Lebenshilfe Chemnitz

Name

Lebenshilfe Chemnitz

Legal name

Lebenshilfe Chemnitz für Menschen mit Behinderung e.V.

Website

https://ov-lebenshilfe-chemnitz.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Disability Social Services

NAICS

Vocational Rehabilitation Services (6243), Individual and Family Services (6241), Vocational Rehabilitation Services (624310), Offices of Other Health Practitioners (6213)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGAEAG

Disability Services & Independent Living Support

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

SECONDARYBPAGALAB

Workforce Development & Inclusive Employment (Job Training, Placement)

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Social Enterprises & Impact Organizations

SECONDARYBPAGALAM

Disability Services & Assistive Solutions (Accessibility, Assistive Tech)

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Social Enterprises & Impact Organizations

SECONDARYEDALAFAN

Accessibility, Accommodations & Assistive Services

Education/Student Services & Campus Operations/Student Health, Counseling & Wellness Services

Keywords

• Disability social services
• Sheltered workshop employment
• Vocational rehabilitation services
• Residential care services
• Supported independent living

Headquarters

HQ city

Chemnitz

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices11 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Social Services Funding (Rehabilitation/Integration Funding): The organization receives funding through Germany's social insurance system (Sozialversicherung), specifically through benefits for rehabilitation and integration of people with disabilities. This covers workshop services (Werkstätten), residential care, and day care services based on individual support plans and care levels.
2. Industrial Production Services: Production workshops provide manufacturing services to industrial and commercial customers including optical measurement, turning/milling, electrical wiring, component preparation, large-scale laundry, and postal shipping. Revenue is generated through contract manufacturing for regional and supra-regional businesses. Companies can offset this spending against their mandatory compensation levy (Ausgleichsabgabe) for employing disabled workers.
3. Donations and Charitable Funding: The organization accepts donations and has partnerships with charitable foundations such as Aktion Mensch. The organization is recognized as a tax-exempt charitable organization (gemeinnützig) and can issue donation receipts for tax purposes.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Lebenshilfe Chemnitz e.V. operates a portfolio of integrated social services for people with disabilities in the Chemnitz region of Germany, including sheltered workshops (WfbM) providing vocational training and industrial manufacturing employment, residential care (Wohnheim, Außenwohngruppen, ambulant betreutes Wohnen), vocational education through the BBZ, outpatient family assistance (Ambulante Hilfen), ergotherapy/physiotherapy (LeVita Gesundheitszentrum) and nursing care (LeVita Pflegedienst). The organization also runs contract manufacturing services for regional industrial customers, who can offset 50% of work performance value against their Ausgleichsabgabe (compensation levy) obligation under § 140 SGB IX.

Product overview

Lebenshilfe Chemnitz e.V. is a non-profit social services organization for people with disabilities, operating as a multi-service provider with a portfolio of interconnected care, housing, employment, and health services. The core offering consists of workshops (Werkstätten) providing vocational training and employment in industrial manufacturing (laser cutting, metalworking, assembly), complemented by residential services (Wohnen) including residential homes, external housing groups, and supported independent living. Additional services include a vocational training center (BBZ), outpatient assistance (Ambulante Hilfen), therapy services (LeVita Gesundheitszentrum), nursing care (LeVita Pflegedienst), and a housing development subsidiary (Wohnpark Lebens(t)räume GmbH). The organization operates multiple workshop locations across Chemnitz and Burkhardtsdorf.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Wohnpark Lebens(t)räume: Housing project for multi-generational living with services for people with and without disabilities
• LeVita Gesundheitszentrum
• LeVita Pflegedienst
• BBZ - Berufsbildungszentrum
• Außenwohngruppen

Products and services

• Werkstätten für Menschen mit Behinderung (WfbM)

