（社福）八王子市社会福祉協議会

What （社福）八王子市社会福祉協議会 does

The Hachioji City Social Welfare Council is a Social Welfare Corporation (社会福祉法人) established under Article 109 of Japan's Social Welfare Act, founded in 1926 and headquartered within Hachioji City Hall in Tokyo. It operates a network of 13 Hachimaru Support neighborhood welfare consultation offices, a Volunteer Center, and 36 designated after-school childcare facilities (学童保育所) across all districts of Hachioji city, serving residents including elderly, disabled individuals, children of working parents, single-parent households, and welfare beneficiaries. Core services include a paid home-help service (うぃずサービス), disaster volunteer coordination, adult guardianship support, sign-language/summary-note dispatch, free wheelchair lending, welfare loan programs, and community gathering spaces under the recently launched Kotoko Project for loneliness and isolation countermeasures.

The organization operates without proprietary technology systems, relying on standard municipal infrastructure, Google Forms for event registration, Syncable.biz for credit-card donations, and an ICT-based child check-in/out management system for after-school facilities. Revenue is generated through multiple streams: municipal commissioned services from Hachioji city government (the largest and most stable stream, covering 36 childcare facilities and welfare program delivery), membership fees and donations from individuals/corporations, usage-based fees for home-help services (800-1,000 yen/hour), annual Red Feather Community Chest distributions, and insurance commissions for volunteer/event insurance products (starting at 350 yen/year). Marketing and outreach are conducted through an official website, Facebook, LINE, a printed newsletter (社協だより, published since 1967), quarterly volunteer bulletins, and community dialogue meetings (地域座談会) held across six city districts, with services delivered through walk-in consultations, phone inquiries, and home visits. Governance consists of 16 directors, 2 auditors, and 39 council members.

Name

（社福）八王子市社会福祉協議会

Legal name

社会福祉法人八王子市社会福祉協議会

Website

https://8-shakyo.or.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

1926

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Hachioji City Social Welfare Council is a Social Welfare Corporation operating since 1926, providing community welfare services to Hachioji city residents through 13 neighborhood consultation offices, 36 after-school childcare facilities, volunteer coordination, disaster response, and home-help services, funded by municipal contracts, donations, and fees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Social Welfare Services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120), Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Child Day Care Services (8351)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Centers & Neighborhood Support Services (BPAGAEAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Local Public Health & Human Services Administration (BPAIACAK)

Keywords

• Community welfare services
• Volunteer coordination
• Social welfare consultation
• After-school childcare
• Home help services

Headquarters

HQ city

Hachioji

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices15 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Municipal Commissioned Services: Contracts with Hachioji city government to operate services including 36 after-school childcare facilities (学童保育), administrative services, and welfare programs. Revenue based on annual budget allocations.
2. Membership Fees and Donations: Individual and corporate membership fees support operations. Donations from individuals, corporations, and through legacy/bequest programs fund various community welfare initiatives.
3. Fee-based Services (うぃずサービス): Paid home help service with hourly rates (800 yen weekdays, 1000 yen evenings/weekends). Coordinator-facilitated matching between helper members and user members.
4. Red Feather Public Donation Distribution: Receives and distributes public donations from the Red Feather Community Chest campaign annually, with funds allocated to community welfare activities.
5. Volunteer Insurance Sales: Sells volunteer insurance policies (starting from 350 yen/year) and event insurance as an authorized agent.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

（社福）八王子市社会福祉協議会 is a Social Welfare Corporation operating comprehensive community welfare services in Hachioji city. It operates 13 Hachimaru Support neighborhood consultation offices, 36 after-school childcare facilities as designated manager for the city, a volunteer center, a disaster volunteer center, fee-based home help services (うぃずサービス), adult guardianship support, sign language dispatch, wheelchair lending, and various community-building programs including the Kotoko Project for loneliness and isolation countermeasures.

Product overview

（社福）八王子市社会福祉協議会是从事地域福祉推进的民间组织，提供以志愿者中心为首的多种福祉服务。包括13个「はちまるサポート」地区福祉综合咨询窗口、「うぃずサービス」有偿家务援助服务、学童保育事务所（36所设施）、灾害志愿者中心、成年监护制度支援、手语翻译/要点笔记派遣、轮椅出借等多种服务。此外还运营「ことこプロジェクト」孤独·孤立对策项目及「ことこの家」地区聚会场所。长房亲切馆作为市民综合设施运营，同时开展共同募金运动、岁末互助募金运动、考生挑战支援贷款、志愿者保险/活动保险、地域权利保护事业等各种福祉相关事业。

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• うぃずサービス（有償家事援助サービス）: 高龄者・障がい者・ひとり親家庭等の日常生活援助が必要な方に対する有偿家务援助サービス。住民参加型の助け合い活动。
• はちまるサポート（八王子まるとごサポートセンター）
• ことこプロジェクト
• 長房、ふれあい館

Products and services

• Volunteer Center (ボランティアセンター)
• Hachimaru Support (はちまるサポート)
• After-school Childcare (学童保育所)
• Disaster Volunteer Center (災害ボランティアセンター)

Quantifiable outcome

• 13 neighborhood consultation offices providing accessible welfare services across all Hachioji districts
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered key partnership, minor partnership and core partnership.

