Kirchenkreis Hamm

What Kirchenkreis Hamm does

Diakonie Ruhr-Hellweg e.V. is a Protestant welfare organization (Diakonie) affiliated with the Evangelical Church in Germany, headquartered in Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia. Its predecessor, the Evangelischer Versorgungshaus-Verein für Westfalen e.V., began operations in 1904. The organization operates as a multi-service social welfare provider across the Ruhr-Hellweg region, employing over 1,000 staff at 59 locations covering Arnsberg, Soest, Werl, Unna, Hamm, Meschede, Kamen, Holzwickede, Werne, Fröndenberg, Hochsauerlandkreis, and the island of Spiekeroog.

The service portfolio spans seven major verticals: (1) Education & Childcare — kindergartens (Paradies-Kindergarten, Kita Luna, Kita & Familienzentrum Sonnenborg), family centers, school social work, and mother-child residential facilities; (2) Counseling & Support — mental health, addiction, debt, refugee, disability, pregnancy, and guardianship services; (3) Emergency Assistance — outreach social work, women's shelter, crisis helpline; (4) Nursing & Home Care — Diakoniestation ambulatory nursing in Soest/Werl/Welver (rated Bestnote 1.1 by the Medizinischer Dienst), meals-on-wheels, dementia care, and a Fachschule für Pflegeberufe nursing school; (5) Household Services — NettWerker brand offering cleaning, shopping, gardening, and accompaniment; (6) Secondhand Retail — Kaufnett chain with 7+ stores plus the BAMBINI mother/baby boutique; and (7) Travel & Recreation — senior city recreation at Caldenhof, Spiekeroog island holidays, and Sauerland forest retreats at Matthias-Claudius-Haus.

Revenue is generated through four streams: (a) public social service contracts and statutory health/long-term care insurance reimbursements (the dominant stream for nursing, counseling, and childcare); (b) donations, bequests, and Diakonie Ruhr-Hellweg Stiftung endowment income (processed via KD-Bank); (c) secondhand retail revenue at Kaufnett stores, which simultaneously function as employment integration programs for long-term unemployed, disabled, and migrant individuals; and (d) service and care fees (often subsidized) for household support and meals-on-wheels. Operating geography is strictly regional with no global footprint. The technology stack is limited to standard web infrastructure (TYPO3 CMS, Google Analytics, Google Maps, YouTube, Eye-Able accessibility), with no AI/ML or proprietary platform capabilities disclosed. Multiple wholly-owned subsidiaries (gGmbH entities) structure the operations: Kaufnett gGmbH, Service und Pflege gGmbH, Ferien- und Tagungsstätten gGmbH, and Diakonie Freizeitzentrum Spiekeroog gGmbH.

Name

Kirchenkreis Hamm

Legal name

Diakonie Ruhr-Hellweg e. V.

Website

https://diakonie-ahlen.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1904

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Diakonie Ruhr-Hellweg e.V. is a Protestant welfare organization in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, operating 1,000+ employees across 59 locations to deliver childcare, counseling, ambulatory nursing, household services, secondhand retail, and senior recreation to individuals and families across the Ruhr-Hellweg region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Welfare Services

NAICS

Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242), Individual and Family Services (6241), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120), Community Housing Services (62422), Temporary Shelters (624221)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050), Services-Child Day Care Services (8351), Hotels, Rooming Houses, Camps & Other Lodging Places (7000)

akta.pro primary industry

Housing Assistance & Homeless Services (BPAGAEAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Homelessness Prevention, Shelter & Supportive Housing Services (BPAIANAC), Emergency Shelter, Camp Management & Non-Food Items (NFI) (BPAGAAAC)

Keywords

• Social welfare services
• Home nursing care
• Child daycare services
• Family counseling support
• Secondhand retail charity

Headquarters

HQ city

Arnsberg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices18 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Social Services Contracts and Public Funding: Diakonie Ruhr-Hellweg operates as a recognized Protestant welfare provider (Wohlfahrtsverband) and receives funding through public social service contracts, church subsidies, and statutory health/long-term care insurance reimbursements for services such as home nursing, senior care, and family support.
2. Donations and Foundation Income: The organization raises funds through donations, bequests, and its own Diakonie Ruhr-Hellweg Stiftung. The foundation capital generates annual returns used to fund charitable projects that lack adequate public or church financing. Donations are collected via KD-Bank (Bank für Kirche und Diakonie) and online donation platforms.
3. Secondhand Retail Revenue (Kaufnett): Kaufnett Sozialkaufhäuser generate revenue through the sale of donated secondhand goods including furniture, clothing, household items, and books. These operations also serve as employment integration programs for long-term unemployed, disabled, and migrant individuals.
4. Service and Care Fees: Fees for services such as meals on wheels, household support, and daycare services are charged to clients, with costs often subsidized or fully covered through long-term care insurance (Pflegekasse), health insurance, or social welfare offices.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Diakonie Ruhr-Hellweg e.V. is a Protestant welfare organization (Diakonie) operating 59 locations across the Ruhr-Hellweg region of North Rhine-Westphalia, delivering a comprehensive portfolio of social welfare services. Core offerings include ambulatory home nursing (Diakoniestation), household support services (NettWerker), second-hand retail (Kaufnett with seven stores plus BAMBINI boutiques), childcare and family education (Kitas, family centers, youth services), social counseling (addiction, debt, pregnancy, refugee, mental health, disability), mother-child residential care (Marie-Haverkamp-Haus), and group travel/recreation programs (Spiekeroog island, Matthias-Claudius-Haus forest retreats, senior day trips at Caldenhof).

