What DRK-Kreisverband Bremen e.V. does

DRK-Kreisverband Bremen e.V. (Deutsches Rotes Kreuz – Kreisverband Bremen e. V.) is a registered non-profit association and the Bremen district chapter of the German Red Cross (Deutsches Rotes Kreuz), operating as a Spitzenverband of free welfare with approximately 150 years of continuous presence in the city. It delivers a multi-line social services and emergency response portfolio spanning the full life cycle: 10 Kinderhäuser (daycare centers) plus 6 planned, family support programs (e:du, HIPPY, Pro Kind, wellcome, Frühberatungsstellen), 10 youth centers (Freizis) and the Jugendrotkreuz, senior services (DRK-Hausnotruf, service centers, meals on wheels, dementia support), Hilfen zur Erziehung, refugee reception and transition housing (1,200-place Landesaufnahmestelle plus two ~250-place Übergangswohnheime), a 49-place gerontopsychiatric facility, a legal guardianship department covering ~600 cases, and the Institut für Chinesische Medizin. Emergency and transport services include 5 ambulance stations (10 vehicles, the largest single fleet among five citywide partners), a medical transport service covering ~450,000 km/year, 94 daily school bus crews transporting 440–480 children with disabilities to 38 schools, and patient and individual transport services.

The business model is a hybrid of government-commissioned managed services, recurring membership and subscription fees, donations, and modest retail proceeds. The City and State of Bremen, exercised through Senatorinnen for education, social affairs, and integration, fund the majority of childcare, refugee housing, youth welfare, school transport, and senior services under public contracts. Membership fees (from 5 EUR/month or 60 EUR/year) and Hausnotruf subscriptions (27–56.50 EUR/month, partially covered by Pflegekasse with recognized care grade) provide recurring individual revenue, supplemented by donations and proceeds from the KLEIDER & MEHR secondhand store and DRK-Buchmarkt. Go-to-market is direct-to-citizen through owned facilities, home visits, hotlines, and the familiennetz bremen portal (aggregating 1,000+ providers); there is no commercial sales motion. There is no proprietary technology platform, and AI/ML capability is not present in the operating model.

Revenue, funding, and detailed financials are not disclosed. Operating scale is significant: thousands of beneficiaries served annually across childcare, youth, senior, and refugee programs; ~60+ staff at the Landesaufnahmestelle alone; 94 school bus crews; and a national-level footprint via Early English (15,000+ Bremen children, 50,000+ nationally). Recent strategic actions include the June 2026 opening of the new Katastrophenschutzzentrum consolidating blue-light and fleet operations, a joint ASB Bremen paramedic training pilot, planned daycare expansion, and the termination of the proCuraKids project.

Name

DRK-Kreisverband Bremen e.V.

Legal name

Deutsches Rotes Kreuz – Kreisverband Bremen e. V.

Website

https://drk-bremen.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1876

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

DRK-Kreisverband Bremen e.V. is the Bremen district chapter of the German Red Cross, delivering integrated social, emergency, and rescue services — childcare, family support, youth, senior care, refugee housing, and ambulance — to residents of Bremen via owned facilities, public contracts, membership, and donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Humanitarian and Social Services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Child and Youth Services (624110), Ambulance Services (62191), Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Transportation Services (4700), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Disability Services & Independent Living Support (BPAGAEAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Refugee & Immigrant Support Services (BPAGAEAI), Cross-Agency Medical/Behavioral Transport Coordination (IEP-Related) (EDAKAOAI)

Keywords

• Humanitarian social services
• Emergency medical services
• Child and youth welfare
• Elderly care services
• Refugee support programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Bremen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices17 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership fees: Annual and monthly membership contributions from supporters. Membership starts at 60 euros per year or 5 euros per month, providing a recurring revenue stream from the community.
2. Government-funded social services: Core services (childcare, refugee assistance, senior care, youth services) are funded through contracts and grants from the city of Bremen and state of Bremen. Services such as Hilfen zur Erziehung (child welfare), refugee housing, and school transport are commissioned by public authorities.
3. DRK Hausnotruf service fees: Monthly subscription fees for emergency alert systems for seniors, with tiered packages ranging from basic to comfort. Costs are partially covered by long-term care insurance (Pflegekasse) for eligible recipients.
4. Donations and charitable contributions: Cash donations, blood donations, clothing donations, and book donations received from the public, supporting various social programs and volunteer work.
5. Secondhand retail (Kleider & Mehr, Buchmarkt): Proceeds from sale of donated secondhand clothing and books, flowing into the organization's voluntary service and social programs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

DRK-Kreisverband Bremen e.V. is a non-profit district association of the German Red Cross providing a broad portfolio of social welfare, emergency response, and humanitarian services to residents of Bremen. Its offerings include childcare (10 daycare centers), family support programs, youth services, elderly care, refugee housing (1,200 places), ambulance and rescue services, medical and school transport, first aid training, legal guardianship, and secondhand retail. Services are delivered through owned facilities, home visits, mobile units, and digital portals, funded primarily through public contracts, memberships, and donations.

