AWO Kreisverband Leverkusen e. V.

What AWO Kreisverband Leverkusen e. V. does

AWO Kreisverband Leverkusen e. V. is a registered non-profit welfare association (eingetragener Verein) headquartered at Königsberger Platz 26 in Leverkusen, Germany, operating as a local chapter of the national AWO (Arbeiterwohlfahrt) federation founded in 1919. The organization delivers a full life-cycle portfolio of social services across four verticals: Senior & Care (stationary care, day care, ambulatory care, dementia shared living, senior apartments, and a community meeting center); Family & Education (kindergartens, Offener Ganztag all-day school programs at multiple Leverkusen schools, and a family seminar); Counseling & Help (state-recognized pregnancy/sexuality counseling since 1978, debt and youth welfare counseling, a low-threshold open contact point, and a specialist office on sexualized violence against children since 1997); and Integration & Migration (NRW Municipal Integration Management case management plus intercultural programming at Berliner Platz). Service delivery is anchored to the city of Leverkusen, with operations concentrated in a single German state (Nordrhein-Westphalia).

The organization executes its mandate through the parent association plus four wholly-owned non-profit subsidiaries (gGmbH entities): AWO Seniorenzentrum 'Stadt Leverkusen' gGmbH, AWO Seniorenzentrum 'Rheindorf' gGmbH, AWO Kita gGmbH, and AWO Beratungsdienste gGmbH. Governance is member-based, with four Ortsvereine (Nord, Ost, Süd, West) electing the Präsidium (chaired by Helga Vogt) that sets policy, while day-to-day executive authority rests with a two-member Vorstand comprising Olivia Müller (Vorständerin) and Axel Zens. The organization sits under the parent AWO Bezirksverband Niederrhein e. V. as part of the tiered AWO federation structure.

The business model is overwhelmingly publicly funded rather than commercial: services are financed through municipal contracts (Stadt Leverkusen), state grants (notably the NRW Ministry for Children, Youth, Family, Equality, Refugees and Integration, including the Kommunales Integrationsmanagement NRW program), and member contributions. Pricing is not publicly disclosed as a commercial catalog; most services are delivered free of charge to end beneficiaries, with only minor activity-based fees (e.g., €5/term yoga sessions, €59.50 and €69.00 excursions). The end customer base spans four primary personas — seniors/elderly, families/children, individuals needing counseling or crisis support, and migrants/refugees — while the revenue payer base is concentrated on public-sector counterparties.

Name

AWO Kreisverband Leverkusen e. V.

Legal name

Arbeiterwohlfahrt Kreisverband Leverkusen e. V.

Website

https://awoleverkusen.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1919

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

AWO Kreisverband Leverkusen e. V. is a non-profit welfare association in Leverkusen, Germany, providing senior care, childcare, counseling, and migrant integration services across the full life cycle, funded primarily through municipal and NRW state contracts and operated through four gGmbH subsidiaries.

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Product category

Social Welfare Services

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120), Individual and Family Services (6241), Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Child and Youth Services (62411)

SIC

Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050), Services-Social Services (8300)

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PRIMARYHSABAMAH

Licensed CNA/HHA Staffing & Credentialed Placement

Home & Personal Services/Elder Care & In-Home Care Services/Caregiver Staffing, Placement & Registry Services

SECONDARYHSABAMAI

Self-Directed/Consumer-Directed Caregiver Enrollment & Payroll Support

Home & Personal Services/Elder Care & In-Home Care Services/Caregiver Staffing, Placement & Registry Services

SECONDARYEDAJAIAD

Safeguarding, Child Protection & Reporting Services

Education/K–12 / Primary & Secondary Education/K–12 Student Health, Safety & Wellbeing Services (Counseling, Mental Health, SEL, Safeguarding)

Keywords

• Social welfare services
• Senior care services
• Childcare services
• Family counseling
• Migration support

Headquarters

HQ city

Leverkusen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

AWO Kreisverband Leverkusen e. V. is a member-based non-profit welfare association operating senior care facilities (stationary, day, ambulatory, dementia shared living, senior apartments), childcare and education services (Kitas, all-day school care, family seminar), counseling services (pregnancy, sexuality, debt, youth, sexualized violence), and integration/migration support (case management, intercultural programs). Services are delivered directly at owned facilities in Leverkusen, funded largely by municipal contracts, state grants, and member contributions, and provided mostly free of charge to beneficiaries.

Product overview

AWO Kreisverband Leverkusen e.V. is a welfare association providing a comprehensive portfolio of social services across four main areas: Senior & Care (including stationary care, day care, home care, dementia shared living, senior apartments, and social meeting center), Family & Education (kindergartens, all-day school care, family seminar), Counseling & Help (pregnancy/sexuality counseling, debt/youth counseling, open contact point, specialized counseling on sexualized violence), and Integration & Migration (case management for immigrants and intercultural programs). The organization operates through its main association plus four subsidiary companies: AWO Seniorenzentrum 'Stadt Leverkusen' gGmbH, AWO Seniorenzentrum 'Rheindorf' gGmbH, AWO Kita gGmbH, and AWO Beratungsdienste gGmbH.

