GWW GmbH

What GWW GmbH does

GWW GmbH (Gemeinnützige Werk- und Wohnstätten GmbH) is a non-profit social services provider registered in Neubrandenburg and headquartered in Pasewalk, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. The organization delivers an integrated portfolio of services for people with disabilities and families across the Vorpommern-Greifswald region, structured into four functional divisions: Wohnen (residential living, outpatient assisted living, and four named residential facilities — Haus Miteinander Pasewalk, Haus Siedenfeld Ueckermünde, Haus Uckermark Strasburg, Haus Mühlenblick Woldegk), Kinder und Jugend (two inclusive kindergartens — Kinderparadies Pasewalk using the Situationsansatz and Papilio methodology, Sternschnuppe Torgelow using the Freinet pedagogical approach — plus Frühförderung early intervention, Ambulante Hilfe zur Erziehung outpatient youth support, and Familienbildung / Frühe Hilfen family education), Arbeiten (sheltered employment through a 220-place Hauptwerkstatt in Pasewalk with two additional Betriebsstätte sites at Ueckermünde and Woldegk, Gärtnerei Koblentz, Möbelbörse & Flexwork Torgelow, and Blaubeerscheune Eggesin), and Bildungsangebote (certified vocational training under Arbeitsförderung law, including AVGS and Berufliche Eingliederung schwerbehinderter Menschen). Adjunct services include Tagesgruppen day-structuring care across four locations totaling 60 places, an Integrationsdienst supporting primary labor market placement via Budget für Arbeit, and public Erste-Hilfe-Ausbildung first aid training.

Revenue mechanics rely on five streams: government contracts with Integrationsamt, Jugendamt, and Arbeitsagentur for rehabilitation, childcare, and vocational training (managed-services funding); professional-services fees for AVGS vocational programs; workshop product sales through Blaubeerscheune, Gärtnerei Koblentz, and Möbelbörse; recurring parental contributions (Elternbeiträge) plus municipal subsidies for kindergarten slots; and course fees for first aid training. The organization is funded and co-financed by the European Union, Land Mecklenburg-Vorpommern ('MV tut gut'), and Aktion Mensch, and operates as an authorized FSJ/BFD placement agency through Paritätischer Wohlfahrtsverband MV. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; services are accessed primarily through public-sector referrals, social-service intake, and direct community inquiry rather than commercial marketing channels.

GWW is led by Managing Directors Martin Kühl and Kathleen Exner, with six departmental heads (Wohnen, Kinder & Jugend, Arbeiten, Verwaltung, Bildungsangebote, Tagesgruppen) and dedicated team leaders for each site. The organization is legally structured as a gemeinnützige GmbH with no parent company, no equity funding, and no public listing. Operating scope is regionally bounded to approximately six locations within the Uecker-Randow / Vorpommern-Greifswald region, with combined workshop capacity of ~424 places, day care capacity of 60 places, multiple residential homes, and two kindergartens. The company implemented whistleblower protection infrastructure in 2023 under the Hinweisgeberschutzgesetz, consistent with its scale of more than fifty employees.

Name

GWW GmbH

Legal name

Gemeinnützige Werk- und Wohnstätten GmbH

Website

https://gww-pasewalk.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

GWW GmbH is a non-profit social services provider in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, delivering residential care, sheltered workshops, vocational training, inclusive kindergartens, and family support for people with disabilities across the Vorpommern-Greifswald region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Disability and Social Services

NAICS

Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities (62321), Vocational Rehabilitation Services (6243), Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Down Syndrome & Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities (IDD) Childcare (HSAAAIAC)

Keywords

• Disability social services
• Sheltered workshops
• Vocational rehabilitation
• Residential care services
• Inclusive childcare

Headquarters

HQ city

Pasewalk

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Social Services Funding: GWW operates as a non-profit social services provider funded through government contracts, social insurance, and disability services funding. Revenue comes from contracts with the Integrationsamt, Jugendamt, and other social service providers for vocational rehabilitation, residential care, and educational services.
2. Vocational Training Services: Educational and vocational training services funded through Arbeitsagentur (Employment Agency) contracts, including AVGS (activation and placement vouchers) and professional integration programs for severely disabled people.
3. Workshop and Production Revenue: Revenue from workshop products and services including gardening, furniture, and farm shop operations. Social enterprises operating under the sheltered workshop model generate income through product sales and service contracts.
4. Childcare Services: Kindergarten and childcare services funded through Elternbeiträge (parental fees) and municipal subsidies for childcare coverage.
5. First Aid Training: First aid training courses offered to businesses and individuals, generating course fees.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

GWW GmbH (Gemeinnützige Werk- und Wohnstätten GmbH) is a non-profit social services organization operating sheltered workshops, residential homes, inclusive kindergartens, early intervention programs, and vocational training services for people with disabilities across the Vorpommern-Greifswald region of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. Its core offering is direct, in-person delivery of housing, employment, education, and childcare services funded through government contracts with Integrationsamt, Jugendamt, and Arbeitsagentur.

