Caritasverband Bruchsal

What Caritasverband Bruchsal does

Caritasverband Bruchsal e.V. is a Catholic charitable welfare organization founded in 1944 and headquartered in Bruchsal, Germany, serving the northern Landkreis Karlsruhe district as part of the national Caritas Deutschland network under the Erzdi\u00f6zese Freiburg. It delivers a comprehensive social services portfolio covering the full lifecycle, including six senior care homes with 400+ residential places (St. Elisabeth, St. Klara, St. Franziskus, Seniorenzentrum St. Martin, Seniorenzentrum St. Anton, plus Kurzzeitpflege), four Sozialstationen for home nursing, four TagesOasen day care centers for seniors, a Caritas Men\u00fc Service meal delivery offering via Apetito AG, residential and day facilities for mentally ill adults (St. Josefshaus and Tagesst\u00e4tte), the Julius Itzel Haus homeless shelter with external living groups and the new DIGITAG digital participation program, seven Tafel food banks serving 5,000+ low-income individuals, youth centers and family services, online and in-person counseling, and employment reintegration programs (Projekt NAVI, Projekt NICE, Ressourcencoaching). The organization relies on standard web infrastructure (Continum AG hosting, Fundraisingbox donation platform, Caritas Deutschland online counseling platform) with no proprietary technology stack.

The organization's business model is anchored in German statutory social security funding: SGB XII for homeless support, SGB II (via Jobcenter Landkreis Karlsruhe) for job seeker programs, and SGB XI / Pflegekasse for elderly care, supplemented by European Social Fund co-funding, donations from individuals and corporations (notably John Deere's Day of Caring volunteer program and John Deere Foundation support), and a small amount of social commerce revenue from Tafel sales at approximately 30% of retail value. The volunteer base of 450+ Ehrenamtliche provides significant unpaid labor capacity. The organization's customers are vulnerable population segments across the region, served through referrals from Jobcenter, government agencies, healthcare providers, and word-of-mouth. As of 2025, Caritasverband Bruchsal is engaged in a consolidation ("B\u00fcndelung der Caritas-Kr\u00e4fte im Landkreis Karlsruhe") with peer Caritas associations in the district to form a combined future-proof welfare association.

Name

Caritasverband Bruchsal

Legal name

Caritasverband Bruchsal e. V.

Website

https://caritas-bruchsal.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1944

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Caritasverband Bruchsal e.V. is a Catholic charitable welfare organization in northern Landkreis Karlsruhe, Germany, providing senior care, food banks, homeless shelters, mental health services, employment programs, and youth support. Founded 1944, it serves vulnerable populations across the region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Welfare Services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Community Food Services (624210), Temporary Shelters (624221), Other Residential Care Facilities (6239), Other Residential Care Facilities (623990), Community Housing Services (62422)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050), Services-Home Health Care Services (8082), Services-Skilled Nursing Care Facilities (8051)

akta.pro primary industry

Home & Community-Based Services (HCBS) Coordination & Case Management (HSABAIAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Faith-Based / Nonprofit Assisted Living Providers (HLADABAH), Family Caregiver Coaching, Education & Support (HSABAIAI), End-of-Life Emotional & Spiritual Support (Chaplaincy/Counseling) In-Home (HSABAFAH)

Keywords

• Social welfare services
• Elderly care services
• Homeless shelter services
• Food bank operations
• Youth family counseling

Headquarters

HQ city

Bruchsal

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices13 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Government Social Services Funding: Funded through statutory social security systems (SGB XII for homeless support, SGB II for job seekers, SGB XI for elderly care), German government programs, and Jobcenter Karlsruhe for employment programs.
2. Donations and Fundraising: Accepts monetary and material donations from individuals, corporations, and foundations. Uses Fundraisingbox platform for online donations. Church funding through Erzdiözese Freiburg.
3. Social Commerce (Tafeln): Food bank operations sell food and household items at approximately 30% of real value to people with low income, generating minimal revenue while providing essential support.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Caritasverband Bruchsal e.V. is a Catholic charitable non-profit organization delivering a full lifecycle of social welfare services in the northern Landkreis Karlsruhe district. Its service portfolio includes six senior residential care homes, four home nursing stations (Sozialstationen), four senior day care centers (TagesOasen), a meal delivery service, the Julius Itzel Haus homeless shelter, seven food banks (Tafeln), day and residential facilities for mentally ill adults, youth centers, employment reintegration projects, pregnancy and family counseling, bereavement support, and free online counseling across 20+ topics via the Deutscher Caritasverband platform.