Product overview

Diakonie Ruhr-Hellweg e.V. is a Protestant welfare organization offering a comprehensive portfolio of social services across the Ruhr-Hellweg region of North Rhine-Westphalia. The organization operates as a multi-service provider encompassing: childcare and education (kindergartens, family centers, youth services); counseling services (mental health, addiction, debt, refugee support, disability); emergency social assistance; ambulatory nursing and home care; household support services (NettWerker brand); second-hand retail stores (Kaufnett brand with multiple locations); travel and recreation programs (including island holidays, senior vacations, and day camps); and vocational training/employment integration. The services are organized under distinct operational brands and facilities, operating at 59 locations with over 1,000 employees.

Differentiator

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Functional benefit

Products and services

• Diakoniestation (Ambulatory Nursing Service) Ambulatory nursing and home care services including home nursing, household assistance, meals on wheels (Essen auf Rädern), emergency call system (Hausnotruf), care advice, dementia companionship, and respite care (Verhinderungspflege). Serves care-dependent individuals in Soest, Werl, Welver and surroundings. Achieved Bestnote 1.1 from the Medizinischer Dienst (MD), outperforming the NRW nursing average.

Quantifiable outcome

• Diakoniestation achieved Bestnote 1.1 from the Medizinischer Dienst (MD), rated better than the average of nursing services in NRW.
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Fachhochschule der Diakonie (University of Applied Sciences for Diakonie)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a partner organization. The Fachhochschule der Diakonie is the affiliated university of applied sciences, likely involved in research, education, and training collaboration.
• Kreisgesundheitsamt (District Health Office)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint initiatives with the Kreisgesundheitsamt (District Health Office) of Kreis Soest, including a memorial day event raising awareness about deceased drug users, demonstrating collaborative public health engagement.
• Matthias-Claudius-Haus EversbergcoreOthersListed as an affiliated organization (affinity logo). The Matthias-Claudius-Haus in Meschede-Eversberg is a Ferien- und Tagungsstätten gGmbH facility offering group travel and forest holidays in the Sauerland.
• Diakonie Freizeitzentrum Spiekeroog gGmbHcoreOthersListed as an affiliated organization. Diakonie Freizeitzentrum Spiekeroog gGmbH operates the leisure and group accommodation facilities on the island of Spiekeroog.
• Ferien- und Tagungsstätten gGmbH der DiakoniecoreOthersListed as an affiliated organization. A subsidiary GmbH operating holiday and conference facilities under the Diakonie brand.
• Kaufnett Secondhand-Kaufhäuser der Diakonie Ruhr-Hellweg gGmbHcoreOthersListed as an affiliated organization. A wholly-owned gGmbH operating seven second-hand retail stores (Kaufnett) across the region, providing affordable goods and employment integration.
• Service und Pflege gGmbH der DiakoniecoreOthersListed as an affiliated organization. A subsidiary company providing care and service services under the Diakonie umbrella.
• Evangelischer Versorgungshaus-Verein für Westfalen e.V.coreOthersListed as an affiliated organization. A member association operating the Marie-Haverkamp-Haus (mother-child facility), Paradies-Kindergarten, and Kita & Familienzentrum Sonnenborg in Soest since 1904.
• Diakonie Ruhr-Hellweg StiftungcoreOthersListed as an affiliated organization. A charitable foundation dedicated to raising endowment funds and donations to support social projects in the Ruhr-Hellweg region that lack adequate public or church funding.
• Verein Selbsthilfe e.V.minorOthersListed as an affiliated organization based in Unna. A self-help association operating under the Diakonie umbrella.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Kursana Care & Catering (Dussmann Group): Private-sector operator of inpatient care facilities and ambulatory services. Comparable as a competing nursing-care provider in the German care market, particularly relevant to Diakonie's Diakoniestation ambulatory services.

Direct peers

• Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe: A Protestant-affiliated aid organization offering nursing care, social services, and emergency support — same faith-network roots as Diakonie and directly comparable service mix including childcare, family programs, and ambulatory care.
• Deutscher Caritasverband: Germany's largest Catholic welfare association and the closest mission-aligned counterpart to Diakonie. Operates regional Caritasverbände with overlapping service portfolios in nursing, childcare, counseling, and emergency aid, competing for the same public contracts.
• Paritätischer Wohlfahrtsverband: Umbrella organization for non-confessional welfare providers in Germany. Member organizations deliver directly comparable services in care, family support, and social counseling.
• Malteser in Deutschland: Catholic humanitarian aid organization operating nursing, social counseling, refugee aid, and emergency services comparable to Diakonie Ruhr-Hellweg, often in the same regional catchment areas.
• Diakonie Deutschland: The federal umbrella organization of Protestant welfare associations in Germany. Directly comparable as the parent network and brand carrier for Diakonie Ruhr-Hellweg, operating the same welfare, care, and counseling service categories at national scale.
• AWO Bundesverband: Arbeiterwohlfahrt, a major secular welfare association operating across Germany. Provides directly comparable services including elderly care, family support, refugee aid, and social counseling through regional Unterbezirke.
• Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund (ASB): A major welfare and emergency services organization with nursing care, refugee aid, and family services portfolios that overlap with Diakonie Ruhr-Hellweg's ambulatory and social support operations.

Broad incumbents

• Helios Kliniken (Helios Health): Germany's largest private hospital operator, owned by Fresenius. Comparable as a large-scale healthcare and elderly-care provider competing for the same statutory insurance reimbursements and skilled nursing workforce in NRW.
• Deutsches Rotes Kreuz (DRK): The German Red Cross operates a nationwide network of social services, nursing care, refugee support, and emergency relief — significant overlap with Diakonie's portfolio but delivered under a humanitarian-aid brand rather than welfare affiliation.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/DiakonieRuhrHellweg
• Instagraminstagram.com/diakonie_ruhr_hellweg
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kirchenkreis-hamm

Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

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