Product overview

GWW GmbH (Gemeinnützige Werk- und Wohnstätten GmbH) is a non-profit social services organization offering an integrated portfolio of services for people with disabilities. The organization operates as a single, unified social service provider rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. The core offerings comprise four main divisions: Wohnen (residential living services including ambulatory assistance and multiple residential facilities), Kinder und Jugend (children and youth services including two inclusive kindergartens and early intervention), Arbeiten (vocational rehabilitation and sheltered employment through workshops and garden centers), and Bildungsangebote (educational and vocational training programs). Additional services include Tagesgruppen (day care groups), integration services for the general labor market, and first aid training. The organization serves the Vorpommern-Greifswald region of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, with facilities in Pasewalk, Ueckermünde, Strasburg, Torgelow, Koblentz, and Woldegk.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Wohnen (Residential Living Services) Residential living services providing individualized life and housing perspectives for people with disabilities, including training of daily living skills, promoting independent living, and operating multiple residential facilities across the Vorpommern-Greifswald region.
• Kinder und Jugend (Children and Youth Services) Integrated support services for families and young people including inclusive kindergartens, early intervention (Frühförderung), family education, and outpatient assistance with upbringing.
• Arbeiten (Work / Sheltered Employment Services) Vocational rehabilitation and sheltered employment services for people with disabilities, including workshops, vocational training areas, and integration into the primary labor market through the Integrationsdienst.
• Bildungsangebote (Educational and Vocational Training Programs) Certified educational and vocational programs under employment promotion law, offering activation vouchers (AVGS), vocational integration for severely disabled persons, and practical workplace trials.
• Tagesgruppen (Day Groups) Day-structuring care services providing supervised activities for adults with disabilities across four locations (Hauptwerkstatt 24 places, Ueckermünde 10 places, Am Stettiner Tor 18 places, Speicherstrasse 8 places), including habit training, social skills development, sensory stimulation, and daily living skills development.
• Ambulante Assistenz (Outpatient Assisted Living) Outpatient assistance services supporting independent living in the community for people with disabilities.
• Integrative Kindertagesstätte Kinderparadies Pasewalk (Inclusive Kindergarten) Inclusive kindergarten offering full-day care from nursery age through school age, based on the Situationsansatz methodology and the Papilio prevention program. Located in central 'Unterstadt' area of Pasewalk near St. Marien church.
• Integrative Kindertagesstätte Sternschnuppe Torgelow (Inclusive Kindergarten) Inclusive kindergarten in Torgelow-Spechtberg offering full-day care from nursery age through school age, based on the reform pedagogical concept of Célestin Freinet and participating in the federal Sprach-Kitas language development program.
• Integrationsdienst (Integration Service / Supported Employment) Service to integrate people with disabilities into the primary labor market through organization of internships and permanent external workplace placements, working with local and regional companies, and administering the Budget für Arbeit wage subsidy program.
• Hauptwerkstatt Pasewalk (Main Workshop) Main workshop facility in Pasewalk with capacity for up to 220 people with disabilities, offering work areas, vocational training section (Berufsbildungsbereich), and day groups.
• Betriebsstätte Ueckermünde (Ueckermünde Workshop Facility) Workshop facility providing demanding workplaces for 90 people with various disabilities in Belliner Straße, Ueckermünde.
• Gärtnerei Koblentz (Koblentz Garden Center) Garden center established in 1995, offering 46 gardening work positions in a rural, quiet setting. Operates as a productive social enterprise.
• Möbelbörse & Flexwork Torgelow (Furniture Exchange and Flexwork) Furniture exchange store and Flexwork facility with up to 54 places for people with various disabilities across two locations in Torgelow. Flexwork location opened in 2018 with modern facilities.
• Blaubeerscheune Eggesin (Eggesin Blueberry Barn) Regional store with farm café operated since 2019, integrating people with physical and psychological disabilities through external workplace placements in a public-facing retail environment.
• Erste Hilfe Ausbildung (First Aid Training) First aid training courses for private and professional contexts, available to individuals and businesses.
• Frühförderung (Early Intervention) Early childhood intervention services supporting children with developmental concerns, prematurity, chronic conditions, or learning delays.
• Frühe Hilfen / Familienbildung (Early Help / Family Education) Confidential counseling and family education services for parents, including baby massage courses and support for families with young children, coordinated through the Frühe Hilfen early-support network in Stadt Ueckermünde, Amt Torgelow-Ferdinandshof, and Amt Stettiner Haff.
• Haus Mühlenblick Woldegk (Residential Facility) Residential facility providing housing services for people with disabilities in Woldegk.
• Haus Uckermark Strasburg (Residential Facility) Residential facility providing housing services for people with disabilities in Strasburg.
• Haus Siedenfeld Ueckermünde (Residential Facility) Residential facility providing housing services for people with disabilities in Ueckermünde.
• Haus Miteinander Pasewalk (Residential Facility) Residential facility providing housing services for people with disabilities in Pasewalk.
• Betriebsstätte Woldegk (Woldegk Workshop Facility) Workshop facility with 60 places for people with disabilities in Woldegk, also associated with a Gärtnerei (garden center) offering 46 jobs in rural, quiet surroundings.

