Soziale Dienste und Jugendhilfe

What Soziale Dienste und Jugendhilfe does

Soziale Dienste und Jugendhilfe gGmbH (SDuJ) is a Leipzig-headquartered, gemeinnützige non-profit gGmbH operating 12 locations across Germany, focused on the integration of refugees and migrants. Its flagship "Wir sind Paten" mentoring program operates as an official project partner of the BMFSFJ federal initiative "Menschen stärken Menschen" and has mediated 888+ Patenschaften cumulatively, complemented by the open-counseling service "wir helfen" (which supported 1,280+ people in Leipzig alone). The organization runs a portfolio of more than 12 active programs spanning language training and EDV courses (SPOT), democratic-participation projects (Vielfalt bestimmt!, Bündnis gegen antimuslimischen Rassismus), labor-market coaching for migrant women (AufErfolgskurs), community-space provision for 20+ migrant organizations (KolLEktiv in Leipzig), media literacy for young women (MediaGirls in Saarbrücken), intergenerational GDR migrant-worker storytelling (Geschichte in Bewegung), elderly outreach via rickshaw rides (Zusammen unterwegs), and the Bundesfreiwilligendienst pipeline across seven cities.

The technology stack is intentionally lightweight: a WordPress-based website, Brevo for newsletter/email marketing, Real Cookie Banner for consent management, and Instagram as the primary social channel, with no proprietary software, no app, and no API surface. Services are delivered via direct in-person contact at the 12 Patenschaftsbüros and KolLEktiv locations, supplemented by low-threshold events (Sprachcafés, Frauentreffs, workshops) and a Bundesfreiwilligendienst program that funnels young people into operations.

SDuJ's revenue model is grant-driven rather than commercial: the organization is funded by federal (BMFSFJ), state (Freistaat Sachsen, Land Thüringen), municipal (Leipzig, Dresden, Erfurt), and EU (ESF+/EFRE) public-project grants, augmented by foundation support (Robert Bosch Stiftung, Deutsche Telekom Stiftung) and small-scale public donations via IBAN and Gooding.de. All end-user offerings are free at the point of use, and the organization has no pricing tiers, no transactional revenue, and no investor or parent-company ownership structure.

Name

Soziale Dienste und Jugendhilfe

Legal name

Soziale Dienste und Jugendhilfe gGmbH

Website

https://soziale-dienste-jugendhilfe.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Soziale Dienste und Jugendhilfe gGmbH is a Leipzig-based non-profit operating 12 locations across Germany that delivers free integration, mentoring, and civic-education services to refugees, migrants, and migrant organizations, funded primarily by federal, state, and EU grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Migration Integration Social Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Vocational Rehabilitation Services (624310), Human Rights Organizations (813311)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Integration & Inclusion Services (Housing, Education, Employment) (BPADAHAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Refugee & Immigrant Support Services (BPAGAEAI), Refugee & Migrant Integration Enterprises (Livelihoods, Services) (BPAGALAN), Immigrant & Refugee Rights Advocacy (BPAGAFAG), Newcomer & Refugee Student Support Programs (EDAJAGAH)

Keywords

• Refugee integration services
• Migrant social support
• Community mentorship programs
• Civic education workshops
• Language training courses

Headquarters

HQ city

Leipzig, Saxony

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices15 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Öffentliche Fördermittel und Projektförderung: Die Haupteinnahmequelle besteht aus Fördermitteln von Bundes- und Landesministerien (BMFSFJ, Freistaat Sachsen, Land Thüringen, Stadt Dresden, Stadt Leipzig, Stadt Erfurt) sowie EU-Mitteln (EFRE-ESF+). Gefördert werden spezifische Integrations-, Demokratiebildungs- und Antirassismusprojekte im Rahmen von Programmen wie 'Menschen stärken Menschen', 'Weltoffenes Sachsen', ESF+ und anderen.
2. Spenden: Die Organisation nimmt Spenden über IBAN-Anfragen entgegen. Ein Spendenformular ist auf der Website verfügbar. Zusätzlich ist die Organisation beim Spendenprogramm Gooding.de registriert, über das Online-Einkäufer die Organisation ohne Zusatzkosten unterstützen können.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

SDuJ is a non-profit organization providing free social integration services for migrants, refugees, and people with immigration backgrounds across 12 German locations. Its core offerings include the nationwide 'Wir sind Paten' volunteer mentoring program, language learning groups, basic IT courses, job coaching, social counseling, anti-discrimination workshops, civic education projects, and free community spaces (KolLEktiv) for migrant organizations in Leipzig.