Product overview

DRK-Kreisverband Bremen e.V. is a humanitarian aid organization providing a comprehensive portfolio of social and emergency services across Bremen. The organization operates as a multi-service provider rather than a technology platform, offering childcare and family services (Kinderhäuser daycare, family counseling, early intervention), youth development (youth centers, Youth Red Cross, career transition support), elderly care (home emergency response, meal delivery, service centers), emergency medical services (ambulance, rescue transport, event medical coverage), refugee support (state reception, transitional housing), and community programs (first aid training, health promotion, secondhand stores). With 150 years of history as Bremen's oldest aid organization, it functions as a social services conglomerate with multiple specialized departments serving diverse population groups from children to seniors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Kinderhäuser Bremen: DRK kindergarten and day care centers for children in Bremen
• familiennetz bremen
• wellcome
• HIPPY
• e:du – Eltern und Du
• Zentrum für Schule und Beruf (ZSB)
• DRK-Hausnotruf
• Jugendrotkreuz (JRK)
• KLEIDER & MEHR
• DRK-Buchmarkt

Products and services

• Kindertagesbetreuung (Kinderhäuser) Daycare services for children operated under the 'Kinderhäuser' concept, covering 10 locations across Bremen. Services include child daycare, early childhood intervention, school support, and Early English language programs.
• Familienhilfe (Family Assistance) Family support services including e:du (Eltern und Du) play-and-learn program, familiennetz Bremen portal, Frühberatungsstellen (early counseling centers) in Mitte and Ost, HIPPY early school preparation, Pro Kind family midwifery program, and wellcome postnatal support.
• Hilfen zur Erziehung (Child and Youth Welfare) Outpatient, semi-residential, and residential care services for children, youth and families including family assistance teams, FAM (Family Activation Management), school accompaniment, day groups, and youth living groups at multiple locations.
• Jugendförderung / Jugendzentren Youth centers and youth development programs operating 10 facilities across Bremen including Alt-Aumund, Borgfeld, Findorff, Horn-Lehe, Neustadt, Parkallee, Rotes Haus, Roter Sand, and Schweizer Viertel, plus career transition support through ZSB.
• Jugendrotkreuz (JRK) Youth Red Cross program for children and youth ages 6-27 focusing on first aid training, competitions, public relations, holiday programs, school medical service, and international youth exchanges.
• DRK-Hausnotruf (Emergency Alert System) 24/7 emergency response system for seniors with base unit, wrist/fall sensor, and connection to DRK monitoring center. Offers base, comfort, and individual packages with optional GPS-enabled mobile response, partially covered by long-term care insurance.
• Senior:innen-Dienste (Senior Services)
• Rechtliche Betreuung (Legal Guardianship) Legal guardianship services managing approximately 600 cases, recruiting and training volunteer guardians, with locations in Bremen-Mitte and Bremen-Nord.
• Psychische Hilfen (Mental Health Services) Gerontopsychiatry facility Haus Hohenkamp with 49 places, residential group Mackensenweg, and bereavement support services for individuals and families.
• Schutz und Rettung (Emergency and Rescue) Emergency and rescue services including disaster protection center, ambulance service from 5 stations (Neustadt, Schwachhausen, Lesum, Arsten, Gröpelingen), medical transport, patient transport service, school transport, and individual transport.
• Sanitätsdienst (Medical Event Services) Medical coverage and first aid services for events of all sizes, with risk assessment, planning, and staffing provided by DRK-trained personnel.
• Psychosoziale Notfallversorgung (PSNV) Psychosocial emergency support for emergency responders and affected individuals including peer support, crisis intervention, and stress management services.
• Fahrdienste (Transport Services) Comprehensive transport services including medical transport (blood products, ~450,000 km annually), patient transport (lying, wheelchair, seated), school transport (94 buses serving 440-480 children daily to 38 schools), and individual transport for people with disabilities.
• Unterstützung für Geflüchtete (Refugee Support) Refugee services including state reception facility (LASt) with 1,200 capacity, two transitional housing facilities (Deutsche Eiche, Horner Eiche) for 250 persons, and migration counseling through ZSB.
• Secondhand (KLEIDER & MEHR, Buchmarkt) Secondhand stores selling clothing, shoes, accessories, and books, with proceeds supporting DRK volunteer work in Bremen.
• Erste Hilfe Kurse (First Aid Training) First aid courses and training programs including basic courses, pediatric first aid, and specialized emergency responder training for Notfallsanitäter (emergency paramedics).
• Zentrum für Schule und Beruf (ZSB) Career and education transition center supporting youth and migrants with school completion, vocational training placement, and integration programs.
• Institut für Chinesische Medizin (ICM) Chinese medicine institute offering Traditional Chinese Medicine treatments and therapies.
• DRK-Zentrum für Gesundheitsförderung Health promotion center offering fitness courses, rehabilitation sports, movement programs, workshops, and prevention programs.
• Essen auf Rädern (Meals on Wheels) Delivery of lunch meals to homes across Bremen, available from a single portion with ordering via telephone, email, or online portal, with no contract commitment required.
• DRK-Mitgliedschaft (Membership) Membership program available to the public at 5 EUR/month or 60 EUR/year, supporting the organization's social mission; membership is open to all Bremen residents.

