Entwicklungswerk gGmbh

What Entwicklungswerk gGmbh does

Entwicklungswerk gGmbH is a Frankfurt am Main-based non-profit social enterprise (gemeinnützige GmbH) founded in 2010 that delivers publicly funded socio-pedagogical services for children, adolescents, families, and institutions. Its offering is organized around three service pillars: Erziehungshilfe (educational support, including family assistance, socio-pedagogical learning support, youth housing groups, and group offerings), Inklusion (school accompaniment under §35a measures), and Autismus Zentrum (specialized autism center providing individual therapy, group therapy, parent counseling, expert consultation, and school accompaniment). The organization applies evidence-based methods including TEACCH, PECS, Marte Meo, and A-FFIP, alongside proprietary socio-pedagogical instruments such as the Lebensthemen Interview and the Familienrat family council procedure.

The business model relies on recurring public welfare funding under Germany's SGB VIII (Child and Youth Welfare) and SGB IX (Integration Assistance) frameworks. Services are not sold directly to end consumers; instead, cases are authorized and paid for by the Jugendamt, social welfare offices, and schools, with parent referrals channeled through these official routes. Geographic delivery is concentrated in Frankfurt am Main across multiple offices: the headquarters at Hanauer Landstraße 146, plus service points in Innenstadt, Rödelheim, Nordweststadt, Höchst, and Ostend. The organization has no proprietary technology platform, no app, and no public API; its operations are staff-intensive rather than software-mediated.

Governance is operated through a Kreisstruktur (circle structure) implemented in 2020, in which employees, leadership, and management work as equals on continuous organizational development. The company has three managing directors (Marcus Diehl, Jürgen Esch, Daniela Mahn), three shareholders (Petra Bünz, Jochen Bloß, Marcus Diehl), and a works council. Recent strategic activity includes the March 2025 closure of the Lerntherapie division, a 2025 opening of a new Autism Center location in Frankfurt Innenstadt, and a February 2026 cooperation agreement with Careleaver-Beratung der Stiftung Waisenhaus for transition support from youth welfare to independent living.

Name

Entwicklungswerk gGmbh

Legal name

entwicklungswerk gGmbH

Website

https://entwicklungs-werk.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Entwicklungswerk gGmbH is a Frankfurt am Main-based non-profit social enterprise delivering publicly funded socio-pedagogical services—educational support, school inclusion, and specialized autism therapy—under Germany's SGB VIII and SGB IX welfare frameworks for children, youth, families, and institutions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Frankfurt am Main

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Welfare Funding (SGB VIII - Child and Youth Welfare): Government-funded social services for children, youth, and families, including educational assistance, family support, and youth welfare services.
2. Integration Assistance (SGB IX): Funding for inclusion services and autism support under social participation law.
3. Parent Counseling Services: First consultation session offered free of charge; subsequent counseling sessions provided under public funding.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Entwicklungswerk gGmbH provides participatory social-pedagogical services for children, youth, families, schools, and individuals on the autism spectrum in Frankfurt am Main and surrounding areas. Core offerings are organized into three pillars: Erziehungshilfe (educational support, family assistance, socio-pedagogical learning support, youth residential groups), Inklusion (school accompaniment under §35a SGB VIII), and Autismus Zentrum (individual therapy, group therapy, parent counseling, expert consultation). Services are funded through German public welfare frameworks (SGB VIII, SGB IX) and delivered via multiple offices across Frankfurt.

