Socianos

What Socianos does

Socianos Kinder- und Jugendhilfe Berlin is a non-profit child, youth, and family welfare organization headquartered at Berlepschstra\u00dfe 42, 14165 Berlin, operating under the parent entity S&S gemeinn\u00fctzige Gesellschaft f\u00fcr Soziales mbH (a gemeinn\u00fctzige GmbH registered in Hamburg). The organization delivers a broad portfolio of statutory social services across three program lines: ambulatory supports (e.g., Familienrat, Sozialp\u00e4dagogische Familienhilfe, Aufsuchende Familientherapie, Begleiteter Umgang), residential facilities (e.g., Inobhutnahme/Krisenintervention, Jugendwohngruppe "Panta Rhei," WG mit betreuungsfreien Zeiten, BEW, Jugendberufshilfe), and grant-funded Zuwendungsbereich services (e.g., Familienzentrum gro\u00df & KLEIN, wellcome, Umgangscaf\u00e9, Stressmanagement, Flexihaus, Wohn-f\u00fhrerschein). All services are rooted in systemic therapy and pedagogical methods, with multidisciplinary teams of social workers, psychologists, and family therapists.

The organization traces its roots to Sozialarbeit und Segeln (founded Hamburg, 1981), with the Berlin branch becoming independent in 1999 and rebranding to socianos on 1 January 2015. It operates across four Berlin districts (Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, Steglitz-Zehlendorf, Lichtenberg, and Marzahn-Hellersdorf) and is part of the KJSH Tr\u00e4gerverbund. Governance is held by Managing Directors Frederik N\u00e4her and Norbert Wollner, with a regional executive director and multiple pedagogical directors and team leaders. The organization is a member of IGfH and Der Parit\u00e4tische Berlin and is recognized as part of the official Berliner Familienzentren network.

The business model is exclusively publicly funded: services are commissioned and paid for by Berlin district Jugend\u00e4mter under various paragraphs of SGB VIII (\u00a7\u00a7 13, 27, 30, 31, 33, 34, 35, 41, 42), supplemented by Senate-level grant funding for family-center and prevention programs. End-user families do not pay directly; referrals originate from youth welfare offices and partner institutions. Capacity is modest (e.g., 8 places at Panta Rhei, 6 places at Jugendberufshilfe, 3 places in the Charlottenburg WG), and the organization currently advertises open places across multiple facilities. There are no external shareholders, funding rounds, or M&A events in the record; the organization is non-profit and reinvests any surpluses into service delivery.

Name

Socianos

Legal name

S&S gemeinnützige Gesellschaft für Soziales mbH

Website

https://socianos.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1981

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Socianos is a Berlin-based non-profit child and youth welfare provider delivering ambulatory, residential, and grant-funded social services under SGB VIII, funded by district Jugend\u00e4mter and the Berlin Senate, and serving children, adolescents, families, and careleavers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth and Family Welfare Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGADAO

Youth Housing, Foster Care & Wraparound Support (Education-Linked) Nonprofits

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Education & Youth Development Nonprofits

SECONDARYBPAGACAD

Mental Health & Crisis Support Services

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Health & Medical Nonprofits

SECONDARYBPAGAEAC

Family & Parenting Support Services

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Social Services & Community Support (Food, Housing, Family)

Keywords

• Youth welfare services
• Child welfare programs
• Family therapy services
• Residential youth care
• Crisis intervention services

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices10 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Youth Welfare Services (SGB VIII): Socianos is a non-profit child and youth welfare organization providing services funded through German youth welfare law (SGB VIII). Services are commissioned by youth welfare offices in various Berlin districts. The organization operates under the umbrella of S&S gemeinnützige Gesellschaft für Soziales mbH. Revenue comes from service contracts with public youth welfare authorities (§ 13, § 27, § 30, § 31, § 33, § 34, § 35, § 41, § 42 SGB VIII).

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Socianos is a non-profit child and youth welfare organization (operated by S&S gemeinnützige Gesellschaft für Soziales mbH) that provides ambulatory family support (Familienrat, Sozialpädagogische Familienhilfe, systemic family therapy, crisis intervention), residential care (youth residential group Panta Rhei, Inobhutnahme/Clearing, supported individual living BEW, shared apartments, foster family service, Jugendberufshilfe), and grant-funded programs (Familienzentrum groß & KLEIN, wellcome, Stressmanagement, Umgangscafé, Flexihaus, Wohn-führerschein). All services are commissioned and publicly funded under German youth welfare law (SGB VIII) by Berlin Jugendämter and the Berlin Senate Department for Education, Youth and Family.