Product overview

Soziale Dienste und Jugendhilfe gGmbH (SDuJ) is a non-profit organization operating 12 locations across Germany, focused on integration and social participation of migrants. The organization offers a diverse portfolio of social programs including the core 'Wir sind Paten' mentoring project, various educational and skills programs (SPOT, AufErfolgKurs, MediaGirls), democratic education initiatives (Vielfalt bestimmt, Bündnis gegen antimuslimischen Rassismus), and low-threshold support services (wir helfen, Sozialberatung, Job-Coachings). SDuJ also operates the KolLEktiv space network for migrant organizations in Leipzig and supports volunteer-based initiatives like Bundesfreiwilligendienst. The programs work together to provide comprehensive support from language learning and bureaucratic assistance to labor market integration and civic participation, serving as both direct service provider and coordinator for volunteer engagement.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• KolLEktiv – Treffpunkt für Engagement und Begegnung: A community space for migrant organizations and initiatives in Leipzig, offering free rooms and coaching at three locations. Previously named 'Haus der Vielfalt und Teilhabe'.
• Wir sind Paten
• SPOT – Skills, Perspektiven, Orientierung und Training
• Vielfalt bestimmt!
• AufErfolgKurs
• Bündnis gegen antimuslimischen Rassismus in Sachsen
• Islamische Wohlfahrtspflege
• Zusammen unterwegs
• Bildung für Toleranz
• Geschichte in Bewegung – Transkulturelle Generationsdialoge
• Wir helfen
• MediaGirls
• Jetzt bin ich dran! – Mütter entfalten ihre Potenziale

Products and services

• Wir sind Paten (We are Sponsors/Mentors) A nationwide volunteer mentoring program that connects volunteer pat:innen with people who have recently arrived or are not yet well established in Germany, providing language support, practical bureaucratic assistance, and cultural exchange to facilitate integration across 12 German locations.
• SPOT – Skills, Perspektiven, Orientierung und Training A skills and orientation program for people with immigration backgrounds, offering language learning groups and basic computer courses (EDV-Grundlagenkurs) to support labor market integration, with childcare provided.
• KolLEktiv – Treffpunkt für Engagement und Begegnung A community space project offering three locations in Leipzig (Zschochersche Straße 50, Löhrstraße 13, Deutscher Platz 4) with free rooms and coaching for migrant organizations and initiatives, used by over 20 organizations for rehearsals, meetings, events, and capacity building.
• Vielfalt bestimmt! – Demokratische Handlungskompetenzen für alle A project in Leipzig for people with migration and flight backgrounds that encourages active political participation through monthly democratic meetups, workshops, and excursions to parliament buildings.
• AufErfolgskurs – Migrantinnen werden fit für den Arbeitsmarkt A program in Chemnitz supporting women with migration or flight backgrounds in entering the labor market through individual and group coaching, volunteer-organized language support, and open women's meetings.
• Bildung für Toleranz – Workshops an Schulen gegen antimuslimischen Rassismus Interactive workshops for students from grade 8 upwards that raise awareness about racism in schools, focusing on anti-Muslim racism as a central example to address group-focused enmity and structural inequality.
• Zusammen unterwegs – Radeln ohne Alter Erfurt A local chapter of the international 'Radeln ohne Alter' initiative that connects elderly Erfurt residents with volunteers through rickshaw rides to favorite spots, promoting mobility, encounters, and intercultural exchange.
• Geschichte in Bewegung – Transkulturelle Generationsdialoge A podcast project creating four episodes where contract workers who came to the GDR share their personal experiences, featuring dialogues between generations that connect personal histories with current questions about migration and belonging.
• MediaGirls A media literacy program for young women aged 10-16 in Saarbrücken, offering weekly meetups and workshops on social media, photography, and storytelling, funded by Deutsche Telekom Stiftung.
• Jetzt bin ich dran! – Mütter entfalten ihre Potenziale A program for refugee mothers offering courses in leisure, family, career, and health areas, helping women set individual goals and discover regional offerings, with childcare provided, funded by Robert Bosch Stiftung.
• wir helfen – Offene Sprechstunde A low-threshold open consultation service three times per week, staffed by volunteers, providing support for people with immigration backgrounds with bureaucratic matters, form-filling, and personal questions in Leipzig.
• Islamische Wohlfahrtspflege A project supporting Islamic communities in Saxony in their role as welfare actors, matching diverse integration offers with community needs in Dresden and Chemnitz.
• Bündnis gegen antimuslimischen Rassismus in Sachsen A statewide alliance and network against anti-Muslim racism in Saxony, one of five state-level specialist networks funded by 'Weltoffenes Sachsen', providing counseling, training offers, and networking for affected individuals and institutions.
• Sozialberatung Erfurt Social counseling services in Erfurt providing guidance and support for people with migration backgrounds on various life matters, including personal and administrative concerns.
• Job-Coachings Job coaching services available in Leipzig, Erfurt, and Chemnitz to support people with migration backgrounds in their career development and job search, including individual coaching sessions.
• Bundesfreiwilligendienst (BFD) at SDuJ Federal Voluntary Service program available at seven SDuJ locations (Cottbus, Dresden, Erfurt, Leipzig, Kiel, Rostock, Schwerin), offering young people opportunities to gain experience in the non-profit social integration sector, with up to 300 EUR monthly allowance.