Product overview

Entwicklungswerk gGmbh is a non-profit social enterprise offering a comprehensive portfolio of child and youth welfare services in Frankfurt am Main. The organization operates multiple interconnected services organized around three core pillars: Erziehungshilfe (Educational Support including family assistance, educational support, youth housing groups, and group offerings), Inklusion (Inclusion and school accompaniment), and Autismus Zentrum (Specialized Autism Center offering individual and group therapy, parent counseling, and professional training). Additional specialized offerings include the Sozialpädagogische Lernhilfe (learning support program), Familienrat (family council procedure), Lebensthemen Interview (social-pedagogical diagnostic method), and Elterncoaching. The services are delivered through a participatory and inclusive approach across multiple locations in Frankfurt, with specialized teams for each service area.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Erziehungshilfe (Educational Support Services) Comprehensive child and youth welfare services including family assistance, educational support, socio-pedagogical learning support, and youth group home placements for children, adolescents, and families in Frankfurt am Main.
• Inklusion (Inclusion Services) Professional school accompaniment services supporting students with special needs to ensure their right to education and participation in Frankfurt schools, delivered under §35a SGB VIII measures.
• Autismus Zentrum (Autism Center) Specialized autism therapy and support center offering individual therapy, group therapy, parent counseling, professional consultation, and school accompaniment for individuals on the autism spectrum, using TEACCH, PECS, and other autism-specific therapeutic approaches.
• Sozialpädagogische Lernhilfe (Socio-pedagogical Learning Support) Learning support services combining pedagogical methods with brain research findings and memory techniques to help learners and teachers.
• Elterncoaching (Parent Coaching) Coaching services for parents to support family development and strengthen parenting competencies, with the first consultation offered free of charge and subsequent sessions provided under public funding.
• Schulabsentismus-Projekt (School Absenteeism Project) Individualized and flexible learning support for school-absent youth, utilizing the flex-Fernschule concept to address educational deficits and secure educational pathways.

Quantifiable outcome

• Successful transition support from youth welfare to independent living through cooperation with Careleaver-Beratung

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Careleaver-Beratung der Stiftung WaisenhauscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 February 2026Cooperation agreement signed on February 20, 2026 for professional and structured transition support from youth welfare to independent living for young people served by entwicklungswerk. The partnership provides young people with experienced contacts who actively shape this transition at eye level and with genuine interest in their development.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Fröbel Bildung und Erziehung gGmbH: Nonprofit operator of child care, family support, and education services across Germany with growing inclusion and family assistance offerings — comparable in service mix though larger in scale and broader in scope.

Broad incumbents

• Autismus Deutschland e.V. National autism advocacy and advisory organization that certifies autism specialists (IWAZ) — establishes the professional standards Entwicklungswerk's Autism Center staff adhere to and indirectly shapes demand for autism services.
• Malteser Kinderhilfe Hessen: Broader humanitarian social services organization with youth and family programs in Hesse — overlapping service categories but operating as part of a wider portfolio rather than specializing in Entwicklungswerk's core pillars.

Direct peers

• Stiftung Waisenhaus Frankfurt: Frankfurt foundation operating Careleaver-Beratung and youth welfare transition services — recently signed a cooperation agreement with Entwicklungswerk and serves overlapping youth populations.
• Internationaler Bund (IB) Südwest: Large national social services operator with active youth welfare, educational assistance, and integration programs across Hesse — competes with Entwicklungswerk for Jugendamt contracts in the same region.
• AWO Hessen-Süd: Workers' welfare association operating in southern Hesse with child, youth, and family services including school accompaniment and family assistance — a direct SGB-funded peer in the same geography.
• Lebenshilfe Frankfurt am Main e.V. Disability services nonprofit offering autism-related and inclusion services for children and adults in Frankfurt — directly comparable to Entwicklungswerk's Autism Center and Inklusion/Schulbegleitung pillars.
• Diakonie Frankfurt und Offenbach: Protestant-affiliated social services provider in the Rhine-Main region offering child, youth, and family services — overlaps directly with Entwicklungswerk's youth welfare and educational assistance offerings and draws on the same public funding pools.
• Caritasverband Frankfurt e.V. Major Frankfurt-based Catholic social services nonprofit offering youth welfare, family support, and inclusion services — directly comparable to Entwicklungswerk's Erziehungshilfe and Inklusion lines and competing for the same SGB VIII/IX-funded cases.

Others

• Sozialpädagogisches Fortbildungswerk (SPF): Provides training and professional development for social pedagogues in Germany — comparable as an ecosystem enabler for the same certified specialists Entwicklungswerk relies on for its autism and inclusion services.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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Investments

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