AWO Ruhr-Mitte

What AWO Ruhr-Mitte does

AWO Ruhr-Mitte (legal name: Arbeiterwohlfahrt Unterbezirk Ruhr-Mitte) is a registered non-profit welfare organization (eingetragener Verein) operating as a regional district of the Arbeiterwohlfahrt association under its parent AWO Bezirk Westliches Westfalen e.V., headquartered at Herzogstraße 36 in Bochum with additional offices in Bochum-Mitte and Herne. It provides a comprehensive portfolio of social services across four primary customer segments — children, youth and families; migrants and refugees; senior citizens; and people in social difficulty — delivered through a network of physical facilities including Kindertageseinrichtungen (Kitas), Jugendfreizeithäuser, Offene Ganztagsschule (OGS) programs at partner schools such as Galileo-Schule, senior day care, 'Essen auf Rädern' (meals on wheels), outpatient assisted living (Ambulant Betreutes Wohnen), and counseling offices. The organization is governed by Chairman Serdar Yüksel and Managing Director Marc-André Schaaf, and operates wholly owned subsidiary bobeq gGmbH, which delivers the BO:STARQ holistic family counseling program and vocational services.

The organization's underlying technology is conventional web infrastructure — a public website (awo-ruhr-mitte.de) with Matomo analytics and the CleverReach email-newsletter platform, secured by SSL/TLS — with no proprietary AI, app, or API surface exposed. Service delivery is entirely physical, in-person, and place-based; no AI modalities, patents, SDKs, or developer integrations are documented in the supplied data.

AWO Ruhr-Mitte earns revenue primarily through three streams: public contracts and government welfare funding (the dominant source, underwriting Kitas, BO:STARQ via BMFSFJ and ESF Plus, and social-service programs), recurring membership subscriptions within the AWO association (with active recruitment campaigns such as 'Mission 2000'), and targeted donations (e.g., the Erich-Gottschalk-Platz memorial IBAN). Specific service pricing is not publicly disclosed because the organization operates under public social-insurance and grant funding rather than consumer pricing.

Name

AWO Ruhr-Mitte

Legal name

Arbeiterwohlfahrt Unterbezirk Ruhr-Mitte

Website

https://awo-ruhr-mitte.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1945

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

AWO Ruhr-Mitte is a non-profit welfare organization (regional AWO district) delivering childcare, youth, migration, family-counseling, and senior-care services across Bochum and Herne, Germany, funded mainly by public contracts, membership dues, and donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Welfare Services

NAICS

Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242), Community Housing Services (62422), Community Food Services (624210)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Housing Transition & Supported Living Navigation (EDAKANAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Chronic Care & Complex Care Management (HSABAIAD), Transportation & Errands (Non-Emergency) (HLADAGAF), Down Syndrome & Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities (IDD) Childcare (HSAAAIAC)

Keywords

• Child daycare services
• Youth social work
• Senior care services
• Family counseling
• Migration services

Headquarters

HQ city

Bochum , NRW

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Government/Public Funding: Primary funding through public contracts and government social welfare programs for services including child care, youth services, integration programs, and senior care.
2. Donations and Charitable Contributions: Accepts donations for specific projects such as the Erich-Gottschalk-Platz memorial project, with dedicated IBAN for Fanprojekt/Erich-Gottschalk-Platz donations.
3. Membership Fees: Revenue from membership subscriptions in the AWO organization, with active membership recruitment campaigns such as 'Mission 2000'.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

AWO Ruhr-Mitte (Arbeiterwohlfahrt Unterbezirk Ruhr-Mitte) is a regional non-profit welfare organization operating a network of social service facilities in Bochum and Herne, Germany. It provides childcare (Kindertageseinrichtungen), youth social work, school-based after-school care (Offene Ganztagsschule), family counseling, migration and integration services, senior day care, meals on wheels, outpatient assisted living, addiction support, and housing assistance. The organization also runs reading promotion programs and digital literacy initiatives for seniors.

Product overview

AWO Ruhr-Mitte is a social welfare organization providing a comprehensive portfolio of social services across the Ruhr region (Bochum and Herne). The organization operates on a multi-level structure with core service areas including childcare/daycare (Kindertageseinrichtungen), youth social work (Jugendsozialarbeit), integration and migration services, family counseling (BO:STARQ), senior care (Tagespflege, Essen auf Rädern, Seniorenzentren), and assisted living. The portfolio also includes subsidiary company bobeq gGmbH providing employment services, specialized programs like the LeseOasen reading promotion initiative, Digital-Café digital literacy training, and the whistleblower protection system. Key projects include the Erich-Gottschalk-Platz commemorative site and Ukraine humanitarian aid (Turbota).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• bobeq gGmbH: AWO subsidiary providing holistic family counseling and social services including the BO:STARQ project for family support in Bochum and Herne.
• Fanprojekt Bochum

Products and services

• Kindertageseinrichtungen (AWO-Kitas) Daycare centers and kindergarten facilities providing childcare and early childhood education for children from 4 months to 6 years across Bochum and Herne, with educational programs including 'Haus der kleinen Forscher' (House of Little Researchers) science education and PIA (practice-integrated training) trainee programs.
• Offene Ganztagsschule (OGS) After-school care services offered at schools including OGS Galileo-Schule and OGS In der Vöde, providing educational support, homework supervision, and recreational activities for school-age children.
• Jugendsozialarbeit (Youth Social Work) Youth social work services operating youth recreation houses (JuHe HuTown, JAWO, JUST, Galaxy, Spunk) and the Fanprojekt Bochum, providing leisure activities, social support, and democratic engagement programming for young people.
• Migrationsberatung und Flüchtlingsarbeit Migration counseling and refugee work services including Migrationsberatung für erwachsene Zuwanderer (migration counseling for adult immigrants), Jugendmigrationsdienst (youth migration service), and Flüchtlingsarbeit (refugee support) for newcomers and refugees in the region.
• BO:STARQ – Startchancen im Quartier

