DRK-Kreisverband Gelsenkirchen

Name

DRK-Kreisverband Gelsenkirchen

Legal name

Kreisverband Gelsenkirchen e.V.

Website

https://drk-ge.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

DRK-Kreisverband Gelsenkirchen is a non-profit local chapter of the German Red Cross providing emergency preparedness, first aid training, migration counseling, senior care, blood donation coordination, three kindergartens, and humanitarian community services to residents of Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Humanitarian and Social Services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Refugee, IDP & Migration Humanitarian Assistance (BPAGAAAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Refugee & Immigrant Support Services (BPAGAEAI), Asylum & Refugee Status Determination (RSD) Support (BPADAHAB), Refugee & Humanitarian Newcomer Orientation (Resettlement Support) (EDAAADAI)

Keywords

• Humanitarian aid services
• Emergency medical response
• Social welfare services
• First aid training
• Migration counseling

Headquarters

HQ city

Gelsenkirchen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership fees (Fördermitgliedschaft): Recurring membership fees from supporting members (Fördermitglieder) who contribute regularly to fund volunteer training, equipment, and operations. Fundraising campaigns conducted door-to-door and at events recruit new members.
2. Donations: Monetary donations from individuals, collected online, via PayPal, and through various fundraising activities. Also includes Sachspenden (in-kind donations of clothing and goods).
3. First aid training fees: Course fees for first aid training including basic courses and refresher courses. Refresher courses priced at 50 EUR. BG (Berufsgenossenschaft) funded training available for company employees.
4. Social services contracts: Government-funded social services including migration counseling (MBE, RFB), integration management (KIM), and refugee services, supported by NRW state ministry funding.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

DRK-Kreisverband Gelsenkirchen e.V. is the local chapter of the German Red Cross in Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. It delivers a portfolio of humanitarian services including emergency medical response and rescue transport, first aid training courses, disaster preparedness and civil defense, senior assistance (Hausnotruf emergency call, meal delivery, shopping service), migration and refugee counseling, three kindergartens, clothing banks and second-hand stores, blood donation coordination, and community-based neighborhood work. Operations are funded through supporting memberships, donations, course fees, and NRW state-funded social service contracts, with delivery combining paid staff and an extensive volunteer network.

Product overview

DRK-Kreisverband Gelsenkirchen is a local chapter of the German Red Cross offering a comprehensive portfolio of humanitarian and social services. The organization operates as a multi-service provider with distinct offerings across emergency response (rescue services, first aid training, disaster relief), social services (senior assistance with meals and emergency calls, clothing provision), migration and integration support (counseling for refugees and migrants), childcare (three kindergartens), and community engagement (volunteer programs, blood donation). The services are delivered through a combination of paid staff and extensive volunteer networks, with specialized units including a motorcycle squadron, water guard, and emergency response teams. Donations and supporting memberships fund the volunteer work and equipment.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Dunant's: DRK community center located at Bülsestraße 76 in Gelsenkirchen, offering various community services including migration counseling.
• Henry's
• DRK-Kleiderläden
• DRK-Kleiderkammern

