Hospiz

What Hospiz does

Hospiz is the informal name used in the input for Kinder- und Jugendhospiz "Kleine Helden" Osthessen e.V., a registered German nonprofit association (eingetragener Verein, VR 2326, Amtsgericht Fulda) founded in May 2010 and headquartered at Kallbachstrasse 11, 36088 Hünfeld-Michelsrombach, Hessen, Germany. The organization provides free ambulatory (home- and hospital-based) hospice companionship and support to children and adolescents with life-limiting illnesses, their siblings, parents, and extended family, from the time of diagnosis through bereavement. Services are delivered by trained volunteer family companions (over 30 trained caregivers) and include emotional support, practical assistance, respite care, and grief counseling. The organization operates the "Drachenland" day and overnight hospice facility in Michelsrombach (8 beds) and runs the 24/7 OSKAR Sorgentelefon crisis hotline. Its target population is the approximately 3,000 children and adolescents with life-limiting illnesses in Hessen, of whom roughly 200 die annually, though families from across Germany have requested inpatient support.

The organization has no proprietary technology platform; its technical footprint is confined to a WordPress-based website (kleinehelden-hospiz.de), social media channels (YouTube, LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram), the "Drachenpost" email newsletter, and an online donation portal via Koalect. The core service is human-delivered, not technology-mediated. Operations are led by an honorary volunteer board: 1st Chairwoman Simone Filip and 2nd Chairman Fabian Schmidt.

The revenue model is donation-driven. The organization states it is approximately 90% dependent on charitable contributions (Sparkasse Fulda, VR-Bank NordRhön, Sparkasse Bad Hersfeld-Rotenburg are listed donation accounts). Revenue streams include individual donations, corporate giving (METRO Kassel, Kraftfahrerinitiative Bewegen mit Herz e.V.), foundation grants (Bethe-Stiftung, Wolfgang-Ott-Stiftung), fundraising events (Hessentag, BENEFIZ events), bequests, and nominal membership fees. A matching-donation arrangement with Bethe-Stiftung doubles contributions for the elevator construction project. All services to families are provided free of charge; the organization is currently raising €700,000 for a building extension (Anbauprojekt) to add stationary inpatient capacity.

Name

Hospiz

Legal name

Kinder- und Jugendhospiz "Kleine Helden" Osthessen e. V.

Website

https://kleinehelden-hospiz.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Kinder- und Jugendhospiz "Kleine Helden" Osthessen e.V. is a German nonprofit that provides free ambulatory hospice care, family accompaniment, and bereavement support to children and adolescents with life-limiting illnesses and their families across the Hessen region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pediatric Hospice and Palliative Care Services

NAICS

Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Home Health Care Services (62161), Child and Youth Services (62411)

SIC

Services-Home Health Care Services (8082), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Pediatric Hospice & Palliative Care (HLADAHAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Pediatric Hospice & Palliative In-Home Care (HSABAFAE), Volunteer & Companion Support Services (Hospice Volunteer Programs) (HSABAFAO), Bereavement & Grief Support Services (Hospice-Affiliated/Independent) (HLADAHAL)

Keywords

• Pediatric hospice care
• Ambulatory palliative services
• Volunteer family companions
• Grief counseling support
• Children's hospice nonprofit

Headquarters

HQ city

Hünfeld-Michelsrombach

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: The organization operates as a non-profit association funded primarily through donations. They are approximately 90% dependent on donations (as stated: 'Wir sind bedauerlicherweise zu 90 % auf Spendengelder angewiesen'). Revenue comes from individual donations, corporate donations, fundraising events, and bequests.
2. Membership Fees: The association likely generates some revenue through membership fees as a registered non-profitverein (VR 2326 at Amtsgericht Fulda).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Kinder- und Jugendhospiz "Kleine Helden" Osthessen e.V. operates an ambulatory (outpatient) children's and youth hospice service, providing free, qualified volunteer family companions who visit seriously ill children, adolescents, and their families in their homes and in hospitals across the Osthessen region. Services are available from the time of diagnosis through bereavement support and include emotional and practical accompaniment, the 24/7 OSKAR Sorgentelefon crisis hotline, Familienbegleiter-Ausbildung volunteer training, Therapiehunde-Team certification, grief counseling, and the Drachenland day and overnight hospice facility in Michelsrombach.

Product overview

Kleine Helden is a charitable children's and youth hospice organization (ambulatory/outpatient service) that provides support, accompaniment, and care for seriously ill, life-limiting, and grieving children, adolescents, and young adults, as well as their families. The organization operates primarily as a mobile/outpatient service (ambulanter Dienst) visiting families in their homes or in hospitals. They offer grief counseling, volunteer family companion training (Familienbegleiter-Ausbildung), therapy dog team training, a crisis hotline (OSKAR Sorgentelefon), and operate a day and night hospice facility called 'Drachenland' in Michelsrombach. The organization is funded primarily through donations (90%) and is currently undertaking a construction/expansion project to create a stationary facility. Services are free of charge and available across the region from the time of diagnosis.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Drachenland: The Tages- und Nachthospiz (day and overnight hospice) facility located in Michelsrombach.
• OSKAR Sorgentelefon

