PACH Pflege- und Adoptivkinder Schweiz

What PACH Pflege- und Adoptivkinder Schweiz does

PACH Pflege- und Adoptivkinder Schweiz is an independent, non-religious Swiss nonprofit association (Verein) headquartered in Zurich that operates as the only nationwide organization dedicated to the well-being of foster, adoptive, and donor-conceived children. It provides counseling, education, research, and advocacy services to three primary constituencies: children and youth living outside their biological families; foster, adoptive, donor, and origin families; and child welfare professionals and cantonal authorities. Core offerings include one-on-one and group counseling, preparation courses, supervision sessions, workshops, conferences (notably the co-hosted Schweizer Forum Kinder- und Jugendhilfe with Integras), and a portfolio of publications anchored by the NETZ magazine, NETZ Spezial special issues, a guidebook, a children's book, and free downloadable research reports. The organization's work is grounded in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and includes active engagement in Swiss federal and cantonal legislative processes via parliamentary interpellations and policy advocacy.

The organization's revenue model is donation-led and Zewo-certified. Income streams include private and organizational donations, individual and corporate memberships (with NETZ magazine delivered free to members), publication and merchandise sales via an online shop of approximately 57 products (NETZ subscription at 39 CHF/year; individual issues and PDFs ranging from 4 CHF to 26 CHF), and legacies/bequests. Distribution is omnichannel within Switzerland: direct service delivery across all cantons, a website (pa-ch.ch), a segmented email newsletter (Adoption / Foster Family / Origin Search), Facebook, the NETZ magazine, and an annual forum. PACH does not operate a software platform or technology product; its digital surface is conventional nonprofit tooling with no disclosed AI/ML components, app, or API. Leadership consists of President Barbara Gysi (also an SP National Council member) and Managing Director Karin Spychiger. The organization initiated an organisational development process in 2025 alongside ongoing programmatic expansion.

Name

PACH Pflege- und Adoptivkinder Schweiz

Legal name

Verein PACH Pflege- und Adoptivkinder Schweiz

Website

https://pa-ch.ch

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

PACH Pflege- und Adoptivkinder Schweiz is a Zewo-certified Swiss nonprofit association providing counseling, education, and research services to foster children, adoptive families, donor-conceived individuals, and child welfare professionals across all Swiss cantons, anchored by the NETZ magazine.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social and child-welfare support services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Individual and Family Services (6241)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Maternal, Newborn, Child & Adolescent Health (MNCAH) NGOs (HLAJAKAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Maternal, Newborn & Child Health (MNCH) Programs (BPADAIAC), Parenting Education for Special Needs & Developmental Differences (EDACALAK)

Keywords

• Foster care services
• Adoption counseling
• Family support services
• Children's rights advocacy
• Social sector education

Headquarters

HQ city

Zürich

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations: PACH is largely financed by donations from private individuals and organizations. The organization is Zewo-certified, ensuring donations are used according to recognized guidelines and for the stated purpose.
2. Membership fees: PACH offers individual and organizational membership options. Members receive the NETZ magazine free of charge as a membership benefit.
3. Shop sales: PACH sells publications including the NETZ magazine (individual issues and subscriptions), NETZ Spezial (special issues), the guidebook, and children's books through its online shop. Prices range from 8 CHF (PDF) to 26 CHF (book).
4. Legacies and bequests: PACH accepts inheritances and legacies (Legat) as a form of financial support for the future of foster and adoptive children.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

PACH Pflege- und Adoptivkinder Schweiz is a Swiss nonprofit organization that provides counseling, education, and research services for children, families, and professionals involved with foster care, adoption, and donor conception. Its core offerings include direct counseling for children/youth, foster parents, adoptive parents, donor families, and origin families; preparation courses, workshops, supervision sessions, and conferences for (prospective) parents and child-welfare professionals; the NETZ magazine and NETZ Spezial publications; and research reports on foster and adoptive children in Switzerland.

Product overview

PACH Pflege- und Adoptivkinder Schweiz is a nonprofit organization providing consulting, education, and research services for foster and adoptive families. Their core product portfolio centers on the Netz magazine (a journal featuring articles on foster children, adoption, politics, and legal matters), its special editions (Netz Spezial), and a subscription service (Netz-Abo). Additional offerings include guidebooks, picture books for adopted children, and free downloadable research reports on foster care and institutional care in Switzerland. The organization does not offer a technology platform but operates a shop for publications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• NETZ-Magazin: Magazine published by PACH covering topics related to adoption, foster families, and origin searches