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

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App detail

Feature9 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core, moderate and minor.

• Paritätischer Wohlfahrtsverband Mecklenburg-VorpommerncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGWW is an authorized placement agency (Einsatzstelle) for Freiwilliges Soziales Jahr (FSJ) and Bundesfreiwilligendienst (BFD) through the Paritätischer MV. Coordinates volunteer service programs.
• Frühe Hilfen Network PartnersmoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork of organizations providing coordinated early support services for families in Stadt Ueckermünde, Amt Torgelow-Ferdinandshof, and Amt Stettiner Haff regions. Partners listed in Frühe Hilfen documentation.
• Sprach-Kitas (Bundesprojekt)moderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerFederal program 'Sprach-Kitas: Weil Sprache der Schlüssel zur Welt ist' supporting language development in kindergartens. Kita Sternschnuppe participates in this initiative.
• Papilio ProgramminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEarly childhood prevention program for children aged 0-9 years focusing on social-emotional development, implemented in Kita Kinderparadies.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Caritas Deutschland: Confederation of Catholic welfare organizations operating disability workshops, residential homes, and youth services across Germany. Comparable in service breadth (WfbM, Wohnen, Kinder) but operates at national scale and includes non-disability services as well.
• Diakonie Deutschland: Protestant welfare association operating Eingliederungshilfe facilities, sheltered workshops, residential care, and youth welfare services throughout Germany. Overlaps heavily with GWW's service portfolio but at much larger national scale.
• AWO (Arbeiterwohlfahrt): Major German welfare organization providing disability services, workshops, youth welfare, and family support comparable to GWW's Kinder und Jugend and Wohnen offerings, but with national reach and a wider service portfolio.

Direct peers

• Fürst Donnersmarck-Stiftung: Berlin-based non-profit operating residential facilities, supported employment, and workshops for people with physical disabilities. Closely matches GWW's combination of Wohnen and Arbeiten under one organizational umbrella for a defined regional population.
• Bundesvereinigung Lebenshilfe: Germany's largest federation of disability self-advocacy and service organizations, operating hundreds of WfbM workshops, Wohnheime, and inclusive kindergartens nationwide. Directly comparable to GWW as a WfbM Träger with multi-site integrated disability services.
• Stiftung ICP München: Munich-based non-profit foundation operating sheltered workshops (WfbM), residential homes, kindergarten, and early intervention for people with disabilities. Closely comparable integrated lifecycle service model to GWW, albeit at larger urban scale.
• Werkstätten Mainz-Leibniz: Regional sheltered workshop operator in Rhineland-Palatinate providing WfbM training, supported employment, and day-care groups for adults with disabilities. Closely comparable workshop-focused operating model to GWW's Hauptwerkstatt and Betriebsstätten.

Emerging players

• Special Olympics Deutschland: German branch of Special Olympics providing inclusive sports and day-programming for people with intellectual disabilities. Partial overlap with GWW's Tagesgruppen and integrational focus, but focused on sport rather than vocational rehabilitation.
• Berufsförderungswerk (bfw) GmbH: National network of vocational rehabilitation centers funded under SGB III/IX, offering Berufsbildungsbereich and AVGS programs that overlap directly with GWW's Bildungsangebote and AVGS offerings.

Regional players

• WfbM Neubrandenburg / Behindertenhilfe M-V: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern–based non-profit providing WfbM, housing, and family support for people with disabilities. Directly comparable service mix to GWW but operates in different sub-regions of MV, making it a regional peer rather than direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

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