Förderverein Martinswerk Dorlar E.V.

What Förderverein Martinswerk Dorlar E.V. does

Förderverein Martinswerk Dorlar E.V., doing business as Martinswerk e. V. Dorlar, is a registered non-profit association (eingetragener Verein) founded on 31 July 1932 by Pfarrer Alfred Friedel Birker in Dorlar, a district of Schmallenberg in the Sauerland region of North Rhine-Westphalia. It operates one of the largest youth welfare facilities in NRW, delivering the full spectrum of SGB VIII Hilfen zur Erziehung across approximately 170 young people in 15 residential living groups, supplemented by day groups, crisis intervention under §42 SGB VIII, and ambulatory social-pedagogical Familienhilfe. Service intensity ranges from standard residential care through high-intensity and diagnostic groups (e.g., Diagnostikgruppe Durchblick, Franz-Stock-Haus, Insel), with a 24/7 Bereitschaftsdienst for spontaneous Inobhutnahme.

The organization's service model rests on a holistic-psychodynamic therapy concept implemented by an interdisciplinary team of educators, social workers, a sports pedagogue, Diplompsychologen, and approbierte Psychotherapeuten operating in continuous exchange. Therapeutic modalities include Anti-Aggressions-Training (AAT), Coolness-Training (CT), motor skill development, therapeutic play, individual psychotherapy, climbing, experiential and work pedagogy. The Clow-Folarin Therapiezentrum, a three-floor therapy center on the Dorlar campus, hosts project rooms, music rooms (with MuSa Freie Musikschule Sauerland), art rooms (with Jugendkunstschule Schmallenberg), a sewing atelier, and a large auditorium. Specialized programs for young refugees are developed in cooperation with the University of Ulm. Leadership comprises the executive board (geschäftsführender Vorstand) of Lisa-Marie Dünnebacke and Thorsten Müller, supported by departmental heads across pedagogy, psychology/therapy, and Erziehungsleitung.

Revenue is generated primarily through case-by-case contracts with public Jugendämter under SGB VIII §§27-42, supplemented by donations and membership fees from private supporters. The organization is a member of the Diakonisches Werk RWL, binds its employment framework to AVR Diakonie Deutschland, and is GDPR/DSG-EKD compliant with an internal whistleblower channel installed under the Hinweisgeberschutzgesetz. There is no disclosed revenue figure, no equity funding, no parent company, and no commercial product or technology platform beyond a standard WordPress website hosted by VPN Deutschland.

Name

Förderverein Martinswerk Dorlar E.V.

Legal name

Martinswerk e. V. Dorlar

Website

https://martinswerk-dorlar.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1932

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Martinswerk e. V. Dorlar is a registered non-profit youth welfare facility in Schmallenberg-Dorlar, Germany, operating 15 residential groups under SGB VIII and serving approximately 170 children and adolescents referred by NRW Jugendämter through integrated pedagogical, psychotherapeutic, and crisis-intervention services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Residential Care

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Child and Youth Services (624110), Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Child Day Care Services (8351)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHLAFACAL

Behavioral Health for Children & Adolescents (Youth Services)

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Healthcare Providers & Systems/Behavioral Health & Substance Use Treatment

SECONDARYBPAGAEAC

Family & Parenting Support Services

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Social Services & Community Support (Food, Housing, Family)

SECONDARYBPAGADAO

Youth Housing, Foster Care & Wraparound Support (Education-Linked) Nonprofits

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Education & Youth Development Nonprofits

SECONDARYEDACAFAJ

Family Coaching, Parent-Mediated & Home Visiting EI Services

Education/Early Childhood Education/Early Intervention & Developmental Services (0–5)

Keywords

• Youth residential care
• Child welfare services
• Pedagogical therapy programs
• Family assistance services
• Therapeutic group homes

