Caritas Breisgau- Hochschwarzwald

What Caritas Breisgau- Hochschwarzwald does

Caritasverband für den Landkreis Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald e. V. is a registered Catholic charitable association (eingetragener Verein) operating as the regional Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald district chapter of Deutscher Caritasverband e. V. (Caritas Deutschland), Germany's largest church-affiliated welfare organization. Headquartered in Kirchzarten, Baden-Württemberg, the organization delivers a comprehensive portfolio of social services across a single Landkreis: senior residential and day care (5 senior homes including Seniorenzentrum Kirchzarten, Prälat-Stiefvater-Haus Ehrenkirchen, Max-Josef-Metzger-Haus Umkirch, Seniorenzentrum St. Benedikt Münstertal, and Edith-Stein-Haus Neuenburg am Rhein), child and family services (4+ daycare/kindergarten facilities, school accompaniment, pregnancy counseling, socio-educational family assistance), migration and integration support (MBE, JMD, refugee social work, Respect Coach, Step further!), community psychiatry and disability assistance, employment promotion (Stromspar-Check, startklar, individual coaching), food bank services (Tafel Hochschwarzwald and Tafel Bad Krozingen-Staufen), and free anonymous Online-Beratung across 19 counseling topics.

The technology footprint is conventional rather than proprietary: a standard website platform hosts service information and an online counseling channel; no APIs, mobile apps, or AI/ML capabilities are disclosed. The business model is a hybrid of public-sector contracting, church-network funding via the Caritas Deutschland umbrella, and voluntary donations (including Caritas-Sammlung annual collection and Wohlfahrtsmarken charity stamps). All counseling and welfare services are provided free of charge at the point of use. Go-to-market is community-led, relying on local walk-in centers, a 9-location physical footprint spanning Kirchzarten, Breisach, Müllheim, Münstertal, Ehrenkirchen, Umkirch, Neuenburg am Rhein, Stegen, and Bad Krozingen, plus referral networks with government offices, schools, healthcare providers, and faith-based partner organizations. The customer base spans five persona segments — migrants/refugees, seniors, children/youth/families, people with disabilities and mental health needs, and vulnerable populations experiencing poverty/debt/addiction — all geographically concentrated within Landkreis Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald.

Name

Caritas Breisgau- Hochschwarzwald

Legal name

Caritasverband für den Landkreis Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald e. V.

Website

https://caritas-bh.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Caritasverband Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald e. V. is a Catholic-affiliated regional welfare association in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, operating senior homes, daycare facilities, counseling centers, food banks, and migration services exclusively for residents of Landkreis Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Welfare Services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242), Other Residential Care Facilities (6239), Community Food Services (624210), Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050), Services-Child Day Care Services (8351)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Refugee & Immigrant Support Services (BPAGAEAI), Social Adult Day Care (Non-Medical Supervision & Activities) (HSABANAA), Medical Adult Day Health Centers (ADHC) (HLADAIAA), Housing Assistance & Homeless Services (BPAGAEAB)

Keywords

• Social welfare services
• Elderly care services
• Migration counseling
• Family support services
• Community psychiatry

Headquarters

HQ city

Kirchzarten

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Funding and Subsidies: Government-funded social services through public subsidies and contracts with local authorities for social welfare, migration, senior care, and family services.
2. Donations and Charitable Contributions: Voluntary donations from individuals and organizations supporting the Tafel (food bank) and other charitable programs.
3. Church Funding: Funding through the Catholic Church network as part of Caritas Deutschland and Caritas international.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Caritas Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald is a Catholic non-profit social welfare organization that delivers a comprehensive portfolio of community-based services to residents of the Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald district, including residential senior care (5 senior homes and day care), migration and refugee integration counseling, child and family services (daycare, school accompaniment, pregnancy counseling, family assistance), community psychiatry and disability support, employment promotion (Stromspar-Check energy program, job coaching), food bank operations (Tafel), and a free anonymous online counseling platform covering 19 social welfare topics.

