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What alpha does

alpha e.V. is a charitable non-profit association (eingetragener Verein) founded in 1972 and headquartered in Wuppertal, Germany, delivering social services across three interconnected departments: socio-psychiatric, medical, and nursing care for adults with mental illness or disabilities; child, youth, and family services including residential groups, school social work, and youth programs; and vocational training and integration programs for unemployed individuals, single parents, and migrant women. The organization operates a network of 9+ facilities across Wuppertal, Wermelskirchen (Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis), Oberbergischer Kreis, and Herdecke, with services including day centers, supported living arrangements, residential groups, vocational workshops, school social work at 9 schools, and training programs certified by external bodies such as the Landwirtschaftskammer NRW. There is no proprietary technology platform; service quality is governed by the GAB-Verfahren methodology certified by SocialCert GmbH, and AZAV Trägerzulassung enables participation in federal employment programs.

The organization's revenue model is dominated by public social insurance allocations under SGB II, SGB VIII, SGB IX, and SGB XI, flowing through referral and funding relationships with Jobcenter Wuppertal AöR, Landschaftsverband Rheinland, and municipal youth and social welfare authorities. Client access is via government referrals rather than commercial channels; clients typically pay nothing directly. Supplementary funding comes from foundations including Aktion Mensch, Glücksspirale (recurring grants of 5,000+ EUR), Lions Club Wuppertal, Software AG Stiftung, and Stiftung Wohlfahrtspflege, plus minor participant expense allowances (e.g., 1.50 EUR per hour in stoffwechsel). GTM is therefore sales-led through institutional procurement and community-led through referral networks. The organization holds a minority stake in PBH Papierservice Britannia-Hütte gGmbH and is led by two managing executive board members, Florian Schäfer and Mathis Klima.

Name

alpha

Legal name

alpha e. V.

Website

https://alphaev.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1972

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

alpha e.V. is a 1972-founded German non-profit association headquartered in Wuppertal delivering social-psychiatric care, child and youth services, and vocational integration programs across the Bergisches Land region, funded primarily through public social insurance allocations and supplemented by charitable foundations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Services

NAICS

Social Assistance (624), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120), Child and Youth Services (62411), Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Other Residential Care Facilities (6239)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Mental Health Centers (CMHCs) & Public Behavioral Health Providers (HLAFACAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Behavioral Health for Children & Adolescents (Youth Services) (HLAFACAL), Behavioral Health–Capable Assisted Living (Mental Health/SUD Support) (HLADABAI), Mental Health & Crisis Support Services (BPAGACAD), Mental Health & Crisis Support Services (BPAGAEAH), Social Adult Day Care (Non-Medical Supervision & Activities) (HSABANAA), Family & Parenting Support Services (BPAGAEAC), Youth Housing, Foster Care & Wraparound Support (Education-Linked) Nonprofits (BPAGADAO), Mental Health Counseling & Therapy Services (K–12) (EDAJALAG)

Keywords

• Social psychiatric services
• Assisted living support
• Youth welfare services
• Vocational training integration
• Community mental health care

Headquarters

HQ city

Wuppertal

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Public Funding and Subsidies: alpha e.V. is primarily funded through public Mittel (government funds) from various sources including Landschaftsverband Rheinland for disability services, Jobcenter for employment integration programs, and municipal funds for youth services. The organization is largely financed through these public allocations.
2. Private Donations and Foundation Support: Additional funding comes from private donors, foundations, and organizations including Aktion Mensch, Lions Club, Stiftung Wohlfahrtspflege, Software AG Stiftung, and other charitable foundations. These supplementary funds support special projects and equipment.
3. Client Contributions: Some services generate minor revenue through client contributions, such as the 'Mehraufwandsentschädigung' of 1.50 EUR per hour paid to participants in certain programs like stoffwechsel Hagen.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

alpha e.V. delivers community-based social services across three pillars: socio-psychiatric and nursing care for adults with mental illness or disabilities, residential and pedagogical support for children, adolescents and families, and vocational training/employment integration programs for the unemployed, single parents and migrants. Services are operated through a network of day centers, residential groups, workshops and training facilities in the Wuppertal/Bergisches Land region, funded primarily through public social-insurance allocations and supplemented by foundation donations.

Product overview

alpha e.V. is a non-profit social services organization operating since 1972 with a platform of three interconnected service departments: Fachbereich I (Socio-psychiatric, Medical and Nursing Services), Fachbereich II (Children, Youth and School), and Fachbereich III (Vocational Training and Integration). The organization provides community-based support across Wuppertal, the Bergisches Land region, and Herdecke, serving people with mental health conditions, intellectual disabilities, children and youth in need of care, and individuals seeking vocational integration. Services range from residential and day care facilities to vocational training programs, with a strong emphasis on quality management through the GAB-Verfahren system and public funding.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sozialpsychiatrische, medizinische und pflegerische Angebote (Socio-psychiatric, Medical and Nursing Services) Comprehensive socio-psychiatric, medical and nursing services for adults with mental health conditions, intellectual disabilities or multiple diagnoses, including sociotherapy, assisted living, day centers, day structure programmes, day care and occupational therapy. Funded through Landschaftsverband Rheinland under SGB IX and municipalities.
• Kinder, Jugend und Schule (Children, Youth and School Services) Residential and pedagogical support for children aged 6+, adolescents and families: Wohngruppen, Erziehungsstellen, Pflegeeltern, Schulsozialarbeit, Jugendwerkstatt, ZeitRaum, JUmPS and Flexible ambulante Erziehungshilfen. Funded primarily through municipal youth welfare offices under SGB VIII.
• Berufliche Förderung und Integration (Vocational Training and Integration) AZAV-certified vocational training, qualification and labour-market integration programmes including stoffwechsel, HaWiKo, MaMV, KiEBiTz, SHE, BELAA, Your Way and the Jugendaustausch project, with integrated childcare for participating parents. Funded through Jobcenter Wuppertal under SGB II.
• Tagespflege Wuppertal (Day Care for people with mental illness) Day care facility for people with mental illness providing care, activities and nursing support five days a week from 8:00 to 16:00, offering cognitive stimulation, singing, movement and household activities.
• Frauenprojekt stoffwechsel Hagen Vocational qualification programme for women in Hagen covering sales, laundry care and sewing, with integrated childcare and 1.50 EUR/hour Mehraufwandsentschädigung for participants.

