Miyoshi City Volunteer Center

What Miyoshi City Volunteer Center does

Miyoshi City Volunteer Center, formally 社会福祉法人 三次市社会福祉協議会 (Miyoshi City Social Welfare Council), is a designated Social Welfare Corporation under Japan's Social Welfare Act serving residents of Miyoshi City in Hiroshima Prefecture. The organization operates a multi-service community welfare platform built around a central Volunteer Center that recruits, places, and insures volunteers, alongside specialized networks including the Disaster Victim Life Support Volunteer Network, Volunteer Harukaze Network, and the Nandemo V-Bank volunteer matching service. Its core product surface extends to welfare consultations, adult guardianship through the Rights Protection Center Momiji, welfare service use assistance (Kakehashi), welfare fund loans, communication support including sign language interpretation, wheelchair and equipment lending, and meal delivery for elderly residents, delivered through three dedicated facilities: the Miyoshi City Comprehensive Support Center for Elderly, the Disability Support Center, and the Life Support Center.

The organization also runs community engagement programs such as salon activities, outreach lectures (Fureai Community Lectures), and publishes the 'Miyoshi Shakyō News' newsletter, with an active Facebook page supplementing its official website for resident communications. No proprietary technology systems, software platforms, APIs, or mobile applications were identified; service delivery is fundamentally in-person and community-based.

The business model is nonprofit and subsidized: services are provided free of charge to Miyoshi City residents, with revenue derived primarily from municipal government subsidies, Red Feather Community Chest (赤い羽根共同募金) donations, and Japanese Red Cross (日本赤十字社) contributions. The organization holds standing strategic partnerships with both the Japanese Red Cross and the Red Feather Community Chest as the local on-the-ground implementer of national welfare and humanitarian campaigns. With 101-250 employees operating from a headquarters in Miyoshi City plus branch welfare centers, the entity functions as the designated public-interest welfare coordinator for a single Japanese municipality rather than a commercial enterprise.

Name

Miyoshi City Volunteer Center

Legal name

社会福祉法人 三次市社会福祉協議会

Website

http://www.miyoshi-shakyo.com/

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Miyoshi City Volunteer Center is a Japanese Social Welfare Corporation providing volunteer coordination, elderly and disability welfare services, disaster relief support, equipment lending, and welfare consultations free of charge to residents of Miyoshi City, Hiroshima Prefecture.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Social Welfare Services

NAICS

Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242), Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Centers & Neighborhood Support Services (BPAGAEAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Housing Assistance & Homeless Services (BPAGAEAB), Emergency Shelter, Camp Coordination & Camp Management (CCCM) (BPADADAB), Mental Health & Crisis Support Services (BPAGACAD)

Keywords

• Community welfare programs
• Elderly care support
• Disability support services
• Social welfare consultation
• Volunteer coordination services

Headquarters

HQ city

Miyoshi

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Social Welfare Services: The organization operates as a Social Welfare Corporation (社会福祉法人) providing community welfare services including volunteer coordination, elderly care support, disability services, and disaster relief assistance. Revenue is derived primarily from municipal government subsidies, social welfare donations (赤い羽根共同募金), and Japanese Red Cross contributions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

The Miyoshi City Volunteer Center (legally 社会福祉法人 三次市社会福祉協議会, Miyoshi City Social Welfare Council) operates a Volunteer Center that recruits, places, and insures volunteers, alongside specialized networks for disaster victim support and general community volunteer matching. In parallel, the council provides welfare consultations, rights protection, welfare fund loans, communication support, equipment lending, meal delivery for the elderly, and operates three statutory support centers serving elderly residents, persons with disabilities, and residents in need of general life support.

