What Lebenshilfe Offenburg does

Lebenshilfe Offenburg-Oberkirch-Lahr e.V. is a non-profit registered association (eingetragener Verein, e.V.) founded on June 15, 1965, headquartered in Offenburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The organization delivers a comprehensive portfolio of social services for people with disabilities across the Ortenau region, spanning vocational training and sheltered employment (Albert-Schweitzer-Werkstätten operated via ASW+W gGmbH with approximately 400 workers with disabilities across three workshops), residential care (six homes serving 120+ residents plus 90+ ambulatory clients), personal assistance and counseling (including peer counseling by people with disabilities), mobile nursing services (Pflege für ALLE), senior day care, assisted living programs (Ambulant Begleitetes Wohnen, Wohnprojekt Stegermatt with 58 barrier-free apartments), and inclusive leisure programs (TREFFpunkt für ALLE, miniTREFF, Kunst für ALLE, Offene Hilfen).

Underpinning the social services portfolio, the iD gGmbH (integrierte Dienste) inclusion company provides commercial B2B and B2C services with approximately 180 employees (about half of whom have disabilities) covering electrical installation and photovoltaic systems, E-Check/thermography, fire protection, metalworking, electromechanical assembly, packaging, printing, document digitization, painting, facility management, green maintenance, and a Hermes parcel shop. The organization also operates a retail market and bistro (TREFF. für ALLE in Oberkirch) and is opening Bistro Simplex on July 1, 2026.

The business model is multi-stream: core services are funded through German social insurance regimes (SGB IX, SGB XI, SGB VIII), public subsidies from Agentur für Arbeit, Deutsche Rentenversicherung, and Jobcenter, supplemented by membership fees (minimum €25/year for individuals), donations, event venue rental income, and commercial revenue from iD gGmbH's B2B services. The organization administers the regional 'einfach, barrierefrei...' accessibility certification program, participates in EU Interreg cross-border inclusion projects (Participation 4.0, VITIMOB), and is pursuing CO2-neutral operations by 2025. It holds AZAV certification as an education provider since 2011 and ISO 9001:2015 quality certification, with Vereinsregister number VR 470053.

Name

Lebenshilfe Offenburg

Legal name

Lebenshilfe Offenburg-Oberkirch-Lahr e.V.

Website

https://lebenshilfe-offenburg.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1965

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Lebenshilfe Offenburg is a 60-year-old German non-profit association providing comprehensive disability services across the Ortenau region, including sheltered workshops, residential care, nursing, and a commercial inclusion company (iD gGmbH) serving B2B customers with people with disabilities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Disability and Social Care Services

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412), Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities (62321), Vocational Rehabilitation Services (624310), Individual and Family Services (6241)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Disability Services & Independent Living Support (BPAGACAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Housing Transition & Supported Living Navigation (EDAKANAK), Disability Rights & Accessibility Advocacy (BPAGAFAF), Note-Taking, Interpreting & Communication Access Services (EDALAGAD)

Keywords

• Disability support services
• Vocational rehabilitation workshops
• Residential care facilities
• Inclusion employment services
• Mobile nursing care

Headquarters

HQ city

Offenburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Workshop and Residential Services: Core revenue from Albert-Schweitzer-Werkstätten (approximately 400 workers with disabilities) and residential facilities (120+ residents, 90+ outpatient clients). Funded through social insurance (SGB IX, SGB XI, SGB VIII), government subsidies, and service fees.
2. Inklusionsunternehmen iD gGmbH: Commercial inclusion company providing green maintenance, landscaping, facility management, electrical services, document digitization, printing, metalworking, assembly and packaging, retail and bistro operations, Hermes parcel shop, painting, and fire safety services. Approximately 180 employees, half with disabilities. Generates commercial revenue from B2B and B2C customers.
3. Membership Dues and Donations: The association (e.V.) generates revenue through annual membership fees (minimum 25 EUR for private individuals, 50 EUR for associations/companies) collected via SEPA direct debit. Additional donations from individuals, businesses, and organizations are actively solicited and publicly acknowledged.
4. Event Venue Rental: The TREFFpunkt für ALLE and event spaces at Kinzigstraße 32a are rented out to businesses, associations, and private groups for meetings, workshops, trainings, company events, and celebrations, generating rental income.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels8 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Lebenshilfe Offenburg-Oberkirch-Lahr e.V. is a non-profit registered association providing comprehensive services for people with disabilities across the Ortenau region in Germany. Its offerings span sheltered vocational workshops (Albert-Schweitzer-Werkstätten) employing ~400 workers with disabilities, residential housing and assisted living, mobile nursing and senior day care, an inclusion company (iD gGmbH) providing commercial B2B services, counseling and personal assistance, open leisure programs, community meeting venues, and an accessibility certification label.

