Prowo

What Prowo does

Prowo Berlin gGmbH is a registered gemeinnützige GmbH (non-profit limited liability company) and Berlin's long-standing specialist Träger for social-psychiatric care, founded in 1982 as PROWO e.V. within the antipsychiatry movement and the Federal Ministry of Health's Modellprogramm Psychiatrie, and reorganized into its current gGmbH form on 29.04.2021. The company operates a portfolio of therapeutic residential Wohnverbünde and Individualangebote organized around four target groups — children and adolescents (Kinderwohngruppe, SOJUS-TWG, ambulante Hilfen), parents with children (Mutter/Vater-Kind WGs and Betreutes Wohnen), adults with mental illness and dual diagnoses (Wohnverbünde Psych, Doppeldiagnose, Junge Wilde, Substitution, Niedrigschwelliger Wohnverbund für Wohnungslose), and women* with addiction and eating disorders (Die Zwiebel). Methodological pillars are trauma-pedagogy, addiction therapy, psychodynamic psychotherapy, DBT-based psychoeducation, and the "Offener Dialog" approach.

The technology footprint is a conventional NGO web stack — prowoberlin.de on PHP (PHPSESSID), Matomo analytics with IP anonymization, Zoom video conferencing, and PDF-based flyer distribution — with no API, no proprietary software, and no AI components. The Miteinander-Haus, co-developed with KIEZquartier gGmbH and degewo, is a notable capital-intensive housing-asset innovation securing long-term Trägerwohnraum in a constrained Berlin rental market.

The business model is essentially that of a cost-covering social-services provider: revenue streams are statutory reimbursements under § 123 SGB IX (Eingliederungshilfe for adult Wohnverbünde), §§ 19, 29, 30, 31, 34, 35, 35a SGB VIII (youth welfare), § 37a SGB V (Soziotherapie via Krankenkassen), § 9 SGB IX (Persönliches Budget for Skillstraining), ASOG Plus funding from Bezirk Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg for homeless mentally ill adults, and tax-exempt donations. Customers are public-sector payors — Berliner Jugendämter, Bezirkliche Teilhabefachdienste, Krankenkassen, and Bezirk Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg — via direct intake coordination (Aufnahmekoordination) and referral-driven enterprise field sales, augmented by recruiting events (Berlin-Tag, Job Speed Dating) and earned media (Tagesspiegel, rbb24). Prowo is anchored in the four-entity Trägerverbund Netzwerk Sozialträger (alongside neuhland, MeG Betreutes Wohnen, and Land in Sicht - PROWO), which shares managing directors, back-office, and a recruiting and Fortbildungsakademie infrastructure.

Name

Prowo

Legal name

Prowo Berlin gGmbH

Website

https://prowoberlin.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1982

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Prowo Berlin gGmbH is a Berlin-based gemeinnützige Träger operating therapeutic Wohnverbünde and ambulatory Individualangebote for children, adolescents, parents, adults, and women* with mental illness, addiction, dual diagnoses, and homelessness — funded via German social-law frameworks (SGB VIII, SGB IX, SGB V) and embedded in the Trägerverbund Netzwerk Sozialträger.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Psychiatry Services

NAICS

Other Residential Care Facilities (62399), Individual and Family Services (6241), Vocational Rehabilitation Services (624310), Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians) (62133)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050), Services-Home Health Care Services (8082), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

Residential Mental Health Treatment Centers (HLAFACAC)

Keywords

• Social psychiatric services
• Therapeutic residential housing
• Assisted living services
• Youth welfare programs
• Mental health support

