What Fluchtraum Bremen e.V. does

Fluchtraum Bremen e.V. is a registered nonprofit association (eingetragener Verein) founded in 2004 in Bremen, Germany, dedicated to supporting young people with refugee experience under the age of 27. The organization operates as a recognized provider of free youth welfare services (anerkannter Träger der freien Jugendhilfe) and functions as a 'Zentrum für Beratung und Begegnung' (Center for Counseling and Encounter). Its core service portfolio comprises four pillars: (1) direct counseling via the Beratungsbüro (residence permits, asylum, social benefits), Café Welcome! (German learning, homework help, applications, housing search), and MINTA*Raum (girls-only and LGBTQIA+ safe space); (2) accompaniment programs including the Mentor:innen-Programm, Ehrenamtliche Einzelvormundschaften (volunteer guardianships), Queer_2_Peer, and Lern_Pat:innen; (3) empowerment projects Buddies of Bremen, Youth with Difference (YWD), and WE, THE FUTURE; and (4) a bi-annual Schulungen training program for volunteers and professionals.

The organization is built on a volunteer-intensive model: approximately 6 paid staff coordinate a network of roughly 260 volunteers and 155 members who deliver mentoring, guardianship, and direct support. Revenue is sourced from institutional funding by the State of Bremen (Senatorin für Arbeit, Soziales, Jugend und Integration), tax-deductible donations, project-based grants from foundations (Aktion Mensch, Stiftung Dr. Heines, hms, DIE LINKE, Bremische Kinder- und Jugendstiftung, and others), and minimum €30 annual membership dues. Services are delivered free of charge to beneficiaries through four physical locations in Bremen (Berckstraße headquarters, Am Deich counseling office, Schildstraße Café Welcome!, and Meyerstraße MINTA*Raum) plus phone and WhatsApp channels. Geographic scope is explicitly limited to Bremen, with no national or international expansion. The technology footprint is minimal: BREVO is used for GDPR-compliant newsletter distribution, and the codo platform was adopted in 2024 via BürgerStiftung Hamburg for sponsorship/mentoring case management. Go-to-market is community-led, relying on word-of-mouth referrals through refugee networks, partner organizations (BumF, Der Paritätische, Rat&Tat, House of Resources, Kulturzentrum Lagerhaus), and outreach by youth welfare offices and schools.

Name

Fluchtraum Bremen e.V.

Legal name

Fluchtraum Bremen e.V.

Website

https://fluchtraum-bremen.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Fluchtraum Bremen e.V. is a nonprofit founded in 2004 that provides free counseling, volunteer mentorship, legal guardianship mediation, and empowerment programs for young refugees under 27 in Bremen, Germany.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Refugee Youth Social Services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Refugee & Immigrant Support Services (BPAGAEAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Integration & Inclusion Services (Housing, Education, Employment) (BPADAHAI), Newcomer & Refugee Student Support Programs (EDAJAGAH), Immigrant & Refugee Community Education (Integration/Navigation) (EDAAAFAH)

Keywords

• Refugee support services
• Youth counseling services
• Volunteer guardianship programs
• Youth welfare nonprofit
• Refugee integration support

Headquarters

HQ city

Bremen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Institutional Funding: The organization receives institutional funding from the State of Bremen (Land Bremen) as a recognized provider of free youth welfare (anerkannter Träger der freien Jugendhilfe). Funding supports the 'Zentrum für Beratung und Begegnung' (Center for Counseling and Encounter).
2. Membership Dues: Active members pay annual dues of at least 30 EUR. The organization has approximately 155 members.
3. Donations: Individual donations support specific programs including Café Welcome!, Lerntreff (learning support), leisure activities, volunteer reimbursements, language mediation, and Ukraine aid. Donations are tax-deductible via donation certificates.
4. Project-based Grants: Various projects receive dedicated funding from foundations and institutional donors including Stiftung Dr. Heines, DIE LINKE e.V., University of Bremen, Hochschule Bremen, Bremische Kinder- und Jugendstiftung, Aktion Hilfe für Kinder, Partnerschaften für Demokratie, Hannchen Mehrzweck Stiftung (hms), and others.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Fluchtraum Bremen e.V. delivers free counseling, mentorship, and volunteer guardianship services for young people with refugee experience (under 27) in Bremen, Germany. Core activities include social counseling on residence permits, asylum procedures, and benefits; matched mentorship with Bremen volunteers; legal guardianship mediation for unaccompanied minor refugees; community drop-in spaces (Café Welcome!, MINTA*Raum); and youth-led empowerment projects such as Buddies of Bremen and Youth with Difference.