Product overview

Lebenshilfe Offenburg-Oberkirch-Lahr e.V. is a non-profit association founded in 1965 providing comprehensive services for people with disabilities. The organization operates as a multi-service platform comprising: (1) ASW+W gGmbH managing Albert-Schweitzer-Werkstätten vocational workshops with ~400 workers with disabilities; (2) iD gGmbH inclusion company with ~180 employees offering commercial services like electrical work, metalworking, printing, digitization, and facility management; (3) Wohnangebote residential services including homes, assisted living, and day care; (4) Pflege für ALLE mobile nursing service; (5) Beratung + Assistenz counseling and personal assistance; (6) Offene Hilfen open aid and leisure programs including TREFFpunkt für ALLE and Begegnungszentrum Kinzigstraße; (7) specialized projects including Kunst für ALLE, EU-funded international employment programs (Participation 4.0, VITIMOB), and the 'Einfach, barrierefrei...' accessibility labeling initiative; and (8) Dienstleistungen commercial services offered to industry customers including green maintenance, painting, electrical services, and digitization.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Albert-Schweitzer-Werkstätten: Vocational workshops for people with disabilities with approximately 400 employees with disabilities at three workshop locations in Offenburg and Oberkirch
• ASW+W GmbH
• iD gGmbH (integrierte Dienste)
• TREFFpunkt für ALLE
• Begegnungszentrum Kinzigstraße
• einfach, barrierefrei...
• Kunst für ALLE
• miniTREFF
• Lebenshilfe Offenburg-Oberkirch-Lahr e.V.

Products and services

• Albert-Schweitzer-Werkstätten (ASW+W gGmbH)

Quantifiable outcome

• All 9 participants of the KoBV program (2022-2024) secured employment in the general labor market.
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

