（社福）釜石市社会福祉協議会

What （社福）釜石市社会福祉協議会 does

The Kamaishi City Social Welfare Council (社会福祉法人 釜石市社会福祉協議会) is a Social Welfare Corporation established on October 15, 1966, under Japan's Social Welfare Law and headquartered on the 8th floor of Kamaishi Health and Welfare Center in Kamaishi City, Iwate Prefecture. It operates as the city's designated public-interest welfare body, delivering six core service lines: community welfare services including life welfare fund loan counseling, children's halls and after-school childcare clubs (6 学童育成クラブ and 4 児童館 citywide), the Daily Life Independent Support Program for cognitively impaired residents, Red Feather Community Chest fundraising, and long-term care insurance services reimbursed under the national 介護保険制度.

The organization runs a community-led, labor-intensive service model with no proprietary technology. Service delivery depends on a citywide network of district welfare officers (民生児童委員) who conduct door-to-door visits for membership fee collection and outreach. The business model combines three recurring revenue streams — long-term care insurance service reimbursements from the national care insurance system, annual membership fees collected through community canvassing, and donations from the Red Feather campaign and year-end assistance movement — supplemented by government subsidies for community welfare programs. One unit-priced fee applies to the Daily Life Independent Support Service at 1,700 yen per session (up to 1 hour) plus 750 yen per additional 30 minutes; all other services are publicly funded or subsidy-supported. Operating hours are 8:30–17:15, Monday through Friday, with closed weekends and holidays.

Governance rests with an elected Board of Directors and Council of Members under the articles of incorporation, with no external parent or private equity involvement. Current President 清野 信雄 (Kiyono Nobuo) was appointed June 17, 2025, alongside re-appointed Vice Presidents 佐藤 力 (Sato Tsutomu) and 須藤 由布子 (Suto Yuko). The organization implemented the 3rd Kamaishi City Regional Welfare Activity Plan covering FY2026 through FY2030 to guide service development, and disclosed a personal information leak incident in June 2026 caused by unauthorized access linked to a support scam, indicating active but resource-constrained cybersecurity posture.

Name

（社福）釜石市社会福祉協議会

Legal name

社会福祉法人　釜石市社会福祉協議会

Website

https://kamaishi-shakyo.or.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

1966

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Kamaishi City Social Welfare Council is a Social Welfare Corporation serving Kamaishi City, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, delivering community welfare services including long-term care insurance, after-school childcare, children's halls, welfare loan counseling, and Red Feather fundraising through a citywide network of district welfare officers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Welfare Services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Child and Youth Services (624110), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120), Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Centers & Neighborhood Support Services (BPAGAEAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Disability Services & Independent Living Support (BPAGACAG), Youth Housing, Foster Care & Wraparound Support (Education-Linked) Nonprofits (BPAGADAO), Financial Assistance & Benefits Navigation Services (BPAGAEAK)

Keywords

• Social welfare services
• Community welfare programs
• Long-term care insurance
• Child welfare services
• Welfare loan programs

Headquarters

HQ city

釜石市

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. 介護保険サービス: Long-term care insurance services provided under the national介護保険制度, generating revenue through service fees reimbursed by the care insurance system.
2. 社協会費 (Membership Fees): Annual membership fees collected from citizens who support the organization's activities and philosophy. Collected door-to-door by district welfare officers.
3. 赤い羽根共同募金・歳末助け合い運動 (Red Feather Public Donation Campaign): Annual fundraising campaign using the Red Feather donation system. FY2025 results: 3,646,136 yen from 6,638 donations (Red Feather) and 1,871,250 yen from 189 donations (Year-end Assistance Movement).
4. 地域福祉サービス (Regional Welfare Services): Various social welfare services including children's halls, after-school clubs, daily life independent support, and loan counseling. Revenue from service fees and government subsidies.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

The organization delivers comprehensive community-based social welfare services to residents of Kamaishi City, including long-term care insurance services, children's halls and after-school clubs (6 after-school clubs and 4 children's halls), low-interest life welfare loan consultation, the Daily Life Independence Support Program for cognitively impaired individuals, and public fundraising campaigns such as the Red Feather Community Chest and Year-end Assistance Movement. All services are provided directly by the organization's staff and community welfare officers, with funding from membership fees, donations, government subsidies, and care insurance reimbursements.

