State Youth Council Berlin

What State Youth Council Berlin does

Landesjugendring Berlin e.V. (LJR Berlin) is the official state-level federation (Zusammenschluss) of Berlin's youth associations, operating as a registered non-profit association (eingetragener Verein) under German law. Headquartered at Obentrautstraße 57, 10963 Berlin, and led by Managing Director (Geschäftsführer) Tilmann Weickmann, the organization serves as the coordinating body, advocacy voice, and Zentralstelle (central office) for youth welfare funding for its member Jugendverbände. It is primarily funded by the Senatsverwaltung für Bildung, Jugend und Familie des Landes Berlin (Berlin Senate Administration for Education, Youth and Family).

The organization's core offerings include the JuLeiCa (Jugendleiter*innen-Card) youth leader qualification and training system, the FSJ (Freiwilliges Soziales Jahr / Voluntary Social Year) program, professional development courses (Weiterbildungen), summer camps (Sommerferien KidsCamps), and the Show-Werkstatt stage production workshop. It also publishes educational resources such as the 'How to Jugendverband' guide and the 'Spiele (fast) ohne Worte' brochure (2026), and administers funding through the Bildungs- und Teilhabepaket. The platform is a standard Drupal-based website (ljrberlin.de) with Matomo web analytics, MailerLite newsletter dispatch, and event data integration from the Berliner Jugendportal (jup.berlin); no proprietary technology or AI/ML capabilities are disclosed.

Its business model rests on a single dominant revenue stream: public funding from the Berlin Senate Administration, supplemented by modest participant fees for specific courses (e.g., €15 for first aid, €50-€110 for JuLeiCa training, €140 for a JuLeiCa training week, and €349-€549 for summer KidsCamps). The customer base consists of member youth organizations (vertical segment), children and youth aged 6-26 participating in programs (persona segment), and the Berlin Senate as policy funder (business unit segment). Distribution occurs through member organizations acting as direct delivery channels, the public website for self-serve event registration and JuLeiCa applications, and in-person events and workshops across Berlin venues.

Name

State Youth Council Berlin

Legal name

Landesjugendring Berlin e.V.

Website

https://ljrberlin.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Landesjugendring Berlin e.V. is the official state-level federation of Berlin's youth associations, coordinating member organizations, administering youth welfare funding (Zentralstelle), and delivering JuLeiCa training, FSJ programs, summer camps, and educational resources to children, youth, and member associations across Berlin.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Services / Non-Profit Federation

NAICS

Civic and Social Organizations (813410), Child and Youth Services (62411), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Multi-Activity Enrichment Camps (Academic + Arts + Sports) (EDAMALAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Life Skills & SEL Camps (Confidence, Executive Function, Social Skills) (EDAMALAO), Youth Multi-Sport Camps (General Athletics, Summer Camps) (MPAKAJAA)

Keywords

• Youth organization federation
• Youth leader certification
• Youth work training
• Voluntary social programs
• Youth welfare funding administration

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: Funded by the Senatsverwaltung für Bildung, Jugend und Familie des Landes Berlin (Senate Administration for Education, Youth and Family of the State of Berlin), the organization operates as a non-profit association (e.V.) with public funding as its primary financial support.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Landesjugendring Berlin e.V. operates as the official federation of Berlin's youth associations, coordinating member organizations and administering the JuLeiCa youth leader qualification program. Its core services include JuLeiCa training and certification, the FSJ (Freiwilliges Soziales Jahr / Voluntary Social Year) program, professional development courses (Weiterbildungen) for youth workers, summer camps and workshops for children and youth, publications and educational materials, and Zentralstelle administration of youth welfare funding for member organizations.

