Teilhabe Wetterau gGmbH

What Teilhabe Wetterau gGmbH does

Teilhabe Wetterau gGmbH is a non-profit social services organization (gemeinnützige GmbH) founded in 1976 and headquartered in Nidda, Hessen, Germany, operating under the legal name formerly known as Behindertenhilfe Wetteraukreis gGmbH until its July 2024 rebrand. The organization provides a comprehensive portfolio of disability and social rehabilitation services to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, severe multiple disabilities, and mental health conditions in the Wetteraukreis region, spanning vocational training (MiJob, Berufsbildungsbereich, Teilqualifizierungen certified by Handwerkskammer Wiesbaden), sheltered employment across four workshops, supported housing (Besondere Wohnformen at Prinzengarten, Taunusblick, and the new Quartier Roland), day care facilities (Tagesförderstätten) featuring a Tovertafel interactive gaming system, and counseling/participation management services.

The organization operates through a network of at least nine regional facilities across Nidda, Friedberg, Reichelsheim, Hirzenhain, Bad Salzhausen, Gedern, Nieder-Mörlen, and Glauburg/Stockheim, employing 400+ tariff-based staff. Its revenue model rests on three pillars: (1) public funding through Germany's statutory Eingliederungshilfe framework (SGB IX), channeled via the Wetteraukreis as the responsible social welfare authority, which funds vocational training, sheltered employment, housing, and day programs; (2) commercial B2B services delivered by workshop participants, including DIN 66339-compliant document destruction, metal processing, electrical waste recycling, fulfillment, gardening, carpentry, industrial assembly, textile processing, and a mobile Trösterkaffee café service; and (3) donations and grants from individuals, civic clubs (Inner Wheel Club, Rote Engel e.V., Club der alten Säcke), companies (TC Krebs GmbH, Mantel GmbH), and public bodies (a 10,000 euro Generation Nachbarschaft grant from Wetteraukreis).

The company is governed by a supervisory board chaired by Bardo Bayer with two managing directors, Eva Reichert and Markus Haselbauer, who led the 2024 rebrand aligning the organization with the Bundesteilhabegesetz (BTHG) person-centered assistance paradigm. Strategic initiatives include a public-private partnership with construction company Unternehmensgruppe Lupp to develop the inclusive Quartier Roland residential area, launching new accessibility services (a second Büro für Leichte Sprache and a weekly Leichte Sprache news portal), and expanding employment integration programs (Schichtwechsel, DUOday) with regional employers such as EDEKA, Sparkasse Oberhessen, and Baukonzern Lupp. The technology stack is standard IT infrastructure; there is no proprietary software platform, and no AI/ML capabilities are in evidence.

Name

Teilhabe Wetterau gGmbH

Legal name

Teilhabe Wetterau gemeinnützige Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung (gGmbH)

Website

https://teilhabe-wetterau.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1976

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Teilhabe Wetterau gGmbH is a non-profit social services organization in Hessen, Germany, providing vocational training, sheltered employment, housing, day programs, and counseling for people with intellectual disabilities, severe multiple disabilities, and mental health conditions in the Wetteraukreis region, funded primarily through Germany's statutory Eingliederungshilfe framework and supported by a 400+ employee workforce across nine regional facilities.

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Product category

Disability and Rehabilitation Social Services

NAICS

Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities (62321), Vocational Rehabilitation Services (624310)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Disability Services & Independent Living Support (BPAGAEAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Disability Services & Independent Living Support (BPAGACAG), Disability Services & Assistive Solutions (Accessibility, Assistive Tech) (BPAGALAM), Assistive Technology (AT) Access & AAC Access Support (OT-Led) (EDAKAFAG)

Keywords

• Social rehabilitation services
• Disability employment services
• Vocational training programs
• Sheltered workshop services
• Supported housing services