Quantifiable outcome

• 47-67% of Hauswirtschaft training participants placed in employment within 6 months of program completion
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Feature1 record

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered major, core and minor.

• Bergische Musikschule WuppertalmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015Partnership for the WoW (Women of Wuppertal) choir project. The music school provides professional choral direction and supports cultural integration of migrant women through music. The choir has won awards and been nationally recognized.
• Wichernhaus gGmbHmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2014Partnership for the 'Gastrohelfer/in' qualification program. alpha e.V. provides theoretical training while Wichernhaus gGmbH provides practical training venue at Café Nordbahntrasse. Joint program for unemployed youth aged 18-28.
• Die Kette e.V.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2010Cooperation partner for 'Betreutes Wohnen in Gastfamilien' (Supported Living with Host Families) program. Both organizations operate Sozialpsychiatrische Zentren (SPZ) and have long-term experience in psychiatric care.
• LVR-Klinik LangenfeldcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2010Cooperation partner in the 'Betreutes Wohnen in Gastfamilien' program. The psychiatric clinic provides medical expertise and patient referrals for the supported living program.
• Der Paritätische WuppertalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partneralpha e.V. is a member of Der Paritätische Wuppertal, a large social welfare association in Germany. This membership provides organizational support, advocacy, and networking within the German social services sector.
• Paritätische Akademie / Paritätisches Bildungswerk NRW e.V.majorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCo-educational partnership for continuing education programs. alpha e.V. staff members serve as instructors for workshops on communication, HACCP food safety, training supervision, and observation/evaluation skills for professionals in social work.
• Arche e.V.majorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCooperative partner for professional development and training. Jointly organizes continuing education workshops for social work professionals including communication training, HACCP, and supervision courses.
• Diakonie Wuppertal Soziale Teilhabe gGmbHmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerCooperation partner for the SHE project (Individual Coaching for Women). Diakonie Wuppertal provides additional support services and referral pathways for women in precarious situations.
• Jobcenter Wuppertal AöRcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPrimary government funding and referral partner. Jobcenter Wuppertal assigns participants to alpha e.V. vocational training programs including stoffwechsel, MaMV, KiEBiTz, and provides AZAV funding.
• Landschaftsverband RheinlandcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGovernment authority that formally recognizes alpha e.V. as a Leistungserbringer (service provider) under SGB IX §§ 78, 90, 99, 113, 124, 131. Funds disability services including Tagesstätte and Ambulant Betreutes Wohnen.
• Berufskolleg Werther BrückemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational partner for the Jugendwerkstatt. Enables youth participants to earn Hauptschulabschluss (secondary school diploma) through cooperation with the vocational school.
• AGpR Arbeitsgemeinschaft Gemeindepsychiatrie Rheinland e.V.minorOthersProfessional association membership for community psychiatry. Provides networking and professional development opportunities.
• Deutsche Gesellschaft für Soziale Psychiatrie e.V. (DGSP)minorOthersProfessional society membership. Supports professional standards and advocacy in social psychiatry.
• PBH Papierservice Britannia-Hütte gGmbHminorOthersalpha e.V. holds a participation/stake in this company, indicating a business affiliation or joint venture.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• AWO Bundesverband e.V. Federal workers' welfare association delivering a comparable portfolio of disability, youth, family, and migrant integration services across Germany with regional chapters analogous to alpha e.V.'s Wuppertal operations.
• Die Kette e.V. Bergisch-region peer running a Sozialpsychiatrisches Zentrum and joint operator of 'Betreutes Wohnen in Gastfamilien' with alpha e.V. — directly comparable outpatient psychiatric model.
• Lebenshilfe: Leading German non-profit for disability, mental health, and inclusion services, including Wohnen, Arbeit, and Familienentlastung — closely aligned with alpha e.V.'s socio-psychiatric and assisted living offerings.
• Wichernhaus gGmbH: Wuppertal-based social services non-profit and active cooperation partner of alpha e.V., delivering comparable youth vocational training (Gastrohelfer program) and disability/care services in the same region.
• Arche e.V. Wuppertal: Wuppertal-based cooperation partner sharing joint continuing-education and training workshops with alpha e.V., operating complementary social and family services in the same regional market.
• Caritas Deutschland: Germany's largest Catholic welfare association operating inpatient, outpatient, youth, and family services nationally — directly comparable range of services covering mental health, disability, and social integration.
• Diakonie Deutschland: German Protestant social welfare umbrella organization providing socio-psychiatric, youth, and vocational integration services across Germany — overlaps directly with alpha e.V.'s multi-domain social service offering for vulnerable populations.

Others

• Der Paritätische Wohlfahrtsverband: Umbrella welfare association of which alpha e.V. is a member; not a direct service competitor but provides the policy and funding advocacy framework that alpha e.V. operates within.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

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