Sozialamt Graubünden, Kantonales

What Sozialamt Graubünden, Kantonales does

Sozialamt Graubünden, Kantonales is the statutory social-services office of the Canton of Grisons (Graubünden), one of Switzerland's 26 cantons. Operating under the canton's Department for Social Affairs (Departement für Soziales, Gesundheit und Energie — DVS), the office delivers a defined portfolio of nine core public services to residents of the canton: social counseling, addiction support, financial assistance, disability services, family/children/youth services, migration support, victim assistance, and domestic violence services, plus a centralized find help GR intake portal.

The office is funded through cantonal taxation under public law; services are provided without charge to eligible residents. Its digital surface consists of a multilingual institutional website (German, Romansh, Italian) hosted on gr.ch, with sector-specific sub-portals for each service area. It also serves as the cantonal IVSE liaison point for inter-cantonal cooperation on social-institution placements, and disburses charitable contributions (gemeinnützige Beiträge) to qualifying organizations.

The entity is wholly owned by the Canton of Grisons government; it has no commercial ownership, no subsidiaries, no external investors, and no disclosed management team. It is not a private investment target, and its operating model is best characterized as a public-administration department rather than a revenue-generating enterprise.

Name

Sozialamt Graubünden, Kantonales

Legal name

Sozialamt Graubünden, Kantonales

Website

https://soa.gr.ch

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Sozialamt Graubünden is the statutory cantonal social-services office of the Canton of Grisons, Switzerland, delivering tax-funded counseling, financial, disability, family, migration, addiction, and victim-assistance services to cantonal residents in German, Romansh, and Italian.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Social Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

State/Provincial Human Services & Benefits Administration (Welfare, Disability, Child & Family) (BPAIABAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Financial Assistance & Benefits Navigation Services (BPAGAEAK), Refugee & Immigrant Support Services (BPAGAEAI), Income Support & Cash Assistance Programs (BPAIAKAE)

Keywords

• Social welfare services
• Public administration
• Social counseling
• Victim assistance
• Disability services

Headquarters

HQ city

Chur

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Cantonal government social services office providing counseling, financial assistance, disability support, family and youth services, addiction support, migration assistance, victim assistance, and domestic violence services to residents of Canton Grisons, Switzerland. The office also operates the find help GR portal as a centralized help-seeking platform directing residents to appropriate social services across the canton.

Product overview

Sozialamt Graubünden is a government social services office offering a unified platform of interconnected support services for residents of the Canton of Graubünden. The portfolio consists of nine core service areas: Sozialberatung (social counseling), Sucht (addiction support), Finanzielle Unterstützung (financial assistance), Menschen mit Behinderung (disability services), Familien/Kinder/Jugendliche (family and youth services), Migration (immigrant support), Opferhilfe (victim assistance), Häusliche Gewalt (domestic violence services), and find help GR (a centralized help-seeking portal). These services are provided through the cantonal government website and are accessible in German, Romansh, and Italian.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sozialberatung (Social Counseling) Social counseling providing guidance and support for individuals and families facing social challenges, including referrals to additional services within the canton.
• Sucht (Addiction Services) Counseling and treatment referral services for individuals dealing with substance abuse and behavioral addictions, including support programs and treatment coordination.
• Finanzielle Unterstützung (Financial Support) Financial assistance programs and emergency support for eligible individuals and families experiencing financial hardship or economic instability.
• Menschen mit Behinderung (Disability Services) Support services and equality programs for people living with physical, cognitive, or mental disabilities, including integration support and accessibility services.
• Familien, Kinder, Jugendliche (Family, Children, Youth Services) Comprehensive support services for families, children, and youth, including child care assistance, family counseling, child protection, and youth programs.
• Migration Migration counseling and integration support services for migrants, refugees, and immigrants requiring social support and residency assistance.
• Opferhilfe (Victim Assistance) Assistance for crime victims including counseling, protection orders, and shelter referrals.
• Häusliche Gewalt (Domestic Violence Services) Support services addressing domestic violence, including counseling, protection referrals, and assistance for affected individuals.
• find help GR Centralized help-seeking platform directing residents of Canton Grisons to appropriate social services across the canton's service portfolio.

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Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

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Recent moves4 records

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Direct peers

• Sozialamt Basel-Stadt: Social services office of Canton Basel-Stadt, providing comparable social welfare, financial assistance, and integration services for an urban Swiss canton.
• Sozialamt Kanton Luzern: Cantonal social services office of Luzern, delivering social welfare and benefits administration analogous to Graubünden's Sozialamt.
• Amt für Sozialbeiträge Basel-Landschaft: Cantonal authority in Basel-Landschaft responsible for social benefits administration and welfare support, structurally equivalent to the Sozialamt Graubünden.
• Sozialamt Kanton St. Gallen: Social services authority for Canton St. Gallen, providing cantonal-level social welfare, family, and integration services comparable to Graubünden.
• Sozialamt Kanton Zürich: The cantonal social services office of Canton Zürich, the most direct functional peer: a state-level government entity administering social welfare, financial assistance, and related services across a Swiss canton.
• Sozialamt Kanton Bern: Cantonal social services authority of Canton Bern, offering the same statutory social welfare mandate including financial support, family, disability, and migration services within a Swiss canton.

Broad incumbents

• Bundesamt für Sozialversicherungen (BSV): The Swiss federal Social Insurance Office sets national welfare policy and frameworks that all cantonal Sozialämter including Graubünden's operate within; broader in scope but functionally adjacent.
• Staatssekretariat für Migration (SEM): Swiss federal authority for migration and refugee policy; overlaps with the Sozialamt's Migration service line at a national rather than cantonal level.

Emerging players

• Caritas Schweiz: Major Swiss nonprofit providing complementary social services (counseling, refugee integration, financial assistance) that often partner with or operate alongside cantonal Sozialämter like Graubünden's.
• Schweizerisches Rotes Kreuz (SRK): Swiss Red Cross provides humanitarian and social support services (migration, family, health) across Switzerland, frequently operating as a delivery partner for cantonal social offices.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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