Verein für Menschen mit Körperbehinderung Nürnberg e.V.

What Verein für Menschen mit Körperbehinderung Nürnberg e.V. does

Verein für Menschen mit Körperbehinderung Nürnberg e.V. is a German non-profit association (eingetragener Verein, founded 1962) and one of the largest providers of integration, support, and rehabilitation services for people with disabilities in North Bavaria (Nordbayern). The association operates a full life-span service portfolio covering early intervention (Interdisziplinäre Frühförderung in Erlangen, Nürnberg, and Treuchtlingen), inclusive daycare (six named facilities including Fuchsbau, Komet, Schmetterlingsgarten, Goldbachbärchen, Goldbachbären, and Zabolino), school companion services (Schulbegleiter-Service), sheltered employment and workshops (WfbM), supported housing (Ambulant Betreutes Wohnen, Gemeinschaftliches Wohnen, respite care), and specialized therapies (Conductive Education, Therapeutic Riding, physiotherapy, occupational therapy). Services are delivered through three wholly-owned charitable subsidiaries: BBW (residential and counseling), BZB Behinderten-Zentrum-Boxdorf (workshop and day facility), and FDZ (transportation with its own in-house KFZ workshop).

The organization employs approximately 1,000 people across the association and its subsidiaries, occupying a 40-year-old Boxdorfer Wohnanlage complex and additional facilities across Nürnberg, Erlangen, and Treuchtlingen. Governance is by a two-board structure (Management Board jointly led by Daniela Krump and Dr. Katharina Strauß; Supervisory Board chaired by Catrin Seel), with no external shareholders or private equity ownership.

Revenue is generated primarily through statutory contracts with German disability insurance (Eingliederungshilfe), health insurance (Krankenkassen), and municipal social welfare offices, supplemented by membership fees (€35/year for affected persons), donations, and state grants. The 2025 state funding commitment of €2,386,500 for energy-efficient modernization of the BZB workshop illustrates the public-sector funding model. The go-to-market is community-led: clients access services through referrals from doctors, schools, social services, and self-referral, with awareness driven by community events (Ahmadiyya Charity Walk, B2Run, Christkindlesmarkt Sternstunden stand since 1998), earned media (ZDF, Bayerischer Rundfunk), and a Facebook presence rather than commercial sales channels.

Name

Verein für Menschen mit Körperbehinderung Nürnberg e.V.

Legal name

Verein für Menschen mit Körperbehinderung Nürnberg e.V.

Website

https://verein-fuer-menschen.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1962

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

German non-profit association (founded 1962) providing full life-span disability services in North Bavaria through three subsidiaries (~1,000 employees), covering housing, sheltered employment, transportation, early intervention, inclusive daycare, school companion services, and therapy, funded primarily by statutory disability and health insurance.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Disability Support Services

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120), Vocational Rehabilitation Services (624310), Other Community Housing Services (624229)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Child Day Care Services (8351)

akta.pro primary industry

Disability Services & Independent Living Support (BPAGACAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Down Syndrome & Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities (IDD) Childcare (HSAAAIAC), Special Needs Adult Day Programs (Developmental/Physical Disabilities, Seniors) (HLADAIAI), Housing Transition & Supported Living Navigation (EDAKANAK)

Keywords

• Disability support services
• Sheltered workshop programs
• Inclusive education support
• Early intervention therapy
• Accessible transportation services

Headquarters

HQ city

Nürnberg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Entgeltleistungen von Kostenträgern: Core revenue from contracts with government disability services (Eingliederungshilfe), health insurance (Krankenkassen), and social welfare offices. Services include work integration (Werkstatt), housing (Wohnen), transportation (Fahrdienst), and early intervention.
2. Mitgliedsbeiträge: Annual membership fees: 35 EUR for affected individuals; open-ended for supporters and sponsors.
3. Spenden und Fördermittel: Charitable donations from individuals, corporations, and government grants for specific projects (e.g., playground equipment, therapeutic facilities). Current campaigns include Turnraum Fuchsbau and Inklusiver Park Boxdorf.
4. Betreutes Wohnen und WG-Plätze: Residential services including assisted living apartments and shared living (WG) arrangements for people with disabilities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The association provides a comprehensive portfolio of disability support services across all life stages, including school companion support, ambulatory and community supported housing, work and day-care in sheltered workshops (WfbM), disability-adapted transportation, inclusive kindergartens, interdisciplinary early intervention, conductive education, therapeutic riding, and inclusive media projects, delivered directly through its own facilities and three gemeinnützige subsidiary companies (BBW, BZB, FDZ) in Northern Bavaria.

