Hamburg child and youth welfare registered association

What Hamburg child and youth welfare registered association does

Hamburger Kinder- und Jugendhilfe e.V. (HAKIJU) is a non-profit registered association (eingetragener Verein) founded in 1974 and headquartered in Hamburg, Germany. It is recognized as a Freier Träger der Jugendhilfe (independent welfare provider) under the German Social Code SGB VIII and as gemeinnützig und mildtätig (charitable and benevolent) by the tax office. The organization delivers a comprehensive portfolio of child and youth welfare services — including ambulatory assistance, residential youth housing, social-space projects, school cooperation programs, family and separation/divorce counseling, social group activities, crisis intervention, and a state-level specialist function for children of incarcerated parents (Netzwerk Kinder von Inhaftierten).

Services are delivered through six decentralized Jugendhilfezentren (JHZ) covering all seven Hamburg districts (Altona, Bergedorf, Harburg, Nord, Wandsbek, Eimsbüttel), each operating as a local hub for ambulatory, semi-residential, and residential care. The organization's underlying technology is not digital or platform-based; its service model rests on social-educational and systemic methods delivered by multicultural, multi-professional teams.

HAKIJU operates under a publicly funded services model: the bulk of revenue derives from statutory contracts with Hamburg's Jugendämter (public youth welfare offices) commissioning services under SGB VIII, supplemented by tax-deductible charitable donations through a dedicated Spendenkonto. The organization is governed by an executive board (Vorstand Elmar Hüwel and Vorst\u00e4ndin Tina Bredekamp), is a member of SOAL (Sozialer Alternativer Wohlfahrtsverband Hamburg), and holds the Hamburger Familiensiegel awarded by the City of Hamburg.

Name

Hamburg child and youth welfare registered association

Legal name

Hamburger Kinder- und Jugendhilfe e.V.

Website

https://www.hakiju.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1974

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Hamburger Kinder- und Jugendhilfe e.V. (HAKIJU) is a Hamburg-based non-profit registered association, founded in 1974, providing statutory child and youth welfare services under German SGB VIII — including ambulatory care, residential housing, school projects, and family counseling — through six district-level youth welfare centers serving children, adolescents, and families.

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Product category

Child and Youth Welfare Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Individual and Family Services (6241), Social Assistance (624)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

STEM, Digital Literacy & Maker Education Nonprofits (BPAGADAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Youth Mental Health, Counseling & Wellbeing (Education-Linked) Nonprofits (BPAGADAK), Youth Justice, At-Risk Youth & Violence Prevention Nonprofits (BPAGADAM), Dropout Prevention, Alternative Education & Re-Engagement Nonprofits (BPAGADAL)

Keywords

• Child welfare services
• Youth welfare programs
• Family counseling
• Outpatient youth care
• Social space projects

Headquarters

HQ city

Hamburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Public funding and social services contracts: As a recognized Freier Träger (independent welfare provider) operating under SGB VIII (German Social Code – Child and Youth Welfare), the organization is funded through contracts with Hamburg's public youth welfare offices (Jugendämter). Services such as ambulatory assistance, residential youth housing, social group work, school projects, and family counseling are commissioned and reimbursed under statutory youth welfare provisions.
2. Donations and charitable contributions: The organization is recognized as gemeinnützig und mildtätig (charitable and benevolent) by the tax office, enabling it to receive tax-deductible donations. A dedicated donation account (Spendenkonto) is maintained for public contributions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

The organization is a non-profit registered association (eingetragener Verein) that delivers statutory child and youth welfare services under the German Social Code (SGB VIII). It provides outpatient assistance, residential and semi-residential youth housing, social group work, school cooperation projects, separation and divorce counseling, social space projects, open youth work, and competence training through six decentralized youth welfare centers across Hamburg's districts. Services are commissioned by Hamburg's public youth welfare offices (Jugendämter) and supplemented by tax-deductible charitable donations.

Product overview

Hamburger Kinder- und Jugendhilfe e.V. is a non-profit social services organization that provides a comprehensive range of child and youth welfare services in Hamburg, Germany. Founded in 1974, it operates as a single integrated service offering rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. The organization offers its services through six decentralized youth welfare centers (Jugendhilfezentren) located across Hamburg's seven districts. Services include outpatient and residential care, family counseling, social space projects, school-based programs, youth housing, competency training, and support for children of incarcerated parents. The organization is an accredited independent provider of youth welfare (anerkannter Freier Träger der Jugendhilfe) and is a member of SOAL, an alternative welfare association in Hamburg.