Quantifiable outcome

• 1.280+ Menschen unterstützt (Wir helfen Leipzig, übertraf ursprüngliche Ziel von 888)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Konrad-Adenauer-StiftungminorGTM or Marketing PartnerHoda Ziat (Ehrenamtskoordinatorin Wir sind Paten Dresden) war als Expertin beim Aufbauseminar 'Integration ja! Aber wie genau?' der Begabtenförderung der Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung eingeladen. Vortrag über das Projekt Wir sind Paten vor Studierenden aus ganz Deutschland.
• Paritätischer Wohlfahrtsverband SachsencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSeit September 2025 Mitglied im Paritätischen Wohlfahrtsverband Sachsen, dem größten Spitzenverband der freien Wohlfahrtspflege in Sachsen mit rund 500 Mitgliedsorganisationen und über 2.300 Einrichtungen. Bietet fachlichen Austausch und Interessenvertretung.
• Thadine-Netzwerk (Thüringer Antidiskriminierungsnetzwerk)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMitglied seit Herbst 2024. Zusammenschluss von nicht-staatlichen Organisationen und Aktivist:innen gegen Diskriminierung in Thüringen. Fördert politischen und fachlichen Austausch.
• Leipziger Netzwerk für Demokratie (LND)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMitglied seit November 2025. Zivilgesellschaftliches Projekt in Trägerschaft des Erich-Zeigner-Haus e.V. Fördert und stärkt Demokratie in Leipzig durch Beratung, Vernetzung und Unterstützung zivilgesellschaftlicher Akteure.
• Bundesverband soziales Mentoring e.V.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMitglied seit 2024. Dachorganisation für soziales Mentoring in Deutschland als bundesweites Netzwerk und Kompetenzzentrum. SDuJ bringt Erfahrung aus dem Projekt Wir sind Paten in den Verband ein.
• Islamisch Kultureller Verein Chemnitz e.V.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLangjährige Zusammenarbeit im Rahmen des Projekts Islamische Wohlfahrtspflege. Ab Januar 2025 gemeinsame Nutzung von Räumlichkeiten am Standort Chemnitz. Enge Kooperation bei Integrationsangeboten.
• KAUSA-Landesstelle SachsenminorGTM or Marketing PartnerGast bei Veranstaltung im Projekt AufErfolgsKurs (Erfurt, Dezember 2025). Informierte über deutsches Schul- und Ausbildungssystem sowie duale Ausbildung. KAUSA setzt sich für mehr Menschen mit Einwanderungsgeschichte in Ausbildung ein.
• Islamische Gemeinden Dresden und ChemnitzcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnge Zusammenarbeit im Rahmen des Projekts Islamische Wohlfahrtspflege (2018–2024). Gemeinsame Entwicklung und Durchführung von Integrationsangeboten in den Gemeinden. Beratungsstellen werden in die Gemeinden vermittelt.
• Universität Erfurt / Seminar Weltoffene StadtminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerKooperation mit der Universität Erfurt zur Gewinnung von Studierenden als ehrenamtliche Pat:innen für das Projekt Wir sind Paten. Gemeinsames Seminar 'Weltoffene Stadt' als Brücke zwischen akademischer Ausbildung und ehrenamtlichem Engagement.
• BTU Cottbus-SenftenbergminorGTM or Marketing PartnerKooperation für Fahrrad-Sicherheitstraining für ausländische Studierende. Pat:innen und Patenschafts-Tandems führen wöchentliche Fahrübungen mit Studierenden in der Selbsthilfewerkstatt der BTU durch.
