Integrative Drogenhilfe

What Integrative Drogenhilfe does

Integrative Drogenhilfe e.V. (idh) is a registered non-profit charitable association (eingetragener Verein) founded in 1986 and headquartered at Schielestraße 22, Frankfurt am Main. The organization operates low-threshold addiction services, Eingliederungshilfe (integration assistance), youth and family welfare services, and Beschäftigungsförderung (employment-promotion) programs through five interconnected facilities across Frankfurt: EASTSIDE (Schielestraße 22-26), FriedA (Friedberger Anlage 24), Kaiserstraße 5a, Niddastraße 49, and Kriegkstraße 44-46, supported by a wholly-owned debt-counseling subsidiary (idh Schuldnerberatung MTK gGmbH) serving Main-Taunus-Kreis.

IDH's product portfolio includes Germany's first drug consumption room (opened 1994), Europe's largest low-threshold addiction facility at EASTSIDE offering overnight housing for 100+ clients alongside café, workshops, and social services, the country's largest inhalation consumption room at Niddastraße (16 places following 2025 expansion), supervised housing (Betreute Wohngemeinschaft Kriegkstraße, Wohnraumhilfe Niddastraße), and specialized programs including Lichtblick family support, Sozialpädagogische Familienhilfe (SPFH), Arbeit-Technik-Kultur / JuBaz employment project, BuddyCare volunteer matching, and the Hotline for sex workers. No proprietary technology platform underlies these offerings - service delivery is facility-based, peer-and-social-work-led, and supported by the KISS scientific study for evidence generation.

The revenue model is a non-profit funding stack dominated by recurring public-sector contracts with the City of Frankfurt's Drogen Referat, Jugend Sozialamt, and Jobcenter Frankfurt, supplemented by Frankfurter Arbeitsmarkt Programm (FrAP) and Frauen Referat grants, donations via bank transfer or the Givio platform, and Respekt Stiftung support. Services are delivered free of charge to clients; there is no pricing model, sales motion, or commercial distribution. Day-to-day operations are led by Geschäftsführerinnen Gabi Becker and Sevil Inci under chairmanship of Prof. Dr. Gero Lipsmeier (1st Chairman since 2023) and Prof. Dr. Hans-Volker Happel (2nd Chairman).

Name

Integrative Drogenhilfe

Legal name

Integrative Drogenhilfe e.V.

Website

https://idh-frankfurt.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Integrative Drogenhilfe e.V. is a Frankfurt am Main non-profit founded in 1986 operating Europe's largest low-threshold drug-assistance facility across five sites, delivering consumption rooms, housing, family welfare, employment reintegration, and debt counseling for people with addiction and related social-service needs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Addiction Recovery Services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Social Assistance (624)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Substance Use Recovery & Harm Reduction Support Services (BPAGAEAO)

akta.pro secondary industry

Substance Use Disorder Prevention & Recovery Services (BPAGACAE)

Keywords

• Drug addiction services
• Harm reduction services
• Social services nonprofit
• Supported housing services
• Addiction counseling services

Headquarters

HQ city

Frankfurt

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Funding & Social Services Contracts: Primary funding comes from government social services contracts with the City of Frankfurt (Drogen Referat, Jugend Sozialamt), Jobcenter Frankfurt, and other public institutions. These provide ongoing operational funding for addiction services, housing assistance, and social integration programs.
2. Donations & Charitable Contributions: The organization accepts donations from individuals and organizations. Donations are tax-deductible and can be made via bank transfer or through the Givio platform.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Integrative Drogenhilfe e.V. operates a network of low-threshold addiction, housing, family, and employment services in Frankfurt am Main. Its core offerings include drug consumption rooms, contact cafés, supported and emergency housing, employment/qualification workshops, family support services, street-work outreach for drug users and sex workers, and a debt-counseling subsidiary. All services are provided free of charge to clients and funded through public-sector contracts and donations.

Product overview

Integrative Drogenhilfe e.V. (idh) ist ein gemeinnütziges Sozialunternehmen in Frankfurt am Main, das seit 1986 niedrigschwellige Sucht-, Eingliederungs-, Jugend- und Familienhilfe sowie Beschäftigungsförderung anbietet. Das Kernportfolio umfasst mehrere Standorte mit spezialisierten Einrichtungen: das EASTSIDE (Europas größte niedrigschwellige Suchthilfeeinrichtung mit Café, Konsumraum, Wohnbereich, Werkstätten und Sozialdienst), die FriedA (Kontaktcafé mit Substitutionsambulanz), die Konsumräume in der Schielestraße und Niddastraße (inklusive des größten inhalativen Konsumraums Deutschlands mit 16 Plätzen), die Betreute Wohngemeinschaft und das Ambulante Betreute Wohnen in der Kriegkstraße, die Wohnraumhilfe Niddastraße, die Hotline für Drogengebraucherinnen im Bahnhofsviertel, das OS-Nacht-Projekt (Nachtbus, bis Ende 2025), Arbeit Technik Kultur (ATK) mit der JuBAZ-Zeitschrift, BuddyCare, Lichtblick (Familienhilfe), die Sozialpädagogische Familienhilfe (SPFH), das Aktivcenter biv-arbeit und die Schuldnerberatung MTK. Diese Einrichtungen arbeiten verzahnt zusammen, um Menschen mit Suchterkrankungen entlang des gesamten Hilfekontinuums – von akuter Überlebenshilfe bis hin zu Integration, Beschäftigung und Familienstabilisierung – zu unterstützen.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• EASTSIDE: Europe's largest low-threshold drug assistance facility offering overnight accommodation, day care, consumption room, employment workshops, social services and counseling under one roof.
• FriedA
• Arbeit Technik Kultur (ATK) / JuBAZ
• BuddyCare
• Lichtblick

