AWO LAUSITZ

What AWO LAUSITZ does

AWO Lausitz (legal name: Arbeiterwohlfahrt Kreisverband Lausitz e.V.) is a non-profit district welfare association headquartered in Hoyerswerda, Saxony, Germany, operating under the federal AWO (Arbeiterwohlfahrt) umbrella federation. Founded as Ortsverein Hoyerswerda in September 1990 and formally established as Kreisverband in November 1991, the organization has grown through district-reform mergers with Kreisverband Kamenz and the Niederschlesischer Oberlausitzkreis to form today's Kreisverband Lausitz — one of the largest district associations in Saxony with 518 members. The organization delivers comprehensive lifespan social services from early childhood through old age, operating across four primary service verticals: (1) Children and Youth Services including Kindertagesstätten (Kitas), after-school care (Horte), and youth assistance programs; (2) Elderly Care Services spanning ambulatory care, short-term care, day care, residential care, and senior living apartments; (3) Disability Services through the Förder- und Betreuungsbereich in Kamenz; and (4) Counseling and Crisis Support including family education, debt counseling, migration counseling, and homeless assistance. The organization additionally operates a Bildungswerk (education center) for vocational orientation and training.

AWO Lausitz maintains a multi-subsidiary corporate structure with approximately 740 employees across 36-40 facilities spanning the Lausitz region. The wholly-owned AWO Lausitz Pflege- und Betreuungs-gGmbH handles nursing and care operations, while the AWO Lausitz Service gGmbH (founded 2019, ~60 employees) provides cleaning, building technology, garden maintenance, and electrical services. Technology infrastructure consists of digital documentation systems, an electronic employee portal, intranet-based document management, and the ADRiA digital solutions project (part of the rückenwind³ program) supporting kindergarten parent communication and workflow digitalization. The organization holds DIN-EN ISO 9001 quality management certification since 2005 and operates a whistleblower protection reporting office.

The business model is non-profit and funded through diversified streams: contracts with public health insurance funds, social welfare providers, and government funding programs (BMBF, BAFzA, BMFSFJ, BMAS, ESF+, Free State of Saxony), supplemented by donations, member contributions, and educational service fees. Notable active partnerships include TU Dresden on the BMBF-funded WIR! ZukunftAlter aging technologies project, Sächsische Agentur für Struktumentwicklung and Welcome Center Bautzen on the Lausitz.Connect international skilled worker initiative, Aktion Mensch for facility digitalization across 11 Kitas, and Lausitzer Seenland Klinikum for nursing clinical training. The organization was recognized as Top-Arbeitgeber im Mittelstand 2024.

Name

AWO LAUSITZ

Legal name

Arbeiterwohlfahrt Kreisverband Lausitz e.V.

Website

https://awo-lausitz.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

AWO Lausitz is a non-profit district welfare association in Saxony, Germany operating 36-40 facilities with ~740 employees, delivering childcare, elderly care, disability services, and counseling across the Lausitz region under the AWO federation.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Hoyerswerda

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices10 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Social Services Revenue: Revenue from providing social welfare services including childcare, elderly care, disability services, and counseling. Services are funded through contracts with public health insurance funds, social security providers, and government funding programs.
2. Government Grants and Project Funding: Funding from federal and state government programs including BMBF, BAFzA, BMFSFJ, BMAS, ESF+, and regional Saxon programs for specific social projects and initiatives.
3. Donations and Sponsorship: Voluntary donations from individuals and organizations supporting the organization's social missions and projects, including member contributions and sponsorship for events.
4. Educational Services: Revenue from educational offerings including language courses, first aid training, courses for family caregivers (financed by health insurers), and career orientation programs for businesses.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

AWO Lausitz is a non-profit social welfare organization that delivers comprehensive social services across the lifespan in the Lausitz region of Saxony, Germany. Its offerings include kindergartens and youth assistance, ambulatory and residential elderly care, disability support services, and counseling for debt, migration, and homelessness, delivered through approximately 36-40 facilities and 740 employees.

Product overview

AWO Lausitz is a social welfare organization (Arbeiterwohlfahrt Kreisverband Lausitz e.V.) providing comprehensive social services across the Lausitz region in Saxony, Germany. The organization operates a multi-subsidiary structure consisting of the parent association (AWO Lausitz Kreisverband e.V.), the nursing and care subsidiary (AWO Lausitz Pflege- und Betreuungs-gGmbH), and the service subsidiary (AWO Lausitz Service gGmbH). The portfolio encompasses four core service categories: (1) Children and Youth Services including Kindertagesstätten (Kitas), Horte (after-school care), and youth assistance programs; (2) Seniors and Care Services offering ambulatory care, day care, residential care, and senior living facilities; (3) Disability Services with the Förder- und Betreuungsbereich in Kamenz; and (4) Assistance and Counseling including migration counseling, debt counseling, and homelessness support. Additionally, the Bildungswerk (Education Center) provides vocational orientation and training programs. With approximately 740 employees across 36+ locations, AWO Lausitz delivers social services from early childhood through elderly care, adhering to the core principles of solidarity, tolerance, freedom, equality, and justice.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Kindertagesstätten (Kitas) Daycare centers providing childcare from infancy through preschool age, with multiple facilities across the Lausitz region offering different capacities and specialized programs.
• Kinder- und Jugendhilfe (Children and Youth Assistance) Support services for children and youth including Hilfen zur Erziehung (assistance with upbringing), Tagesgruppen (day groups), and youth workshop programs for families from early childhood through adolescence.
• Jugendwerkstatt Take Your Chance Youth workshop providing vocational orientation, social pedagogical support, and career entry assistance for young people under 27 years.
• Ambulante Pflege (Ambulatory Care Service) Home-based nursing and care services providing support with personal hygiene, nutrition, and mobility for individuals in their own homes in Bernsdorf, Hoyerswerda, and Lauta.
• Tagespflege (Day Care) Day care facilities for seniors providing qualified care, activation programs, and social interaction in a supervised daytime setting.
• Stationäre Pflege (Residential Care) Full-time residential nursing care in facilities such as Altenpflegeheim Lauta, offering geriatric and gerontopsychiatric nursing care.
• Seniorenwohnanlagen (Senior Living Facilities) Senior residential apartments offering independent living with optional care services and 24-hour emergency alert systems.
• Förder- und Betreuungsbereich (Support and Care Area) Individual day care facility in Kamenz providing holistic support and pedagogical care for people with severe multiple disabilities, operated by qualified therapeutic staff.
• Migrationsberatung (Migration Counseling) Migration counseling services for different age groups, providing support with integration, housing, language, employment, and administrative matters.
• Schuldner- und Insolvenzberatung (Debt and Insolvency Counseling)