Product overview

Caritasverband für den Landkreis Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald e.V. is a social services organization offering a comprehensive portfolio of community-based support services. The organization operates through several interconnected service areas: Migration und Integration (supporting refugees and migrants with counseling, integration management, and career orientation programs); Kind Jugend Familie (child, youth, and family services including daycare facilities like Kinderkrippe Spatzennest, school accompaniment, and family assistance); Gemeindepsychiatrie & Behindertenhilfe (community psychiatric and disability services with assisted living and day facilities); Beschäftigungsförderung und Qualifizierung (employment promotion including the Stromspar-Check energy savings program); Tafel food banks; Senioren & Pflege (senior care homes including Caritas Seniorenzentrum Kirchzarten, Prälat-Stiefvater-Haus, Max-Josef-Metzger-Haus, Seniorenzentrum St. Benedikt, and Edith-Stein-Haus, plus day care services); and Online-Beratung (free anonymous online counseling across 19 topic areas). The organization also coordinates volunteering and donations through its Ehrenamt & Spenden program. This is a unified social services organization rather than a technology product platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Migration und Integration (Migration and Integration) Services supporting migrants and refugees including Flüchtlingssozialarbeit (refugee social work), Migrationsberatung für erwachsene Zugewanderte (MBE), Jugendmigrationsdienst (JMD), Respect Coach Programm, and Step further! career orientation program for mothers with migration experience.
• Kind Jugend Familie (Child Youth Family Services) Comprehensive family support services including Haus- und Familienpflege (home and family care), Schulbegleitung (school accompaniment), Integrationshilfen KiTa, Schulkindbetreuung (after-school care), Kindertageseinrichtungen (daycare facilities), Schwangerschaftsberatung (pregnancy counseling), and Sozialpädagogische Familienhilfe (socio-educational family assistance).
• Gemeindepsychiatrie & Behindertenhilfe (Community Psychiatry & Disability Assistance) Mental health and disability support including assisted living (AWS), supervised living in host families, psychiatric day facilities (Tagesstätten), and inclusion services (Inklusions- und Integrationsfachdienst).
• Beschäftigungsförderung und Qualifizierung (Employment Promotion) Employment support services including Stromspar-Check (energy savings program), Vermittlungsstelle für Arbeitsgelegenheiten (job placement), Individuelle Coachingmaßnahme (individual coaching), and the startklar project.
• Tafel (Food Bank) Food bank services including Tafel Hochschwarzwald and Tafel Bad Krozingen-Staufen, providing food assistance to people in need.
• Caritas Seniorenzentrum Kirchzarten Senior living and care home facility including senior residences and living options in Kirchzarten.
• Prälat-Stiefvater-Haus Ehrenkirchen Senior living and care home facility in Ehrenkirchen.
• Max-Josef-Metzger-Haus Umkirch Senior living and care home facility in Umkirch.
• Seniorenzentrum St. Benedikt Münstertal Senior living and care home facility in Münstertal.
• Seniorenzentrum Edith-Stein-Haus Neuenburg am Rhein Senior living and care home facility in Neuenburg am Rhein.
• Tagespflege St. Benedikt - Münstertal Day care services for seniors in Münstertal.
• Caritassozialdienst (Caritas Social Services) Social services with multiple locations including Breisach, Freiburg-Land, Hochschwarzwald, and Müllheim providing general social counseling and support.
• Ehrenamt & Spenden (Volunteering & Donations) Volunteer coordination and donation management services including the annual Caritas-Sammlung (Caritas collection), Wohlfahrtsmarken (charity stamps), and various volunteer opportunities.
• Kinderkrippe Spatzennest Children's daycare facility for children under three years, operating as a two-group facility with extended hours (07:30-14:00) and full-day group (07:30-16:00) in Kirchzarten.
• Online-Beratung (Online Counseling) Free, anonymous, and secure online counseling services covering 19 topic areas including general social counseling, migration, family, disability, elderly care, addiction, debt, pregnancy, and youth support.

Named customers1 record

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Caritas DeutschlandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent organization and umbrella association for all Catholic social services in Germany. Caritas Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald operates as a local member association under this national network.
• Caritas internationalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational arm of Caritas Germany providing global humanitarian aid and development assistance.
• Psychologische Beratungsstelle des Landratsamtes Breisgau-HochschwarzwaldminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDistrict office psychological counseling center - new provider for the Freiburg Umland region following closure of Caritas Erziehungsberatungsstelle.
• Psychologische Beratungsstelle Diakonisches WerkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDiaconal work psychological counseling center - new provider for the Hochschwarzwald region following closure of Caritas Erziehungsberatungsstelle.
• #OutInChurch InitiativeminorGTM or Marketing PartnerChurch initiative supporting LGBTQ+ inclusion. Caritasverband Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald has publicly endorsed and supports this initiative.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Diakonie Deutschland: Protestant counterpart to Caritas, operating a near-identical portfolio of social services (senior care, migration, family, disability, counseling) across Germany. Diakonie already competes directly in the district via Psychologische Beratungsstelle Diakonisches Werk, which took over Caritas's psychological counseling services.
• Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund (ASB) Baden-Württemberg: Regional welfare organization providing senior care, family services, and migration support in Baden-Württemberg. Operates similar service centers and competes for the same municipal contracts.
• Arbeiterwohlfahrt (AWO): One of Germany's six major welfare umbrella organizations, providing senior care, family services, migration support, and youth services through regional associations. Operates as a direct competitor for municipal contracts and donor funding in Baden-Württemberg.
• Malteser Deutschland: Catholic-affiliated welfare organization providing social services, elder care, and migration support across Germany. Operates at smaller scale than Caritas but with overlapping service offerings and same faith-based funding model.
• Caritas Deutschland (Deutscher Caritasverband): National umbrella organization for all Catholic-affiliated Caritas associations in Germany. Caritas Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald is a local member association under this network, making it the direct parent and most structurally comparable organization operating at much larger scale.
• Deutsches Rotes Kreuz (DRK) - Landesverband Baden-Württemberg: German Red Cross regional chapter, providing senior care, family services, migration counseling, and social services in the same geography. Directly comparable operating model and service portfolio in Baden-Württemberg.
• Paritätischer Wohlfahrtsverband Baden-Württemberg: Umbrella organization for non-confessional social services, including district-level associations offering comparable services to Caritas, AWO, and Diakonie. Competes for the same municipal contracts and donor base in Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald.
• Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe: Protestant-affiliated welfare organization with significant presence in elder care, hospice, family services, and social counseling. Comparable service portfolio and structure in the German welfare sector.

Regional players

• Caritasverband Freiburg-Stadt e.V. Adjacent Caritas regional association serving the city of Freiburg, immediately bordering Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald. Operates very similar portfolio of services and is the most direct geographic peer organization.

Direct peers

• Sozialstation Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald gGmbH: Local non-profit home care and social service provider in the same district. Directly competes with Caritas on ambulatory elder care, family support, and outpatient social services in Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries16 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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