• NTT East Corporation Tokyo West Branchkey partnershipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 May 2025Partnership for loneliness and isolation countermeasures under the Loneliness/Isolation Measures Promotion Law. NTT East contributes technology and infrastructure support for creating new community connection spaces.
• Machizukuri Hachioji Co., Ltd.key partnershipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 May 2025Local urban development company partnering on loneliness/isolation countermeasures project (ことこプロジェクト), contributing local community expertise and network connections.
• Sugi Pharmacy (スギ薬局)minor partnershipGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 December 2024Corporate partner providing year-end mutual aid donation collection boxes at multiple store locations across Hachioji city. First year of partnership in Reiwa 7 fiscal year.
• Tokyo Metropolitan Government / Tokyo Volunteer and Citizen Activity Centerkey partnershipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 January 2024Coordination for Noto Peninsula earthquake disaster volunteer support. Tokyo Volunteer Center leads recruitment, with Hachioji handling local resident registration.
• Hachioji City Governmentcore partnershipStrategic or Co-development PartnerCore municipal partnership for commissioned social welfare services including 36 after-school childcare facilities, administrative services, and welfare program delivery. Formal agreement under Social Welfare Law.
• NPO Yugyof (NPO法人ゆどうふ)key partnershipStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation partner for Kotoko Project regional gathering spaces (ことこの家), jointly operating community spaces for addressing social isolation.
• 浅川地区社会福祉協議会 (Asakawa District Council of Social Welfare)minor partnershipStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional district council operating independently in Asakawa area, with coordination for volunteer services and community events.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Tokyo Council of Social Welfare (東京都社会福祉協議会): Metropolitan-level umbrella CSW that coordinates and represents all 62 municipal CSWs in Tokyo including Hachioji. Comparable as the parent-tier social welfare body under the same Social Welfare Law framework, sharing membership/donation/government-contract models, but operating at prefecture scale rather than single-municipality.
• National Council of Social Welfare (全国社会福祉協議会 / Zenshakyo): National-level CSW umbrella representing the entire network of municipal and prefectural social welfare councils across Japan. Operates the national Red Feather (akaihane) fundraising distribution that Hachioji's CSW participates in; directly comparable on governance structure, funding model, and service taxonomy at national scale.

Direct peers

• Tachikawa City Social Welfare Council (社会福祉法人立川市社会福祉協議会): Municipal CSW for Tachikawa city in the Tama area of Tokyo (population ~185,000). Same Social Welfare Law framework, same menu of volunteer matching, welfare consultations, childcare, and home help services — comparable as a peer CSW of slightly smaller scale in the same western Tokyo operational geography.
• Tama City Social Welfare Council (社会福祉法人多摩市社会福祉協議会): Municipal CSW for Tama city in west Tokyo. Operates the same neighborhood-based welfare consultation, volunteer center, after-school childcare, and home help service model under identical regulatory framework — directly comparable on service portfolio, funding mix (municipal contracts + donations + fees), and community-centered GTM motion.
• Fuchu City Social Welfare Council (社会福祉法人府中市社会福祉協議会): Municipal CSW for Fuchu city in west Tokyo (population ~260,000). Comparable across the full CSW service stack — volunteer center, welfare consultations, community gathering spaces, childcare, and disaster volunteer coordination — and serves as a reference point for Hachioji's 13-office neighborhood consultation network design.
• Machida City Social Welfare Council (社会福祉法人町田市社会福祉協議会): Municipal CSW for Machida city, immediately adjacent to Hachioji in west Tokyo with similar population (~430,000). Operates the same combination of volunteer center, after-school childcare, neighborhood welfare consultation, home help, and disaster volunteer coordination under identical Social Welfare Law framework — the closest functional peer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/HachiojiShakyo
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/%EF%BC%88%E7%A4%BE%E7%A6%8F%EF%BC%89%E5%85%AB%E7%8E%8B%E5%AD%90%E5%B8%82%E7%A4%BE%E4%BC%9A%E7%A6%8F%E7%A5%89%E5%8D%94%E8%AD%B0%E4%BC%9A

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries4 records

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