Quantifiable outcome

• 440–480 children with disabilities transported safely to 38 schools daily via 94 school bus crews
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Blutspendedienst NSTOBcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDRK Bremen collaborates with the blood donation service NSTOB for the medical transport of blood products. DRK's transport fleet delivers blood products across northern Germany to support the blood supply chain, with mutual support especially during holiday periods when donations and resources are scarce.
• Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund (ASB) BremencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDRK Bremen and ASB Bremen jointly launched a pilot project for a new training pathway for emergency paramedics (Rettungssanitäter:in) starting in 2026, representing an inter-organizational cooperation to modernize emergency services education.
• Klinikum Bremerhaven ReinkenheideminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPro Kind is a cooperation partner of Klinikum Bremerhaven Reinkenheide within the framework of the international midwifery degree program (B. Sc.) at Hochschule Bremen. Supports practical training and education for future midwives.
• apetito AGminorOthersDRK Bremen partners with comida AG as operational service provider for Bremer Essen auf Rädern (meals on wheels), which also involves collaboration with three other Bremen social associations: Caritas, Die Paritäten, and Johanniter.
• Stadt Bremen (City of Bremen)coreOthersThe primary public sector commissioning partner. Stadt Bremen funds and commissions the majority of DRK's social services including childcare, refugee housing, youth services, elder care, and school transport. Operates under public contract.
• Senatorin für Arbeit, Soziales, Jugend und Integration BremencoreOthersFunds and commissions multiple programs including the Bremer Hausbesuche (senior visits), refugee housing, and youth welfare services. Key governmental commissioning body for social services.
• Other DRK Kreisverbände and state/national DRK organizationsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDRK Bremen participates in inter-organizational cooperation with other DRK Kreisverbände and the national DRK framework, including JRK youth exchanges, competitions, and training programs at state and federal levels.
• Bremer Kinderärzte (Bremen pediatricians)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe 'Willkommen in der Familie' (WiF) information packet is distributed through the practices of Bremen pediatricians to parents of newborns, serving as an early intervention and information touchpoint.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves7 records

Broad incumbents

• Deutsches Rotes Kreuz (Bundesverband): National DRK federal association providing the overarching framework, brand and standards under which DRK-Kreisverband Bremen operates — broader incumbent governing structure rather than a competing entity.
• British Red Cross: International National Society analogue under the Red Cross/Red Crescent movement, providing comparable refugee, emergency response, social welfare and humanitarian aid services in the UK — useful international comparator for benchmarking scale and policy.

Direct peers

• Caritasverband Bremen e.V. Catholic welfare association operating in Bremen with a similar portfolio of childcare, family, senior, refugee and social services under Spitzenverband status — the closest functional analog and primary contract competitor.
• DRK-Kreisverband Hamburg: Sister Red Cross district association in the adjacent major city of Hamburg, operating an analogous multi-service portfolio under the same national DRK framework — a benchmark for service scope and scale.
• AWO Bremen — Arbeiterwohlfahrt: AWO Bremen district association operating Kinderhäuser, youth and senior services, and refugee support in Bremen — competing directly with DRK for municipal childcare and welfare contracts.
• Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe e.V. — Landesverband Bremen/Niedersachsen: Johanniter regional chapter offering overlapping ambulance, rescue, Hausnotruf and social services in the same geography — a direct analogue especially across emergency services and senior offerings.
• Paritätischer Wohlfahrtsverband Bremen: Umbrella association coordinating numerous smaller member organizations delivering childcare, family support, refugee and senior services in Bremen — competing for the same commissioned-contract pool.
• Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund Bremen: ASB Bremen chapter with a parallel portfolio of rescue, patient transport, refugee work and social services — also DRK Bremen's inter-organizational partner on the 2026 paramedic training pathway.
• Diakonie Bremen: Protestant welfare umbrella for Bremen, delivering directly comparable services (child/youth welfare, senior care, refugee support, counseling) and competing head-to-head for the same public contracts.
• Malteser Hilfsdienst (Bremen): Catholic-aid emergency and social services organization with comparable ambulance, Hausnotruf, refugee and youth offerings in the region — competing with DRK Bremen across emergency and senior segments.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/drkbremen
• Facebookfacebook.com/DRKBremen
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/drk-bremen
• Instagraminstagram.com/drkbremen

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Number of profiles

Profiles18 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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