Headquarters

HQ city

Nidda

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Social Integration Services (Eingliederungshilfe): Primary revenue is derived from Germany's social rehabilitation and integration framework (Eingliederungshilfe, part of SGB IX). Public health and pension insurers, as well as the Wetteraukreis as the responsible social welfare provider, fund services for people with disabilities including vocational training, sheltered employment, housing, and day programs. Revenue is largely a mix of per-capita allocations and service contracts with public payers rather than direct consumer payments.
2. Commercial Customer Services: The organization generates commercial revenue by providing B2B services to external customers including document shredding, metalworking, electrical waste recycling, fulfillment, garden/landscape maintenance, carpentry, industrial assembly, textile finishing, and café operations. These are delivered by people with disabilities in sheltered workshop settings, with revenue flowing back into the organization.
3. Donations and Grants: The organization receives charitable donations from individuals, companies, associations, and civic clubs (e.g., Inner Wheel Club, Rote Engel e.V., Club der alten Säcke). It also receives public grants such as the 10,000 euro 'Generation Nachbarschaft' subsidy from the Wetteraukreis for the weekly news portal project.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Teilhabe Wetterau gGmbH is a non-profit social services provider delivering rehabilitation, vocational training, sheltered and supported employment, day programs, and residential support for people with intellectual disabilities, severe multiple disabilities, and mental health conditions across the Wetteraukreis region in Hessen, Germany. In parallel, it operates sheltered workshops that deliver commercial B2B services (document destruction, metalworking, electronics recycling, fulfillment, gardening, carpentry, assembly, textile processing) and sells handcrafted products such as wooden flowers and insect hotels.

Product overview

Teilhabe Wetterau gGmbH is a social services organization offering a comprehensive portfolio of support services organized into core services (counseling, education, employment, housing, and day care) and customer-facing commercial services. The core offerings include MiJob (inclusive job preparation), Berufsbildungsbereich (vocational training), various workshops including metalworking and electronics recycling, inclusion companies like sauber! gGmbH, and special living arrangements. Commercial services for external customers include secure document destruction, plain language translation, metal processing, electronics disposal, fulfillment, gardening, carpentry, assembly, and textile services, along with products like wooden flowers, insect hotels, and tables/benches. The organization also operates a Tovertafel interactive gaming system in day care facilities. The portfolio is unified by the organization's mission to enable societal and professional participation for people with disabilities, mental health conditions, and those needing support.

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Products and services

• Beratung (Counseling Services) Comprehensive counseling services including intake and participation management (ATM), counseling centers for inclusion and participation, and complaint handling for people with disabilities and the general public.
• MiJob - Mein inklusiver Job 27-month vocational preparation program for working life for people with learning disabilities or intellectual impairments, including entry phase for identifying strengths and goals, qualification phase with application coaching, and internships in regular companies.
• Berufsbildungsbereich (Vocational Training Area) 27-month entry-into-professional-life qualification program for people with increased support needs, allowing exploration of various occupational fields with individual support from educational companions.
• Teilqualifizierungen (Partial Qualifications) Vocational training modules including building cleaning assistant, wood processing assistant, and home economics assistant, recognized by the Wiesbaden Chamber of Trades (HWK).
• Werkstätten (Workshops) Sheltered work workshops including Hirzenhainer Werkstätten, Reichelsheimer Werkstätten, Wetterauer Werkstätten, and Elektroaltgeräte-Entsorgungswerkstatt (EEW) for people with disabilities.
• Inklusionsunternehmen sauber! gGmbH Inclusion company providing cleaning services as an integration workplace for people with disabilities on the general labor market.
• Tagesförderstätten (Day Care Facilities) Day care facilities for adults with severe multiple disabilities, providing structured environments for individual support in perception, motor skills, communication, and social competencies.
• Besondere Wohnformen (Special Living Arrangements) Supported living arrangements for people with intellectual and severe multiple disabilities, including 24-hour care and day structure programs across multiple sites (Taunusblick, Prinzengarten, Quartier Roland).
• Betriebsintegrierte Beschäftigung (Company-Integrated Employment) Supported employment program helping people with disabilities work in regular companies while receiving ongoing support from Teilhabe Wetterau.
• Akten- und Datenträgervernichtung (Document Destruction) Secure document destruction services for businesses, processing materials according to Hessian Data Protection Law (HDSG) protection class 2, security level 3, based on DIN 66339 standards.
• Büro für Leichte Sprache (Plain Language Office) Professional translation and review service for plain/easy language, with people with intellectual disabilities serving as testers to ensure texts are truly understandable.
• Metallbearbeitung (Metal Processing) CNC metal processing and metalworking services including machining and finishing for commercial customers.
• Elektroaltgeräte-Entsorgung (Electronics Disposal) Responsible disposal and recycling of electronic waste, including dismantling, cable removal, motor extraction, and circuit board recovery.
• Fulfillment Services Complete fulfillment services including assembly, packaging, and distribution for commercial customers.
• Garten- und Landschaftspflege (Gardening and Landscaping) Professional gardening and landscaping maintenance services for commercial customers.
• Schreinerei/Holzverarbeitung (Carpentry/Woodworking) Custom woodworking and carpentry services including production of wooden flowers, insect hotels, and tables/benches.
• Industrie-Montage (Industrial Assembly) Industrial assembly services for various manufacturing needs of commercial customers.
• Textilveredelung (Textile Processing) Textile processing and finishing services for commercial customers.
• Holzblumen (Wooden Flowers) Handcrafted decorative wooden flowers including varieties Sonnenauge, Kornblume, Margerite, and Mohnblume, priced at 229 euros each including VAT.
• Insektenhotel (Insect Hotels) Handcrafted wooden insect hotels for garden biodiversity support.
• Tische und Bänke (Tables and Benches) Custom-made wooden tables and benches produced in the workshop.
• Trösterkaffee (Mobile Comfort Café) Mobile café service for events including coffee, tea, cakes (25-30 euros per tray), cold beverages, and decoration rental, priced at 8 euros per person for coffee and tea.

