Sozialdienst katholischer Frauen SkF e. V.

What Sozialdienst katholischer Frauen SkF e. V. does

Sozialdienst katholischer Frauen SkF e. V. (DBA: SkF Südostbayern) is a registered non-profit Catholic social services association (eingetragener Verein, gemeinnützig) founded in 1985 and headquartered in Prien am Chiemsee, Bavaria. The organization delivers counseling, crisis intervention, and family support services to women, children, and families across the Südostbayern region through a network of 14 service locations spanning Prien, Rosenheim, Traunstein, Freilassing, Brannenburg, Kolbermoor, and Wasserburg. Core service lines include Schwangeren- und Familienberatung (pregnancy and family counseling), the Frauenhaus Rosenheim-Traunstein (24/7 women's shelter for domestic violence victims), Interventionsstelle pro-aktive Beratung (proactive counseling in cooperation with 10 police inspectorates), Familienpaten Chiemgau & Inntal (volunteer family sponsorship), Spielstuben playgroups for under-3s, sexual education, Elterntalk parent education, Online-Beratung via the Caritas national platform, and projects such as Meine Chance (part-time vocational training for young parents) and Lebenswirklichkeiten in Bayern (migration integration). The organization reaches more than 6,000 people annually through 60 staff and 31-52 active volunteers, and has operated in the region for over 25 years.

The underlying technology stack is commodity and non-proprietary: a Joomla-based website at skf-prien.de hosted by Strato, integration with the Caritas Online-Beratung platform for anonymous chat and secure email counseling, Zoom and Microsoft Teams for remote consultations, and standard Google Maps integration. There is no disclosed proprietary software product, no mobile app, no API, and no AI or machine learning component. Service delivery is fundamentally human-counselor-led and location-based, with digital channels supplementing rather than replacing in-person engagement.

The revenue model is a hybrid of institutional grants and charitable contributions. Core counseling and shelter operations are funded by public subsidies (notably from the Bavarian State Ministry for Family, Labour and Social Affairs) and church financing (Erzdiözese München Freising and SkF Landesverband Bayern). Additional programs — horse-assisted therapy, family sponsorship, Spielstube operations, infrastructure renovations — are funded by corporate and individual donations, supplemented by occasional lottery proceeds and club fundraising (e.g., Round Table 99 Rosenheim's Wunschbaumaktion). Services to clients are free of charge and anonymous; only the Spielstube playgroup charges a fee (€10/day first child, €5/day siblings). The go-to-market motion is community-led: clients reach SkF through word-of-mouth, police referrals, school partnerships, Catholic parish networks, and walk-ins to counseling centers, rather than through paid acquisition.

Name

Sozialdienst katholischer Frauen SkF e. V.

Legal name

Sozialdienst katholischer Frauen e.V. Südostbayern

Website

https://skf-prien.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Sozialdienst katholischer Frauen SkF e. V. (SkF Südostbayern) is a non-profit Catholic social services association founded in 1985 in Prien am Chiemsee, Bavaria, delivering free pregnancy, family, and domestic violence counseling across 14 service locations in Südostbayern, serving over 6,000 women, children, and families annually with 60 staff and volunteers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Services and Nonprofit Counseling

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Temporary Shelters (624221), Other Community Housing Services (624229), Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Domestic Violence & Abuse Support Services (BPAGAEAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Housing Assistance & Homeless Services (BPAGAEAB), Family & Parenting Support Services (BPAGAEAC), Family Engagement & Caregiver Support Programs (SEL/Mental Health) (EDAKAMAK)

Keywords

• Social services
• Family counseling
• Women's shelter
• Domestic violence support
• Pregnancy counseling

Headquarters

HQ city

Prien

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Public and Church Funding: The organization is primarily funded by public (government) and ecclesiastical (church) subsidies. Core services such as counseling and shelter are supported by these statutory funding streams.
2. Donations and Charitable Contributions: Individual and corporate donations supplement public funding, enabling additional programs (therapy, family sponsors, children's services) that fall outside regular government or church financing. The organization is a registered charitable nonprofit (gemeinnützig).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Sozialdienst katholischer Frauen SkF e. V. Südostbayern is a non-profit Catholic social services association that delivers free, anonymous counseling and support services for women, children, and families across Southeast Bavaria. Its core offerings include pregnancy and family counseling at multiple Beratungsstellen, a 24/7 women's shelter (Frauenhaus) for victims of domestic violence, volunteer family mentor programs (Familienpaten), toddler playgroups (Spielstuben), proactive police-coordinated domestic violence intervention, online chat/email counseling, and transition support (Second Stage) for survivors leaving shelter.

