Bethel.regional

What Bethel.regional does

Bethel.regional is a foundation division (Stiftungsbereich) of Stiftung Bethel, itself part of the v. Bodelschwinghsche Stiftungen Bethel network, operating as a charitable social-services provider across the German federal states of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) and Rhineland-Palatinate. Founded in 1874 under church foundation law (kirchliche Stiftung privaten Rechts), it has delivered welfare services for 150 years and currently supports people with intellectual, physical, and complex disabilities; adults with psychiatric conditions and addiction disorders; children and youth requiring welfare assistance; and individuals experiencing homelessness or threatened by homelessness, with named facilities such as Heimathof Ruhr Hagen and offices in Bielefeld, Dortmund, and other regional cities.

The core offering is organized into four Unterstützungsbereiche: support for people with disabilities (Unterstützungsbereiche), psychiatry and addiction (Psychiatrie und Sucht), child and youth welfare (Kinder- und Jugendhilfe), and services for people in special social difficulties including homelessness (Wohnungslosenhilfe under §67 ff. SGB XII). Alongside these core services, Bethel.regional runs a portfolio of innovation projects including BRAVO (a three-year assistive-technology advisory center), BiSi (inclusive-employment mediation), GUT (research on intensive support needs), Wohnen selbstbestimmt!, and the IGA 2027 'Eine Hand voll Erde' garden project. The underlying delivery model is direct service provision through owned facilities and decentralized community-based support, with academic partners (Universität Bielefeld, Hochschule Bielefeld, EvH RWL, BODYS) providing research backing.

Bethel.regional does not operate on commercial pricing; funding flows through German Social Code Book XII (SGB XII) reimbursements for disability assistance, homelessness aid, and intensive support, supplemented by charitable donations and project grants from foundations such as Aktion Mensch and Stiftung Wohlfahrtspflege NRW. Go-to-market is community-led, relying on personal recommendations, welfare-office and health-insurer referrals, institutional partnerships, and local self-help networks. The organization is undergoing a structural transition from stationary residential care toward ambulatory, decentralized support models aligned with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and Germany's BTHG participation legislation.

Name

Bethel.regional

Legal name

Stiftung Bethel

Website

https://bethel-regional.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1874

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Bethel.regional is a 150-year-old German charitable foundation division providing disability, psychiatric, youth, and homelessness social services across North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate, funded via SGB XII social insurance, donations, and project grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Welfare and Disability Support Services

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120), Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities (623210), Temporary Shelters (624221), Child and Youth Services (62411), Vocational Rehabilitation Services (624310), Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050), Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093)

akta.pro primary industry

Disability Services & Independent Living Support (BPAGAEAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Disability Services & Independent Living Support (BPAGACAG), Disability Services & Assistive Solutions (Accessibility, Assistive Tech) (BPAGALAM), Employment & Job Readiness Support Services (BPAGAEAJ), Housing Assistance & Homeless Services (BPAGAEAB), Homelessness Prevention, Shelter & Supportive Housing Services (BPAIANAC), Benefits Counseling & Financial Literacy for Transition-Age Youth (EDAKANAJ)

Keywords

• Disability support services
• Social welfare services
• Residential care facilities
• Homelessness assistance
• Inclusive employment

Headquarters

HQ city

Bielefeld

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Social Insurance Funding (SGB XII): Services are primarily funded through the German Social Code Book XII (Sozialhilfegesetz), which covers assistance for people with disabilities and social welfare. This includes §67ff SGB XII for homeless people in social difficulty and §53 SGB XII for people with disabilities requiring intensive support.
2. Charitable Donations and Project Funding: Project-based funding from charitable foundations including Aktion Mensch and Stiftung Wohlfahrtspflege NRW. Donations from private donors supporting specific initiatives and projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Bethel.regional provides social welfare and disability support services in Germany, including residential and outpatient care for people with disabilities, psychiatric and addiction therapy, child and youth welfare, and homelessness assistance under §67ff SGB XII. Services are delivered directly through own facilities across North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate, supplemented by research projects like BRAVO (assistive technology advisory) and BiSi (inclusive employment mediation).

Product overview

Bethel.regional is a foundation division of Stiftung Bethel providing comprehensive support services for people with disabilities, mental illness, addiction disorders, youth, and those experiencing social difficulties across North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate. The offering consists of core support services organized by need (disability support, psychiatry/addiction, child/youth welfare, homelessness assistance) combined with innovative projects including BRAVO (assistive technology advisory center), BiSi (inclusive employment), and housing research initiatives. Services range from residential facilities like Heimathof Ruhr Hagen to community-based support and research-driven projects developing new models for self-determined living.

