Diakonisches Werk Oldenburg

What Diakonisches Werk Oldenburg does

Diakonisches Werk der Ev.-Luth. Kirche in Oldenburg e.V., operating under the brand 'Diakonie im Oldenburger Land', is a registered charitable non-profit (eingetragener Verein) serving as the social welfare arm of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Oldenburg, Germany. Founded in 2007 and headquartered at Kastanienallee 9-11 in Oldenburg, it delivers a comprehensive portfolio of welfare services across six regional districts (Ammerland, Delmenhorst/Oldenburg-Land, Friesland/Wilhelmshaven, Oldenburg-Stadt, Oldenburger Münsterland, Wesermarsch) through 260+ service locations and ten wholly-owned subsidiaries. Service lines span elderly care and nursing, disability assistance, child and youth welfare, family services including Kindertagesstätten, migration counseling, addiction treatment (via Fachklinik Weser-Ems and Fachklinik Oldenburger Land gGmbH), debt counseling, housing emergency assistance, pregnancy counseling, support for women in crisis, sexual violence counseling, and offender reintegration, plus a voluntary service program (FSJ/BFD) engaging 207+ young people annually.

The underlying operating model relies on standard office and social services management systems with no proprietary technology platform; service delivery is funded through a mix of public-payor contracts (Krankenkassen, Pflegekassen, Jugendämter, Rentenversicherung), institutional support from the parent church, donations from individuals and corporate partners (LzO, EWE, LIONS Club, GlücksSpirale, NDR), and nominal service fees. The go-to-market is need-based and referral-driven — beneficiaries are channeled in via courts, hospitals, schools, parish networks, and self-referral — rather than commercial sales. No public pricing schedule exists because services are provided free of charge to beneficiaries. The organization maintains strategic partnerships with Caritas (joint advocacy and the 'Szenenwechsel' social internship program), Brot für die Welt (development and fundraising), and Diakonie Service-Zentrum Oldenburg GmbH for shared back-office functions.

A material adverse event is the July 2, 2026 insolvency filing by the subsidiary Diakonisches Werk Oldenburg Fachklinik Oldenburger Land gGmbH (operating addiction treatment clinics at Neerstedt and Oldenburg), driven by sustained skilled-worker shortages and personnel changes at the Neerstedt site. The proceedings target economic rehabilitation and preservation of both clinic locations. A Vorstand (Mario Behrends) has publicly stated the goal of restructuring viable future prospects for both sites. The main e.V. entity remains in operating status, but the insolvency signals financial fragility in at least one program vertical and elevates execution risk across the broader federation.

Name

Diakonisches Werk Oldenburg

Legal name

Diakonisches Werk der Ev.-Luth. Kirche in Oldenburg e.V.

Website

https://dw-ol.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Diakonisches Werk Oldenburg is a church-affiliated charitable welfare organization in Lower Saxony, Germany, delivering elderly care, disability, youth, addiction, migration, and family services across six regional districts through 260+ locations and ten subsidiaries, funded by public payors, church support, and donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Welfare Services

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120), Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly (62331), Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly (623312), Community Housing Services (62422), Temporary Shelters (624221), Other Residential Care Facilities (62399)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Elder Services & Aging Support (BPAGAEAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Community Resources, Social Services & Transportation Coordination (HLADALAK), Housing Assistance & Homeless Services (BPAGAEAB), Community-Based Senior Centers with Adult Day Services (HLADAIAJ)

Keywords

• Social welfare services
• Elderly care services
• Disability support services
• Addiction treatment clinics
• Youth welfare services