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Products and services

• Ambulante Betreuung und Beratung (Outpatient Care and Counseling) Outpatient social-educational assistance and counseling for children, adolescents, and families in Hamburg, commissioned under SGB VIII and delivered through the six youth welfare centers.
• Betreuung und Wohnen (ambulant) Ambulatory supported housing (Betreutes Wohnen) for adolescents and young adults in Hamburg, providing social-educational guidance while they live independently.
• Betreuung und Wohnen (stationär) Residential care and housing facilities (e.g., JUWO Rothenhauschaussee, JUWO Villa Roth) providing 24/7 social-educational support for youth placed under statutory welfare measures.
• Sozialraumprojekte und Offene Kinder- und Jugendarbeit Community-based open youth work and social-space projects (e.g., Flüchtlingskontor, Familienkontor, Kita MenSch, StabiLoh, Kernkontor) operating in local neighborhoods to support children, youth, and families.
• Schulprojekte, Gruppenarbeit und Kompetenztrainings School-based projects (e.g., Intera, Integrierte Lerngruppe Schnelsen, Temporäre Lerngruppe Süderelbe), social group work (Blaues Haus), and competence training programs (SAJF-Kurzzeitintervention Deliberatio, Soziales Kompetenztraining Wandsbek) for children and adolescents.
• Landesfachstelle Netzwerk Kinder von Inhaftierten (KvI) State-level coordination office (Landesfachstelle) for the network supporting children of incarcerated parents in Hamburg, providing inter-agency coordination and specialist guidance.

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Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• EHA Energie-Handels-Gesellschaft mbH & Co. KGminorOthersEHA Energie-Handels-Gesellschaft acts as an energy sponsor (Energiepate) for the Hamburger Kinder- und Jugendhilfe e.V., supplying the organization with 100% green energy (Grünstrom). EHA also provides energy efficiency consulting, including technical improvements and non-investive measures targeting organizational behavior and staff habits. The partnership aims to reduce the organization's annual energy costs by up to 20%.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• SOS Kinderdörfer (SOS Children's Villages Germany): Major Germany-wide non-profit providing residential youth housing, ambulatory Hilfen zur Erziehung, and family support services under SGB VIII as a recognized Freier Träger. Directly comparable as a comprehensive child and youth welfare provider operating from a similar regulatory and funding framework.
• Deutscher Kinderschutzbund Hamburg: Hamburg-based Freier Träger delivering child and youth welfare, family counseling, and child protection services. Directly comparable in geography, regulatory status, and target population to HAKIJU.
• Evangelische Jugendhilfe Hamburg: Regional Protestant child and youth welfare provider in Hamburg offering ambulatory Hilfen, residential care, and family counseling. Closest geographic and service-portfolio peer to HAKIJU.

Broad incumbents

• Caritas Deutschland: Large confederation of Catholic welfare organizations operating child and youth welfare, family counseling, and social services across Germany. Overlaps with HAKIJU on ambulatory Erziehungshilfe, family counseling, and residential youth services, but operates at a much larger national scale.
• Diakonie Deutschland: Protestant welfare association providing a similar portfolio of SGB VIII youth welfare services, family counseling, and residential care across Germany. Functions as a Freier Träger comparable to HAKIJU but at substantially larger national scale.
• Arbeiterwohlfahrt (AWO): Germany-wide welfare association operating child and youth welfare, family support, and social-space projects under SGB VIII. Comparable service mix and funding model, with extensive regional chapters including in Hamburg.
• Der Paritätische Wohlfahrtsverband Hamburg: Hamburg-level umbrella welfare association representing multiple independent Freie Träger, including child and youth welfare providers. Provides a comparable regulatory and structural peer to HAKIJU's SOAL membership, with overlapping service portfolios.

Regional players

• Pfefferwerk Stadtkultur gGmbH: Berlin-based non-profit providing child and youth welfare, social-space projects, and education services. Comparable in service mix and non-profit orientation, but operates in a different city-state.

Emerging players

• Stiftung Children for a better World: Hamburg-headquartered non-profit focused on disadvantaged children and youth programs, including educational support and child welfare initiatives. Comparable mission and target population, with a foundation-driven rather than public-funding-driven model.

Others

• Bundesarbeitsgemeinschaft Kinder- und Jugendhilfe (AGJ): National association and policy umbrella for child and youth welfare in Germany. Not a direct service provider but the key sectoral/intermediary organization that shapes SGB VIII policy and Freier Träger ecosystem in which HAKIJU operates.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

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