Soziale Dienste Sarganserland

What Soziale Dienste Sarganserland does

Soziale Dienste Sarganserland is a municipal social services organization headquartered in Sargans, canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland, operating since 1991 with a 17-person professional team. It delivers free, confidential counseling to residents of the eight Sarganserland municipalities (Pfäfers, Bad Ragaz, Vilters-Wangs, Mels, Sargans, Flums, Walenstadt, and Quarten) through three integrated divisions: Fachstelle Soziales (social counseling covering separation, divorce, financial hardship, and victim support), Fachstelle Sucht (addiction counseling for affected individuals, family members, and employers, including media addiction), and Fachstelle Schulsozialarbeit (school social work serving students, parents, and teachers). Each municipality has a dedicated personal contact person, embedding the service in the local school and community network.

The organization's business model is publicly funded: services are provided at no cost to end users, with revenue derived from municipal and public-sector sources across the served municipalities, and a narrow exception for Road Traffic Office-mandated counseling where fees may apply. Go-to-market is community-led and direct: in-person counseling at the Sargans office (Ragazerstrasse 11) plus per-municipality field presence. The technology footprint is minimal — a standard informational website with SSL encryption, no proprietary platform, no apps, and no APIs. There are no investors, parent company, subsidiaries, funding rounds, patents, or commercial partnerships; ownership and funding remain entirely within the Swiss public-sector framework.

Name

Soziale Dienste Sarganserland

Legal name

Soziale Dienste Sarganserland

Website

https://sd-sargans.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Soziale Dienste Sarganserland is a publicly funded municipal social services organization in Sargans, Switzerland, providing free social, addiction, and school social work counseling to residents of eight Sarganserland municipalities since 1991.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Social Services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Social Assistance (624)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093)

akta.pro primary industry

Outpatient Mental Health & Counseling Clinics (HLAFABAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

School Counseling Services (Individual & Group) (EDAKAMAB), Financial Assistance & Benefits Navigation Services (BPAGAEAK), District Student Services Administration (Special Ed, Counseling, Health) (EDADABAJ)

Keywords

• Social counseling services
• Addiction counseling
• School social work
• Community social services
• Municipal welfare services

Headquarters

HQ city

Sargans

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Publicly Funded Social Services: The organization operates as a publicly funded social services provider, offering free counseling services to residents of Sarganserland. Services are provided at no cost to end users, funded through municipal/public sources.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Soziale Dienste Sarganserland delivers free, confidential counseling services to residents of the Sarganserland region in Switzerland through three specialized offices: social counseling (covering separation, divorce, financial hardship, and victim support), addiction counseling (for affected individuals, family members, and employers), and school social work (for students, parents, and teachers). Services are provided by a 17-person professional team since 1991, available free of charge to residents of eight municipalities, with each municipality assigned a dedicated contact person.

Product overview

Soziale Dienste Sarganserland is a social services organization that provides free counseling services to residents of the Sarganserland region in Switzerland. The organization operates as a unified service consisting of three core divisions: the Social Counseling Office (Fachstelle Soziales) addressing personal crises like separation, financial hardship, and victim support; the Addiction Counseling Office (Fachstelle Sucht) providing support for addiction-related issues to affected individuals, family members, and employers; and the School Social Work Office (Fachstelle Schulsozialarbeit) offering confidential counseling for students, parents, and teachers on school-related challenges. Services are provided by a 17-person professional team and are free of charge, uncomplicated, personal, and individually adapted to each client's situation since 1991.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Fachstelle Soziales (Social Counseling) Provides counseling for separation, divorce, financial hardship, victim support, and other difficult life situations. Available free of charge to residents of the Sarganserland region.
• Fachstelle Sucht (Addiction Counseling) Provides counseling for individuals directly affected by addiction as well as family members and employers. Covers questions about addictive substances, forms, and behaviors, including media addiction.
• Fachstelle Schulsozialarbeit (School Social Work) Provides confidential counseling for students, parents, and teachers regarding challenging school-related concerns. Each municipality has a dedicated personal contact person.

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Regional players

• Sozialwerk Pfarrer Sieber: Zurich-based social services organization providing support to people in distress, including addiction and social counseling. Comparable as a regional player with overlapping social and addiction service offerings, though operating primarily in a different Swiss region.

Broad incumbents

• Caritas Schweiz: Large Swiss social services organization providing counseling, financial assistance, and family support across Switzerland. Comparable as a broad incumbent offering overlapping social counseling services that complement or substitute for municipal-level providers like the subject.
• Sucht Schweiz: National Swiss foundation for addiction prevention and counseling. Comparable as a broader incumbent operating across Switzerland in addiction-related services, overlapping directly with the organization's addiction counseling service line.
• Heilsarmee Schweiz: Salvation Army Switzerland operates social services including addiction support and family counseling across multiple cantons. Comparable as a broad incumbent in the social services space with overlapping service offerings.
• Schweizerisches Rotes Kreuz: Swiss Red Cross provides social services including family support, counseling, and community-based assistance nationwide. Comparable as a broad incumbent in the social services sector with overlapping community support offerings.

Direct peers

• Blaues Kreuz Schweiz: Swiss federation providing addiction counseling services across multiple cantons. Directly comparable to the organization's Fachstelle Sucht division, addressing addictive substances and behaviors including emerging issues like media addiction.
• Sozialdepartement Stadt Zürich: Municipal social services department serving the city of Zurich. Directly comparable as a publicly funded municipal provider of social counseling, financial hardship support, and related services to residents of a defined Swiss territory.

Emerging players

• Pro Infirmis: Swiss organization providing social services for people with disabilities and their families, including counseling and case management. Comparable as an adjacent social services provider addressing specific vulnerable populations with similar counseling-based service delivery.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks2 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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Investors

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Investments

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