Product overview

The Landesjugendring Berlin operates as a federation of Berlin youth organizations, offering a portfolio of interconnected programs and services. The core offerings include the Juleica qualification system for youth leaders, the FSJ (Voluntary Social Year) program, and various training courses (Weiterbildungen). Additional services encompass youth camps (KidsCamps, Show-Werkstatt), publications and educational materials, and funding support through the Zentralstelle. The Juleica-Schulungen serve as the primary capacity-building product, training volunteers in youth leadership skills, while the publication program provides supporting resources for youth organizations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Juleica (Jugendleiter*innen-Card) A nationally recognized qualification card for volunteer youth leaders, providing training in group leadership, project planning, child welfare, and first aid. The card serves as proof of qualification for youth work and offers various discounts.
• FSJ (Freiwilliges Soziales Jahr) Voluntary Social Year program allowing young people to engage in social service placements. Includes Deutschlandticket for public transport at reduced cost (37.80 Euro per month for eligible participants from September 2026).
• Juleica-Schulungen Training courses for youth leaders covering topics such as group dynamics, leadership skills, communication, conflict resolution, child welfare, project planning, and experiential pedagogy. Offered in various formats including weekend courses, compact courses, and holiday programs.
• Weiterbildungen (Professional Development) Professional development and continuing education courses for youth workers and volunteers, including seminars, workshops, and training programs on topics like political education, wilderness pedagogy, and nature education.
• Sommerferien-KidsCamps Summer vacation camps for children aged 8-12 offering activities including water sports, climbing, arts and crafts, and field games. Located at PerspektivFabrik Mötzow. Pricing: subsidized 349 Euro / supporter price 549 Euro.
• Show-Werkstatt Annual workshop for youth aged 13-21 to create a stage show combining music, dance, theater, and technical production skills, held during autumn holidays. Pricing: 110-250 Euro.
• Publikationen (Publications) Publications and educational materials on youth work topics including the 'How to Jugendverband' guide, brochures on games for youth work, the 'Spiele (fast) ohne Worte' brochure for work with young refugees, and various resources for volunteers.
• Förderung und Zentralstelle Funding programs and services including application forms, funding programs, and Bildungs- und Teilhabepaket support for youth organizations. The LJR serves as the Zentralstelle for youth welfare funds, administering federal and state youth funding programs for Berlin.
• Zusammen SEIN Project promoting inclusion and diversity in youth work, supporting collaboration between youth organizations and families. Includes workshops such as 'Gemeinsam für Inklusion: Was Eltern und Jugendverbände voneinander wissen wollen' on 25.06.2026.

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Five Berlin-wide youth work providers (Sommerferienkalender)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFive Berlin-wide providers of youth work collaborate annually to compile the Sommerferienkalender (summer holiday calendar), which aggregates vacation programs for children and youth in Berlin. The calendar is published at sommerferienkalender-berlin.de.
• Amadeu Antonio StiftungminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on workshops addressing conspiracy theories and antisemitism in youth work. The Amadeu Antonio Stiftung provides expertise for the workshop 'Verschwörungstheorien begegnen' (Confronting Conspiracy Theories).
• Wildnisschule Wolf und Waldkauz (Berlin)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with the Berlin-based wilderness school for nature pedagogy workshops (Wildnispädagogik) for youth leaders, conducted in the Plänterwald forest.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Landesjugendring Rheinland-Pfalz: Rhineland-Palatinate's state youth federation. Directly analogous mission, structure, and service portfolio (federation coordination, JuLeiCa, continuing education, member advocacy).
• Deutscher Bundesjugendring: The federal-level umbrella of all German youth organizations, structurally analogous to Landesjugendring Berlin but operating at the national level. Directly comparable mission: representation, coordination, and advocacy for member youth associations, including JuLeiCa standards-setting.
• Landesjugendring Nordrhein-Westfalen: State youth federation for NRW. Compares directly on federation-of-youth-organizations structure, JuLeiCa administration, and Zentralstelle funding responsibilities.
• Landesjugendring Baden-Württemberg: Baden-Württemberg's state youth federation. Operates an identical model of member-organization federation, youth-leader training, and youth policy advocacy.
• Landesjugendring Hamburg: Hamburg's state youth federation, comparable in scale and city-state operating context to LJR Berlin, with the same statutory coordination role among local youth organizations.
• Landesjugendring Brandenburg: State-level youth federation for the neighboring state of Brandenburg. Operates the same model — a federation of youth organizations, JuLeiCa training, public funding administration, and statewide coordination of youth work programs.
• Landesjugendring Hessen: Hesse's state youth federation offering the same federation, JuLeiCa, training, and statewide coordination functions as LJR Berlin.
• Landesjugendring Sachsen: Saxony's state youth federation with parallel federation structure, JuLeiCa coordination, and public funding administration from the Saxon state ministry.
• Landesjugendring Bayern: Bavaria's state youth federation, the largest by membership in Germany. Runs the same JuLeiCa system, member coordination, and statewide youth policy advocacy as LJR Berlin.
• Landesjugendring Niedersachsen: Lower Saxony's state youth federation. Comparable federation structure, JuLeiCa program delivery, and statewide youth-policy representation mandate.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ljrberlin
• Facebookfacebook.com/landesjugendring.berlin
• Instagraminstagram.com/landesjugendring.berlin
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/landesjugendring-berlin

Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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