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Functional benefit

Products and services

• Unterstützungsbereiche (Support Areas for People with Disabilities) A comprehensive range of support services for people with intellectual, physical, or complex disabilities, including residential support, assisted living, intensive outpatient supported living (IAUW), workplace integration, daily living assistance, and support for participation in political and cultural life across multiple cities in North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate.
• Psychiatrie und Sucht (Psychiatry and Addiction Services)
• Kinder- und Jugendhilfe (Child and Youth Welfare)
• Menschen in besonderen sozialen Schwierigkeiten / Wohnungslosenhilfe (Homeless Assistance)
• Heimathof Ruhr Hagen
• BRAVO – Beratungszentrum für Assistive Technologien (Advisory Center for Assistive Technologies)

Quantifiable outcome

• Since 1990, approximately 1,500 stationary 'places' were reduced at former core locations while creating approximately 1,100 new places in various forms including inclusive housing projects
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature2 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Evangelische Hochschule Rheinland-Westfalen-Lippe (EvH RWL)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLargest Protestant university in Germany, located in Bochum. Project partner for 'Wahlmöglichkeiten sichern' project developing tools to identify housing preferences for people with complex disabilities.
• BODYS - Bochumer Zentrum für Disability StudiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch institute at EvH RWL focusing on Disability Studies. Provides academic framework for human rights-based, participatory, and intersectional research aligned with UN Disability Rights Convention.
• AUTEA gGmbHminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture of v. Bodelschwinghsche Stiftungen Bethel and Sozialwerk St. Georg e.V., Gelsenkirchen. Nonprofit institute for autism consulting and training based on TEACCH model.
• In der Gemeinde leben gGmbH (IGL)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture of v. Bodelschwinghsche Stiftungen Bethel and Diakonie Düsseldorf. Provider of contemporary individual support services for people with disabilities.
• Café 3bminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBielefeld-based counseling and meeting center offering independent counseling based on 'Betroffene beraten Betroffene' (peers counsel peers) principle. Also houses EUTB Bielefeld.
• Epilepsie-Zentrum BethelminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration of various Bethel foundation areas and Gesellschaft für Epilepsieforschung. Offers comprehensive epilepsy treatment and support based on current scientific knowledge.
• Lebenshilfe NRWcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState association of 76 independent Lebenshilfe local organizations in NRW. Project partner for 'Wohnen selbstbestimmt!' focusing on expanding housing choices for people with intellectual disabilities.
• Universität BielefeldcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner for BRAVO project scientific monitoring. Prof. Dr.-Ing. Britta Wrede leads scientific direction, with Monique Koke as research associate.
• Hochschule BielefeldcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner for BRAVO project scientific monitoring. Prof. Dr. phil. Udo Seelmeyer leads scientific direction, with Alena Kuhlmann-Sellenriek as research associate.
• Diakonie Rheinland-Westfalen-Lippe e. V.minorOthersMember of the Diakonie RWL umbrella organization for Protestant welfare in the region.
• BEB - Bundesverband Evangelische BehindertenhilfeminorOthersMember of the Federal Association of Protestant Disability Services.
• EBET - Evangelischer Bundesverband Existenzsicherung und Teilhabe e. V.minorOthersMember of the Protestant Federal Association for Existential Security and Participation.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Broad incumbents

• Caritas Deutschland: Largest Catholic welfare confederation in Germany; offers comparable disability care, child and youth welfare, addiction support, and homelessness services through regional Caritasverbände, serving overlapping SGB-funded populations.
• Diakonie Deutschland: Federal umbrella of Protestant welfare providers in Germany; member organizations deliver disability support, housing assistance, and social services very similar to Bethel.regional across all 16 Länder at much larger aggregate scale.
• v. Bodelschwinghsche Stiftungen Bethel (parent of Bethel.regional): Bethel.regional is a division of the broader v. Bodelschwinghsche Stiftungen Bethel; the parent operates the same disability, psychiatry/addiction, and social-difficulty services across additional regions and additional service lines (epilepsy, hospital care), making it the closest direct-incumbent reference point.

Direct peers

• Lebenshilfe NRW: State association of 76 Lebenshilfe organizations in NRW providing housing, inclusive employment, and family support for people with intellectual disabilities; already a project partner on 'Wohnen selbstbestimmt!' and a structural peer in disability ambulatory services.
• Graf Recke Stiftung: Düsseldorf-based Protestant welfare foundation providing disability housing, child and youth welfare, and psychiatric support in NRW; operates a similar Diakonie-affiliated mix of SGB-funded services.
• St. Augustinus Gruppe: Catholic welfare and healthcare group based in the Rhineland/NRW offering disability services, child and youth welfare, and addiction/psychiatric care with overlapping SGB funding profile.
• Stiftung Liebenau: Catholic welfare foundation in Baden-Württemberg and surrounding regions providing housing, inclusive employment, and education services for people with disabilities; comparable non-profit governance and SGB-funded service mix.
• Theodor Fliedner Stiftung: Protestant welfare organization offering disability, youth, and elder-care services across multiple German states; comparable in mission breadth and SGB XII/XI funding model.
• Ev. Johanneswerk: Large Protestant welfare provider in North Rhine-Westphalia delivering disability housing, youth welfare, and psychiatric services under SGB XII/XI funding; very directly comparable operating model, geography, and funding streams.

Others

• Malteser Deutschland: Catholic humanitarian organization providing homelessness services, refugee support, and youth/family programs in Germany; thematic peer in social services for special-needs populations but with a delivery model more reliant on volunteers and emergency aid.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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