DRK-Kreisverband Ravensburg e.V.

What DRK-Kreisverband Ravensburg e.V. does

DRK-Kreisverband Ravensburg e.V. is a registered charitable association (eingetragener Verein) and district-level chapter of the German Red Cross (Deutsches Rotes Kreuz), headquartered at Ulmer Straße 95 in Ravensburg, Germany, and founded in 1884. The organization delivers a broad portfolio of humanitarian services across Landkreis Ravensburg and the Oberschwaben region, operating through 9 local volunteer brigades (Bereitschaften), 1,020 volunteers, and approximately 14 paid staff. Its service portfolio spans first aid training courses, 24/7 home emergency response (Hausnotruf), meal delivery (Menüservice), civil protection and rescue services, blood donation coordination, psychosocial crisis intervention (PSNV), the award-winning Kinder-Krisen-Einsatzdienst (K-KED) for children, social welfare programs (Tafel food bank, Kleiderladen second-hand store), and 5 Kita childcare facilities.

The business model is diversified across four revenue streams: (1) one-time course fees for first aid and crisis preparedness training; (2) recurring subscription fees for Hausnotruf, Menüservice, and patient transport; (3) donations and Fördermitglied membership contributions; and (4) government subsidies and contracts for civil protection and social services. Go-to-market is multi-channel: direct-to-consumer via the website and in-person enrollment, community-led engagement through local brigades, and event-driven presence at festivals, sports, and concerts for medical standby services. The organization is part of the DRK federal hierarchy (national Bundesverband, 19 state-level Landesverbände, district Kreisverbände, local Ortsvereine) and coordinates closely with the PSNV-Kooperationsverbund alliance (Malteser, Johanniter, THW, fire department, police, school psychologists, churches) and a separately incorporated rescue entity, DRK-Rettungsdienst Bodensee-Oberschwaben gGmbH.

Notable recognitions include the 2025 federal 'Helfende Hand' award from the Federal Ministry of the Interior for K-KED, and publication of the K-KED model in Public Health Forum (De Gruyter, Volume 34, Issue 2, 2026). The technology footprint is minimal: the Corhelper mobile app for first-responder alerting is the primary digital product, and the organization is explicitly not technology-focused. The entity is a volunteer-driven non-profit with no disclosed revenue, no funding rounds, no subsidiaries, and no M&A activity.

Name

DRK-Kreisverband Ravensburg e.V.

Legal name

DRK-Kreisverband Ravensburg e.V.

Website

https://drk-rv.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1884

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

DRK-Kreisverband Ravensburg e.V. is a German Red Cross district association founded in 1884, delivering first aid training, emergency response, social services, childcare, and psychosocial crisis intervention across Landkreis Ravensburg through 9 volunteer brigades and approximately 1,020 volunteers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Humanitarian and Emergency Services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242), Emergency and Other Relief Services (62423), Community Food Services (624210), Child and Youth Services (624110), Voluntary Health Organizations (813212), Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Health & Health Equity Organizations (BPAGACAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Disability Services & Independent Living Support (BPAGACAG), Community Health & Prevention Program Funding (HLAJALAF)

Keywords

• Humanitarian services
• Emergency medical services
• First aid training
• Social welfare services
• Civil protection

Headquarters

HQ city

Ravensburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices14 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Course fees: Revenue from first aid training courses, nursing care courses, and crisis preparedness seminars offered to the public and businesses.
2. Service charges: Fees for services such as home emergency response (Hausnotruf), meal delivery (Menüservice), and patient transport.
3. Donations and membership fees: Funding from donors, sponsoring members (Fördermitglied), and charitable contributions.
4. Government subsidies and contracts: Public funding and contracts for population protection, disaster response, and social services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

DRK-Kreisverband Ravensburg e.V. is a non-profit humanitarian association that delivers first aid training courses, emergency rescue and civil protection services, home emergency response (Hausnotruf), meal delivery (Menüservice), blood donation, psychosocial crisis intervention (PSNV and K-KED), childcare at multiple Kindertageseinrichtungen, and social support through a food bank and second-hand clothing store. It serves individuals, families, seniors, event organizers, and local institutions across the Landkreis Ravensburg region, funded through a mix of donations, memberships, course fees, service subscriptions, and government subsidies.