Quantifiable outcome

• 18 Vietnamese apprentices rated Hoyerswerda as quiet, safe and pleasant - indicating successful integration support
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Sächsische Agentur für Strukturentwicklung (SAS)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 August 2026Partner in the Lausitz.Connect project for sustainable recruitment and retention of international skilled workers in the Lausitz region. SAS supports the regional network connecting companies, administration, education, and regional networks.
• Welcome Center des Landkreises BautzencoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 August 2026Partner in the Lausitz.Connect project, providing support services for international workers and companies in the Lausitz region.
• TU DresdencoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2020Leading partner in the WIR! ZukunftAlter project (Zukunftstechnologien für gelingendes Alter(n) im ländlichen Raum) - developing future technologies for successful aging in rural Upper Lusatia.
• VSWG (Verband Sächsischer Wohnungsgenossenschaften e.V.)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2020Partner in the WIR! ZukunftAlter project, contributing expertise in housing cooperatives for developing affordable, barrier-free housing solutions for elderly residents.
• LebensRäume HoyerswerdacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organizer of the annual Remmi Demmi family festival, demonstrating regional community partnership for joint social events.
• AWO Sachsen LandesverbandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent organization providing educational seminar coordination, training for voluntary services (FSJ, BFD, FDaG), and program support.
• Berufliches Schulzentrum Konrad ZusecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational partner for nursing training programs. Theoretical training (2,100 hours) for nursing specialists and practical training sites for nursing care assistants.
• Lausitzer Seenland KlinikumcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerClinical partner for practical nursing training, providing pediatric clinical experience for nursing students.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• AWO Bundesverband e.V. Federal umbrella of the Arbeiterwohlfahrt welfare federation to which AWO Lausitz belongs. Operates the same welfare brand, social services framework and member-based governance model across Germany, providing the national coordination layer beneath AWO Lausitz's regional execution.
• Diakonie Deutschland: Protestant welfare federation and recognized Spitzenverband. Competes head-to-head with AWO across Kitas, stationäre Pflege, Hilfen zur Erziehung, and migration services, including regional Diakonie Sachsen organizations active in the same Lausitz geography.
• Deutscher Caritasverband e.V. Germany's largest Catholic welfare federation and a competing Spitzenverband. Operates the same statutory welfare services (elderly care, child daycare, counseling, disability services) across Germany, competing for the same public-insurance reimbursement contracts.
• Paritätischer Wohlfahrtsverband: Umbrella for non-confessional non-profit social service providers in Germany, covering self-help groups, disability services, and youth/elderly care. Competes with AWO Lausitz for statutory contracts and member-recruitment in Saxony.
• Deutsches Rotes Kreuz e.V. German Red Cross national society and Spitzenverband with substantial overlap in ambulatory care, senior services, migration counseling and youth welfare programs. Operates DRK Kreisverbände in the same Saxony regions.

Regional players

• Malteser Deutschland: Catholic welfare provider active in elderly care, ambulatory services and migration support across Germany. Provides comparable stationäre and ambulante Pflege plus Hilfen für Geflüchtete offerings in select Saxony regions.

Direct peers

• Diakonie Sachsen: Saxony state association of the Protestant welfare federation. Operates the same service mix (Kitas, stationäre Pflege, disability services, counseling) competing directly with AWO Lausitz for municipal, state and statutory insurer contracts across the Lausitz region.
• AWO Landesverband Sachsen e.V. Direct parent organization of AWO Lausitz within Saxony. Coordinates statewide programs, training, and FSJ/BFD/FDaG voluntary services for district associations including Lausitz, sharing the same service taxonomy (Kitas, Pflege, Hilfen zur Erziehung).
• Caritasverband für das Bistum Dresden-Meißen e.V. Regional Caritas association covering the same Upper Lusatia / Saxony eastern geography as AWO Lausitz, delivering directly competing Kitas, ambulante Pflege, Migrationsberatung, Schuldnerberatung and Obdachlosenhilfe services.

Emerging players

• Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund (ASB): Competing welfare federation and Spitzenverband with strong footprint in ambulatory care, senior services, and refugee/asylum accommodation. ASB Sachsen competes directly with AWO Lausitz for Kita, Pflege, and Gemeinschaftsunterkunft contracts.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/awozeh

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles20 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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