Product overview

Caritasverband Bruchsal e.V. is a charitable social welfare organization providing comprehensive social services across the northern Landkreis Karlsruhe. The organization operates a broad portfolio of interconnected service offerings rather than a single product: counseling services (online and in-person) covering over 20 topics; employment support programs (NAVI for youth, NICE and Ressourcencoaching for job seekers); mental health services (day facility, residential home St. Josefshaus); senior care including four senior homes, four TagesOasen day centers, four Sozialstationen home nursing services, and a meal delivery service; homelessness services (Julius Itzel Haus with work therapy and digital inclusion programs); seven Tafeln food banks; children and youth services (youth centers, school social work, family support); neighborhood management; and the annual Hoffnungslauf charity run event. The organization is affiliated with Caritas Deutschland and the Erzdiözese Freiburg.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Cafétas: Project providing employment opportunities and social participation for mentally ill adults, operating as a bistro
• TagesOasen
• Bruchsaler Tafel
• Julius Itzel Haus
• Projekt NICE
• Ressourcencoaching
• Projekt NAVI
• St. Josefshaus
• Blinklicht
• Hoffnungslauf

Products and services

• Seniorenhäuser (Senior Residential Care Homes) Full-care senior residential homes providing nursing care for care-needy individuals, with six locations offering single and double rooms including St. Elisabeth Karlsdorf (54 places), St. Klara Oberhausen (72 places), St. Franziskus Philippsburg (84 places), Seniorenzentrum St. Martin Philippsburg, Seniorenzentrum St. Anton Bruchsal, and Kurzzeitpflege short-term care.
• TagesOasen (Senior Day Care) Day care services for seniors living at home who can no longer manage daily routines independently. Four locations (Bruchsal, Karlsdorf, Odenheim, Philippsburg) offer companionship, structured activities, excursions, and transportation service for up to 12-40 daily visitors each.
• Sozialstationen (Home Nursing Stations) Ambulatory home nursing and care services across Bruchsal and northern Landkreis Karlsruhe. Four stations (Bruchsal, St. Elisabeth Forst, Untere Hardt Philippsburg, Vorderer Kraichgau Östringen) provide basic care, treatment care, respite care, family care, and household organization training (HOT).
• Caritas Menü Service (Meal Delivery) Meal delivery service for seniors offering weekly frozen meal delivery or daily hot meal delivery, provided in cooperation with apetito AG, with consultation on dietary needs and integration with the ihr-menueservice.de online shop.
• Julius Itzel Haus (Homeless Shelter) Residential facility for homeless adults in acute need operating under SGB XII §§ 67ff, providing 25 residential places in single rooms plus 4 external living groups with 13 additional places, work therapy, DIGITAG digital participation program, and special services for homeless youth under 26.
• Tafeln (Food Banks) Seven food bank locations across northern Landkreis Karlsruhe (Philippsburg, Graben-Neudorf, Bad Schönborn, Stutensee-Blankenloch, Waghäusel-Kirrlach, Weingarten, Bruchsal) providing low-cost food, clothing, and household items at approximately 30% of retail value to low-income individuals. Joint project with Diakonie and Deutsches Rotes Kreuz serving over 5,000 people.
• Tagesstätte für psychisch erkrankte Menschen (Mental Health Day Care) Day facility for mentally ill adults up to age 67 in Bruchsal and surrounding area, offering structured daily programs including cooking training, creative activities, sports, and cooperation with Cafétas for earning opportunities.
• St. Josefshaus Wohnheim (Mental Health Residential Home) Residential home for adults with mental illness offering 25 single rooms plus 4 external residential groups with 13 additional places. Includes ergo therapy, work therapy, and the Cafétas bistro, based on humanistic values grounded in Christian principles.
• Kinder- und Jugendarbeit (Children and Youth Services) Youth centers and programs including Jugendzentrum Southside, JUZE Graben-Neudorf, Chilli Out Bad Schönborn, All4One Kronau, and Open Youth Work Östringen, plus homework help, school social work, family sponsorship (Familienpatenschaften), and holiday programs for children and adolescents.
• Online-Beratung (Online Counseling) Free, anonymous, and secure online counseling service covering 20+ topics including general social counseling, debt counseling, family support, migration, addiction, mental health, pregnancy, hospice/palliative care, and U25 suicide prevention. Operated via the Deutscher Caritasverband e.V. platform.
• Projekt NAVI (Youth School-to-Work Transition) Joint project of Caritasverband Bruchsal and Internationaler Bund (IB) supporting youth and young adults up to age 25 in achieving school completion and entering the job market. Combines full-time and volunteer staff, funded by ESF, regional ESF working group, and Jobcenter.
• Projekt NICE (Vocational Training and Integration) Vocational training program for job seekers, offering DEKRA certification as 'mobile Haushaltshilfe' (mobile household helper), including the possibility to obtain Class B driver's license with Fahrschule Debatin. Funded by ESF and Jobcenter.
• Ressourcencoaching (Resource Coaching) Individual coaching program for long-term unemployed individuals (12+ months) to re-enter the workforce, providing up to 76 coaching sessions of 45 minutes each, covering personal strengths, job applications, and removal of employment barriers. Requires AVGS voucher from Jobcenter.
• Allgemeine Sozialberatung (General Social Counseling) Comprehensive in-person social counseling service covering debt counseling, general social advice, and support for people in need including emergency assistance, food bank referrals, and furniture donations.
• Schwangerschaftsberatung (Pregnancy Counseling) Counseling and support services for pregnant women and families, including financial assistance information and family support programs.
• Quartiersmanagement (Neighborhood Management) Neighborhood management service for Bruchsal and Philippsburg supporting community development and local social cohesion initiatives.
• Sterbe- und Trauerbegleitung (Bereavement Care) End-of-life and grief counseling services for seniors and their families, including hospice coordination and caregiver support.

