Mutter-Kind-Einrichtung SkF Freiburg

What Mutter-Kind-Einrichtung SkF Freiburg does

Mutter-Kind-Einrichtung SkF Freiburg is the Freiburg chapter of the Sozialdienst katholischer Frauen (SkF), a registered Catholic non-profit association (e.V.) delivering statutory and church-mandated social services for mothers, children, youth, and families in the city of Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg. Its service portfolio spans open counseling (Beratung), residential mother-and-child accommodation at Hildegardisheim, emergency child-protection intake at Inobhutnahme Avalon, child daycare (Kindertagespflege), and broader Kinder- und Jugendhilfe interventions under German social law. Approximately 170 employees plus volunteers staff a single Freiburg campus that also houses the newer Hebammenpraxis am Karolinenhof midwifery practice and a training cooperation with Fachschule Marianum. Governance is led by Chair Susanne Gärtner and Managing Director Mara Roth following the November 2025 departure of long-serving former chair Rita Grießhaber.

The organization's revenue model is a non-profit mix of public-sector framework funding under SGB VIII, Caritas federation subsidies from the Catholic Church, membership fees, and donations from regional civic and business donors (including the Lions Club and Inner Wheel in recent cycles). Pricing is not market-based; rather, the organization is reimbursed per statutory care-day rates for residential and emergency placements, supplemented by municipal grants for counseling and welfare services. There is no proprietary technology stack; service delivery is human-led, with recent investments directed at operational professionalization, including EMAS environmental management certification and BFSG digital accessibility compliance.

Strategically, SkF Freiburg is reinforcing rather than pivoting: deepening training partnerships, expanding emergency intake capacity, and layering adjacent perinatal services onto existing residential sites, while maintaining a single-city footprint. The organization competes for municipal framework contracts within a regionally consolidated non-profit welfare market dominated by Caritas, Diakonie, and the SkF federation itself.

Name

Mutter-Kind-Einrichtung SkF Freiburg

Legal name

Sozialdienst katholischer Frauen Freiburg e.V.

Website

https://skf-freiburg.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

SkF Freiburg is a Catholic non-profit in Freiburg im Breisgau delivering SGB VIII-funded mother-child residential care, emergency child-protection intake, daycare, and family counseling through ~170 staff. It operates as a chapter of the national SkF federation with mixed public-sector, church, and donation revenue.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth and Family Social Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAJAKAK

Family Advocacy, Parent Training & Support Services

Education/K–12 / Primary & Secondary Education/K–12 Special Education Services

SECONDARYEDAJALAK

Family & Parent Support Services (Parent Coaching, Advocacy)

Education/K–12 / Primary & Secondary Education/K–12 Educational Support Services (Tutoring & Counseling)

SECONDARYEDACALAC

Home Visiting & Parent Coaching Programs

Education/Early Childhood Education/Parent Education & Family Engagement Programs

Keywords

• Youth welfare services
• Family counseling
• Pregnancy counseling
• Residential childcare
• Social work services

Headquarters

HQ city

Freiburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Funding (Youth Welfare / SGB VIII): Core funding through statutory youth welfare services (SGB VIII) and related public social law frameworks, providing ongoing contractual revenue for youth protection, family support, and child care services.
2. Church Subsidies (Kirchenmittel): Financing from Catholic Church sources. According to a 2025 Caritas survey, approximately 80% of financing for general social counseling comes from church and own funds, with 23% of participating organizations funded almost exclusively from church sources.
3. Donations and Charitable Contributions: Donations from individuals, businesses, and charitable foundations (e.g., Lions Club Freiburg 20,000 EUR donation, Inner Wheel Club Freiburg 3,560 EUR, Bäckerei Pfeifle 5,000 EUR annually).
4. Membership Fees: Revenue from members of the registered association (e.V.), contributing annual fees to support organizational mission.
5. Benefit Events and Charity Actions: Fundraising through organized charity events such as the Lions Club Christmas bauble campaign generating 60,000 EUR total proceeds.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

SkF Freiburg is a recognized Catholic social services organization providing free counseling, youth welfare, and family support services in Freiburg, Germany. Its offerings include pregnancy counseling, family mediation, debt counseling, early childhood support, residential youth care groups, emergency child placement (Inobhutnahme), professional foster family programs, mother-father-child housing, daycare, and specialized programs for parents with disabilities. All services are delivered free of charge to beneficiaries through physical facilities and direct outreach.

Product overview

SkF Freiburg is a social services organization offering a comprehensive portfolio of counseling, support, and care services for families, children, pregnant women, and youth. The organization operates multiple specialized service areas including the Kompetenzzentrum Familie (Family Competence Center) for counseling services, the Kinder- und Familienzentrum (Children and Family Center) for residential youth care and emergency placements, the MutterVater-Kind-Haus for parent-child housing, and Kita Auenland for daycare services. Additional offerings include foster family services (Fachpflegefamilien – Erziehungsstellen), early childhood support programs (Frühe Hilfen), debt counseling, family mediation, and grief counseling. The portfolio is structured as distinct service units rather than a unified software product.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Kompetenzzentrum Familie: Family Competence Center providing information, counseling, and support services including pregnancy counseling, family counseling, family mediation, crisis assistance, and early family support.
• Kinder- und Familienzentrum
• MutterVater-Kind-Haus
• Kita Auenland
• Begleitete Elternschaft

Products and services

• Kompetenzzentrum Familie (Family Competence Center)

Quantifiable outcome

• The Inobhutnahme Avalon group is the only emergency child placement facility of its kind in Freiburg
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered notable, minor and core.