Product overview

Sozialdienst katholischer Frauen SkF e.V. Südostbayern is a non-profit Catholic social services organization offering a unified portfolio of counseling and support services rather than a modular software product. The organization operates multiple service lines centered around pregnancy and family counseling, domestic violence intervention, and family support. Core offerings include counseling centers in Rosenheim, Kolbermoor, Wasserburg, Prien, Inntal, Traunstein, and Freilassing; a women's shelter (Frauenhaus) providing 24/7 protection; family mentor programs (Familienpaten); playgroups (Spielstuben) for toddlers; online counseling; intervention services for domestic violence; and specialized projects like Meine Chance (part-time vocational training support) and Lebenswirklichkeiten (integration support for migrants). Services are delivered through physical locations, video conferencing, and an integrated online counseling platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Rückenwind (Familienpatenschaften Chiemgau): Family sponsorship project providing volunteer family mentors to support families in need
• Meine Chance – Teilzeitberufsausbildung
• Lebenswirklichkeiten in Bayern
• PräGe – Prävention von häuslicher Gewalt
• Second Stage
• Elterntalk

Products and services

• Schwangeren- und Familienberatung (Pregnancy and Family Counseling) Comprehensive free, anonymous counseling for pregnant women and families across multiple Beratungsstellen (Prien, Rosenheim, Traunstein, Freilassing, Brannenburg). Covers pregnancy questions, conflict situations, financial and social support, family planning, and parenting guidance.
• Frauenhaus Rosenheim-Traunstein (Women's Shelter)
• Familienpaten Chiemgau & Inntal (Family Mentors) Preventive support project providing trained volunteer family mentors to assist families in everyday life, particularly targeting single parents and families with migration backgrounds across Chiemgau and Inntal.
• Spielstube Prien & Freilassing (Playgroup) Continuous daycare for toddlers up to 3 years old in Prien and Freilassing, promoting social competence and providing parental relief through small group settings with pedagogical supervision. Open Tue/Wed/Thu 8:30-11:30; €10/day per first child, €5/day per sibling.
• Interventionsstelle – Pro aktive Beratung (Proactive Intervention Service) Proactive counseling service for victims of domestic violence, operating in formal cooperation with all 10 police inspectorates in the Traunstein and Berchtesgadener Land districts. Police fax contact details (with consent) to SkF, which proactively reaches out to offer counseling.
• Online-Beratung (Online Counseling) Anonymous and free chat-based and protected email counseling for pregnancy and family questions, integrated with the Caritas online counseling platform (https://beratung.caritas.de). Available during specified chat hours.
• Second Stage (Übergangsmanagement) Transition management program supporting domestic violence survivors after they leave the women's shelter. Includes apartment hunting, moving assistance, and ongoing psychosocial counseling to support reintegration.
• Sexualpädagogik (Sexual Education) Sexual education programs and workshops delivered at the Traunstein counseling center for youth and parents.
• Elterntalk Preventive, low-threshold parent education program featuring moderated discussion rounds for parents of children up to 14 years. Covers topics such as media use, internet, gaming, consumption, and addiction prevention.
• Meine Chance – Teilzeitberufsausbildung Statewide project supporting parents without completed vocational training to pursue part-time apprenticeships, with guidance from initial questions through the training period and childcare coordination.
• Lebenswirklichkeiten in Bayern Integration project specifically targeting women and children with migration backgrounds, offering creative activities, cultural experiences, and integration support.
• PräGe – Prävention von häuslicher Gewalt (School-based Domestic Violence Prevention) School-based prevention program raising awareness of domestic violence among students in Prien-area schools.
• FrauenbüRO Rosenheim (Domestic Violence Prevention) Domestic violence awareness and prevention programs based in Rosenheim, including educational outreach in schools and the broader community.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reached over 6,000 people per year across all locations
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Bildungszentrum St. Nikolaus RosenheimminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 January 2022The predecessor of current management was associated with Bildungszentrum St. Nikolaus Rosenheim; the current managing director brought institutional knowledge from this Catholic educational center.
• Rotary Club Salzburg St. RupertminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 6 July 2020Rotary Club Salzburg St. Rupert has donated multiple times to the SkF Frauenhaus Rosenheim, supporting the shelter and its services for women and children affected by domestic violence.
• Round Table 99 RosenheimminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 25 November 2019Round Table 99 Rosenheim has co-organized the annual Wunschbaumaktion (Christmas gift tree) with SkF for several years, fulfilling Christmas wishes of children from SkF counseling centers and the women's shelter. The partnership has expanded from 30 gift parcels to over 300 wishes fulfilled annually.
• Volksbank Raiffeisenbank Rosenheim-Chiemsee eGminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 25 November 2019Volksbank Raiffeisenbank has partnered with Round Table 99 and SkF for the annual Wunschbaumaktion, hosting gift trees in their bank branches and providing financial and logistical support for fulfilling children's Christmas wishes from SkF families.
• Lions Club Übersee – Forum am Chiemsee – CyberminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 30 August 2018The Lions Club has supported the SkF Frauenhaus Rosenheim three times, donating €2,700 each time (totaling €8,100). Funds came from a theater production 'Kick it Like Beckham' and support the shelter's work with domestic violence victims.
• Aktion Jugendschutz, Landesarbeitsstelle Bayern e.V.minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2017SkF serves as local project carrier for the Elterntalk program, a Bavaria-wide preventive youth protection initiative run by Aktion Jugendschutz Bayern, covering topics like media use, consumption, and addiction prevention.
• Katholische Landjugend Berchtesgadener LandminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 21 January 2017Katholische Landjugend Berchtesgadener Land contributed to the renovation of the children's area of the Frauenhaus Rosenheim-Traunstein.
• Police Inspectorates (Polizeiinspektionen) – Traunstein & Berchtesgadener LandcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2015All 10 police inspectorates in Traunstein and Berchtesgadener Land cooperate with the SkF Interventionsstelle. Police fax contact details of domestic violence victims (with consent) to SkF, which then proactively reaches out to provide counseling. This is a formalized referral partnership.
• SkF Landesverband Bayern (Bavarian State Association)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Bavarian state SkF association provides leadership and coordination for the project 'Meine Chance – Teilzeitberufsausbildung mit dem SkF in Bayern' and other statewide initiatives.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Diakonie Deutschland: Protestant equivalent of Caritas and the larger umbrella for social welfare services in Germany. Operates counseling centers, shelters, family support, and migration services nationwide, often in the same geographies as SkF.
• Arbeiterwohlfahrt (AWO) Bundesverband e.V. Major German social welfare organization operating family counseling, women's shelters, and youth services across Bavaria. Competes for the same public funding and referral streams.
• Deutsches Rotes Kreuz (DRK) e.V. Major humanitarian organization offering social services including family counseling, refugee support, and crisis intervention across Bavaria. Overlapping mission in serving vulnerable women, families, and migrants.