Quantifiable outcome

• 5,000+ people served annually through Tafel food bank network
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• DEKRAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDEKRA provides vocational training for the Projekt NICE (Nachhaltige Integration und Chancen auf Bildung ermöglichen), offering professional certification as 'mobile Haushaltshilfe' (household assistant). Classes are held online from February to December annually, allowing participants to combine training with family responsibilities. Additionally, DEKRA enables participants to obtain driver's license Class B during the program.
• Jobcenter Landkreis KarlsruhecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJobcenter funds and co-manages employment reintegration programs including Projekt NICE and Ressourcencoaching. Issues Aktivierungs- und Vermittlungsgutschein (AVGS) for eligible participants receiving ALG II (Hartz IV) benefits. Co-funds with ESF for vocational training programs.
• Internationaler Bund (IB)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint project partner with Caritas for Projekt NAVI, supporting youth and young adults up to age 25 in achieving school completion and career entry. Combines professional and volunteer staff to provide intensive guidance and support.
• Europäischer Sozialfonds (ESF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean Social Fund co-funds employment programs including Projekt NICE and NAVI, supporting sustainable integration into the labor market for long-term unemployed and youth.
• Landkreis KarlsruhecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional government district partner co-funding social programs and initiatives. ESF-Arbeitskreis regional office collaborates on employment programs. Supports Tagesstätte for mentally ill through local government funding.
• John Deere Werke BruchsalminorGTM or Marketing PartnerJohn Deere Bruchsal plant organizes annual 'Day of Caring' corporate volunteer day where approximately 70 employees pack food parcels for Tafel Bruchsal. Supported by John Deere Foundation through food and financial donations. 2,500+ bags packed annually.
• Apetito AGminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorApetito AG provides meal delivery services for Caritas Menü Service, delivering warm meals or weekly frozen meal packages to seniors. Caritas serves as distribution channel for Apetito products to elderly customers in Bruchsal region.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Diakonie Baden: Protestant counterpart welfare organization in Baden that co-operates the Tafel network with Caritasverband Bruchsal. Operates an essentially identical service portfolio (Pflege, Jugendhilfe, Wohnungslosenhilfe, Beratung) under the Protestant church umbrella, targeting the same beneficiary populations in the same geography.
• Caritasverband für die Erzdiözese Freiburg: Regional parent Catholic welfare association covering the Erzdiözese Freiburg, of which Caritasverband Bruchsal is a member. Operates the same service portfolio (senior care, homelessness, Tafeln, employment, youth) at the regional level and is the direct institutional umbrella organization.
• Caritasverband Konstanz: Sibling Caritas association in the same Erzdiözese Freiburg region, providing identical service categories (senior care, Tafeln, employment, youth, counseling) in a different geographic district. Directly comparable in scope, organizational model, and funding structure.
• Deutsches Rotes Kreuz (DRK) Kreisverband Karlsruhe: Local German Red Cross chapter operating senior care, ambulance services, social services, and Tafeln in the same Landkreis Karlsruhe district. Co-operates the food bank network with Caritas and represents the third major welfare alliance covering identical service categories.
• AWO Kreisverband Karlsruhe: Workers' Welfare Association local chapter operating senior homes, youth services, counseling, and family support across the same Karlsruhe district. Non-denominational but functionally overlapping with Caritas in service offerings and beneficiary populations.
• Caritasverband Mannheim: Neighboring Catholic Caritas association in the Baden metropolitan region with comparable service portfolio (senior homes, Tafeln, employment programs, youth services). Similarly structured as an eingetragener Verein under the same Erzdiözese Freiburg hierarchy.

Broad incumbents

• Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe: Protestant-affiliated welfare organization operating nationwide with significant presence in Baden-Württemberg, providing senior care, ambulatory services, hospice, and youth services. Functions as a broader incumbent peer with overlapping service categories.
• Paritätischer Wohlfahrtsverband Baden-Württemberg: Umbrella organization for non-denominational welfare providers in Baden-Württemberg. Provides similar social services coordination and member organization representation, operating at a broader state level rather than a single district.
• Malteser Hilfsdienst: Catholic relief service operating nationwide with regional presence in Baden-Württemberg, providing senior care, ambulatory services, hospice work, and emergency assistance. Part of the same Catholic welfare ecosystem but operates at significantly larger scale than Caritasverband Bruchsal.

Regional players

• Sozialwerk der Erzdiözese Freiburg: Sibling Catholic social welfare organization in the same archdiocese, focused on child and youth welfare services (Kinder- und Jugendhilfe). Operates complementary rather than directly overlapping services in the same region under the same archbishopric.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/CaritasDeutschland
• Facebookfacebook.com/caritasbruchsal
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/caritasverband-bruchsal
• Instagraminstagram.com/caritasbruchsal

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Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Subsidiaries18 records

Funding overview

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