including Dietzenbach, Frankfurt-Höchst, Frankfurt-Gallus, Schwalbach am Taunus, Eschborn and Rüsselsheim.
• External School-Leaving Certificates (HASA / RESA) Programs enabling people to obtain secondary school-leaving certificates (Hauptschulabschluss and Realschulabschluss) via HASA and RESA courses, offered in Frankfurt-Höchst (€275/month + €200 registration) and Dietzenbach (€275/month + €325 registration); HASA free for Frankfurt residents.
• Participation Assistance (Teilhabeassistenz / Schulbegleitung) School accompaniment services supporting young people with special needs to attend regular schools with their friends while receiving individual support in daily school routine.
• Day Care Service (Fachservice Kindertagespflege Wetteraukreis) Qualified child day-care service operating as the advisory center for Wetteraukreis, qualifying and mediating day-care providers (Tagespflegepersonen), supporting parents and providing basic qualification across 12 municipalities.
• Hospice Services (Hospiz) End-of-life hospice care and support as part of the AWO Sozial social-services offering.
• Voluntary Services (Freiwilligendienste – FSJ & BFD) Voluntary service programs including the Freiwilliges Soziales Jahr (FSJ) and Bundesfreiwilligendienst (BFD) available to people of all ages for community engagement and gaining experience.
• Document Destruction (Aktenvernichtung) Professional, ISO/IEC 21964-certified document transport, destruction and disposal up to security level 4 per data protection law, with sealed collection containers and secure transport for B2B customers in Erbach.
• PC Recycling Professional computer and accessory recycling at the Erbach location, focused on IT remarketing and sustainable disposal of electronic equipment, with certified disposal relieving customers of improper-disposal liability.
• Garden & Landscape Maintenance (Garten- & Landschaftspflege) Garden and landscape maintenance including lawn care, tree pruning, shrub trimming, leaf removal and pathway cleaning, delivered by mixed teams of people with and without disabilities.
• Building Cleaning (Gebäudereinigung) Professional building and glass cleaning for industry, hotels, gastronomy, municipalities, trades and private households, including specialized solar-panel cleaning and disinfection services.
• Metal & Plastic Processing (Metall- & Kunststoffbearbeitung) Metalworking and assembly services at Werk 2 in Erbach providing vocational rehabilitation and employment for people with intellectual disabilities, sold to external customers.
• Assembly, Confections & Packaging Assembly, confections and packaging services primarily at Werk 1 in Mümling-Grumbach offering diverse industrial work opportunities for people with disabilities, sold to external business customers.
• Textile Processing (Textilbearbeitung) Textile processing services within the workshop offerings, providing employment and training for people with disabilities and sold to external customers.
• PCM – Pop-up; Create-up; Meet-up Creative exchange project creating open, low-threshold spaces for creative interaction in Frankfurt am Main, funded by the federal "Societal Cohesion" (Gesellschaftlicher Zusammenhalt) program, targeting people of all ages with and without migration backgrounds in pop-up formats in vacant spaces.

Quantifiable outcome

• 127 people with disabilities in residential care through AWO Integra
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Bundesverband Frauenberatungsstellen und Frauennotrufe (bff)minorOthersAWO Frauenhaus 'Lotte Lemke' is a member of the national association of women's counseling centers and rape crisis hotlines (bff). Receives funding from Stadt Bad Homburg, Hochtaunuskreis, and Hessisches Ministerium für Soziales und Integration.
• Hessische Landesregierung, Kreisstadt Dietzenbach, Gemeinde MünstercoreOthersLanguage support programs for children in kindergartens are funded by Hessische Landesregierung (State of Hesse), Kreisstadt Dietzenbach, and Gemeinde Münster.
• Wetteraukreis (Districts of Nidda, Florstadt, Echzell, Ranstadt, Hirzenhain, Gedern, Reichelsheim, Butzbach, Münzenberg, Ober Mörlen, Rockenberg, Wölfersheim)coreOthersAWO Fachservice Kindertagespflege operates as advisory center for the Wetteraukreis, coordinating child day care services across 12 municipalities.
• Bundesministerium des Inneren (BMI) - Federal Ministry of the InteriorcoreOthersFunding through Bundesministerium des Inneren (BMI) for migration counseling services (MBE - Migrationsberatung für Erwachsene) and integration courses.
• Jugendwerk der AWOminorOthersAffiliated organization for youth work and vacation programs for children from low-income families.
• Initiative Transparente ZivilgesellschaftminorOthersAWO Hessen-Süd has joined the Initiative Transparente Zivilgesellschaft, demonstrating commitment to transparency and public accountability.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• AWO Bezirksverband Hessen-Nord: Direct sister regional association of AWO covering northern Hesse with the same federal federation structure, service portfolio (elderly care, disability services, youth welfare, migration), and governance model. The closest functional peer for benchmarking regional AWO operations.
• Caritasverband Frankfurt: Direct local competitor operating the same social services categories (elderly care, disability, youth welfare, women's services, migration counseling) under the Catholic Caritas federation. Competes for the same municipal contracts and skilled care workforce in the Frankfurt region.
• Diakonie Hessen: Protestant welfare federation with comparable service lines (elderly care, disability workshops, youth welfare, integration, family counseling) operating across Hessen. Direct head-to-head competitor for government contracts and donor share in the same geography.
• Lebenshilfe Hessen: Specialized disability services provider operating workshops (WfbM), housing, early intervention, and family support across Hessen. Most direct overlap with AWO Hessen-Süd's AWO Integra division, particularly on Eingliederungshilfe contracts.
• Deutsches Rotes Kreuz Hessen: Hessen branch of the German Red Cross offering senior care, ambulatory services, youth welfare, and migration programs. Competes for the same regional and municipal social-services contracts with a similarly diversified portfolio.
• Frankfurter Verband für Alten- und Behindertenhilfe: Frankfurt-focused nonprofit operating residential elderly care, disability services, and ambulatory care. Most direct local competitor in AWO Hessen-Süd's home market for stationary senior care and disability housing placements.

Broad incumbents

• Paritätischer Wohlfahrtsverband Hessen: Umbrella association representing numerous independent nonprofits in Hessen including many in disability, youth, and women's services. Functions as both a coordinating body and a competitor for AWO-affiliated services, particularly at the member-organization level.
• Malteser Hessen: Catholic aid organization with significant presence in Hessen offering ambulatory care, hospice services, and migration programs. Overlaps with AWO Hessen-Süd in ambulatory/senior care and hospice service lines, though less focused on disability workshops.
• Johanniter Hessen: Protestant aid organization providing ambulatory care, senior services, youth programs, and hospice across Hessen. Comparable in service-line breadth to AWO Hessen-Süd but with stronger emphasis on emergency services and paramedicine.

Emerging players

• Stiftung Deutsche Kinder- und Jugendstiftung (Hessen programs): National foundation with Hessen programs targeting youth education, school completion, and integration — directly comparable to AWO Hessen-Süd's youth vocational assistance (Jugendberufshilfe), external school completion (HASA/RESA), and language support programs.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries12 records

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