Lebenshilfe Für Menschen Mit Behinderung

What Lebenshilfe Für Menschen Mit Behinderung does

Lebenshilfe Für Menschen Mit Behinderung, Kreisvereinigung Schlüchtern (operating as Lebenshilfe Schlüchtern) is a registered non-profit association (eingetragener Verein) founded in 1969 by pediatrician Dr. Rudolf Pabst together with parents of children with disabilities to address the absence of municipal services for people with disabilities in the Schlüchtern region of Hesse, Germany. The association serves children, youth, and adults with intellectual, physical, and multiple disabilities, as well as their families, across the Altkreis Schlüchtern area (covering Schlüchtern and Bad Soden-Salmünster). Its core function is advocacy and the funding and support of a comprehensive continuum of disability services, including early intervention (Beratungs- und Frühförderstelle), an inclusive kindergarten (Kindertagesstätte „Sternenfänger"), a special education school (Heinrich-Hehrmann-Schule, where it acts as Förderverein), family relief services, vocational rehabilitation (Bergwinkel-Werkstatt), day care for severe disabilities (Tagesförderstätte), residential living options (Dr. Rudolf-Pabst-Haus, Appartementhaus Salmünster, Altes Forstamt), agricultural employment (Hofgut Marjoß), and leisure activities.

The organization operates as a small volunteer-led association with approximately 24 employees, supported by a nine-member board chaired by Karin Grauel (with Nicolas Hartel listed as Vorsitzender on the current website) and including a 2nd chairperson, treasurer, secretary, and several Beisitzer. Service delivery is largely executed through the affiliated Behinderten-Werk Main-Kinzig (BWMK), an operating entity jointly founded in 1974 by the Lebenshilfe chapters of Schlüchtern, Gelnhausen, and Hanau. Membership in the local association automatically confers membership in Lebenshilfe Hessen and the federal Bundesvereinigung Lebenshilfe, and members receive the Lebenshilfe journal quarterly.

The business model is non-commercial. Revenue is generated exclusively through recurring membership fees and donations, including designated donations to causes such as the Heinrich-Hehrmann-Schule and event-based fundraising at community events (Kalter Markt, Fest der Sinne, Adventsbasar). In 2023, the BWMK-Gruppe transformed from an association into a charitable company (gGmbH), and in June 2024 the three Lebenshilfe chapters jointly established the Stiftung Lebenshilfe Hanau, Gelnhausen, Schlüchtern, which now serves as sole shareholder of BWMK gGmbH, formalizing long-term governance. Marketing and outreach rely on the association's website (lebenshilfe-schluechtern.de), an Instagram channel launched in September 2024, local press coverage, and community events; no digital products, apps, APIs, or proprietary technology platforms are operated.

Name

Lebenshilfe Für Menschen Mit Behinderung

Legal name

Lebenshilfe für Menschen mit Behinderung e.V., Kreisvereinigung Schlüchtern

Website

https://lebenshilfe-schluechtern.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1969

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Lebenshilfe Für Menschen Mit Behinderung (Lebenshilfe Schlüchtern) is a non-profit association founded in 1969 that advocates for and funds disability services for children and adults across the Altkreis Schlüchtern region of Hesse, Germany, operating through the BWMK network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Disability Support Services

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412), Vocational Rehabilitation Services (624310), Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Disability Services & Independent Living Support (BPAGAEAG)

Keywords

• Disability support services
• Early intervention services
• Vocational rehabilitation services
• Residential care services
• Special education support

Headquarters

HQ city

Schlüchtern

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership fees: Annual membership fees supporting the association's advocacy and programmatic work. Members automatically belong to the state and federal Lebenshilfe associations.
2. Donations and fundraising: Donations from members, supporters, and the general public, including event-based fundraising through community events. Designated donation accounts exist for specific causes such as the Heinrich-Hehrmann-Schule.

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Lebenshilfe Schlüchtern is a registered non-profit association that advocates for and delivers a full continuum of disability support services across the Schlüchtern region of Hesse, Germany. Its offerings span early intervention counseling for children aged 0–6, an inclusive kindergarten, support for a special-needs school (Heinrich-Hehrmann-Schule), a community-based family relief service, vocational rehabilitation in workshops (Bergwinkel-Werkstatt, Hofgut Marjoß), day care for adults with severe or multiple disabilities, residential living options, and organized leisure activities. The association also runs a membership and donation program that funds these services and is integrated with the federal and state Lebenshilfe networks.