Product overview

Miyoshi City Social Welfare Council (三次市社会福祉協議会) is a comprehensive social welfare organization providing community-based support services in Miyoshi City, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. The organization operates a multi-service structure centered on a Volunteer Center (ボランティセンター) that coordinates volunteer recruitment, placement, and insurance, supported by specialized networks including the Disaster Victim Life Support Volunteer Network (被災者生活サポートボラネット), Volunteer Harukaze Network (ボランティアはるかぜネット), and Nandemo V-Bank (なんでもVバンク). In parallel, the council delivers welfare consultation and support services covering rights protection, welfare fund loans, communication support, equipment lending, and meal delivery for elderly and disabled residents, managed through three specialized support centers: the Comprehensive Support Center for Elderly, the Disability Support Center, and the Life Support Center. The organization also conducts community outreach through salon activities and educational lectures, and publishes the 'Miyoshi Shakyō News' newsletter.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Miyoshi City Comprehensive Support Center for Elderly (三次市地域包括支援センター)
• Miyoshi City Disability Support Center (三次市障害者支援センター)
• Miyoshi City Life Support Center (三次市生活サポートセンター)
• Salon Activities (サロン活動)
• Fureai Community Lecture Program (ふれあい出前講座)
• Wheelchair and Equipment Lending (車いす・備品等の貸出)
• Food Independence Support / Meal Delivery Service (食の自立支援・配食サービス)
• Volunteer Center (ボランティアセンター)
• Disaster Victim Life Support Volunteer Network (被災者生活サポートボラネット)
• Volunteer Harukaze Network (ボランティアはるかぜネット)
• Nandemo V-Bank (なんでもVバンク)
• Volunteer Insurance (ボランティア保険)
• Fureai Welfare Consultation (ふれあい福祉相談)
• Rights Protection Center Momiji (権利擁護センターもみじ)
• Welfare Service Use Support Kakehashi (福祉サービス利用援助事業かけはし)
• Welfare Fund Loans (各種福祉資金の貸付)
• Communication Support Services (コミュニケーション支援事業)

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Japanese Red Cross (日本赤十字社)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partner in community welfare activities. Japanese Red Cross is one of the major social welfare organizations in Japan that works with local welfare councils on humanitarian activities.
• Red Feather Community Chest (赤い羽根共同募金)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational charitable donation campaign partner. The Red Feather Community Chest collects donations that support local welfare activities conducted by municipal social welfare councils throughout Japan.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• National Council of Social Welfare (全国社会福祉協議会 / Zenkoku Shakyo): The national umbrella body for all municipal Social Welfare Councils in Japan. Directly comparable as the apex organization governing the same social welfare corporation legal structure that Miyoshi City Volunteer Center operates under, providing policy, training, and funding coordination to municipal councils.
• Hiroshima Prefecture Social Welfare Council (広島県社会福祉協議会): The prefectural-level Social Welfare Council overseeing Miyoshi City's operations. Provides the same suite of volunteer coordination, welfare consultation, rights protection, and elderly/disability support services at the prefectural tier, with direct coordination relationships to municipal councils including Miyoshi.
• Japanese Red Cross Society (日本赤十字社): One of Miyoshi City Volunteer Center's named strategic partners and a national humanitarian organization with overlapping disaster relief, blood services, and community welfare programs. Comparable in mission and Japanese welfare ecosystem role, though operating at vastly greater national scale.

Others

• Community Chest of Japan / Red Feather (赤い羽根共同募金): National charitable donation campaign organization that funnels funds to municipal Social Welfare Councils including Miyoshi. Functions as both a funding partner and an adjacent ecosystem participant operating in the same Japanese community welfare space.
• Japan Volunteer Center Association (日本ボランティアセンター協会): A national network organization supporting volunteer centers across Japan. Directly comparable to Miyoshi City Volunteer Center's core volunteer coordination function and acts as a peer/ecosystem participant in the Japanese volunteer infrastructure.

Direct peers

• Fukuyama City Social Welfare Council (ふくやま社会福祉協議会): Municipal Social Welfare Council serving a similarly structured Hiroshima Prefecture city. Provides the same comprehensive suite of volunteer coordination, welfare consultation, elderly/disability support, and rights protection services to local residents — the closest direct functional peer within the same prefecture.
• Sapporo City Social Welfare Council (札幌市社会福祉協議会): A large municipal Social Welfare Council operating the same legal entity type (社会福祉法人) with the same service portfolio of volunteer centers, elderly comprehensive support, disability support, and community welfare services — only at much larger urban scale.
• Setagaya Ward Social Welfare Council (世田谷区社会福祉協議会): A large Tokyo ward Social Welfare Council operating the identical municipal welfare council structure with volunteer centers, comprehensive elderly support centers, and disability support centers — comparable in legal form and service mix to Miyoshi City Volunteer Center.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/miyoshi.syakyo

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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