Quantifiable outcome

• 22 graduates of the Berufsbildungsbereich vocational training program in a single cohort across the Wetterau region, with 13 from Teilhabe Wetterau specifically (2025)
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

21 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Abfallwirtschaftsbetrieb des Wetteraukreises (AWB)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAWB co-organized the Sustainability Day (Tag der Nachhaltigkeit) at the Elektroaltgeräte-Entsorgungswerkstatt (EEW), contributing to public education on waste separation, recycling, and resource conservation in the Wetteraukreis.
• JuRec-IT Social & Green Remarketing GmbHminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJuRec-IT contributed a talk on 'Remarketing' at the EEW Sustainability Day, sharing expertise on the reintroduction of valuable materials from electrical waste into the production cycle.
• ZME Elektronik Recycling GmbHminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerZME contributed a talk on 'Battery Hazards' at the EEW Sustainability Day, providing expert knowledge on the safe handling of electrical waste and batteries.
• Rote Engel e.V. (EC Bad Nauheim)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerRote Engel e.V. is the charity arm of EC Bad Nauheim, organizing an annual Christmas Singing event that raised a record 25,000 euros distributed among 12 regional organizations in the Wetteraukreis. Teilhabe Wetterau has been a regular recipient of these donations for many years.
• Inner Wheel Club Bad Nauheim – FriedbergcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerThe club organized its annual bazaar and donated 2,000 euros to Teilhabe Wetterau as part of President Susann Brütting's 'Mensch zu Mensch' annual theme. Club members toured the workshops to understand the organization's mission.
• Förderverein der Erlenbachschule GedernminorGTM or Marketing PartnerThe school's parent association donated 1,500 euros (half of a 3,000 euro charity run collection) to the Prinzengarten facility of Teilhabe Wetterau in Gedern.
• Trade Connection Krebs GmbH (TC Krebs GmbH)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerThe family business producing and installing advertising materials has repeatedly donated 1,000 euros to the Wetterauer Werkstätten. Representatives visit the workshops personally to interact with employees.
• WetteraukreiscoreGTM or Marketing PartnerThe Wetteraukreis provided a 10,000 euro grant from its 'Generation Nachbarschaft' funding program to support the launch of a weekly regional news portal in Leichte Sprache, promoting social inclusion and participation for people with cognitive disabilities.
• Gymnasium NiddaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerThe school donated its prize for the largest participant group at the Oberhessen Challenge Lauf to Teilhabe Wetterau. In return, Teilhabe Wetterau organized a pretzel action for students, fostering mutual community engagement.
• Tovertafel Foundation (via Familie Medebach donation)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerThe family of former longtime managing director Reinhold Medebach donated funds to purchase a Tovertafel (interactive gaming projection system) for the Tagesförderstätte Friedberg, enhancing sensory, motor, and social stimulation for clients with cognitive disabilities.
• Mantel GmbH (Elektro-Mantel)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerThe electrical company donated 500 euros to support the guest performance of 'Goethes Faust in Einfacher Sprache' (Goethe's Faust in Easy Language) at Teilhabe Wetterau.
• SozialBank AGminorOthersThe organization processes donation payments through SozialBank AG, which serves the social economy sector in Germany.
• Club der alten Säcke e.V.minorGTM or Marketing PartnerThe civic association donated a table tennis table to the Wetterauer Werkstätten, having learned about the facility during a practical placement by their chairman who is training as an occupational educator.
• Freie Christengemeinde Hirzenhain (FCG)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerThe free Christian congregation donated 300 euros from its biker church event proceeds to the Hirzenhainer Werkstätten as part of its outreach to three local community institutions.
• Steinhaus1718 (Büdingen)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCatering partner providing vegan food at the EEW Sustainability Day event, supporting the organization's sustainability and community outreach activities.
• Berufliche Schulen am Gradierwerk (BSG), Bad NauheimcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe vocational school provides occupational school instruction (Berufsschulunterricht) for vocational training participants at Teilhabe Wetterau facilities, enabling formal educational recognition. Teacher Bettina Kopp leads the Bildungshaus education and qualification department.
• Handwerkskammer Wiesbaden (HWK)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Chamber of Crafts officially recognizes the partial qualification programs offered by Teilhabe Wetterau (e.g., building cleaning helper), providing formal certification for participants that enhances their employability on the general labor market.
• Schottener Soziale Dienste gGmbH / Lebensgemeinschaft BingenheimcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThree regional social service organizations co-organize annual graduation ceremonies for vocational training (Berufsbildungsbereich) graduates, sharing the event in rotation and collaborating on public advocacy for vocational inclusion of people with disabilities.
• gds – Gesellschaft für Datenschutz Mittelhessen mbHcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerExternal data protection officer (Datenschutzbeauftragter) serving Teilhabe Wetterau. The whistleblower reporting office (Meldestelle nach Hinweisgeberschutzgesetz) is affiliated with gds, which is responsible for handling confidential reports of legal violations.
• Unternehmensgruppe LuppcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConstruction company that purchased land from Teilhabe Wetterau in 2022 to develop the 'Quartier Roland' inclusive residential area in Bad Salzhausen. The company is constructing a building (Building B) with 24 housing rooms, 24 day places, and apartments, which Teilhabe Wetterau will lease. The project exemplifies a public-private partnership for inclusive housing.
• Integrationsfachdienst Wetterau (IFD)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe integration specialist service supports the DUOday action day, helping arrange workplace exchanges between people with disabilities and employees of companies on the general labor market. Contact person Heiko Neu coordinates participation and registrations.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Diakonie Hessen: State-level federation of Diakonie social services organizations in Hessen, including disability workshops and housing providers. Umbrella competitor in the same region with overlapping beneficiary populations but broader service scope.
• Caritasverband für die Diözese Limburg: Catholic welfare organization covering the Limburg diocese (including parts of the Wetteraukreis), operating social services that overlap with Teilhabe Wetterau's target population. Comparable in mission but with a broader, less specialized service portfolio.