Headquarters

HQ city

Schmallenberg-Dorlar

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Youth Welfare Office Contracts (SGB VIII): The organization operates as a recognized non-profit youth welfare facility under SGB VIII (Kinder- und Jugendhilfegesetz). Services are funded through contracts with public youth welfare offices (Jugendämter) based on individual help plans (§§ 27–42 SGB VIII). These include residential care, intensive individual support, day groups, crisis intervention, and ambulatory family support.
2. Donations and Membership Fees: As a recognized charitable association (gemeinnütziger Verein), the organization accepts donations and membership fees. Donations support special projects such as additional outdoor projects, cultural activities, and construction projects at the pond facility. Donors receive official donation receipts for tax purposes.
3. Special/Ambulatory Services: Additional fee-based services including intensive 1:1 support measures at the pond facility (Teichanlage in Schüren), ski trips and hiking trips in the Austrian Alps, and specialized therapeutic programs, potentially funded as additional services beyond standard care contracts.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Förderverein Martinswerk Dorlar E.V. operates a stationary youth welfare institution under Germany's Sozialgesetzbuch VIII (SGB VIII), providing residential care, therapeutic intervention, and educational support for children, adolescents, and young adults. The organization delivers holistic psychodynamic care across residential groups, a dedicated therapy center (Clow-Folarin-Zentrum), and specialized programs including animal-assisted therapy and music/art-based interventions.

Product overview

Martinswerk e.V. Dorlar operates as a youth welfare institution (Kinder- und Jugendhilfeeinrichtung) in the Schmallenberg Sauerland region, offering a differentiated portfolio of care services under SGB VIII legal framework. The organization provides approximately 170 young people across 15 residential living groups and other care forms, with services spanning stationary (residential), semi-stationary (day groups), and outpatient (family assistance) care levels. Core offerings include residential living groups under various specialized programs (intensive care, diagnostic groups, independence/transition groups), crisis intervention services (Inobhutnahme), therapeutic services (AAT, Coolness-Training, individual therapy), activity programs (sports, climbing, adventure education), and the Clow-Folarin-Zentrum therapy center. The institution operates on a holistic-psychodynamic therapy concept focused on individual resources rather than diagnostic labels.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Clow-Folarin-Zentrum (Therapiezentrum): Therapy center located at the central campus, featuring project rooms for artistic creation, music, play therapy, model building, sewing atelier, and leisure activities.
• Kinder- und Jugendlichenparlament

Products and services

• Stationary Youth Welfare Care (Stationäre Jugendhilfe)