Headquarters

HQ city

Oldenburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Government funding and contracts: Funded through public contracts and reimbursements from social insurance systems (Krankenkassen, Pflegekassen, Jugendämter, Rentenversicherung) for healthcare, social work, and welfare services.
2. Donations and charitable contributions: Receives donations from individuals, businesses (LzO, EWE, LIONS Club), and church congregations. GlücksSpirale provides lottery-based funding for specific projects.
3. Church contributions: Supported by the Evangelical-Lutheran Church in Oldenburg as a church-affiliated welfare organization.
4. Service fees: Nominal fees for certain services and facilities; GlücksSpirale provided 26,384 EUR grant for Möbeldienst vehicle.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Diakonisches Werk Oldenburg (Diakonie im Oldenburger Land) is a non-profit social welfare organization that delivers a comprehensive portfolio of social services across the Oldenburg region of Lower Saxony, Germany. Services include elderly care and nursing, disability assistance, child and youth welfare, family services, addiction treatment clinics, migration counseling, debt counseling, housing emergency assistance, pregnancy counseling, and support for women in crisis and victims of sexualized violence. Services are provided free of charge or based on need, delivered through a network of regional offices and specialized facilities.

Product overview

Diakonisches Werk Oldenburg (Diakonie im Oldenburger Land) is a social welfare organization providing comprehensive social services across the Oldenburg region of Lower Saxony, Germany. The organization operates as a federation of diverse service providers rather than a single unified product. Its portfolio includes residential and outpatient care for elderly and disabled individuals, addiction treatment clinics (Fachklinik Oldenburger Land and Fachklinik Weser-Ems), youth and family services including Kindertagesstätten (Kitas), migration counseling, debt counseling, housing support, pregnancy counseling, and support for women in crisis and victims of sexualized violence. Services are delivered through regional offices in Ammerland, Delmenhorst/Oldenburg-Land, Friesland/Wilhelmshaven, Oldenburg-Stadt, Oldenburger Münsterland, and Wesermarsch. The organization also operates related entities including Diakonie Service-Zentrum Oldenburg GmbH (DSO), Diadema GmbH, and the Diakonie-Stiftung.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Altenhilfe und Pflege (Elderly Care and Nursing)
• Behindertenhilfe (Disability Assistance)
• Kinder und Familie (Children and Family Services)
• Jugendhilfe (Youth Services)
• Fachklinik Oldenburger Land Specialist addiction treatment clinic with locations in Neerstedt and Oldenburg, providing inpatient rehabilitation services for addiction disorders. Operated through the subsidiary Diakonisches Werk Oldenburg Fachklinik Oldenburger Land gGmbH (filed for insolvency July 2026).
• Fachklinik Weser-Ems Specialist addiction treatment clinic opened in May 2017, providing therapy and rehabilitation services for addiction disorders, treating approximately 60 patients.
• Migrationsberatung (Migration Counseling) Counseling and support services for migrants, asylum seekers, and refugees, including integration assistance and language support across the Oldenburg region.
• Suchthilfe (Addiction Support) Outpatient addiction counseling and treatment services for alcohol, drug, and gambling addiction across the Oldenburg region.
• Schuldnerberatung (Debt Counseling) Financial counseling and debt management advice for over-indebted individuals, including budget planning and insolvency advice at multiple locations across Friesland-Wilhelmshaven, Vechta, and Wesermarsch.
• Wohnungsnotfallhilfe (Housing Emergency Assistance) Emergency housing support and assistance for people experiencing homelessness or facing housing crises, including social counseling.
• Sozialberatung (Social Counseling) General social counseling services for individuals and families in various life situations, providing advice and referral to appropriate support services.
• Schwangerenberatung (Pregnancy Counseling) Counseling and support services for pregnant women and families, addressing pregnancy-related questions and life situations.
• Straffälligenhilfe (Criminal Offender Assistance) Support and reintegration services for ex-offenders and their families, including prison visitation and reintegration support.
• Frauen in Notlagen (Women in Crisis) Support services and shelter for women in difficult or dangerous life situations, including women affected by domestic or other crises.
• Beratung bei sexualisierter Gewalt (Sexualized Violence Counseling) Counseling and support services for victims of sexualized violence.
• KIOLA (Kurzzeitpflege für Kinder und Jugendliche) Short-term residential care facility for children, adolescents, and young adults with disabilities, providing short-term care and family support services.
• Möbel und Kleidung (Furniture and Clothing Services) Donated furniture and clothing redistribution services for people in need, including pickup and delivery of items donated by individuals and businesses.
• Kliniken (Clinics) Medical and therapeutic clinic services including specialist rehabilitation facilities for addiction and related disorders.