Products and services

• Ambulatory Children and Youth Hospice Service (Kinder- und Jugendhospizdienst) Free, qualified volunteer family companions visit families in their homes or in hospitals across the Osthessen region to provide emotional support, practical assistance, respite care, reading to children, homework help, and play activities. Available from the time of diagnosis.
• OSKAR Sorgentelefon (24/7 Crisis Hotline) 24/7 crisis support hotline providing immediate assistance to families with seriously ill children, available around the clock.
• Familienbegleiter-Ausbildung (Volunteer Family Companion Training) Specialized training program qualifying volunteers to serve as family companions in the children's and youth hospice service, producing over 30 trained volunteer caregivers.
• Therapiehunde-Team Certification (Certified Therapy Dog Team Training) Basic training program for certified therapy dog teams that accompany and support families receiving hospice services.
• Drachenland Day and Overnight Hospice (Tages- und Nachthospiz) Day and overnight hospice facility located in Michelsrombach offering 8 beds as part of the planned stationary inpatient hospice service for affected families.
• Grief Counseling and Bereavement Support Ongoing bereavement and grief support for families after the death of a child, including parents and siblings, provided as a continuation of hospice accompaniment.

Quantifiable outcome

• Services provided free of charge to families
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Vicus Laurentius HILFT e.V.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 May 2026Vicus Laurentius HILFT e.V. supports Kleine Helden as an official donation project, focusing on the new building project. The partnership aims to expand support for families with terminally ill children, youth, and young adults, as well as grieving families and those saying goodbye. The cooperation includes visibility at regional events like Hessentag in Fulda. The partner is also committed to social projects, animal welfare, and environmental causes.
• KinderPalliativTeam Nordhessen (Verein Kleinen Riesen Nordhessen)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Cooperation agreement between Kleine Helden and KinderPalliativTeam Nordhessen to ensure optimal coordination of specialized ambulatory palliative care (SAPV-KJ) and hospice accompaniment. This partnership formalizes the collaboration between palliative medical care and hospice services for seriously ill children and their families in the region.
• METRO KasselminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMETRO Kassel organized a fundraising event 'kulinarische Weltreise' that provided donations for Valentina's therapy tricycle purchase. The company has supported the hospice for several years.
• Kraftfahrerinitiative Bewegen mit Herz e.V.minorGTM or Marketing PartnerOrganized a fundraising campaign to support Valentina's therapy tricycle, contributing to the purchase alongside other donors.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• KinderPalliativTeam Nordhessen (Verein Kleinen Riesen Nordhessen): SAPV-KJ provider for children and youth in Nordhessen and Kleine Helden's formal cooperation partner. Overlapping patient population and pediatric palliative mission; differs in delivering the clinical (medical) layer versus Kleine Helden's accompaniment layer.
• Kinderhospiz Löwenherz: Inpatient and ambulatory children's hospice in Syke/Lower Saxony. Comparable hybrid pediatric hospice delivery, full-family support scope, and reliance on donations — a strong functional peer for Kleine Helden's planned hybrid model.
• Kinderhospiz Sternenbrücke: Inpatient and ambulatory children's hospice in Hamburg serving families from across northern Germany. Comparable hybrid model, donor-funded economics, and full family (including siblings) support scope.
• Sterntaler e.V. – Ambulantes Kinder- und Jugendhospiz: Ambulatory children's and youth hospice service in the Siegen/Westfalen region. Direct match on ambulatory pediatric hospice delivery model, trained volunteer companions, and donation-funded economics.
• Kinderhospiz Bärenherz: Operates inpatient children's hospices in Leipzig and Wiesbaden with ambulatory family services. Direct comparability in pediatric hospice mission, hybrid facility/ambulatory delivery, and reliance on donations — Kleine Helden's likely near-term role model.
• Stiftung Björn Schulz Stiftung: Foundation operating an inpatient children's hospice (Sonnenhof) plus ambulatory services in the Berlin/Brandenburg region. Comparable pediatric hospice services from time of diagnosis through bereavement, with both facility-based and in-home care — the same hybrid model Kleine Helden is building toward.

Broad incumbents

• Deutscher Kinderhospizverein e.V. Germany's largest association supporting children with life-limiting illnesses and their families, offering nationwide ambulatory hospice accompaniment, peer groups, and sibling programs. Highly comparable mission and ambulatory delivery model, but at national scale rather than regional.
• Bundesverband Kinderhospiz e.V. Federal umbrella body for children's hospice services in Germany, coordinating member hospices and advocating for the sector. Comparable pediatric hospice focus and ambulatory model, with broader political/representational remit than a single regional provider.
• Malteser Kinderhospiz- und Familienbegleitdienste: National Malteser ambulatory children's hospice and family companion service. Comparable volunteer-based accompaniment model, but operating as part of a much larger humanitarian organization with diversified funding and national reach.

Regional players

• Ambulantes Kinderhospiz München (Stiftung ICP München): Ambulatory children's hospice service in the Munich region with trained volunteer family companions and 24/7 support — structurally near-identical to Kleine Helden's ambulatory model, but serving a different German region.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@kleineheldenhospiz5582
• Facebookfacebook.com/KleineHeldenKinderundJugendhospiz
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hospiz
• Instagraminstagram.com/kleineheldenhospiz

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

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