What Jugendmigrationsdienst does

The Jugendmigrationsdienst (JMD) Bergen is a government-funded counseling and case management service for young migrants aged 12 to 27, operated by AWO Regionalverband Rügen e.V. on the island of Rügen in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is part of the nationwide JUGEND STÄRKEN network funded by the Bundesministerium für Bildung, Familie, Senioren, Frauen und Jugend (BMBFSFJ). The service delivers free and confidential consultations on language acquisition, school and educational integration, recognition of foreign qualifications, vocational guidance, residence law, housing, health, and authority navigation, and is staffed by qualified social pedagogues (Silke Dorn is the named advisor). The JMD Bergen reaches its target group through personal consultations at the main office on Störtebekerstraße in Bergen auf Rügen and through satellite consultation points co-located at AWO Kita facilities in Sassnitz (MeerSchätze) and Sagard, supplemented by the nationwide jmd4you.de online counseling portal.

The underlying technology is limited to a case management system paired with the online counseling platform jmd4you.de; there is no disclosed proprietary software, no API, no AI component, and no app product beyond standard web presence. The business model is non-commercial: funding is received as a programmatic grant from the BMBFSFJ under JUGEND STÄRKEN, the service is offered at zero cost to beneficiaries, and the JMD has no pricing model or revenue diversification. The JMD operates as one program line within a broader non-profit ecosystem that includes eleven Kitas, family and pregnancy counseling, family education, school social work, and residential youth welfare, all coordinated through the parent registered association and its wholly-owned employing subsidiary AWO-Soziale Dienste Rügen gGmbH (founded 2002). Leadership is in transition with Anika Leese taking over as Geschäftsführerin from April 1, 2026 alongside Christian Waedow.

Name

Jugendmigrationsdienst

Legal name

AWO Regionalverband Rügen e.V.

Website

https://awo-ruegen.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Jugendmigrationsdienst (JMD) Bergen is a free, federally funded counseling service of AWO Rügen providing case management and integration support for young migrants aged 12–27 on Rügen island, delivered through in-person consultations and the jmd4you.de online portal.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Migration & Integration Services

NAICS

Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Individual and Family Services (6241)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Integration & Inclusion Services (Housing, Education, Employment) (BPADAHAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Diaspora, Family Reunification & Case Management Services (BPADAHAM), Refugee & Immigrant Support Services (BPAGAEAI), Newcomer & Refugee Student Support Programs (EDAJAGAH)

Keywords

• Youth migration services
• Social integration counseling
• Migrant case management
• Refugee support services
• Vocational integration guidance

Headquarters

HQ city

Bergen auf Rügen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: The Jugendmigrationsdienst Bergen receives funding from the Bundesministerium für Bildung, Familie, Senioren, Frauen und Jugend (BMBFSFJ) as part of the JUGEND STÄRKEN initiative. The service is provided free of charge to beneficiaries.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The Jugendmigrationsdienst (JMD) Bergen provides free, confidential counseling, case management, and accompaniment to authorities for young migrants aged 12-27 years, including refugees, EU citizens, and third-country nationals. The service supports social, linguistic, educational, and professional integration through language course access, school guidance, recognition of foreign qualifications, vocational training assistance, housing support, health navigation, and crisis intervention, delivered in person at offices on Rügen island and online via the national jmd4you.de portal.

Product overview

The Jugendmigrationsdienst (JMD) Bergen is a single counseling service offered by AWO Regionalverband Rügen e.V. It provides free, confidential support services for young migrants aged 12-27 years. The service includes case management counseling, referrals to other institutions and authorities, accompaniment to appointments, and crisis intervention. Services focus on language acquisition support, school and educational guidance, recognition of foreign qualifications, job/apprenticeship search assistance, residence law questions, housing and health matters, and dealing with government agencies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Jugendmigrationsdienst (JMD) Bergen Counseling Service

Quantifiable outcome

• Free and confidential integration support for young migrants aged 12-27

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• AWO Regionalverband Rügen e.V.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe JMD Bergen operates as a program under the AWO Regionalverband Rügen e.V., one of the largest welfare organizations in Germany. This provides access to comprehensive social service infrastructure including Kitas, family counseling, youth welfare services, and community programs.
• Servicebüro JugendmigrationsdienstecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe national coordination office for all Jugendmigrationsdienste in Germany, providing standardized approaches, materials, and professional support for local JMD offices.
• AWO Kita Sassnitz (MeerSchätze)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSatellite consultation location at AWO Kita Meerschätze in Sassnitz where JMD consultations are available upon request, extending service accessibility across the island.
• AWO Kita SagardminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSatellite consultation location at AWO Kita in Sagard where JMD consultations are available upon request, extending service accessibility across the island.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Diakonie Deutschland: The Protestant welfare association in Germany, offering nationwide migration counseling (Migrationsberatung), youth welfare, and integration services comparable in scope and funding model to AWO's JMD.
• Malteser Deutschland: Catholic aid organization running refugee integration, family reunification, and youth social-work programs across Germany, comparable in mission and service mix to AWO's JMD, though with a different confessional orientation.
• Caritas Deutschland: Germany's largest Catholic welfare association, operating nationwide migrant counseling, integration, and youth social services through regional Caritasverbände. Highly comparable to AWO as a federally networked welfare provider delivering parallel refugee/migrant integration services.
• Deutsches Rotes Kreuz (DRK): German Red Cross national society, operating refugee and migrant support programs including integration, housing, and family reunification services across regional chapters — a direct peer to AWO in the welfare/NGO migration-services space.

Others

• Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge (BAMF): Federal agency under the same ministry (BMBFSFJ) that funds the JMD; operates the parallel Integrationskurse and initial reception/asylum processes that the JMD's beneficiaries flow from. A key ecosystem participant rather than a competitor.
• IOM Germany (International Organization for Migration): UN agency coordinating international migration policy and reintegration programs in Germany; an ecosystem enabler and standards-setter rather than a local service provider, but mission-aligned and frequently partners with welfare associations on the ground.

Emerging players

• Pro Asyl: Leading German refugee advocacy NGO providing legal aid, counseling, and political advocacy for asylum seekers and refugees. Mission-adjacent to the JMD's residence-law and integration support, but focused on advocacy and legal protection rather than ongoing case management.

Direct peers

• Internationaler Bund (IB): Major German welfare association operating youth migration services (Jugendmigrationsdienste and similar integration programs) in direct competition with AWO for federal JUGEND STÄRKEN funding and beneficiary caseload.
• Deutscher Caritasverband – Migrationsberatung: The adult Migrationsberatung (MBE) program run by Caritas and Diakonie in parallel to the JUGEND STÄRKEN youth program; serves the same beneficiary population (migrants) on integration topics, but targets adults 27+ rather than youth 12-27. Closest adjacent peer at the service-line level.
• Arbeiterwohlfahrt Bundesverband e.V. Federal-level AWO association; AWO Rügen operates as a regional member. The Bundesverband coordinates the federal JUGEND STÄRKEN program and sets the policy and quality framework that JMD Bergen implements locally — making it the immediate parent-peer for service-model and funding benchmarking.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/awo_ruegen_kifaz
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/jugendmigrationsdienst

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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