Product overview

Lebenshilfe Für Menschen Mit Behinderung is a non-profit disability support association that provides a comprehensive portfolio of social services spanning the entire lifecycle of people with disabilities. The organization operates as a unified platform of interconnected services centered on inclusion and self-determined living. Core offerings include the Beratungs- und Frühförderstelle (early intervention and counseling for children aged 0–6), the inclusive Kindertagesstätte „Sternenfänger" kindergarten, the Heinrich-Hehrmann-Schule (special education school), the Familienentlastender Dienst (family relief service), vocational rehabilitation through the Bergwinkel-Werkstatt, the Tagesförderstätte (day care for severe disabilities), residential living options (Dr. Rudolf-Pabst-Haus, Altes Forstamt, apartment houses, assisted living), and leisure activities. The organization also raises funds through membership and donations, channeling proceeds to support the Heinrich-Hehrmann-Schule and regional BWMK facilities. Founded in 1969, the association serves as a local chapter of the state and federal Lebenshilfe network.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Beratungs- und Frühförderstelle Schlüchtern (Early Intervention and Counseling Service)

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Lebenshilfe GelnhausencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional Lebenshilfe local chapter; collaborative partner within the broader Lebenshilfe network in the Main-Kinzig area.
• Lebenshilfe HanaucoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional Lebenshilfe local chapter; jointly established the BWMK (Behinderten-Werk Main-Kinzig) in 1974.
• Lebenshilfe HessenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerState-level Lebenshilfe association in Hesse providing resources and coordination for local chapters.
• Bundesvereinigung Lebenshilfe (Federal Association)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational umbrella organization of Lebenshilfe. Membership automatically includes access to all offerings of the state and federal associations.
• Lebenshilfe Main-Kinzig GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOperating company providing disability services in the Main-Kinzig district; closely affiliated with the local Lebenshilfe chapters.
• BWMK GmbH (Behinderten-Werk Main-Kinzig)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe primary service delivery organization for people with disabilities in the region. Founded jointly by the three Lebenshilfe chapters in 1974. Operates workshops, housing, day care, kindergartens, and leisure services. The association supports BWMK financially and through volunteer work.
• Stiftung Behinderten-Werk (BWMK Foundation)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFoundation established as sole shareholder of BWMK gGmbH, ensuring long-term governance and stability. Three Lebenshilfe chapters (Hanau, Gelnhausen, Schlüchtern) co-founded the Stiftung Lebenshilfe Hanau, Gelnhausen, Schlüchtern in June 2024.
• Heinrich-Hehrmann-Schule SchlüchterncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPublic special school (Förderschwerpunkt geistige Entwicklung) in Schlüchtern. Lebenshilfe Schlüchtern acts as its support association (Förderverein), funding projects, equipment, and wheelchair-accessible school buses. Site of joint events.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Caritas Deutschland: Germany's largest Catholic welfare organization providing disability, social, and family services nationally. Wider portfolio than Lebenshilfe but overlaps on disability support and advocacy.
• Diakonie Deutschland: National Protestant welfare federation operating disability workshops, housing, and family services across Germany. Overlaps with Lebenshilfe on service categories at much larger scale.

Others

• Aktion Mensch: Germany's largest social lottery and disability inclusion funder. Adjacent rather than competitive: it finances Lebenshilfe-affiliated projects through grants while operating as a private charitable GmbH.

Direct peers

• Lebenshilfe Hessen: State-level Lebenshilfe association for Hesse that coordinates local chapters including Schlüchtern. Operates the same chapter federation model for disability advocacy and family services within the same geography.
• Lebenshilfe Gelnhausen: Neighboring regional Lebenshilfe chapter in the Main-Kinzig area; co-founder of BWMK alongside Lebenshilfe Schlüchtern and Lebenshilfe Hanau. Operates an essentially identical local chapter mandate.
• Bundesvereinigung Lebenshilfe: The national umbrella organization of the Lebenshilfe federation, of which Lebenshilfe Schlüchtern is automatically a member. Both share the same disability-rights advocacy mission and member-based model, making the federal body the closest organizational peer.
• Lebenshilfe Hanau: Third co-founder of BWMK and fellow Main-Kinzig-region Lebenshilfe chapter. Closest geographically and structurally comparable chapter peer.
• BWMK GmbH (Behinderten-Werk Main-Kinzig): Operational service delivery arm jointly founded by Lebenshilfe Schlüchtern, Gelnhausen, and Hanau. Runs the workshops, housing, kindergartens, and early intervention centers that Lebenshilfe Schlüchtern supports — making it the closest functional peer in actual service delivery.
• Stiftung Lebenshilfe Hanau, Gelnhausen, Schlüchtern: Newly established (June 2024) charitable foundation that is the sole shareholder of BWMK gGmbH. Structurally a peer as the institutional stability layer above the association.

Regional players

• Lebenshilfe Frankfurt am Main: Larger Lebenshilfe chapter in the urban Frankfurt area; referenced in the management team's prior experience. Provides the same disability advocacy/services mandate at significantly larger urban scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/lebenshilfe_schluechtern
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lebenshilfe-f%C3%BCr-menschen-mit-behinderung

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Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries7 records

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