Products and services

• Erste-Hilfe-Kurse (First Aid Courses) First aid training courses covering basic and refresher courses, driver's license prerequisite training, and specialized courses for educational and care facilities. Refresher course priced at 50 EUR; BG-funded seats available.
• Seniorenhilfen (Senior Assistance Services) Services for elderly individuals including Hausnotruf (home emergency call system), Menüservice / Essen auf Rädern (meal delivery), Einkaufsservice (grocery shopping assistance), equipment lending, and transportation services enabling independent living.
• Migrationsberatung für erwachsene Zugewanderte (MBE) Migration advisory service for adult immigrants providing casework support for integration into social, professional, and cultural life, including language acquisition, social benefits, residence and citizenship questions.
• Regionale Flüchtlingsberatung (Regional Refugee Counseling) Advisory services for refugees without secure residence status covering asylum procedures, social security, housing, family reunification, German language learning, and integration support.
• Kommunales Integrationsmanagement (KIM) NRW-funded case management program providing structured, personalized consulting for refugees and migrants covering schools, education, childcare, and family matters throughout their integration journey.
• Fahrdienste und Rettungsdienste (Transportation and Rescue Services) Comprehensive transport services including patient transport, medical transport, rescue service, air and vacation repatriation transport, disabled persons transport, and cemetery transport.
• Bevölkerungs- und Katastrophenschutz / Sanitätsdienst Civil defense and disaster preparedness services including medical service (Sanitätsdienst) for events, Betreuungsgruppe (care group) for up to 500 people, Einsatzeinheit NRW emergency response units, and Wasserwacht water rescue unit.
• Kindertagesstätten (Kindergartens) Three kindergartens (Kita Sonneninsel in Ückendorf, Kita Waldscheune in Resse, Kita Storchennest in Hassel) providing early childhood education and care.
• Blutspende (Blood Donation Coordination) Coordination of regular blood donation appointments in partnership with DRK Blood Donation Service West, including recognition events for milestone donors.
• Gemeinsam Gesundheit Geben (Health Advisory) Health counseling project making DRK services accessible to all city residents including homeless and elderly, with regular consultations on health prevention, healthcare system basics, nutrition, and physical activity.
• Kleiderläden und Kleiderkammern (Clothing Stores and Banks) DRK-Kleiderläden 'Jacke wie Hose' second-hand stores in shopping streets and Kleiderkammern (clothing banks) open Wednesdays 8:30-12:30 providing free or low-cost clothing to welfare recipients, homeless individuals, asylum seekers, and those in acute emergencies.
• Kleiderabholung (Clothing Pickup Service) Collection service for donated clothing booked online through the TextilTiger portal, with Rotkreuz volunteers picking up donations at scheduled times from donors' homes across Gelsenkirchen postal code areas.
• Fördermitgliedschaft (Supporting Membership) Recurring supporting membership program through which Fördermitglieder contribute regularly to fund volunteer training, equipment, and operations. Recruited via door-to-door campaigns and at events.
• Mobile Migrationsberatung (Mobile Migration Consultation Bus) Mobile migration counseling service operating from a converted van/minibus that provides the same advisory services as fixed-location MBE offices to underserved Gelsenkirchen neighborhoods on a recurring schedule.
• Food Balance Workshop (Ernährungsberatung) Group workshop on healthy eating and nutrition basics under the migration advisory service, covering balanced nutrition and cultural food diversity for migrants and refugees.

