Diakonie Hochfranken

What Diakonie Hochfranken does

Die Diakonie Hof e.V., doing business as Diakonie Hochfranken, is a registered non-profit Protestant welfare association (eingetragener Verein) headquartered at Klostertor 2, Hof, in Upper Franconia, Bavaria. The organization's institutional roots extend to 1875 through the Evangelischer Arbeiterverein founded by Pfarrer August Burger; the modern entity was formally constituted on September 25, 1926 and was reconstituted by merger of two predecessor associations effective January 1, 2024. It serves vulnerable populations across the Hof/Naila region — children and youth, adults in difficult life circumstances, and seniors — through a portfolio of social welfare services including youth assistance, elderly and nursing care, psychological and social counseling, education, and general support services.

Operations are run through the wholly owned Diakonie Hochfranken gGmbH (founded 2006, jointly established with Stiftung Marienberg and Diakonieverein Rehau), which delivers services through an owned facility footprint spanning at least six municipalities (Hof, Naila, Oberkotzau, Helmbrechts, Konradsreuth, Rehau), encompassing care homes, counseling centers, youth welfare facilities, and community spaces. The service architecture combines in-person facility-based delivery with an Online-Beratung digital counseling channel, and a two-year Klimaschutzmanagement (climate protection) project launched at the end of 2024 is being applied to the organization's building stock.

The business model is that of a recognized German welfare carrier (Wohlfahrtsträger): revenue is generated through public funding, statutory insurance reimbursements for care services, donations, foundation endowments (including the consolidated Siegwart-Frisch-Stiftung formed in 2025), and individual memberships priced at €15 per year. Marketing and acquisition rely on community outreach, organic social channels (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube), an online donation portal, and a dedicated career portal (darum-diakonie.de). Leadership comprises Dr. Wolfgang Frisch as 1st Chairman, Martin Abt as 2nd Chairman and Managing Director of the gGmbH, and Henning Hoffmann as Treasurer.

Name

Diakonie Hochfranken

Legal name

Die Diakonie Hof e.V.

Website

https://diakonie-hof.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1926

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Diakonie Hochfranken is a non-profit Protestant welfare organization in Upper Franconia, Germany, delivering youth welfare, elderly care, adult counseling, and education services through multiple facilities across the Hof region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Welfare Services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412), Community Housing Services (62422)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Housing Assistance & Homeless Services (BPAGAEAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Disability Services & Independent Living Support (BPAGACAG), Youth Housing, Foster Care & Wraparound Support (Education-Linked) Nonprofits (BPAGADAO), Dropout Prevention, Alternative Education & Re-Engagement Nonprofits (BPAGADAL)

Keywords

• Social welfare services
• Elderly care services
• Youth welfare programs
• Counseling services
• Non-profit community care

Headquarters

HQ city

Hof

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Social Welfare Services: The organization provides social services including healthcare, elderly care, youth welfare, counseling, and education services to the community in the Hof region. Revenue appears to come from a combination of public funding, donations, membership fees, and foundation endowments.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Diakonie Hochfranken is a non-profit social welfare organization that delivers a portfolio of community care services across Upper Franconia, including youth welfare and child assistance, adult social support and counseling, elderly and nursing care, and educational programs. Services are provided directly at owned facilities in Hof, Naila, Oberkotzau, Helmbrechts, Konradsreuth, and Rehau, complemented by an online counseling channel, and are funded primarily through public welfare allocations, donations, and foundation endowments.

Product overview

Diakonie Hochfranken is a social welfare organization operating as a platform of interconnected services. The parent structure is Diakonie Hochfranken gGmbH (founded 2006), a non-profit company owned by Diakonisches Werk Hof, Stiftung Marienberg, and Diakonieverein Rehau. The newly merged Die Diakonie Hof e.V. (effective January 2024) serves as the primary member association. The organization offers a portfolio of social services organized into five main categories: Kinder und Jugendliche (youth assistance and child welfare), Erwachsene (adult counseling and support), Senioren und Pflege (elderly care and nursing), Bildung (education), and Dienstleistungen (general services). Online-Beratung provides digital access to counseling services. The affiliated Siegwart-Frisch-Stiftung funds quality-of-life improvements for seniors, while the Klimaschutzmanagement project addresses sustainability in the organization's building infrastructure.

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Products and services

• Kinder und Jugendliche (Children and Youth Services) Youth assistance and child welfare services in the Upper Franconia region, including youth welfare facilities, support for young people in challenging life situations, childcare, and educational support for children and adolescents.
• Erwachsene (Adult Social Support and Counseling) Social support services for adults in the Hof region, including counseling and assistance for people in difficult life circumstances, crisis intervention, and employment-related support.
• Senioren und Pflege (Elderly Care and Nursing) Elderly care services including nursing homes, home care, and support for maintaining the independence of older people across the Upper Franconia region.
• Bildung (Education Services) Educational services and training programs for community members in the Hof region, supporting skill development and lifelong learning.
• Online-Beratung (Online Counseling) Online counseling service that allows clients in the Upper Franconia region to receive social welfare advice and support digitally through the Diakonie Hochfranken website.