Product overview

DRK-Kreisverband Ravensburg e.V. operates as a humanitarian organization offering a diverse portfolio of social and emergency services rather than a unified software product. The core offerings include first aid training courses (Erste-Hilfe-Kurse), emergency rescue services (Rettungsdienst), civil protection (Bevölkerungsschutz), and home care services. Supporting services include childcare facilities (Kindertageseinrichtungen), meal delivery (Menüservice), home emergency response (Hausnotruf), social support through food banks and clothing stores, and specialized crisis intervention services including the innovative Children's Crisis Response Service (Kinder-Krisen-Einsatzdienst). The organization also facilitates volunteering opportunities through local chapters and various engagement programs. The portfolio functions as a comprehensive humanitarian service ecosystem addressing emergency response, social welfare, healthcare, and community support needs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Corhelper: Mobile app platform for alerting qualified first responders near life-threatening emergencies
• Kinder-Krisen-Einsatzdienst (K-KED)
• PSNV Ravensburg
• Rettungshundebereitschaft Ravensburg

Products and services

• Erste-Hilfe-Kurse (First Aid Courses) First aid training courses covering emergency response for leisure and professional contexts, including courses for driver's licenses, workplaces, children, sports, and specialized topics like first aid for dogs. Targeted at drivers, employers needing workplace first-aiders, parents, and the general public.
• Erste Hilfe Pflege (First Aid for Care) First aid and hygiene training programs designed for nursing staff, family caregivers, and medical practices, including MDK-compliant instruction and recurring certification. Targeted at nursing professionals, care facilities, and family caregivers.
• Krisensituationen (Crisis Preparedness Seminars) Public seminars on emergency preparation, blackout response, self-help, and civil defense for citizens. Targeted at the general population preparing for infrastructure failures or large-scale emergencies.
• Gesundheitsprogramme (Health Programs) Health promotion programs and wellness courses for community members. Targeted at the general public interested in preventive health and wellness.
• Alltagshilfen & Lebensqualität (Daily Living Assistance) A suite of services that help seniors and vulnerable individuals live independently, including Hausnotruf, meal delivery, therapy dogs, Rotkreuzdose, and housing consulting. Targeted at elderly individuals, those with mobility limitations, and their families.
• Betreuungs- und Selbsthilfeangebote (Care and Self-Help Groups) Care groups for dementia patients and self-help groups for relatives of dementia patients and others. Targeted at people with dementia, their families, and caregivers.
• Kinder, Jugend und Familien (Children, Youth, and Family Services) Child and family services including Kita-Sozialarbeit (social work in daycare), meal service for childcare facilities, and the multiple Kindertageseinrichtungen run by the Kreisverband. Targeted at families with young children in the Ravensburg district.
• Soziale Unterstützung (Social Support) Social assistance programs including clothing containers, the Kleiderladen second-hand clothing store, and the Tafel Ravensburg food bank. Targeted at individuals and families in need in the Ravensburg region.
• Suchdienst (Tracing Service) DRK tracing service helping families separated by armed conflicts, disasters, flight, displacement, or migration to reconnect. Targeted at displaced persons, refugees, and families separated by conflict or disaster.
• Bevölkerungsschutz und Rettung (Civil Protection and Rescue) Comprehensive civil protection and emergency services including mountain rescue (Bergwacht), air rescue, medical transport, rescue dog unit (Rettungshundestaffel), Sanitätsdienst at events, first responders, and emergency response coordination. Targeted at the public, event organizers, and individuals in emergencies.
• Hausnotruf (Home Emergency Response) 24-hour home emergency response system providing safety and security for elderly and vulnerable individuals in their own homes, with response coordination. Targeted at elderly individuals, those with mobility or health limitations, and their families.
• Menüservice (Meal Delivery Service) Meal delivery service (Essen auf Rädern) providing daily hot meals to homes, including options for special dietary requirements. Targeted at seniors, individuals with limited mobility, and those needing nutritional support.
• Kleiderladen (Second-hand Clothing Store)
• Tafel Ravensburg (Food Bank) Food bank redistributing food to people in need in Ravensburg and the region. Targeted at low-income individuals and families experiencing food insecurity.
• Kindertageseinrichtungen (Childcare Centers) Multiple childcare facilities including Kinderkrippe Haus Hoppetosse, Kinderkrippe Haus Taka Tuka Land, Kindergarten Villa Kunterbunt, Kinderhaus Bullerbü, and Kinderwelt, offering daycare for children. Targeted at families with young children in the Ravensburg district.
• Kinder-Krisen-Einsatzdienst (Children's Crisis Response Service, K-KED) Specialized psychosocial emergency care service for children and adolescents, providing immediate support after traumatic events such as sudden death, accidents, suicide, or violence. Targeted at children, adolescents, and families experiencing acute psychological crisis; recognized with the federal 'Helfende Hand' prize.
• Engagement (Volunteer Programs) Volunteer programs and engagement opportunities including Bereitschaften, BFD/FSJ, honorary positions, first responder and rapid response groups, civil protection, Jugendrotkreuz, school first aid service, and emergency simulation training. Targeted at community members seeking to volunteer with the Red Cross.
• Blutspende (Blood Donation Service) Blood donation service operating blood drives in the Ravensburg district as part of the national DRK blood donation service. Targeted at eligible blood donors in the community and the national blood supply chain.