Direct peers

• Sozialdienst katholischer Frauen Bundesvereinigung: The federal SkF association coordinates regional SkF chapters across Germany, including the Südostbayern entity. Operates the same Catholic women's social-service model and shares referral standards, funding channels, and policy advocacy.
• Caritasverband für die Erzdiözese München und Freising e.V. The local Caritas chapter is a direct comparable in social services delivery in Bavaria and an operational partner of SkF via the joint online counseling platform. Both provide counseling, family support, and emergency housing for vulnerable populations.
• Frauenhauskoordinierung e.V. National coordinating body for women's shelters in Germany. Directly comparable to the Frauenhaus Rosenheim-Traunstein in providing 24/7 protection and counseling for domestic violence victims.
• pro familia Deutsche Gesellschaft für Familienplanung, Sexualpädagogik und Sexualberatung e.V. National nonprofit offering pregnancy counseling, sexual education, and family planning services across Germany. Directly comparable to SkF's pregnancy/family counseling and Sexualpädagogik service lines, though secular rather than faith-based.

Emerging players

• SOS Kinderdorf e.V. National nonprofit providing residential and family support services for vulnerable children and families. Comparable to SkF's Familienpaten/Rückenwind and Second Stage programs in supporting at-risk families and children.
• Nummer gegen Kummer e.V. National helpline and online counseling service for children, youth, and parents. Comparable to SkF's Online-Beratung and Elterntalk services in offering anonymous remote counseling channels.

Regional players

• Bayerisches Rotes Kreuz (BRK): Bavarian Red Cross chapter operating family counseling, youth welfare, and crisis intervention services regionally. Direct regional competitor for public funding and referral partnerships in Bavaria.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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