Direct peers

• Von Bodelschwinghsche Stiftungen Bethel: One of Germany's largest diakonale social services providers, with extensive workshops, Wohnstätten, day centers, and supported employment across multiple regions. Comparable in scale and breadth, though operating as a much larger multi-region federation.
• Josefsheim Bigge: Catholic non-profit in North Rhine-Westphalia providing Wohnheime, Werkstätten, and Tagesförderstätten for people with intellectual disabilities. Closely mirrors Teilhabe Wetterau's service architecture and target population in another German region.
• Lebenshilfe: Germany's largest federation of disability services organizations, operating sheltered workshops, housing, vocational training, and family support nationwide. Directly comparable to Teilhabe Wetterau in service mix (workshops, Wohnformen, Berufsbildungsbereich) and target beneficiaries (people with intellectual disabilities).
• Stiftung Liebenau: Catholic social services foundation in Baden-Württemberg offering sheltered workshops, residential facilities, vocational training, and inclusion enterprises for people with disabilities. Highly comparable scope, regional anchor model, and mission alignment with Teilhabe Wetterau.
• CJD Braunschweig (CJD Deutschland): Christliches Jugenddorfwerk Deutschlands operates vocational preparation, supported employment, and inclusion programs for young people with disabilities and disadvantaged backgrounds. Comparable on vocational training (MiJob/Berufsbildungsbereich equivalent) and labor-market integration focus.
• Stiftung Wittekindshof: Westphalian non-profit operating Wohnheime, Werkstätten, Tagesförderstätten, and vocational programs for people with intellectual and severe disabilities. Closely mirrors Teilhabe Wetterau's residential-employment-education portfolio across a defined region.

Regional players

• Hephata Hessisches Diakoniezentrum: Diakonal social services provider headquartered in Schwalmstadt (Hessen), operating workshops, Wohngruppen, Förderschulen, and therapy services. Directly comparable regional non-profit competitor within Hessen, serving an overlapping geography.
• AWO Bezirksverband Hessen: Regional branch of Germany's Arbeiterwohlfahrt operating social services in Hessen including disability support, housing, and care. Competes for similar public-sector contracts and beneficiaries in the same state.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• Instagraminstagram.com/teilhabeWetterau
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/teilhabe-wetterau

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Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries12 records

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