Quantifiable outcome

• 207+ young people participate in voluntary service annually
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Brot für die WeltcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Brot für die Welt is a Protestant development service organization. Diakonie participates in their campaigns and fundraising activities, including events like the Landesgartenschau in Bad Nenndorf, to raise awareness about global justice and sustainable development.
• Ev.-Luth. Kirche in Oldenburg (Church)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent religious organization. The Diakonie is the social welfare arm of the church, receiving institutional support and acting as advocate for people in need within the church's mission.
• Diakonie Service-Zentrum Oldenburg GmbH (DSO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerService company providing shared services including HR, payroll, data protection, and whistleblower management for Diakonie organizations.
• Freiwilligendienste im Oldenburger LandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganization coordinating voluntary service programs (FSJ/BFD) with 207+ young people participating annually.
• CaritascoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint initiatives such as the 'Szenenwechsel' social internship program and collaborative advocacy on social policy issues.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Caritasverband für die Diözese Osnabrück: Regional Catholic welfare counterpart operating across the same northwest German footprint as Diakonie Oldenburg, delivering elder care, disability services, youth welfare, counseling, and addiction support. Same horizontal social-welfare model, same government payor ecosystem, same volunteer/donation model, just under different ecclesiastical umbrella.
• AWO Bezirksverband Weser-Ems: Major Arbeiterwohlfahrt chapter covering the Weser-Ems region that immediately overlaps Diakonie Oldenburg's service territory. Delivers comparable elder care, youth welfare, migration counseling, and addiction services under the same German welfare-association framework with the same public funding model.
• Diakonisches Werk der Evangelisch-Lutherischen Landeskirche Hannovers: Sibling regional Diakonie organization of an adjacent Evangelical-Lutheran church, providing the same comprehensive portfolio of elder care, disability services, clinics, and counseling. Direct functional peer in scale, structure, and service mix, with overlapping Lower-Saxony operating geography.
• Deutsches Rotes Kreuz (DRK) Kreisverband Oldenburg-Land: Local German Red Cross chapter operating in the same Oldenburg region with overlapping elder care, family services, refugee support, and social counseling offerings. Same statutory welfare provider status, same public-reimbursement revenue model, and competing directly for the same government contracts.

Broad incumbents

• Caritas Deutschland: National umbrella and the largest Catholic welfare association in Germany, operating elder care, hospitals, disability services, and counseling nationwide. Provides the broader strategic benchmark and funding-architecture reference against which Diakonie Oldenburg's regional portfolio competes.
• AWO Bundesverband: National Arbeiterwohlfahrt federation offering comparable elder care, youth welfare, and social-counseling services across Germany. Represents one of the three 'Spitzenverbände' of German welfare alongside Diakonie and Caritas, and is the closest secular comparable at national scale.
• Paritätischer Wohlfahrtsverband Niedersachsen: Lower-Saxony chapter of the umbrella organization that federates smaller welfare NGOs, providing policy advocacy and shared-services support comparable to what Diakonie Oldenburg delivers internally through Diakonie Service-Zentrum Oldenburg GmbH.
• Diakonie Deutschland (Evangelisches Werk für Diakonie und Entwicklung): National umbrella for all German Diakonie organizations, providing brand, advocacy, and funding-architecture support to Diakonie Oldenburg as a member. Sets the strategic direction, public-policy positioning, and procurement-level relationships that the Oldenburg regional entity operates within.

Emerging players

• Malteser Deutschland: Catholic welfare operator expanding its elder-care and social-counseling footprint in Lower Saxony. While its historical core is medical/emergency services, its move into community-based care makes it an emerging functional peer for Diakonie Oldenburg's broader service lines.
• Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe: Protestant welfare organization with growing elder-care, hospice, and social-service operations that increasingly overlap with Diakonie Oldenburg's portfolio. Operates under a similar ecclesiastical heritage and competes for the same volunteer, donor, and Pflegekassen-funded revenue pools.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Diakonie.Oldenburg
• Instagraminstagram.com/diakonie_im_oldenburger_land

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries11 records

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