Product overview

Fluchtraum Bremen e.V. is a non-profit organization (registered association) founded in 2004 that provides comprehensive counseling and accompaniment services for young people with refugee experience in Bremen, Germany. The organization operates a multi-service platform comprising: (1) direct counseling services including the Beratungsbüro (residence/asylum/social benefits), Café Welcome! (German learning/homework/applications), and MINTA*Raum (safe space for girls and LGBTQIA+); (2) accompaniment programs including the Mentor:innen-Programm, Ehrenamtliche Einzelvormundschaften (volunteer guardianships), Queer_2_Peer, and Lern_Pat:innen; (3) empowerment projects including Buddies of Bremen, Youth with Difference (YWD), WE THE FUTURE, and the ZUHAUSE | ANKOMMEN video project; and (4) an educational Schulungen training program offered twice yearly. The organization coordinates approximately 260 volunteers and serves as a recognized youth welfare provider, functioning as a 'Center for Counseling and Encounter' (Zentrum für Beratung und Begegnung).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Mentor:innen-Programm: A mentoring program pairing Bremer residents with young people who have refugee experience to support their arrival in Germany.
• Queer_2_Peer
• Buddies of Bremen
• Youth with Difference
• Café Welcome!
• MINTA*Raum
• WE, THE FUTURE

Products and services

• Beratungsbüro (Counseling Office) Social counseling service offering guidance on residence permits, asylum procedures, and social benefits for young refugees under 27. Provides by-appointment and walk-in social counseling at Am Deich 45, Bremen.
• Café Welcome! Open drop-in community space for young refugees under 27 providing German language learning, homework help, job applications, housing search support, and social connection. Open Wednesdays and Thursdays 14:30-19:00 at Kulturzentrum Lagerhaus, Bremen.
• MINTA*Raum Dedicated safe space exclusively for girls*, young women*, and LGBTQIA+ identities with refugee experience. Provides a creative and supportive environment. Open Mondays 15:30-18:00 at Gewitterziegen, Meyerstraße 4, Bremen.
• Mentor:innen-Programm Mentorship matching program pairing young people with refugee backgrounds (mentees) with long-term Bremen residents (mentors) for mutual learning, orientation, and support during integration.
• Ehrenamtliche Einzelvormundschaften Volunteer individual guardianship service placing trained volunteers as legal guardians (Vormund:innen) for unaccompanied minor refugees, providing personal support and guidance for integration.
• Queer_2_Peer-Project Tandem cooperation project with Rat&Tat Zentrum für queeres Leben matching queer Bremen residents with young LGBTQIA+ refugees for support and community integration. Funded by hms Stiftung für queere Bewegungen.
• Lern_Pat:innen Learning mentorship program in cooperation with Bahia Clearingstelle supporting young refugees with German language learning and literacy at the youth welfare facility.
• Buddies of Bremen Youth empowerment project (since 2021) bringing together young people with and without refugee experience to promote integration and diversity. Community has grown to over 150 active members and won the Bremer Diasporapreis 2024.
• Youth with Difference (YWD) Peer mentorship program since 2021 where young people with refugee experience support each other, organize projects around their own themes, and develop creative approaches to life in Germany. Received the Förderpreis der Helga & Reinhard Werner Stiftung 2024.
• ZUHAUSE | ANKOMMEN Video project in which young people with refugee backgrounds share their experiences, wishes, and hopes about arriving in Bremen and Germany, giving them a voice in public discourse.
• WE, THE FUTURE Empowerment initiative where young refugees organize their own trainings, workshops, and events, work on explainer videos, and raise awareness about exclusion and discrimination. Won the Deutscher Nachbarschaftspreis 2021 as Bremen state winner.
• Schulungen (Trainingsprogramm) Bi-annual training program offered in spring and fall for volunteers, professionals, and young people with refugee experience. Topics include housing search, residence status, asylum procedures, and queer-sensitive accompaniment. Held at Kulturzentrum Lagerhaus with up to 20 participants per session.

Quantifiable outcome

• Buddies of Bremen won Bremer Diasporapreis 2024
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

