Familiengemeinschaften Waldecker Land e.V.

What Familiengemeinschaften Waldecker Land e.V. does

Familiengemeinschaften Waldecker Land e.V. is a non-profit registered association (eingetragener Verein, VR 202, Amtsgericht Korbach) founded in 1979 in Korbach, Hesse, Germany, operating as an independent provider (freier Träger) of child and youth welfare services. It serves children, adolescents, and families in difficult life situations across the Waldeck-Frankenberg district and broader North Hesse, delivering residential and ambulatory services including ten Familiengemeinschaften (family-style homes where pedagogical staff live with children in their own households), a Wohngruppe/intensive group home in Meineringhausen, a mother/father-child facility called Kastanienhof in Diemelsee-Ottlar, an independence-preparation program (Gemeinschaftswohnen) for adolescents 16+, and six ambulatory services covering educational support, social pedagogical family help, outreach family therapy, supervised visits, participation assistance, and supplementary crisis support. The distinctive family-analog care model — trained pedagogical staff integrating children into their own family lives with reported staff-to-child ratios of 1:2 in family communities, 1:1.6 in the parent-child facility, and 1:1.1 in the intensive group — differentiates the provider from conventional institutional care.

The technology footprint is minimal: standard pedagogical software and web-based communication tools, a website hosted on Webflow (CDN outside the EU), locally embedded Google Fonts, and consent-gated Google Analytics 4 for traffic measurement; no proprietary platform, no AI/ML capabilities, and no APIs are disclosed. Revenue is generated entirely through commissioning contracts with public Jugendämter (youth welfare offices), which pay per-diem rates for residential placements and per-case rates for ambulatory services based on individual needs assessments and care intensity, with framework-agreement pricing rather than public price tiers. Distribution is conducted through regional commissioning relationships, direct family outreach via website contact form and phone, and a professional referral network spanning schools, pediatricians, therapists, and hospitals. Governance rests with a three-person executive board chaired by Jutta Cholibois-Keim (with Astrid Traute as Board Member for Pedagogy and Stefan Diederich as Board Member for Business Affairs), operational management by Managing Director Jonas Borgmeier, and pedagogical direction by Nadine Knoche and Sabrina Borgmeier.

Name

Familiengemeinschaften Waldecker Land e.V.

Legal name

Familiengemeinschaften Waldecker Land e.V.

Website

https://heimfamilie.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Familiengemeinschaften Waldecker Land e.V. is a German non-profit (eingetragener Verein) founded in 1979 that operates ten family-style residential homes plus ambulatory child and youth welfare services in the Waldeck-Frankenberg region of Hesse, funded through public Jugendamt commissioning contracts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Child and Youth Welfare Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (624110), Other Residential Care Facilities (6239), Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Child Welfare, Foster Care & Adoption Services (BPAGAEAE)

Keywords

• Child welfare services
• Residential youth care
• Family community care
• Outpatient family support
• Non-profit welfare association

Headquarters

HQ city

Korbach

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices13 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Stationäre Hilfen zur Erziehung: Government-funded child welfare services commissioned by youth welfare offices (Jugendamt). Revenue is generated through per diem rates for residential care placements in family communities, group homes, and mother-child facilities, billed according to care intensity levels and staffing ratios.
2. Ambulante Hilfen zur Erziehung: Outpatient support services including educational assistance, family therapy, and participation assistance, commissioned by youth welfare offices on a per-case or ongoing basis.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Familiengemeinschaften Waldecker Land e.V. operates a network of stationäre Hilfen zur Erziehung (residential child and youth welfare services) including 10 family-style residential homes, a Wohngruppe (intensive living group), a mother/father-child facility, and a youth independence preparation program. In addition, it provides ambulante Hilfen zur Erziehung (outpatient assistance services) such as educational support, social-pedagogical family support, outreach family therapy, supervised visits, participation assistance, and supplementary support, all commissioned by public youth welfare offices.