• Erich-Zeigner-Haus e.V. (Träger Leipziger Netzwerk für Demokratie)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTrägerorganisation des Leipziger Netzwerks für Demokratie, dem SDuJ seit November 2025 angehört. Gemeinsame Förderung zivilgesellschaftlichen Engagements in Leipzig.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Internationaler Bund (IB): One of Germany's largest non-profit social service providers offering youth welfare, migration services and integration programs nationwide. Directly comparable to SDuJ in the migration/refugee integration vertical with similar mentoring and language training offerings, but operates at a much larger scale.
• IN VIA Deutschland: Catholic social welfare organization focused on migration, female migrants' labor market integration and youth welfare. Comparable to SDuJ's AufErfolgskurs and Wir sind Paten programs through parallel mentorship and labor market access offerings for refugees and migrants.
• Bundesverband Netzwerke von Migrantenorganisationen (BV NeMO): Umbrella association for migrant self-organizations in Germany, providing capacity building, advocacy and networking. Comparable to the ecosystem function SDuJ plays via KolLEktiv in Leipzig but at a national level.
• Türkische Gemeinde in Deutschland (TGD): Umbrella organization for Turkish-origin migrant associations in Germany, focused on integration, anti-discrimination and political participation. Directly comparable to SDuJ's Bündnis gegen antimuslimischen Rassismus and Vielfalt bestimmt! in addressing anti-Muslim racism and democratic participation.
• Kolpingwerk Deutschland: Catholic social association running mentorship, integration and vocational support programs across Germany. Closely comparable to SDuJ in its volunteer-based mentoring model and combination of integration with civic education, though broader in thematic scope.

Broad incumbents

• Diakonie Deutschland: National umbrella of Protestant welfare organizations providing refugee aid, integration and social services across Germany. Directly comparable to SDuJ's integration offerings but at vastly larger scale and broader service breadth.
• Arbeiterwohlfahrt (AWO): Major German welfare association operating migration services, refugee shelters and integration programs nationwide. Comparable in target population and core offerings but with substantially greater resources and broader geographic coverage than SDuJ.
• Deutscher Caritasverband: Germany's largest Catholic welfare organization offering migration counseling, refugee support and integration services nationwide. Overlaps with SDuJ's full service portfolio but as a much larger established player with broader thematic scope.

Others

• Robert Bosch Stiftung (integration programs): Major German foundation that funds integration and refugee programs including the 'Geflüchtete Mütter stärken!' initiative which supports SDuJ's 'Jetzt bin ich dran!'. Functions as a strategic funder/ecosystem partner rather than a direct competitor.

Emerging players

• START Foundation: German foundation supporting young people with migration backgrounds through educational scholarships and mentoring programs. Overlaps with SDuJ's Bildungs- and Mentoring-Angebote for migrant youth, but with a narrower education-only focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/vielfalt.sduj
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/soziale-dienste-und-jugendhilfe

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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