18 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Rat&Tat Zentrum für queeres Leben e.V.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation partner for Queer_2_Peer project - a tandem program matching queer refugees with queer Bremen residents. Both organizations jointly support LGBTQIA+ refugees who often arrive without family support and face isolation.
• Bundesfachverband Minderjährigkeit und Flucht (BumF) e.V.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFluchtraum Bremen serves as state coordination for Bremen in BumF e.V. Works in regular working groups with other state coordinators at federal level.
• Der Paritätische BremencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFluchtraum Bremen is a member and actively participates in working groups. The association represents member interests in society, politics, and administration.
• Afrika Netzwerk BremenminorOthersAfrican community network in Bremen supporting integration efforts.
• Bremer JugendringminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation since 2018 in various project formats for the rights of young people.
• LAGS Bremen e.V.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation within International Picnic and the ZUHAUSE photo project.
• House of Resources Bremen (TJV e.V.)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation since 2023. Café Welcome! held twice weekly in the cafeteria. Training programs offered regularly in its facilities.
• DRK Kreisverband Bremen e.V.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organizer of International Picnic events during Diversity Weeks 2026.
• Hochschule BremenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-funded Buddies of Bremen activities.
• Universität BremenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-funded Buddies of Bremen activities.
• Kulturzentrum Lagerhaus MigrationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHost venue for Café Welcome! and training programs in its seminar rooms.
• puls camp / Freiwilligen-Agentur BremenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCentral Bremen address for volunteer engagement since 1995. Cooperation since March 2022. Fluchtraum offers heart actions for youth at Café Welcome!.
• BürgerStiftung HamburgminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSince 2024, supporting and cooperating on codo - web-based software for managing sponsorship and mentoring projects.
• Zentrum für Schule und Beruf (ZSB) - Deutsches Rotes Kreuz BremenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperates in daily counseling work and projects like International Picnick.
• Kompetenzzentrum Pflegekinder e.V.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation 2017-2020 on voluntary guardianship project funded by BMFSFJ. Evaluates Fluchtraum's work and develops new offerings.
• Bahia ClearingstelleminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation project Lern_Pat:innen - learning mentors support young refugees at the clearing facility.
• Selbsthilfe BremenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organizer of International Picnic events during Diversity Weeks 2026.
• Gemeinsam in BremenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organizer of International Picnic events. Barbara Torres provides language games and information about language cafés.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• DRK Kreisverband Bremen e.V. DRK Kreisverband Bremen is the local Red Cross chapter and a confirmed cooperation partner of Fluchtraum on International Picnic events. It is a broad incumbent offering migration services, refugee accommodation, and social counseling at significantly greater scale within the same Bremen geography and beneficiary population.
• Pro Asyl e.V. Pro Asyl is a leading German refugee rights organization providing legal counseling, advocacy, and integration support nationally. While its focus is more on policy/legal aid than youth mentorship, it serves overlapping refugee beneficiaries and is a recognized comparable organization in the sector.
• Caritas Bremen: Caritas Bremen is the local chapter of the nationwide Caritas welfare association, providing migration counseling, refugee accommodation, and youth welfare services in Bremen. It is a broad incumbent with overlapping refugee-counseling and integration-service offerings, but operates across the full social-services spectrum rather than specializing in young refugees.
• AWO Bremen (Arbeiterwohlfahrt): AWO Bremen is a large established welfare association providing refugee counseling, youth services, and integration programs across Bremen and northern Germany. It is a broad incumbent serving overlapping refugee and youth welfare populations but at much greater scale and with a broader social-services portfolio beyond refugee support.
• Save the Children Deutschland e.V. Save the Children Germany operates nationwide programs for refugee children and unaccompanied minors, including integration support and youth empowerment. It is a broad incumbent with thematic overlap to Fluchtraum's youth-refugee mission but operates at national scale with paid staff and substantially larger budgets.

Direct peers

• Bundesfachverband unbegleitete minderjährige Flüchtlinge (BumF) e.V. BumF is the German federal association for unaccompanied minor refugees and Fluchtraum Bremen already serves as its state coordinator for Bremen. BumF operates national advocacy, training, and resources on unaccompanied minor refugees, making it a directly comparable peer with overlapping mission, beneficiary population, and a more national scope.
• Refugio Bremen e.V. Refugio Bremen is a Bremen-based nonprofit providing psychosocial counseling and therapy for refugees and torture survivors. It is a directly comparable local peer, sharing the same city, beneficiary population (refugees in Bremen), and counseling-driven service model, though with a stronger clinical-therapy focus.
• Rat&Tat Zentrum für queeres Leben e.V. Rat&Tat is Fluchtraum's cooperation partner on the Queer_2_Peer project and is itself a Bremen-based LGBTQIA+ organization providing counseling and community services. It is a direct peer serving overlapping populations (queer Bremen residents, including refugees) with comparable service offerings.

Emerging players

• Kompetenzzentrum Pflegekinder e.V. Kompetenzzentrum Pflegekinder is a German nonprofit that previously partnered with Fluchtraum on voluntary guardianship projects (2017-2020) and continues to evaluate the organization's work. It is an emerging peer with overlapping focus on guardianship models for unaccompanied minors and foster-care integration.

Regional players

• Der Paritätische Bremen: Der Paritätische Bremen is the regional umbrella organization of which Fluchtraum is a member. While not directly providing refugee services itself, it coordinates and represents 180+ member organizations in Bremen with overlapping social-services and welfare missions, including refugee-support members.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fluchtraum-bremen-e-v-

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Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

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