Quantifiable outcome

• Approximately 170 young people cared for across 15 residential groups and other care forms
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Diakonisches Werk RWL (Diaconic Work RWL)coreOthersThe organization is a member of the Diakonisches Werk RWL (Diaconic Work of the Rhenish Regional Association). Through this membership, the organization commits to applying the AVR Diakonie Deutschland (Employment Contract Guidelines of Diakonie Germany) for its employees. The membership links the organization to the broader Protestant Diakonie network in North Rhine-Westphalia/Lippe.
• University of UlmcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation with the University of Ulm for specialized diagnostics and stepped therapeutic treatment offerings for young refugees. The partnership provides access to diagnostics in various languages and evidence-based therapeutic approaches for unaccompanied minors and young refugees in care.
• MuSa – Freie Musikschule Sauerland (Free Music School Sauerland)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation with the MuSa Free Music School Sauerland for music programs offered in the Clow-Folarin Therapiezentrum. Music rooms in the therapy center are operated in partnership with this institution, providing musical education and therapeutic music activities for young people in care.
• Jugendkunstschule Schmallenberg (Youth Art School Schmallenberg)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation with the Youth Art School Schmallenberg for artistic and creative programs. Project rooms for artistic creation in the Clow-Folarin Therapiezentrum are operated in cooperation with this institution, supporting art-based therapeutic activities.
• LWL Youth Psychiatry Marsberg (LWL-Jugendpsychiatrie Marsberg)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation with the LWL (Landschaftsverband Westfalen-Lippe) Youth Psychiatry in Marsberg for specialized psychiatric care and consultation regarding young people in care with complex mental health needs.
• LVR (Landschaftsverband Rheinland)minorOthersReferenced as a framework organization for training and continuing education, particularly in the context of the professional qualifications requirement (Fachkräftegebot) for youth welfare staff under §72 KJHG.
• CJD Institute for Continuing Education NRW (CJD Institut für Weiterbildung NRW)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerReferenced as an example of further education opportunities for career changers entering residential youth welfare (Quereinstieg in die stationäre Jugendhilfe) under SGB VIII and rehabilitation assistance under SGB IX.
• Various Regular Schools and Special Needs Schools (Regelschulen und Förderschulen)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation with various regular schools and schools with special educational needs from the immediate surrounding area for the schooling of children and adolescents in care, including close school support as part of semi-stationary and residential offerings.
• Various Sports Clubs (Sportvereine)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation with various sports clubs for the integration of children and adolescents in care into community sports activities and organized sporting events.
• VPN Deutschland GmbHminorOthersWebsite hosting provider. VPN Deutschland GmbH, based in Bad Oeynhausen, hosts the organization's website and captures server log files including IP addresses when visitors access the site. Hosting is conducted in compliance with GDPR requirements.
• Martinsschule SchmallenbergminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation with the Martinsschule (special needs school) in Schmallenberg for the schooling of children with special educational needs from the institution, referenced as part of the school's event calendar cooperation.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• SOS-Kinderdorf e.V. Germany's largest non-profit provider of residential youth care; operates village-style residential groups and therapeutic Wohngruppen under SGB VIII with comparable Jugendamt commissioning model. Most direct structural comparison to Martinswerk's 15-group residential operation.
• Phöbe Haus Berlin: Berlin-based therapeutic residential care provider offering trauma-informed Wohngruppen and specialized therapeutic services for children and adolescents. Comparable model of in-house psychotherapy paired with residential care.
• Wichernhaus (Stiftung Wichernhaus): Long-established Protestant non-profit residential Jugendhilfeeinrichtung with history predating modern SGB VIII frameworks. Comparable scale, target population, and Diakonie affiliation to Martinswerk.
• Aktion Mensch / Lebenshilfe Wohngruppen: Operates residential care and supported living for children and youth with disabilities, operating under similar SGB VIII / SGB IX frameworks with comparable interdisciplinary pedagogical and therapeutic staffing models.
• Bethanien Kinderdörfer gGmbH: Faith-affiliated non-profit operating residential youth welfare villages and Wohngruppen in Germany. Comparable to Martinswerk in target population, therapeutic/pedagogical approach, and Jugendamt commissioning.

Broad incumbents

• Diakonie Deutschland: National umbrella for Protestant-affiliated social services, including numerous Kinder- und Jugendhilfeeinrichtungen. Martinswerk is itself a Diakonie RWL member. Broad incumbent operating many youth welfare facilities across Germany.
• Caritas Kinder- und Jugendhilfe: Catholic-affiliated umbrella operating extensive residential and ambulant youth welfare services under SGB VIII across NRW and Germany. Closest faith-based counterpart to Diakonie, with similar funding and care-delivery model.

Regional players

• Evangelische Stiftung Neinstedt: Regional faith-affiliated provider of youth and disability care in Saxony-Anhalt, with comparable mix of residential Wohngruppen and therapeutic services. Useful regional counterpart for scale benchmarking.

Others

• Stiftung Die Heilsarmee Deutschland (Salvation Army Germany): Faith-affiliated non-profit running youth and family support programs in Germany, including residential care and social services. Tangentially comparable as a faith-based social services network rather than a direct residential competitor.

Emerging players

• LWL-Jugendpsychiatrie Marsberg: Specialized child and adolescent psychiatric provider partnered with Martinswerk for complex cases. Complementary rather than directly competing, but adjacent in target population and clinical capabilities.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/martinswerk_dorlar/?hl=de
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Compliance3 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

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