Product overview

Familiengemeinschaften Waldecker Land e.V. is a non-profit child and youth welfare organization operating a portfolio of residential and outpatient services. The core offerings include 10 Familiengemeinschaften (family-style residential care homes) across the Waldeck-Frankenberg region, a Wohngruppe (intensive living group) in Meineringhausen, a Mutter-/Vater-Kind-Einrichtung (mother/father-child facility) called Kastanienhof, and a Verselbständigungsangebot (independence program) for youth aged 16+. These stationary services are complemented by six types of ambulatory/outpatient assistance services including educational support, social pedagogical family support, outreach family therapy, supervised visits, participation assistance, and supplementary support. The stationary and outpatient offerings are designed to work synergistically, enabling flexible and tailored solutions for children, youth, and families in challenging life situations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Familiengemeinschaften (Family Communities) Family-style residential care where trained pedagogical staff live together with children and adolescents in their own homes, creating authentic family environments. Available at 10 locations: Allendorf, Bergheim, Gemünden, Gudensberg, Meineringhausen, Neumorschen, Nieder-Waroldern, Scheid, Schmittlotheim, and Volkmarsen. Provided for children and adolescents in difficult life situations, commissioned by youth welfare offices.
• Wohngruppe Meineringhausen (Intensive Living Group) An intensive group living arrangement for up to 7 children and adolescents aged 8+ in a spacious residential home in Meineringhausen (Korbach) with individual rooms, open kitchen, living room, and spacious bathrooms. Includes a Verselbständigungsangebot (independent living preparation) component.
• Kastanienhof (Mother/Father-Child Facility) A mother/father-child facility in Diemelsee-Ottlar providing joint housing for parents and children in challenging life situations, with 8 places for parents and 8 for children across two neighboring residential houses in the village center.
• Gemeinschaftswohnen (Supported Independent Living Program) Verselbständigungsangebot (independence preparation program) for 2 young people aged 16+ in a shared apartment within the Meineringhausen facility, designed to prepare residents for autonomous living.
• Ambulante Hilfen zur Erziehung (Outpatient Child and Youth Welfare Services) Outpatient support services for children, youth, and families that strengthen young people and families in their everyday environment. The service umbrella includes educational support (Erziehungsbeistandschaft), social-pedagogical family support (Sozialpädagogische Familienhilfe), outreach family therapy (Aufsuchende Familientherapie), supervised visits (Begleitete Umgänge), participation assistance (Teilhabeassistenz), and supplementary support (Ergänzende Hilfen), each commissioned by youth welfare offices.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie (Child and Youth Psychiatry Clinic)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation with child and youth psychiatry for young people with elevated psychiatric support needs. The chief physician visits the facility approximately quarterly. Young people experience medical consultation in a familiar environment - low-threshold and approachable. Further diagnostics or therapy can be continued on an outpatient basis at the clinic if needed.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Phönix Schulung und Beratung e.V. German operator of family-style residential group homes for children and youth, including intensive betreute Wohngruppen. Comparable in pedagogical live-in model and freier Träger status.
• Bethanien Kinderdörfer gGmbH: Protestant nonprofit running Kinderdorf-style residential care villages for children and youth in Germany. Directly comparable target segment, freier Träger status and therapeutic orientation.
• Albert-Schweitzer-Familienwerk e.V. Operates family-style residential care units (Familienwohngruppen) for children/youth in Germany with very similar pedagogical live-in professional model and government commissioning logic. Closest functional peer to the Familiengemeinschaften concept.
• Kinder- und Jugendhilfe-Verbund KJSH e.V. Mid-sized German freier Träger offering residential Erziehungshilfe, flexible ambulant-supported housing and family support. Directly comparable operating mix to the subject organization's stationary-plus-ambulatory combination.
• Dörnthaler Kinderdorf / Marienpflege Stiftung: A Hessen-based Kinderdorf operating family-style residential groups for children and youth, including ambulatory Hilfen zur Erziehung. Very comparable in mission, regional focus, and freier Träger status to the subject organization.

Broad incumbents

• SOS-Kinderdorf e.V. Germany's largest provider of family-style residential care for children and youth. Comparable operating concept (children living with professional caregivers in family-like settings) but at significantly greater national scale and as a broad incumbent across many Bundesländer.
• Outlaw gGmbH: One of Germany's largest nonprofit child and youth welfare providers, operating residential groups, mother-child facilities and ambulatory Hilfen zur Erziehung across multiple states. A larger broad incumbent serving the same freier Träger category.
• Diakonie Hessen: Protestant welfare association delivering a broad portfolio of Hilfen zur Erziehung including residential and ambulatory youth services across Hesse; a broad incumbent peer with overlapping commissioning footprint.

Regional players

• AWO Hessen Nord e.V. Regional AWO chapter active in North Hesse including Waldeck-Frankenberg providing child welfare, family support and youth services to local Jugendämter — same commissioning relationships and overlapping service lines.
• Caritasverband für den Bistum Fulda e.V. Catholic welfare provider operating Erziehungshilfe and family support services in adjacent Hessen catchment areas; competes for the same Jugendamt commissioning contracts and ambulatory Hilfen contracts in North Hesse.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles18 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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