Products and services

• EASTSIDE Europe's largest low-threshold drug assistance facility in Frankfurt am Main, combining overnight accommodation, day care, consumption room, employment workshops, social services, and counseling under one roof for people with addiction.
• Konsumraum (Schielestraße & Niddastraße) Hygienic drug consumption rooms under medical supervision, including safer-use counseling, needle exchange, and drug-emergency prevention. The Niddastraße consumption room was expanded in 2025 to become Germany's largest inhalative consumption room with 16 places.
• FriedA (Friedberger Anlage) Contact café with a medical substitution clinic (operated by Malteser Werke gGmbH) and social services for substituted and drug-consuming people outside Frankfurt's Bahnhofsviertel.
• Betreute Wohngemeinschaft (BWG) Kriegkstraße Supported living under integration assistance with 28 modern, wheelchair-accessible single apartments for people with addiction seeking an abstinent life or controlled drug use.
• Ambulantes Betreutes Wohnen (ABW)

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 90% client satisfaction - customers confirm offers meet their needs
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

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Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Drogen Referat Stadt FrankfurtcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary government partner providing operational funding and regulatory oversight for addiction services in Frankfurt. Core funding source for IDH's programs.
• Jobcenter FrankfurtcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEmployment services partner providing funding for employment integration programs and job readiness services for IDH clients.
• Jugend Sozialamt FrankfurtcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerYouth and social services authority providing funding for family assistance programs including Lichtblick and SPFH.
• Malteser Werke gGmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMedical services partner operating substitution clinics at FriedA and providing medical services at EASTSIDE. Provides doctors, nurses, and medical treatment coordination.
• BASiS e.V.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the Aktivcenter 'biv-arbeit' consortium for employment integration programs. Also provides vegetable donations to EASTSIDE Café.
• vae e.V.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the Aktivcenter 'biv-arbeit' consortium for employment integration programs.
• Frauen Referat FrankfurtminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMunicipal women's affairs office providing partial funding for women's services.
• Respekt StiftungminorGTM or Marketing PartnerFoundation providing financial support for IDH programs.
• Akzept e.V.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational acceptance-oriented addiction advocacy organization that awarded IDH the Lifetime Award 2025.
• Frankfurter Arbeitsmarkt Programm (FrAP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrankfurt employment market program providing funding for employment integration initiatives for IDH clients.
• HWG e.V.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOriginal operator of the Hotline project that was taken over by IDH in 1999, continuing street work services.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves15 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• akzept e.V. (Deutsche AIDS-Hilfe): National advocacy organization for acceptance-oriented drug policy that awarded IDH its Lifetime Award in 2025. Comparable harm reduction philosophy and policy focus, though more advocacy-oriented than direct service.

Regional players

• bwlv (Baden-Württembergischer Landesverband): Regional non-profit association providing addiction prevention, counseling, and rehabilitation services across Baden-Württemberg. Comparable integrated service model in southwestern Germany.
• Drogennotdienst Berlin gGmbH: Berlin-based addiction services non-profit operating low-threshold contact centers and crisis services. Comparable harm reduction philosophy serving urban drug-using populations in a different German city.
• Step! Suchthilfe gGmbH: Major non-profit addiction services provider based in Hannover/Lower Saxony operating consumption rooms, counseling, and housing programs. Comparable operating model in a different German region.

Broad incumbents

• Caritas Suchthilfe: National Catholic welfare association providing addiction counseling, substitution support, and social integration services throughout Germany. Larger umbrella organization with comparable service offerings to IDH's addiction portfolio.
• Diakonie Deutschland - Suchthilfe: National faith-based welfare organization operating extensive addiction and social services across Germany. Broader portfolio but overlapping service lines including counseling, housing, and harm reduction for substance use disorders.

Direct peers

• Condrobs e.V. Large Munich-based non-profit providing addiction, youth, and social services including drug consumption rooms, housing, and employment programs. Comparable integrated harm reduction model with municipal government funding across a major German city.
• Suchthilfe gGmbH Frankfurt: Frankfurt-based non-profit offering outpatient addiction counseling, substitution support, and psychosocial services. Operates in the same geography with overlapping target population and municipal funding channels.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/EastsideIDH
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/integrative-drogenhilfe

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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