Product overview

Socianos is a social services organization providing child and youth welfare services in Berlin, Germany, operated by S&S gemeinnützige Gesellschaft für Soziales mbH. The organization offers a differentiated portfolio of services organized into three main categories: ambulatory/outpatient services (ambulante Angebote), residential facilities (stationäre Einrichtungen), and grant-funded programs (Zuwendungsbereich). Ambulatory services include family meetings (Familienrat), short-term assignments, educational support, social-pedagogical family assistance, family training groups, crisis interventions, family therapy, and intensive individual support. Residential facilities comprise crisis intervention housing, youth residential groups (Jugendwohngruppe), shared apartments with unsupported times (WG), supported individual living (BEW), and youth vocational assistance. Grant-funded services include a family center, wellcome (postnatal support), family stress management, contact café for separated parents, temporary housing (Flexihaus), and a housing license course (Wohn-führerschein). The organization serves children, adolescents, families, and young adults across Berlin districts including Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, Steglitz-Zehlendorf, and Lichtenberg-Marzahn-Hellersdorf.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Familienrat (FR) A voluntary and free service for families that brings together relatives, acquaintances, and other important people to find good, independent solutions for smaller or larger difficulties with the help of a coordinator.
• Kurzauftrag / erweiterter Kurzauftrag (KA) A short-term service where up to 10 or 30 hours are used to identify specific support needs with families and develop possible solution proposals.
• Betreuungshilfe / Erziehungsbeistand (BH / EB) An often short-term ambulatory support service focused on the young person with their personal questions, promoting independence and social-emotional development.
• Sozialpädagogische Familienhilfe (SPFH) Systemically qualified staff support parents in their educational work and encourage them to find new ways in upbringing and family coexistence, emphasizing self-help and mobilizing resources.
• FamilienTrainingsGruppe (FTG) A three-phase family support program addressing behavioral problems in school, kindergarten, or at home, including an initial clarification phase, intensive phase without housing, and a stabilization phase.
• Familientherapeutische Krisenintervention (FKI) A low-threshold service for families in acute crisis situations focusing on de-escalation, anamnesis, and perspective clarification, serving multi-burdened families.
• Aufsuchende Familientherapie (AFT) A systemic couple and family therapy service provided by a co-therapist team (male and female therapists) that addresses relationships and bonds in the context of intrafamily conflicts.
• Kinderorientierte Familientherapie (KOF) A therapy service introducing the child's perspective into systemic work, using play with wooden figures in a sandbox for families with children aged 4-12.
• Intensive sozialpädagogische Einzelbetreuung (ISE) Individual support for young people for whom group care is not suitable, offering a non-institutionalized framework for trying things out and taking responsibility.
• Begleiteter Umgang (BU) A service for arranging and implementing visitation rights, helping children maintain contact with both parents even in difficult situations like high-conflict separations.
• Ambulantes Flexteam Multi-professional teams in Steglitz-Zehlendorf, Lichtenberg-Hohenschönhausen, and Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf that bundle various core competencies and qualifications for flexible ambulatory support.
• Careleaver PLUS Intensive support for young adults from residential youth welfare transitioning to independent living, offering more intensive accompaniment than classic low-threshold careleaver services.
• Inobhutnahme / Krisenintervention (Clearinggruppe) Crisis accommodation for adolescents aged 14-18 in acute crisis situations, providing protection, care, and professional support for clarification of individual problem constellations.
• Jugendwohngruppe "Panta Rhei" An intensive pedagogical residential group for 8 girls and boys between 14-18 years on the Lindenhof estate in Zehlendorf, providing protection, support, and systematic family work.
• WG mit betreuungsfreien Zeiten A shared living group in Charlottenburg for 3 young people between 15-19 years who already have a minimum of independence but are not yet able to live permanently alone.
• Betreutes Einzelwohnen (BEW) Supported individual living for young people from age 16 who have already achieved a certain level of independence but still need continuous structured support.
• 2er BEW für Mädchen Shared supported living for two girls aged 16-21 who have already learned the basics of independence, preparing for independent living in a protected environment.
• 2er BEW für Jungen Shared supported living for two boys aged 16-21 who have already learned the basics of independence, preparing for independent living with experienced pedagogical staff.
• Stationäres Flexteam A multi-professional team offering various residential support formats including BEW, WG, and ISE with high flexibility and close cooperation with the youth welfare office.
• Pflegekinderhilfe Foster family consultation and support service in Marzahn-Hellersdorf as a cooperation partner with ProFam and the Pflegekinderservice.
• Jugendberufshilfe §13,3 SGB 8 Supported housing for young people aged 18-21 in vocational training or educational measures, providing 6 places in cooperation with the Youth Training Center (JAZ) in Zehlendorf.
• Familienzentrum groß & KLEIN A family center in the Ludwigkirchplatz neighborhood offering open meetings, courses, groups for children and adults, Beratung, and various activities for families with young children.
• wellcome Practical help after birth service where volunteers provide everyday practical support for families who wish for relief during the first months after a child is born.
• Stressmanagement in Familien An outreach service that supports families directly on-site with counseling, practical support, training, and networking for stress reduction and family strengthening.
• Umgangscafé A neutral meeting place for people who, during or after a separation, wish regular contact with their children and need a neutral space for supervised visits.
• Flexihaus temporäres Wohnen A preventive temporary housing offer for young adults and families in Steglitz-Zehlendorf, providing an opportunity to take a break and reassess challenging life situations.
• Wohn-führerschein A course for young people who will soon move into their own apartment or already live independently, teaching everything important about finding and keeping a home.