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Ideal customer profiles3 records

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Siegwart-Frisch-StiftungminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Foundation formed in 2025 through merger of Wilhelm-Frisch-Stiftung and Willy Siegwart-Stiftung. Dedicated to improving quality of life for elderly people in the Hof region. The foundation's board includes Diakonie leadership.
• Diakonie Hochfranken gGmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2006Diakonisches Werk Hof (now Die Diakonie Hof e.V.) was the main shareholder when Diakonie Hochfranken gGmbH was founded in 2006. The gGmbH operates all services and facilities of the founding organizations.
• Stiftung MarienbergcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2006Joint co-founder of Diakonie Hochfranken gGmbH alongside Diakonisches Werk Hof and Diakonieverein Rehau. Also shares property ownership (Am Lindenbühl 10 - Marktplatz 8, Naila) with Diakonie Hof e.V.
• Diakonieverein RehaucoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2006Joint co-founder of Diakonie Hochfranken gGmbH alongside Diakonisches Werk Hof and Stiftung Marienberg. All three organizations jointly operate all services and facilities through the gGmbH structure.
• Lebenshilfe für Menschen mit Behinderung Stadt und Landkreis Hof e. V.minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2006Long-standing partner organization in disability services. Diakonie Hof e.V. provides suitable real estate properties to Lebenshilfe for their social welfare work.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Diakonie Deutschland: National federation of Diakonie organizations, the apex body of which Diakonie Hochfranken is a regional member. Operates broader advocacy, federal funding negotiations, and shared services that materially affect the resources and regulatory standing of regional Diakonie entities.
• Diakonie Bayern: State-level umbrella organization coordinating all Bavarian Diakonie regional associations including Diakonie Hochfranken. Acts as a broader-incumbent peer in the sense that it sets statewide policy, advocacy, and funding strategy that directly shapes the operating environment for regional members like Diakonie Hochfranken.

Regional players

• Malteser Hilfsdienst gGmbH: Catholic-rooted welfare and care organization with comparable elderly care, ambulance, and social services but operating predominantly outside Bavaria. Useful as a structural peer illustrating an alternative governance/scale model for German regional welfare providers.

Direct peers

• Diakonie Würzburg: Diakonie regional body serving the Würzburg/Mainfranken area of Bavaria with social welfare, counseling, and elderly care services. Directly comparable in scope, governance model (e.V. plus gGmbH operating arm), and service taxonomy to Diakonie Hochfranken.
• Diakonie München und Oberbayern: Regional Diakonie association serving the Munich/Upper Bavaria area with a comparable portfolio of youth welfare, elderly care, counseling, and education services. Closest structural analog to Diakonie Hochfranken as a regional Protestant welfare organization within the same national Diakonie network, just at substantially greater scale.
• BRK Kreisverband Hof: Bavarian Red Cross (BRK) local chapter operating in the Hof district with ambulance, care, and social services. Comparable regional welfare provider with the same German public-funding and volunteer model, competing head-to-head in the Hof catchment area.
• Lebenshilfe für Menschen mit Behinderung Stadt und Landkreis Hof e.V. Disability services organization sharing the same Hof geography and a long-standing partnership (Diakonie Hof provides real estate to Lebenshilfe). Directly comparable as a regional e.V. delivering social services to vulnerable populations, with overlapping donor and volunteer pools.
• AWO Bezirksverband Ober- und Mittelfranken: Workers' Welfare Association (AWO) regional branch covering Upper and Middle Franconia with comparable elderly care, youth welfare, and family services. Directly competes for public welfare contracts in the same geographic regions where Diakonie Hochfranken operates.
• Caritasverband für die Erzdiözese Bamberg: The Catholic counterpart welfare organization covering Upper Franconia and the broader Bamberg archdiocese. Provides an identical mix of youth welfare, elderly care, counseling, and family services in overlapping geography, making it the closest cross-confessional peer competing for the same municipal contracts and donor base.

Others

• Paritätischer Wohlfahrtsverband Landesverband Bayern: Cross-disability welfare umbrella organization in Bavaria representing multiple non-confessional social service providers. Functions as an ecosystem participant rather than direct competitor, coordinating advocacy and shared infrastructure among independent welfare associations in the same region.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/diakoniehochfranken
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/diakonie-hochfranken
• Instagraminstagram.com/diakoniehochfranken

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Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries1 record

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