Products and services

• Counseling services (Beratung) Direct counseling for children and adolescents living outside their biological families, foster/adoptive/donor parents, origin families, and child-welfare professionals, delivered by PACH's long-experienced staff across Switzerland.
• Educational programs and workshops (Bildung) Preparation courses, information evenings, supervision, workshops, and other training programs for prospective and current foster/adoptive parents and for child-welfare professionals, with dedicated tracks for children, families, and professionals.
• Schweizer Forum Kinder- und Jugendhilfe (annual conference) Annual national forum for child and youth welfare practitioners in Switzerland, co-organized with Integras, providing professional development, networking, and policy dialogue around placement, family, and child-welfare themes.
• NETZ magazine The primary journal of PACH featuring portraits, reportages, and articles on foster and adoptive children, available in physical copy (13.00 CHF) and PDF (8.00 CHF) and as part of the annual subscription.
• NETZ subscription (NETZ-Abo) Annual subscription to the NETZ magazine priced at 39.00 CHF per year, delivering each issue to subscribers and providing the primary recurring paid publication offering.
• NETZ Spezial Special editions of the NETZ journal with scientific articles on current foster care and adoption topics, available as physical copy (13.00 CHF), PDF (8.00 CHF), and translations PDF (4.00 CHF).
• Ratgeber guidebook (PDF) A PDF guidebook providing advice and guidance on foster and adoptive family matters, priced at 19.50 CHF.
• "Wie Hanna und Madame Schwein zu ihren Eltern kamen" children's book A picture book written and illustrated specifically for children adopted in Switzerland, telling the story of Hanna and her journey to her adoptive parents, priced at 26.00 CHF.
• Free research downloads Free downloadable research reports, best-practice guides, and flyers on foster children, confidential births, refugee children in foster families, and other PACH research topics.
• PACH individual and organizational membership Annual membership program for individuals and organizations that support PACH's mission, with the NETZ magazine free of charge as a member benefit.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

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No

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Integras Fachverband Sozial- und SonderpädagogikcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPACH co-hosts the annual Schweizer Forum Kinder- und Jugendhilfe with Integras. The 2025 forum focused on the theme 'Gemeinsam für das Kind: Eltern im Fokus. Familie bleiben trotz ausserfamiliärer Unterbringung' (Together for the child: Parents in focus. Staying a family despite out-of-family placement). This partnership drives professional development and policy dialogue in child welfare.
• Victor Dürrenberger-StiftungminorOthersThe Victor Dürrenberger-Stiftung provides financial support grants (Unterstützungsbeiträge) for foster parents and foster children. PACH distributes application forms for these grants on its website and serves as a referral partner.
• Familienrat ZürichminorOthersListed as a partner resource on the PACH website under Pflegefamilie (foster family) section. Familienrat Zürich offers family mediation services relevant to foster and adoptive family situations.
• Verband der kantonalen Zentralbehörden Adoption (VZBA) / Adoption CH-KindercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPACH works with the VZBA, which coordinates cantonal adoption authorities, on processes involving child placement services, cantonal adoption procedures, and the KESB (child and adult protection authority) processes. Detailed process documentation is provided through this partnership.
• Bundesamt für Justiz (BJ)coreOthersPACH references and links to the Swiss Federal Office of Justice for official information on adoption in Switzerland, international adoptions, cantonal adoption authorities, and donor data registers.
• Migesplus (migesplus.ch)minorOthersListed under the adoption section as a resource providing information and tools to support socially disadvantaged and migrated individuals. PACH refers users to this partner for additional materials.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Pro Juventute: Switzerland's largest child and youth welfare organization. Directly comparable as a national nonprofit serving children, families, and professionals across Switzerland, with overlapping service lines in counseling, education, and advocacy — though Pro Juventute's scope is broader (all children, not specifically foster/adoptive).
• Stiftung Kinderdorf Pestalozzi: Swiss foundation operating children's villages for education and child welfare, including internationally adopted children. Comparable in serving children outside biological family structures in Switzerland, with overlapping parent education and origin-search themes.
• SOS Children's Villages Switzerland: Swiss branch of an international NGO providing alternative family-based care for children without parental care. Most directly comparable on the foster care service model, though it operates residential village facilities rather than purely advisory services.
• Integras Fachverband Sozial- und Sonderpädagogik: Swiss professional association for social and special pedagogy, and PACH's co-host for the annual Schweizer Forum Kinder- und Jugendhilfe. Comparable as a child/youth services organization in Switzerland with overlapping professional training, conferences, and policy engagement.
• Terre des Hommes Schweiz: Major Swiss children's rights and child welfare NGO focused on vulnerable children. Comparable in mission (advocacy for children's rights under UN CRC), donation-based funding model, and national scope — though with a stronger international development orientation.
• Kinderschutz Schweiz: Swiss Society for the Protection of Children, a foundation focused on child protection and prevention. Comparable as a national nonprofit serving child welfare in Switzerland with similar advocacy, education, and member-based structures.

Broad incumbents

• Caritas Schweiz: Large Swiss social services umbrella organization with broader social welfare scope. Comparable in nonprofit donation-based model and Swiss national reach, though Caritas addresses poverty and broader social services rather than specializing in foster/adoptive families.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/PACHSchweiz
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/pach-pflege-und-adoptivkinder-schweiz

Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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