Quantifiable outcome

• Family reunification and preservation through systematic support
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Jugendausbildungszentrum (JAZ)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary cooperation partner for youth vocational training support. Socianos provides 6 places for youth aged 18-21 on the JAZ grounds in Zehlendorf. The close proximity and integration with JAZ educational programs creates a low-threshold access to vocational training and educational opportunities.
• ProFam / Pflegekinderservice Marzahn-HellersdorfcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint offer for foster family services in Berlin-Marzahn-Hellersdorf. Socianos is the cooperation partner for Pflegekinderhilfe, providing counseling and support for foster families alongside ProFam.
• Senatsverwaltung für Bildung, Jugend und FamiliecoreOthersThe Familienzentrum groß & KLEIN is officially recognized as a Berliner Familienzentrum and receives funding from the Berlin Senate Department for Education, Youth and Family. The organization is also funded by youth welfare offices in various districts under SGB VIII.
• Wohnungsbaugesellschaften (Housing Companies)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Wohnführerschein (living license) course is conducted in cooperation with housing companies. These partnerships enable practical housing market knowledge and may facilitate housing access for program graduates.
• StepStone Deutschland GmbHminorOthersJob applications are processed through StepStone platform. StepStone and its subcontractors process applicant data as data processors under GDPR for the recruitment process.
• IGfH (Internationale Gesellschaft für erzieherische Hilfen)minorOthersMember of the International Society for Educational Help (IGfH), a professional association for child and youth welfare organizations.
• Der Paritätische BerlinminorOthersMember of Der Paritätische Berlin, a major welfare association in Germany that supports and represents non-profit social service organizations.
• Jugendamt Charlottenburg-WilmersdorfcoreOthersFunder and supervisor for the Umgangscafé contact cafe service. The youth office provides ongoing funding and oversight for the free supervised contact service for separated families.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Bundesarbeitsgemeinschaft Kinder- und Jugendhilfe: National umbrella for child and youth welfare in Germany, coordinating policy and standards across Träger. Comparable as a sector-shaping body in which Socianos and its peers participate; not a direct service competitor.
• Der Paritätische Berlin: Umbrella welfare association representing non-profit social service providers in Berlin; Socianos is a member. Comparable as a sectoral intermediary but functions as a representative body rather than a direct service provider.

Direct peers

• Stiftung ProFam: Berlin-based foster care and family support foundation; Socianos is explicitly a cooperation partner for the Pflegekinderhilfe in Marzahn-Hellersdorf. Directly comparable in foster-care and family-support service delivery within Berlin's SGB VIII framework.
• Wellcome gGmbH: Social franchise running the 'wellcome' practical postnatal support program that Socianos operates in Berlin. Directly comparable on a specific program basis (Socianos is a local wellcome operator), though Wellcome gGmbH itself is a program developer/licensor rather than direct service deliverer.
• Albert-Schweitzer-Kinderdörfer und Familienwerke: Non-profit operating children's villages, foster care, and family support services across Germany. Comparable as a Träger running residential youth groups, foster family services, and family assistance under SGB VIII, with a similar mid-sized, multi-district operating footprint.
• Evangelische Jugendhilfe: Network of Protestant-affiliated regional youth welfare providers delivering ambulatory, residential, and foster-care services under SGB VIII. Closely comparable in service portfolio and commissioning model to Socianos, though regional variants operate outside Berlin.
• KJSH Trägerverbund: Network of independent child and youth welfare Träger of which Socianos's parent (S&S gGmbH) is a member. Directly comparable in operating model — small-to-mid-sized Träger delivering SGB VIII ambulatory and residential services in Berlin and other German cities.

Broad incumbents

• Caritas Deutschland: Germany's largest Catholic welfare organization, running child and youth welfare, family support, and crisis services nationwide. Comparable in service mix (SGB VIII commissioning, family centers, residential care) but with a multi-state footprint and substantially larger headcount.
• SOS Kinderdorf: One of Germany's largest youth welfare Träger, operating residential villages, family support, and Careleaver services nationally. Comparable as a multi-program child and youth welfare provider, but with substantially broader geographic and program scope than Socianos's Berlin-only footprint.
• Diakonie Deutschland: National umbrella for Protestant-affiliated social services, including extensive child and youth welfare offerings across Germany. Comparable as a Berlin-active welfare Träger delivering SGB VIII-funded family and residential services, though operating at vastly greater scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

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