Quantifiable outcome

• 50 years of service at Kita Eulenbaumstraße
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Fanprojekt BochumcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 May 2021Fanprojekt Bochum, operated under AWO Ruhr-Mitte, initiated the Erich-Gottschalk-Platz memorial project to honor Bochum's Jewish football champions. The project includes artistic installations and educational programming.
• Save the Children DeutschlandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Save the Children Deutschland for the 'LeseOasen – Leseförderung in Ganztag und Hort' project, promoting reading and literacy among children. AWO Ruhr-Mitte and Save the Children have established 4 LeseOasen in Bochum and Herne, with 3 more in development.
• Evangelische Stadtakademie BochumminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for the Stelenweg (Stele Path) project, integrating Erich-Gottschalk-Platz into the broader memorial pathway of the Protestant City Academy.
• Marcus KielminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArtist commissioned to create a memorial installation for the Erich-Gottschalk-Platz, designed to serve as a learning and memorial site.
• bobeq gGmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSubsidiary company of AWO Ruhr-Mitte providing holistic family counseling services through the BO:STARQ project. Bobeq operates multiple locations supporting families in Bochum.
• ViA Ruhr e.V.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization in the BO:STARQ 'Startchancen im Quartier' project coordinated by the City of Bochum, providing holistic family support services.
• QBS Gewerkstatt gGmbHminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the BO:STARQ project for family counseling services under the Akti(F) Plus program funded by BMFSFJ and ESF Plus.
• IFAK e.V.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the BO:STARQ project under the coordination of the City of Bochum for family support services.
• BBG gGmbHminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the BO:STARQ project for holistic family counseling, part of the Akti(F) Plus program.
• Senioren-Internetc@fé HerneminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation partner for Digital-Café programs providing digital literacy training for seniors, operating every second and fourth Monday of the month.
• City of BochumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCity of Bochum honored the Erich-Gottschalk-Platz naming and provided patronage through Mayor Thomas Eiskirch for the memorial project.
• AWO InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAWO International facilitates international aid efforts, including the 'Turbota' Ukraine support initiative that has sent generators, hygiene products, and medical supplies to Ukraine, as well as school supplies for over 500 children.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Der Paritätische Wohlfahrtsverband NRW: Umbrella organization for non-confessional welfare providers in NRW; competes with AWO Ruhr-Mitte in the same municipal contracting environment and represents many of the smaller specialized social-service NGOs that overlap AWO Ruhr-Mitte's service portfolio.

Others

• bobeq gGmbH: Wholly-owned subsidiary of AWO Ruhr-Mitte delivering employment assistance, vocational training, and the BO:STARQ family counseling project; included as an internal peer entity since it operates adjacent services (employment, family support) under a separate legal vehicle in the same geography.
• Save the Children Deutschland: Program partner in AWO Ruhr-Mitte's LeseOasen reading promotion project (€5,000/site Postbank funding) and a national NGO that designs and funds after-school literacy programs; comparable as a co-developer and potential future operator of child-and-family programs in the same space.
• AWO International e.V. International aid arm of the AWO federation coordinating the Ukraine 'Turbota' program through which AWO Ruhr-Mitte delivered supplies to 500+ children; comparable as a sibling organization within the AWO network that funds and executes international humanitarian programs adjacent to AWO Ruhr-Mitte's local service work.

Direct peers

• AWO Bezirk Westliches Westfalen e.V. Parent organization and direct structural peer; AWO Bezirk Westliches Westfalen e.V. oversees AWO Ruhr-Mitte as one of its Unterbezirke and operates the same welfare service portfolio (childcare, youth, senior, integration) across the broader Westliches Westfalen region, sharing back-office, advocacy, and program infrastructure.
• AWO Unterbezirk Münsterland-Recklinghausen: Sibling AWO district under the same parent (AWO Bezirk Westliches Westfalen e.V.) operating in adjacent Ruhr geography; runs the same comprehensive social welfare portfolio (Kitas, youth, family, senior, integration) and serves as a natural comparison point for operational scale and program design.
• Deutsches Rotes Kreuz (DRK) Kreisverband Bochum e.V. Red Cross local chapter and another of the six recognized Spitzenverbände competing head-to-head with AWO Ruhr-Mitte for Bochum municipal social welfare contracts across childcare, senior care, refugee assistance, and family services.
• Diakonie Werk im Kirchenkreis Herne e.V. Protestant welfare affiliate and the most direct AWO Ruhr-Mitte peer in the Herne sub-market, providing competing Kitas, OGS, family counseling, addiction support, and senior services under municipal contracts in the same geography.
• Caritasverband für Bochum und Wattenscheid e.V. Catholic welfare federation operating in the same Bochum geography as AWO Ruhr-Mitte, delivering directly competing services — Kitas, youth social work, family counseling, senior care, and migration/refugee support — funded via the same municipal social welfare contracts.

Emerging players

• Stadtmission Bochum: Local Bochum faith-based welfare provider running overlapping social services — homelessness support (Hilfen für Wohnungslose), addiction services, and senior programs — that directly compete with AWO Ruhr-Mitte's Beratung, Hilfe & Service portfolio for the same vulnerable populations and municipal contracts.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/kjwbochum
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/aworuhrmitte

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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