Product overview

社会福祉法人　釜石市社会福祉協議会是釜石市的一家综合性社会福利机构，提供多项福利服务。该组织作为统一的服务平台运营，主要提供六类核心服务：地域福祉サービス（社区福利服务）、児童館・学童育成クラブ（儿童馆/放学后托管俱乐部）、生活・貸付相談（生活和贷款咨询）、日常生活自立支援事業（日常生活自立支援）、募金活動（募款活动）和介護保険サービス（护理保险服务）。这些服务共同构成其地域福祉服务体系，涵盖儿童照护、生活援助、贷款咨询、认知障碍者支援以及老年护理等多个领域。

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• 地域福祉サービス (Regional Welfare Services) Comprehensive community welfare services provided to residents of Kamaishi City, including support for children, daily life consultations, and loan assistance programs. Targets low-income households, disabled persons, elderly needing care, and working families.
• 児童館・学童育成クラブ (Children's Halls and After-school Clubs)

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• 社会福祉法人　岩手県社会福祉協議会coreStrategic or Co-development Partner上位団体として県域の社会福祉事業推進と連絡調整を行う。和生活福祉資金貸付制度の管轄でもある。組織図のダウンロードリンク 등에서関係が確認できる。
• 赤い羽根 pazikae 、岩手県支部的共同募金会coreStrategic or Co-development Partner赤い羽根共同募金運動の連携組織。令和7年度には3,646,136円の募金実績を上げた。ロゴバナーにて相互リンクが確認できる。
• 社会福祉法人　全国社会福祉袍議会coreStrategic or Co-development Partner全国的な社会福祉連絡調整・推進組織。ロゴバナーにて相互リンクが確認できる。

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• 公益財団法人 さわやか福祉財団: A national welfare foundation focused on fostering welfare-minded human resources and community-based welfare activities across Japan. Comparable in mission scope (community welfare enablement, volunteer mobilization) but national rather than single-city.

Direct peers

• 社会福祉法人 岩手県社会福祉協議会: The prefectural-level umbrella body for Kamaishi City's council; provides the same social welfare council model (coordinating community welfare, fundraising, care services) at one geographic level up, and is explicitly listed as a core strategic partner in the company's own website links.

Emerging players

• 労働者協同組合ワーカーズコープ: A worker cooperative running community-based welfare, childcare, and elderly services across Japan under the Worker Cooperative Law. Comparable in delivering locally-rooted care and welfare services with community participation, but as a multi-region cooperative rather than a single-municipality Social Welfare Corporation.
• 認定NPO法人フローレンス: An innovative NPO providing child welfare services such as after-school care, sick-child care, and foster care support. Comparable to the subject's 学童育成クラブ and 児童館 offerings in child-focused social welfare, though operating an entrepreneurial NPO model in urban areas rather than a statutory municipal council.

Broad incumbents

• SOMPOケア株式会社: One of Japan's largest for-profit long-term care service operators, designated under the same 介護保険 insurance framework the subject operates in. Comparable because both deliver reimbursed long-term care services to elderly residents, though SOMPO operates at national scale rather than single-municipality.
• 社会福祉法人 全国社会福祉協議会: The national peak body for municipal social welfare councils across Japan; sets frameworks, advocacy, and standards that all municipal councils (including the subject company) operate under. Comparable as the umbrella organization governing the same council structure.
• 株式会社ベネッセスタイルケア: A major national for-profit operator of paid elderly care homes, group homes, and day services under the long-term care insurance system. Comparable as an operator that reimburses through 介護保険 and serves elderly clientele, but operating a for-profit, multi-region model rather than nonprofit municipal welfare.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

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Investments

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