Quantifiable outcome

• Blood donor program: Individual donors achieve up to 150+ donations, potentially saving 450+ lives
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• Manuel Neuer Kids FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 June 2026DRK Gelsenkirchen and the Manuel Neuer Kids Foundation have been cooperating for some time and now formalized as alliance partners in the child protection alliance. Joint projects include a podcast series produced with students from GBM (Gelsenkirchen school) about child protection topics.
• United Nations / Independent Search Mechanism for Missing Persons in Syria (IIMP)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 May 2026DRK Gelsenkirchen entered a national pilot project cooperation with the UN's independent search mechanism for missing Syrian persons. The organization serves as a multiplier, reaching approximately 7,000 Syrian refugees in Gelsenkirchen to inform them about the search service. A full-time staff member will be trained by the UN in handling trauma victims. A memorandum of understanding will be signed to formalize the cooperation.
• Tierische Seminare (Therapy Farm)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 April 2026New cooperation partner providing animal-assisted interventions for children and youth from the DRK migration counseling program. Activities include pony care, sheep feeding, and rabbit interactions at the Kirchhellen farm. Plans include summer camp cooperation with Circus Family Probst and ongoing joint projects.
• Nickel Bus CompanyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPilot project with local bus company Nickel to convert approximately 40 buses into mobile child protection stations (Kinderschutzinseln), providing child protection outreach through the existing public transportation network.
• Barmer Health InsuranceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBarmer health insurance conducted a 'Balance-Check' resilience assessment for staff at Kita Storchennest, demonstrating corporate health partnership for early childhood education.
• SI Club GE-Buer (Soroptimist International)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDRK Gelsenkirchen served as cooperation partner for the annual confetti run supporting breast cancer awareness, organized by the Soroptimist club's 'Revierinitiative' foundation benefiting the breast cancer center at Evangelische Kliniken.
• Deutsch-Syrische Initiative (German-Syrian Initiative)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDRK Gelsenkirchen cooperates with this nationwide association dedicated to political and cultural education of Syrians, more societal participation, and mutual understanding. The partnership leverages the association's expertise to better serve the Syrian refugee community.
• Youth Red Cross Herne (Jugendrotkreuz Herne)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDRK Gelsenkirchen participates in the relay run to Solferino, receiving the 'Light of Hope and Humanity' torch from the Youth Red Cross Herne before cycling 39.27 kilometers through Gelsenkirchen.
• DRK Blood Donation Service West (Blutspendedienst West)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBlood donation service operating in northern Ruhr area. Referent for donation organization coordinates regular blood donation drives. DRK Gelsenkirchen hosts monthly donation events at Berger Feld and organizes recognition ceremonies for milestone donors.
• DRK Landesverband Westfalen-LippeflagshipOthersDRK Gelsenkirchen is a Kreisverband (district association) under the Westphalia-Lippe state association of the German Red Cross, accessing shared resources, training, and coordinated disaster response capabilities.
• Fire Department Gelsenkirchen, THW, Johanniter Unfall Hilfe, Malteser HilfsdienstcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDRK Gelsenkirchen works closely with the fire department, Federal Agency for Technical Relief (THW), Johanniter, and Malteser service within the civil defense/catastrophe protection system, maintaining coordinated emergency response capabilities.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Caritas Gelsenkirchen: Local Catholic social services provider delivering migration counseling, senior support, clothing aid, and family services in Gelsenkirchen. Directly competes with DRK Gelsenkirchen for welfare clients, government contracts, and refugee integration funding.
• AWO Unterbezirk Gelsenkirchen: Local chapter of the Arbeiterwohlfahrt providing senior care, family services, migration support, and youth programs in Gelsenkirchen. Direct competitor to DRK Gelsenkirchen in the same neighborhoods and service categories.
• Malteser Hilfsdienst: Comparable German humanitarian organization providing disaster response, first aid courses, senior services, and migration support. Co-responds with DRK Gelsenkirchen within Gelsenkirchen's civil-defense alert concept, competing for the same volunteer and donor base.
• Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund (ASB): German welfare and humanitarian organization offering first aid training, senior assistance, civil protection, and social services in NRW. Overlaps directly with DRK Gelsenkirchen's service portfolio and competes for government contracts and members.
• Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe: Major German humanitarian organization offering parallel services to DRK Gelsenkirchen, including first aid training, civil protection, senior care, and refugee support. Operates as a direct competitor for the same volunteer pools, donors, and government contracts across NRW.
• Diakonie Gelsenkirchen: Protestant social welfare organization operating across Gelsenkirchen with migration, senior, and family services. Overlaps materially with DRK Gelsenkirchen's social-services portfolio and competes for the same vulnerable client base and contracts.

Broad incumbents

• Deutsches Rotes Kreuz (DRK) Bundesverband: National umbrella of the German Red Cross, of which DRK Gelsenkirchen is a Kreisverband member. Operates broader nationwide programs, training infrastructure, and policy advocacy; sets standards and provides inter-regional coordination across all 19 Landesverbände and their Kreisverbände.
• Paritätischer Wohlfahrtsverband NRW: Umbrella for non-confessional welfare organizations in NRW, including several that compete with DRK Gelsenkirchen in migration counseling, senior services, and family support. Coordinates advocacy and shared services among member organizations.
• DRK-Landesverband Westfalen-Lippe: State-level parent association of DRK Gelsenkirchen, providing shared training infrastructure, coordinated disaster response, and policy framework. Provides the structural resource-sharing and funding pathways that the Kreisverband leverages for its service delivery.

Regional players

• DRK-Kreisverband Essen: Neighboring DRK Kreisverband in nearby Essen, offering the same portfolio of services (migration, senior care, disaster response, first aid) within a different municipal jurisdiction. Closest structural peer for benchmarking operations and revenue mix.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

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