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Eingliederungshilfe nach § 123 SGB IX: Primary revenue stream for residential therapeutic living (therapeutische Wohnverbünde) and supported housing (Betreutes Wohnen/Einzelwohnen) for adults with mental illness and dual diagnoses. Funding flows through the bezirklicher Teilhabefachdienst (district participation services).
2. ASOG Plus (Soziale Wohnhilfe Bezirk Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg): Public funding for housing and follow-up support for homeless mentally ill adults in Berlin-Friedrichshain and Berlin-Kreuzberg under the Allgemeines Sicherheits- und Ordnungsgesetz Plus.
3. Kinder- und Jugendhilfe nach §§ 19, 29, 30, 31, 34, 35, 35a SGB VIII: Revenue from statutory youth welfare services including residential therapeutic groups (children's home, SOJUS-TWG, mother-child housing) and individual ambulatory help (Erziehungsbeistand, sozialpädagogische Betreuung, intensive individual housing). Commissioned by the zuständiges Jugendamt.
4. Soziotherapie nach § 37a SGB V: Statutory health insurance-funded socio-therapy service prescribed by specialist psychiatric/neurological practices and approved by Krankenkassen. Available on German and Spanish.
5. Persönliches Budget nach § 9 SGB IX / Eigenfinanzierung (Skillstraining): Self-pay or personal-budget financing option for outpatient skills training where § 123 SGB IX is not available.
6. Steuerbegünstigte gemeinnützige Zuwendungen (Spenden/Fundraising): Tax-exempt donations managed via a dedicated fundraising role (Anke Didt). Recognized as gemeinnützig (charitable) under Steuernummer 27/028/42503 by Finanzamt für Körperschaften I, with Freistellungsbescheid dated 16.09.2021.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Prowo Berlin gGmbH operates therapeutic residential communities (Wohnverbünde), assisted living (Betreutes Wohnen/Einzelwohnen), and ambulatory individual offerings (Soziotherapie, DBT Skillstraining, ambulante Hilfen) for people with mental illness, addiction, dual diagnoses, and trauma across multiple Berlin districts. Services are delivered in-person by a multiprofessional team of social pedagogues, psychologists, and therapists, funded primarily through German social welfare contracts (§ 123 SGB IX, §§ 19/29/30/31/34/35/35a SGB VIII, § 37a SGB V, ASOG Plus). The organization serves as one of four carriers in the Trägerverbund Netzwerk Sozialträger.

Product overview

Prowo Berlin gGmbH is a non-profit social-psychiatric services provider (Träger) rather than a SaaS company: it operates a portfolio of therapeutic residential and ambulatory service modules organized into four target groups — children & adolescents, parents with children, adults, and women* — coordinated under the umbrella brand PROWO within the Trägerverbund "Netzwerk Sozialträger" together with neuhland, MeG Betreutes Wohnen, and Land in Sicht - PROWO. The portfolio centers on two architectural pillars: (1) THERAPEUTISCHE WOHNANGEBOTE (therapeutic housing), which include the Kinderwohngruppe, SOJUS TWG, Wohngemeinschaft für psychisch kranke Mütter, Wohnverbünde für Erwachsene mit psychischer Erkrankung, Betreutes Wohnen für chronisch psychisch Erkrankte, Niedrigschwelliger therapeutischer Wohnverbund (für wohnungslose psychisch erkrankte Menschen), Wohnverbund für Erwachsene mit Doppeldiagnose, Therapeutischer Wohnverbund »Junge Wilde«, Wohnverbund für Menschen in Substitutionsbehandlung, and »Die Zwiebel« Therapeutische Wohngemeinschaft für Frauen*; and (2) INDIVIDUALANGEBOTE (individual ambulatory services), which include Betreutes Wohnen für Mütter oder Väter mit Kind, SOJUS Individualangebot, SOJUS ambulante Hilfen, »Die Zwiebel« Betreutes Einzelwohnen für Frauen*, Soziotherapie (under § 37a SGB V) and the DBT-based Skillstraining. All residential offerings are funded under §§ 19, 34, 35, 35 a SGB VIII (youth) or §§ 102/123 SGB IX (adults), with cross-cutting methods including trauma pedagogy, addiction therapy, psychodynamic psychotherapy, psychoeducation, and the "Offener Dialog" approach.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Die Zwiebel: Therapeutic residential community and assisted living program for women with dependency disorders, eating disorders and/or co-occurring mental illness.
• Junge Wilde
• SOJUS
• Soziotherapie (Prowo Soziotherapie)
• Skillstraining (DBT-Skillstraining)
• Kinderwohngruppe (Therapeutische Kinderwohngruppe)