Named customers1 record

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Kummer & Noth GmbH – Architekten & IngenieureminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2022Architecture and engineering firm based in Leipzig (Reudnitzer Straße 1, 04103 Leipzig) partnered with Lebenshilfe Chemnitz for the AnpaSo project (FSP 1.2) to develop a climate adaptation concept for five facilities of the organization. The project ran from October 1, 2022 to February 28, 2023, funded by the German Federal Ministry for Environment (BMUV) under funding code 67APS0320.
• Wohnpark Lebens(t)räume GmbHminorOthers · 20 November 2009Founded November 20, 2009, Wohnpark Lebens(t)räume GmbH is a subsidiary company of Lebenshilfe Chemnitz e.V. developing a housing project for multi-generational and inclusive living at Rößlerstraße. The project provides accessible apartments and service units in Altchemnitz.
• Aktion MenschcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerAktion Mensch is a German charitable organization focused on inclusion and social justice. In cooperation with REWE and Procter & Gamble, Aktion Mensch builds inclusive playgrounds across Germany. Lebenshilfe Chemnitz received funding for an inclusive playground project at Wohnpark Lebens(t)räume through this partnership, scheduled for construction in autumn 2020.
• Bundesvereinigung Lebenshilfe e.V.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational federation of Lebenshilfe organizations for people with intellectual disabilities. Lebenshilfe Chemnitz is a member, along with 134,500 people across all member associations. The federation provides shared standards, best practices, quality guidelines (including ISO 9001), advocacy at federal level, and brand identity.
• Landesverband Sachsen der Lebenshilfe e.V.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState-level federation for Saxony coordinating Lebenshilfe organizations in the region. Lebenshilfe Chemnitz participates in state-level initiatives, shares resources, and receives guidance on Saxon social services regulations.
• Paritätischer Wohlfahrtsverband, Landesverband Sachsen e.V.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Paritätische (Parity Welfare Association) is one of the large German welfare associations. Lebenshilfe Chemnitz is a member and participates in advocacy efforts at state and federal levels for disability rights and social services funding.
• Landesarbeitsgemeinschaft der Werkstätten für behinderte Menschen (WfbM) SachsenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerState working group of workshops for disabled people in Saxony. Lebenshilfe Chemnitz participates in this association representing Saxon WfbM facilities.
• LeVita GesundheitszentrumminorOthersLeVita Gesundheitszentrum is a subsidiary company of Lebenshilfe Chemnitz offering ergotherapy and physiotherapy services. Therapists have special experience and competence in working with people with disabilities due to close ties to Lebenshilfe. Services include prevention, health, and wellness programs.
• Pflegedienst LeVitaminorOthersLeVita Pflegedienst (nursing service) is part of the LeVita group of companies associated with Lebenshilfe Chemnitz. The service offers care and consulting around nursing topics, with staff having special knowledge of disability care due to proximity to Lebenshilfe Chemnitz.
• Ambulante Hilfen und AssistenzminorOthersAmbulante Hilfen und Assistenz (ambulatory help and assistance) is a service unit affiliated with Lebenshilfe Chemnitz providing family support services, day care for elderly, leisure activities (Freizeitclub Pluspunkt), travel services, school integration, and holiday care for families with disabled members.
• Regional industrial and commercial customersminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCompanies in the regional economy that commission production work from Lebenshilfe workshops. Customers benefit from ISO-quality manufacturing while fulfilling disability employment quotas. The relationship helps companies offset their Ausgleichsabgabe obligation.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Bundesvereinigung Lebenshilfe: Federal association of Lebenshilfe organizations with 134,500 members nationwide. Provides shared standards, federal advocacy, and brand identity for member organizations including Lebenshilfe Chemnitz.
• Lebenshilfe München: Bavarian Lebenshilfe local association providing sheltered workshops, housing, and family services for people with disabilities. Sister organization in the Bundesvereinigung Lebenshilfe network with comparable service portfolio and funding model.
• Lebenshilfe Berlin: Local Lebenshilfe association serving people with disabilities in Berlin. Operates the same integrated model of WfbM workshops, residential care, family support, and therapy services under the same national federation, making it the most directly comparable peer organization.
• Lebenshilfe Werkstätten (production services network): Network of Lebenshilfe-affiliated production workshops offering industrial manufacturing services including CNC, assembly, and metalworking to business customers. Lebenshilfe Chemnitz itself operates within this network for its production services line.
• Lebenshilfe Sachsen (Landesverband): State-level federation coordinating Lebenshilfe organizations across Saxony, of which Lebenshilfe Chemnitz is a member. Provides shared standards, advocacy, and resource pooling for member associations in the same region.

Broad incumbents

• Paritätischer Wohlfahrtsverband: Umbrella welfare association of which Lebenshilfe Chemnitz is itself a member. Coordinates and advocates for member organizations including disability service providers, with shared standards and joint advocacy efforts at federal level.
• AWO Bundesverband: Workers' welfare association operating disability services, workshops, and residential care across Germany. Major broad incumbent with overlapping services in the same social services sector, though with a wider focus on broader social welfare.
• Diakonie Deutschland: Protestant welfare federation operating sheltered workshops, residential facilities, and disability services across Germany. Comparable service portfolio but broader mission including healthcare, education, and social welfare beyond disability-specific services.
• Caritas Deutschland: Germany's largest Catholic welfare organization operating disability workshops (WfbM), residential care, and family services nationwide. A broad incumbent with significant overlap in services but much larger scale and a wider social services portfolio beyond disability.
• von Bodelschwinghsche Stiftungen Bethel: Major German diakonal institution operating extensive disability services including sheltered workshops, residential care, and therapy across multiple regions. Comparable integrated service model but at substantially larger scale and with broader healthcare and social services portfolio.

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

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