19 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ABL (Germany)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 March 2025ABL, manufacturer of EV charging stations based in Lauf an der Pegnitz, partnered with Elektro Birk and Lebenshilfe's iD gGmbH to plan and install EV charging stations in the region. ABL and Elektro Birk donated 5,000 EUR to Lebenshilfe. The partnership supports the CO2-neutral strategy and creates jobs for people with disabilities.
• Elektro Birk (Germany)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 March 2025Local electrical contractor from Oberkirch partnering with ABL and iD gGmbH for joint planning and installation of EV charging stations. Co-donor of 5,000 EUR. Also an associated partner in Participation 4.0 EU project.
• Busam GmbH (Germany)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 27 January 2025Heating, air conditioning, and sanitation company (Heizungs-, Klima- und Sanitärbetrieb) that donated 5,000 EUR to equip the seminar room at TREFFpunkt für ALLE. Exploring potential cooperation with Lebenshilfe on building barrier-free bathrooms.
• Kaufhaus Peters (Germany)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 19 December 2024Department store from Oberkirch that donated 1,000 EUR to TREFFpunkt für ALLE.
• Veronika Hug (Germany)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 19 July 2024Handicraft expert and designer who has donated proceeds from her Charity-Wolle (charity yarn) to Lebenshilfe multiple times (approximately 5,000 EUR per donation). Supports the creative offerings at TREFFpunkt für ALLE.
• Solivers (France)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2017French partner in the EU Interreg project Participation 4.0, focused on cross-border employment of people with disabilities between Germany and France (Alsace/Ortenau region). Project period: September 2017 to February 2021.
• La Régie des Ecrivains (France)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2017French partner in the EU Interreg project Participation 4.0, focused on cross-border employment of people with disabilities between Germany and France. Project period: September 2017 to February 2021.
• Relais Stierkopf Environnement (France)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2017Project lead for EU project VITIMOB, which qualifiers people with learning difficulties in viticulture through European countries. Project period: September 2017 to August 2019. Funded by ERASMUS+.
• Weingut Schloss Ortenberg (Germany)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2017Wine estate supporting the VITIMOB EU project on the German side, contributing to viticulture qualification programs for people with disabilities.
• Agentur für Arbeit Offenburg (Germany)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociated partner in Participation 4.0 EU project. Primary public funding channel for vocational rehabilitation and job placement of people with disabilities in the Ortenau region.
• IHK Südlicher Oberrhein (Germany)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociated partner in Participation 4.0 EU project. Chamber of commerce supporting cross-border business inclusion and employer engagement.
• Kommunale Arbeitsförderung Ortenaukreis (Jobcenter) (Germany)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociated partner in Participation 4.0 EU project and funder of vocational training programs. Key public funding channel for long-term unemployed people with disabilities.
• Agapei Tricat Service Production (France)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in VITIMOB EU project from France, working on viticulture qualification for people with learning difficulties.
• Avize Viti Campus (France)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in VITIMOB EU project, contributing expertise in viticulture education and training.
• Consorzio fra Cooperative Sociali ELPENDU (Italy)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerItalian partner in VITIMOB EU project, contributing to the international consortium for viticulture qualification.
• CUDV Draga (Slovenia)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSlovenian partner in VITIMOB EU project, contributing to cross-border vocational qualification development.
• L'Olivera Cooperativa (Spain)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpanish partner in VITIMOB EU project, contributing to viticulture training methodology and European ECVET competency recognition.
• SWEG – Südwestdeutsche Landesverkehrs-GmbH (Germany)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerRegional railway company that hosted a group of 6 people with disabilities from Lebenshilfe for a visit to their rail workshop (SWEG-Bahnbetriebswerkstatt), promoting social engagement and community connection.
• füreinander.miteinander.stegermatt GmbH (Germany)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture partner in the Stegermatt residential project (58 barrier-free apartments) combining Lebenshilfe's social services expertise with the developer's real estate capabilities.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• SRH (Stiftung Rehabilitation Heidelberg): Baden-Württemberg vocational rehabilitation operator with Berufsbildungswerke, Berufsförderungswerke, and supported-employment programs comparable to ASW+W's BBB and KoBV lines.
• BruderhausDiakonie: Diakonie-affiliated provider of disability and youth services in Baden-Württemberg and Rhineland-Palatinate with a comparable Werkstatt, Wohnen, and Beratung portfolio across multiple locations.
• Stiftung Liebenau: Baden-Württemberg-based social enterprise network offering Lebens- und Arbeitsräume for people with disabilities, including Werkstätten, Wohnen, and Bildung, with operations across the Lake Constance and Upper Swabia region.
• Lebenshilfe Baden-Württemberg (Landesverband): State-level federation of Lebenshilfe associations in Baden-Württemberg, with the same member association structure, Werkstätten, Wohnheime, and Beratung portfolio for people with intellectual disabilities across the state.

Others

• Special Olympics Deutschland: National sports organization for people with intellectual disabilities; its Lebenshilfe-anchored network in Baden-Württemberg positions it as an adjacent ecosystem player, particularly around Athletenclub Oppenau-style programming.

Broad incumbents

• Caritas Deutschland: Germany's largest confederation of social services, operating comparable Eingliederungshilfe, Pflege, and Beratung lines at national scale via diocesan Caritas associations.
• von Bodelschwinghsche Stiftungen Bethel: One of Germany's largest diakonische disability and social-care providers, operating a comprehensive Wohn-, Werkstatt-, and Pflegeportfolio nationally.
• Diakonie Deutschland: Federal welfare confederation of Protestant social services, with Werkstätten, Wohnangebote, and Pflegedienste overlapping Lebenshilfe's service mix across Germany.
• AWO Bundesverband: Workers' welfare association operating senior care, disability inclusion, and youth services through regional AWO chapters, with overlapping clientele and public-funding channels.

Regional players

• Caritasverband für den Ortenaukreis: Local Caritas chapter serving the same Ortenau geography with overlapping social-services and senior-care offerings, competing for publicly funded referrals and donation dollars.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Lebenshilfe.offenburg.oberkirch
• Instagraminstagram.com/treff.fueralle

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Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries2 records

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