Products and services

• Therapeutische Kinderwohngruppe (Therapeutic Children's Residential Group) Temporary home for traumatized children aged 5-13 in southern Berlin, providing stabilization through trauma-pedagogical and trauma-therapeutic support, psychotherapeutic individual sessions, diagnostic work, and intensive parent/family work, funded under youth welfare frameworks.
• SOJUS – TWG für Jugendliche und junge Erwachsene Therapeutic residential community at Karolinenhof in Berlin-Treptow-Köpenick for adolescents aged 14+ and young adults with psychosocial disorders and substance use issues, combining psychotherapy, trauma-pedagogy, education, and school/work integration under § 35a SGB VIII.
• SOJUS Individualangebot (Intensiv betreutes Einzelwohnen) Small one- or two-person housing units for young people from age 15 with severe trauma, drug experience, or limited group competence, providing accompanied self-reliance with trauma-pedagogical/-therapeutic support under §§ 34, 35a SGB VIII.
• SOJUS ambulante Hilfen (Individuelle ambulante Hilfen) Flexible, case-by-case pedagogical-therapeutic and life-practical measures for adolescents, young adults and their families, including clearing and aftercare for §§ 29, 30, 31, 35, 35a SGB VIII.
• Wohngemeinschaft für psychisch kranke Mütter Therapeutic residential community for mentally ill pregnant women (from the 7th month) and mothers with children under six, offering a protected space, treatment planning, child care, and everyday-support under § 19 SGB VIII (Typ A 3 Intensivleistung).
• Betreutes Wohnen für Mütter oder Väter mit Kind Assisted living in own apartments in Kreuzberg and Mitte for mothers or fathers with a child under 6, providing intensive pedagogical-therapeutic support, video-based parent-child interaction training, psychoeducational groups, and cooperation with the Jugendamt under § 19 SGB VIII.
• Wohnverbünde für Erwachsene mit psychischer Erkrankung Regional housing networks in Berlin-Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg and Berlin-Neukölln for adults with mental illness under § 123 SGB IX, offering therapeutic shared apartments and assisted individual living to rebuild autonomy and self-determination.
• Betreutes Wohnen für chronisch psychisch Erkrankte Assisted living for chronically mentally ill adults in single and multi-room apartments in Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg, providing intensive support, integrated psychotherapy, and structured daily life according to the individual participation plan under § 102 SGB IX.
• Niedrigschwelliger therapeutischer Wohnverbund (für wohnungslose psychisch erkrankte Menschen) Low-threshold therapeutic housing network in Berlin-Friedrichshain and Berlin-Kreuzberg for homeless adults with mental illness, combining Wohnungslosenhilfe and Eingliederungshilfe (§ 123 SGB IX and ASOG Plus) with stabilization, daily structure, and social network support.
• Wohnverbund für Erwachsene mit Doppeldiagnose Specialized therapeutic shared apartments and assisted individual living for adults with comorbid mental illness and addiction in Neukölln, Mitte, Pankow, Treptow-Köpenick, and Marzahn-Hellersdorf, requiring commitment to abstinence during the stay, funded under § 123 SGB IX.
• Therapeutischer Wohnverbund »Junge Wilde« Housing network in Berlin-Kreuzberg for substance-using, mentally ill young adults aged 18-27 primarily from Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg, Neukölln, and Mitte, combining psychotherapy, psychoeducation, social competence training, and supported everyday life.
• Wohnverbund für Menschen in Substitutionsbehandlung

Quantifiable outcome

• 242 permanent employees organized across multiple specialized Wohnverbünde and Individualangebote
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• neuhland - Hilfe in KrisencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSister organization in the Trägerverbund Netzwerk Sozialträger. Operates the neuhland Fortbildungsakademie, which Prowo staff receive Gutscheine (training vouchers) for. Co-exhibits with Prowo at Berlin-Tag. Shares Geschäftsführer:innen (Ulrike Hörrmann-Lecher and Angelika Ingendorf).
• MeG Betreutes WohnencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSister organization in the Trägerverbund Netzwerk Sozialträger; co-developed the Miteinander-Haus with KIEZquartier gGmbH. Operates a Therapeutische Mutter-Kind-Wohngemeinschaft for migrant women at the Miteinander-Haus. Shares Geschäftsführer:innen.
• Land in Sicht - PROWOcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSister organization in the Trägerverbund Netzwerk Sozialträger; shares Geschäftsführer:innen (Ulrike Hörrmann-Lecher and Angelika Ingendorf).
• Netzwerk SozialträgerflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerUmbrella Trägerverbund comprising Prowo Berlin, neuhland - Hilfe in Krisen, MeG Betreutes Wohnen, and Land in Sicht - PROWO. Hosts consolidated Stellenangebote across the Verbund and shares back-office/datenschutz infrastructure (mip Consult GmbH as Datenschutzbeauftragter).
• KIEZquartier gGmbHflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-founded by Prowo Berlin and Verbundpartner MeG Betreutes Wohnen with other Trägern; Stefan Lutz serves as Geschäftsführer. Operates the Miteinander-Haus in Gotenburger Straße (Soldiner Kiez) as a model project combining Trägerwohnraum with social-services Wohnformen.
• degewocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBerlin housing company (Wohnungsunternehmen) partnering with Prowo on the Miteinander-Haus Modellprojekt in Gotenburger Straße; provides long-term rental housing for social-service target groups.
• Der Paritätische BerlincoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUmbrella Dachverband membership; coordinates the Berliner Bündnis Psychische Gesundheit and orchestrates press tours (»Wie Teilhabe gelingen kann«). Issues policy Stellungnahmen that Prowo publicly supports (e.g., AV-Wohnen 13.01.2026).
• Deutsche Gesellschaft Soziale Psychiatrie e.V. (DGSP)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRecognized membership in the German professional society for social psychiatry; cited in Impressum.
• Berliner Bündnis Psychische GesundheitminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition for mental health coordinated by Parität Berlin; Prowo is a member.
• Berliner SchulprojektminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCooperation partner for the Therapeutische Kinderwohngruppe and SOJUS, supporting school integration of traumatized children and adolescents.
• Bündnis Soziales BerlinminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPolicy alliance in the Berlin social sector; listed as Netzwerk partner on the website.
• mip Consult GmbHcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerExternal Datenschutzbeauftragter (data protection officer) for Prowo Berlin; contact Sascha Wilms, Wilhelm-Kabus-Str. 9, 10829 Berlin. Operates sofortdatenschutz.de and hosts [email protected].
• BAR PACIFICO (Ivan Ebel, Moritz Lichtwarck-Aschoff)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerDesign studio responsible for the Gestaltung (layout/design) of prowoberlin.de.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• Suchttherapiezentrum Hamburg / Sozialwerk Berlin: Mid-sized Berlin-Brandenburg addiction and social-psychiatric providers operating comparable Wohnverbund and Eingliederungshilfe offerings but not directly competing for the same Berlin district placements as Prowo. Relevant as adjacent regional Träger with overlapping populations.