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Products and services

• Stationary Care (Stationäre Pflege) Full-time residential care services for seniors in AWO senior centers, providing round-the-clock nursing care and support for elderly residents.
• Day Care (Tagespflege) Day care services for seniors, offering daytime care, activities, and support while allowing patients to return home in the evenings.
• Ambulatory Care (Ambulante Pflege) Outpatient home care nursing services provided by AWO Sozialstation Leverkusen for individuals requiring care at home.
• Dementia Shared Living (Demenz-Wohngemeinschaft) Specialized shared living arrangements for people with dementia, providing adapted care and support in a group setting.
• Senior Apartments (Seniorenwohnungen) Senior living apartments offering independent living options with access to support services as needed.
• Social Meeting Center (Begegnung & Freizeit) Social meeting center (Begegnungsstätte Treffpunkt Rheindorf) offering recreational activities, events, and social engagement for seniors.
• Kindergartens (Kindertagesstätten) Kindergarten and day nursery services for children, operated by AWO Kita gGmbH subsidiary.
• All-Day School Care (Offener Ganztag / OGS) All-day school care services offered at multiple Leverkusen schools to provide after-school supervision and educational activities for school-age children.
• Family Seminar (Familienseminar) Family seminar providing courses, counseling, and educational programs for families at Berliner Platz location in Leverkusen.
• Pregnancy, Sexuality and Partnership Counseling (Beratungsstelle für Schwangerschaft, Sexualität und Partnerschaft) State-recognized counseling center for pregnancy, sexuality, and partnership issues, providing pregnancy conflict counseling and various family planning services.
• Debt Counseling and Youth Welfare (Schuldnerberatung & Jugendhilfe) Debt counseling and youth welfare services offered through AWO Beratungsdienste gGmbH supporting people in financial difficulties and personal crises.
• Opladener Laden (Open Contact Point) Open contact point providing low-threshold access to social services, also serving as the location for Early Help services for pregnant women and parents with young children.
• Specialist Office on Sexualized Violence against Children and Youth (Fachstelle zum Thema sexualisierte Gewalt an Kindern und Jugendlichen) Specialized counseling center for educators on the topic of sexualized violence against children and adolescents, offering consultation, training, and educational events.
• Case Management for Migrants (Kommunales Integrationsmanagement NRW) Case management service for newly arrived immigrants (18+) from specific Leverkusen districts (Opladen, Küppersteg, Bürrig, Quettingen, Bergisch Neukirchen), providing intensive counseling and support for integration.
• Intercultural Programs (Interkulturelle Angebote) Intercultural programs at Berliner Platz including German language courses, women's empowerment, family activities, cultural events, crafts, and sustainable gardening.

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Kommunales Integrationsmanagement NRWcoreOthersAWO Leverkusen participates in the Municipal Integration Management program of NRW, supporting newly arrived immigrants aged 18+ from specific Leverkusen districts (Opladen, Küppersteg, Bürrig, Quettingen, Bergisch Neukirchen) with case management and individual counseling. The program is funded by the state of North Rhine-Westphalia.
• Stadt LeverkusencoreOthersThe city of Leverkusen co-funds and oversees several AWO programs, including the specialist office on sexualized violence against children and youth, and serves as a referral partner for various counseling services.
• Ministerium für Kinder, Jugend, Familie, Gleichstellung, Flucht und Integration des Landes Nordrhein-WestfalencoreOthersThe North Rhine-Westphalia state ministry funds the Municipal Integration Management program in which AWO Leverkusen provides case management services for newly arrived immigrants.
• Kommunales Integrationszentrum LeverkusenminorOthersThe municipal integration center of Leverkusen cooperates with AWO Leverkusen on integration services for migrants and newcomers.

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• AWO Bezirksverband Niederrhein e.V. AWO Bezirksverband Niederrhein is the direct parent organization of AWO Kreisverband Leverkusen and operates the regional AWO structure across Niederrhein. Most direct structural peer, providing oversight, resource allocation, and cross-Kreisverband coordination.
• Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund (ASB) Deutschland: ASB is a German welfare and aid organization providing senior care, child and youth services, social counseling, and refugee support through regional member associations. Operates on the same public-funded welfare model as AWO Leverkusen and competes in the same NRW municipal contract market.
• Malteser Deutschland: Malteser is a German welfare organization offering senior care, social counseling, migration and integration services, and youth programs through regional associations. Comparable to AWO Leverkusen in funding model (public grants, donations) and service breadth.
• Caritas Deutschland: Caritas is the German Catholic welfare federation and one of the six leading welfare associations alongside AWO. It operates parallel service lines (senior care, Kitas, counseling, migration support) and competes with AWO Leverkusen for municipal contracts and skilled workers in the same NRW region.
• Diakonie Deutschland: Diakonie is the Protestant welfare federation in Germany, providing senior care, child and youth services, counseling, and migration support through regional member organizations. It is structurally and operationally equivalent to AWO at the federal level and competes directly for NRW municipal contracts.
• AWO Bundesverband e.V. AWO Bundesverband is the national umbrella of the AWO federation to which AWO Kreisverband Leverkusen belongs. Provides federal advocacy, brand standards, and shared resources that directly shape the operating environment of the Kreisverband.
• Paritätischer Wohlfahrtsverband: The Paritätische is a German umbrella welfare association coordinating hundreds of independent social service providers including senior care, child/youth services, counseling, and migration support. Operates the same welfare-federation model as AWO Leverkusen and competes for similar municipal contracts.
• Deutsches Rotes Kreuz (DRK): DRK is one of Germany's six leading welfare federations and operates parallel social services including senior care facilities, Kitas, family counseling, and refugee integration programs through regional associations. Comparable scale, funding model, and service breadth to AWO Leverkusen.

Broad incumbents

• Alloheim Senioren-Residenzen: Alloheim is one of Germany's largest private senior care operators with stationary care, day care, and outpatient services across many Bundesländer. Competes with AWO Leverkusen for residents and nursing staff in NRW, although as a for-profit chain rather than a welfare federation.
• Korian Deutschland: Korian is a major European private senior care provider with extensive German operations in stationary, day, and outpatient care. Provides a benchmark for commercial scale that AWO Leverkusen does not match, and competes for the same qualified nursing workforce in NRW.

Market position

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Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Subsidiaries4 records

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