• Freiburger Klimapakt (Freiburg Climate Pact)notableStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2026SkF Freiburg is a member of the Freiburg Climate Pact (city initiative for climate neutrality by 2035), presenting organizational climate protection activities at annual meetings and implementing sustainability measures including EMAS environmental management.
• Freiburger Bündnis für FamilienminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 May 2026SkF Freiburg's Kompetenzzentrum Familie participates in community events organized by the Freiburg Family Alliance, including an information stand at the annual family festival hosted at VHS Freiburg.
• Inner Wheel Club FreiburgnotableGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026Inner Wheel Club Freiburg donated 3,560 EUR to support the planned expansion of the Inobhutnahme Avalon emergency accommodation group at the SkF Freiburg Kinder- und Familienzentrum, which is the only facility of its kind in Freiburg.
• Fachschule MarianumnotableStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026SkF Freiburg partnered with Fachschule Marianum (vocational school) to offer a new training program in youth and residential care (Jugend- und Heimerziehung), providing a practice-based, modular educational pathway for young people and career changers.
• Lions Club FreiburgnotableGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 December 2025Lions Club Freiburg initiated and organized a Christmas bauble charity campaign featuring limited-edition designs by prominent local figures (Christian Streich, Max Mutzke, Nils Petersen). The 2025 edition with Christian Streich's design generated 60,000 EUR in total sales, with 20,000 EUR donated to SkF Freiburg's Begleitete Elternschaft project. Freiburg retailers also supported sales.
• Bäckerei Pfeifle (Haslach neighborhood)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 December 2025Bäckerei Pfeifle in the Haslach neighborhood has been making annual Advent donations to the SkF Kompetenzzentrum Familie, most recently providing 5,000 EUR to support family services.
• Deutscher CaritasverbandcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 October 2025SkF Freiburg is a member of the Deutscher Caritasverband (German Caritas Association), one of the largest welfare organizations in Europe with nearly 740,000 employees, 500,000 volunteers, and about 25,000 facilities. Joint advocacy during Caritas-Armutswochen 2025 on topics including Allgemeine Sozialberatung funding.
• SkF Gesamtverein e.V. (National Association)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 October 2025SkF Freiburg is a local chapter of the SkF Gesamtverein (national SkF association) with 123 local chapters, around 10,000 members, 9,000 volunteers, and 6,500 professional staff nationwide. The national association issues press releases, policy positions, and advocacy on behalf of all local chapters.
• SKM Bundesverband e.V.notableStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 October 2025SKM Bundesverband (Caritas specialist association for youth and men's work) co-initiated the 2025 Caritas-Armutswochen campaign alongside Deutscher Caritasverband and SkF Gesamtverein, advocating for Allgemeine Sozialberatung funding.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Caritasverband für die Erzdiözese Freiburg: Regional Caritas affiliate covering the same Erzdiözese Freiburg territory as SkF Freiburg. Offers overlapping general social counseling, family support, and youth welfare services and is a co-initiator of the joint Caritas-Armutswochen advocacy campaigns referenced in SkF Freiburg's press activity.

Broad incumbents

• Deutscher Caritasverband: Germany's largest Catholic welfare federation (~740,000 employees, 25,000 facilities) of which SkF Freiburg is a specialist member association. Operates the same statutory youth welfare and family service portfolio at national scale, making it the closest broad-incumbent benchmark.
• Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe: Large German welfare organization operating youth services, family support, and social counseling programs under similar SGB-funded frameworks. Comparable scale and statutory recognized-provider (anerkannter Träger) operating model.
• Diakonie Deutschland: Protestant counterpart to Caritas, delivering parallel statutory youth welfare, family counseling, residential care, and emergency accommodation services. Comparable in scale, funding model (SGB VIII/IX/XII), and recognized-provider (anerkannter Träger) status.
• Arbeiterwohlfahrt (AWO) Bundesverband: Major non-confessional German welfare federation operating youth welfare, family services, residential care, and counseling under the same SGB-funded statutory framework as SkF Freiburg. Directly comparable in service mix and beneficiary population.
• Malteser Deutschland: Catholic welfare organization operating family support, social counseling, youth services, and residential care across Germany. Comparable in confessional identity, statutory funding reliance, and family-services portfolio breadth.
• SkF Gesamtverein e.V. (Sozialdienst katholischer Frauen): National umbrella association of all SkF local chapters, including SkF Freiburg. Operates the same Catholic women's welfare identity and youth welfare mandate across 123 local associations with ~10,000 members and 6,500 staff, making it the direct institutional parent and broader-network peer.

Direct peers

• Deutscher Kinderschutzbund: National child-protection NGO offering family counseling, crisis intervention, and youth welfare support — overlapping closely with SkF Freiburg's Kinder- und Familienzentrum and Allgemeine Sozialberatung services. Local chapter (Kinderschutzbund Freiburg) is the most directly comparable operating peer in the same city.
• SKM Bundesverband e.V. Catholic specialist association for social services within the Caritas network, co-initiating the 2025 Caritas-Armutswochen campaign with SkF Freiburg. Provides general social counseling and family support services that directly overlap SkF Freiburg's Allgemeine Sozialberatung offering.
• SOS Kinderdorf: Operates residential youth care villages, professional foster family programs, and family support services funded under the same SGB VIII framework. Direct competitor for residential placement contracts and emergency Inobhutnahme referrals in Baden-Württemberg.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/skffreiburg
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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

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