Quantifiable outcome

• 141 PSNV deployments with 1100 hours of service in 2025
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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No

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• PSNV-Kooperationsverbund Landkreis RavensburgcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMulti-organization coordination of psychosocial crisis response including Malteser (Malteser Hilfsdienst), Johanniter (Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe), THW (Technisches Hilfswerk), local fire department (Feuerwehr), police (Polizei Ravensburg), school psychologists (Schulpsychologen), and churches. This Kooperationsverbund enables rapid coordinated response to psychological emergencies across the district.
• DRK-Rettungsdienst Bodensee-Oberschwaben gGmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSeparate legal entity (gGmbH) operating ambulance and rescue services for the Bodensee-Oberschwaben region, working in coordination with the Kreisverband for emergency response operations.
• Hinweisgeberschutz Komplettlösung GmbH (Herr Rechtsanwalt Jörg Leuchtner)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerExternal compliance partner for whistleblower protection system. Provides anonymous reporting portal, email ([email protected]), and phone hotline (0800 0000-812) for employee compliance reporting.
• Polizeipräsidium RavensburgcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPolice department participates in PSNV Kooperationsverbund and coordinates with DRK for joint crisis response, including support for officers delivering death notifications.
• Landratsamt RavensburgcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDistrict administration coordinates civil protection efforts with DRK and other organizations; Dezernentin Tina Schädler represents the district at PSNV events.
• DRK-Landesverband Baden-Württemberg e.V.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState-level DRK organization providing training facilities (Landesschule in Stuttgart and Freiburg), data protection oversight, and coordination among district-level Kreisverbände.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Deutsches Rotes Kreuz (Bundesverband): National parent association of the subject company; coordinates all 19 Landesverbände and ~500 Kreisverbände, runs the national blood donation service, and operates the statutory civil protection mandate that flows down to the Ravensburg chapter.
• Diakonisches Werk Württemberg: Württemberg branch of the Protestant welfare association; provides directly overlapping services — family/children's services, senior care, psychosocial counseling, food/clothing aid — across the same regional geography as the subject company.
• Caritasverband für die Erzdiözese Freiburg: Regional Caritas association operating in the same Baden-Württemberg geography; runs overlapping social services (food aid, clothing, senior care, family support, crisis counseling) under a different welfare-organizational umbrella, competing for donations, volunteers, and government contracts.

Direct peers

• DRK-Kreisverband München: Larger urban peer Kreisverband of the same German Red Cross federal structure, offering the identical portfolio of first aid courses, Kitas, Hausnotruf, Menüservice, Sanitätsdienst, and PSNV services; directly comparable operating model and revenue mix.
• Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund (ASB): German aid organization with directly comparable service lines — first aid courses, Hausnotruf, Menüservice, patient transport, civil protection, and senior/dementia services — and a federal structure analogous to DRK, operating in many of the same districts.
• Technisches Hilfswerk (THW): Federal civil protection agency participating in the same PSNV Kooperationsverbund as the subject company; a coordinated partner rather than a competitor in disaster response and emergency management across the Ravensburg district.
• Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe: National humanitarian organization providing parallel services to DRK including first aid training, Hausnotruf, ambulance/patient transport, child/youth programs, and PSNV; co-coordinates with the subject company in the Ravensburg PSNV network and serves overlapping civilian and event-medical customers.
• Malteser Hilfsdienst: German humanitarian aid organization operating alongside DRK in civil protection, Sanitätsdienst, first aid training, Hausnotruf, and psychosocial emergency response; one of the explicit PSNV Kooperationsverbund partners of the subject company, making it a direct functional peer in the Ravensburg district.

Regional players

• AWO Bezirksverband Baden: Baden-based Arbeiterwohlfahrt chapter providing social, senior, and family services in southwestern Germany; comparable service mix (childcare, senior support, social counseling) but with primary focus in the adjacent Baden region rather than directly in Ravensburg.
• Bayerisches Rotes Kreuz (Landesverband): State-level Red Cross association in neighboring Bavaria operating the same portfolio (first aid courses, Hausnotruf, Rettungsdienst, Kitas, PSNV, civil protection) at substantially larger scale; useful as a comparable for the upper end of what a German DRK Kreisverband can grow into.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/drkkvrv
• Instagraminstagram.com/drk_kv_ravensburg
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/drk-kreisverband-ravensburg-e.v.

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

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M&A

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