Direct peers

• EJF Evangelisches Jugend- und Fürsorgewerk: Berlin-based nonprofit Träger offering Kinder- und Jugendhilfe, Eingliederungshilfe, and Wohnungslosenhilfe across Berlin-Brandenburg. Directly comparable as a multi-site gemeinnützige gGmbH operating residential and ambulatory services for overlapping target groups under the same SGB frameworks.
• Notdienst für Suchtmittelgefährdete und -abhängige Berlin: Berlin-based addiction-services Träger providing low-threshold contact centers, substitution, and Wohnverbünde for people with substance-use disorders. Comparable to Prowo's Wohnverbund Substitution and Doppeldiagnose programs in target population and §123 SGB IX / SGB V funding pathways.
• Björn Schulz Stiftung: Berlin-based nonprofit foundation operating the Sonnenhof pediatric hospice, Junge Helden young-adult palliative care, and inpatient pediatric palliative services. Comparable as a similarly sized Berlin Träger operating residential and family-support services in the social-health sector with comparable funding and operational model.
• GEBEWO Soziale Dienste Berlin: Berlin-based nonprofit providing Wohnungslosenhilfe, ambulante Hilfen, and supported housing — including overlapping work with homeless mentally ill adults via §67 SGB XII. Directly comparable to Prowo's Scharnweberstraße Niedrigschwelliger Wohnverbund offering.
• MeG Betreutes Wohnen: Sister organization in the Netzwerk Sozialträger, providing Betreutes Wohnen and the Therapeutische Mutter-Kind-Wohngemeinschaft at the Miteinander-Haus. Comparable as a directly adjacent assisted-living Träger sharing governance and back-office infrastructure with Prowo.
• neuhland – Hilfe in Krisen: Sister organization in the Trägerverbund Netzwerk Sozialträger, operating psychiatric crisis support and suicide prevention in Berlin. Directly comparable as a Berlin-based gemeinnützige gGmbH in the social-psychiatric field, sharing Geschäftsführerinnen and Fortbildungsakademie with Prowo.
• Land in Sicht – PROWO: Sister organization in the Trägerverbund offering social-psychiatric services in Berlin. Directly comparable as a co-led gemeinnützige gGmbH within the same Verbund and overlapping with Prowo's adult Wohnverbund portfolio.

Broad incumbents

• Diakonie Berlin-Brandenburg-schlesische Oberlausitz: Large umbrella welfare organization operating hundreds of residential, ambulatory, and Beratungs services for mental-health, addiction, youth-welfare, and homelessness target groups across the same Berlin-Brandenburg region. Comparable as a much larger incumbent providing overlapping services under the same SGB frameworks but across many more categories than Prowo.

Others

• Der Paritätische Berlin: Dachverband (umbrella association) of which Prowo is a member, coordinating the Berliner Bündnis Psychische Gesundheit and orchestrating industry press tours. Relevant as a policy/coordination peer shaping the Berlin social-psychiatric regulatory environment in which Prowo operates.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/prowo.berlin
• Xx.com/prowoberlin

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles19 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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