Product overview

Verein für Menschen mit Körperbehinderung Nürnberg e.V. is a non-profit organization founded in 1962 providing comprehensive disability support services across all life stages. The organization operates as a unified portfolio of interconnected social services rather than a single product, with three major charitable subsidiaries: BZB Behinderten-Zentrum-Boxdorf (workshop and employment), BBW Betreuungs- Beratungs- und Wohnbaugesellschaft (residential and counseling), and FDZ Fahrdienst (transportation). Core services include school companion services, ambulatory supported living, community living, work and employment in a WfbM workshop, transportation services, inclusive daycare facilities (Fuchsbau, Komet, Schmetterlingsgarten, Goldbachbärchen, Goldbachbären, Zabolino), interdisciplinary early intervention, conductive education, and therapeutic riding. The Digitalna Werkstatt provides inclusive media projects. An online retail presence (BoXX-Shop) sells handmade products from workshop participants.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• FDZ - Fahrdienst für Behinderte: Transportation service for people with disabilities, operating across Mittelfranken with its own vehicle fleet and workshop.
• BZB Behinderten-Zentrum-Boxdorf
• BBW - Betreuungs-, Beratungs- und Wohnbaugesellschaft
• Digitale Werkstatt
• BoXX-Shop
• BoXX-Club

Products and services

• Schulbegleiter-Service (School Companion Service) Provides trained companions (Schulbegleiter) and integration helpers (Integrationshelfer) to support students with disabilities in mainstream schools, universities, and kindergartens; includes information for parents, schools, and helpers, plus a Springerorganisation Ersatzbegleiter (replacement cover) service.
• Ambulant Betreutes Wohnen (Ambulatory Supported Living) Helps people with disabilities live independently in their own apartments or in shared apartments (WG), including 15 new WG places in Lichtenreuth from 2026.
• Gemeinschaftliches Wohnen (Community Living) Community living options for people with disabilities in barrier-free facilities.
• Verhinderungspflege (Respite Care) Provides temporary care relief for family caregivers of people with disabilities.
• Arbeit und Beschäftigung (Work and Employment / WfbM Workshop) Sheltered workshop (WfbM) and day care facility offering work opportunities for people with disabilities, with on-site physiotherapy, occupational therapy, and a swimming pool (Bewegungsbad).
• FDZ-Fahrdienst (FDZ Transportation Service) Accessible transportation service for people with disabilities across Middle Franconia, with its own in-house vehicle workshop; offers individual trips (Individualfahrten), medical transport (Krankenfahrten), and scheduled routes (Linienfahrten).
• Inklusive Kindertageseinrichtungen (Inclusive Daycare Facilities) Network of inclusive daycare facilities: Integratives Kinderhaus Fuchsbau, Integratives Kinderhaus Komet, Integratives Kinderhaus Schmetterlingsgarten, Integrative Kinderkrippe Goldbachbärchen, Integrativer Kindergarten Goldbachbären, and Integrativer Kindergarten Zabolino.
• Interdisziplinäre Frühförderung (Interdisciplinary Early Intervention) Multidisciplinary early-intervention services for children with developmental delays or disabilities at three sites: Frühförderung Kinderhilfe Erlangen, Frühförderung Kinderhilfe Nürnberg, and Frühförderung Kinderhilfe Treuchtlingen.
• Konduktive Förderung (Conductive Education) Specialized Conductive Education system combining movement, learning, and daily-living skills for children, students, youth, and adults with neurological conditions.
• Therapeutisches Reiten (Therapeutic Horseback Riding) Therapeutic horseback riding services delivered in partnership with external therapists (Eva Leykauf and Luisa Fischer from September 2025).
• Digitale Werkstatt (Digital Workshop / Podcast 'Rollt bei uns!') Inclusive media projects and the podcast "Rollt bei uns!" produced by the Digitale Werkstatt; produces accessibility simulations including 360° videos and accessible-transit maps in cooperation with FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg.
• BoXX-Shop (Online Shop for Workshop Products) Online shop selling handmade products including ceramics from the inclusive pottery studio of the Boxdorfer Werkstatt, plus office supplies.
• BoXX-Club (Inclusive Disco) Inclusive disco program operated at the Boxdorfer Wohnanlage, recognized as an Aktion Mensch coverage winner.
• BZB Behinderten-Zentrum-Boxdorf gemeinnützige GmbH (Workshop Subsidiary) One of three major charitable subsidiaries providing work and employment for people with disabilities; includes workshop, day-care facility, and online retail (BoXX-Shop).
• BBW - Betreuungs-, Beratungs- und Wohnbaugesellschaft gemeinnützige GmbH Wholly-owned charitable subsidiary providing care, consulting, and residential services for people with disabilities, including the Boxdorfer Wohnanlage residential complex.
• FDZ - Fahrdienst für Behinderte gemeinnützige GmbH Wholly-owned charitable subsidiary providing transportation services for people with disabilities, operating the FDZ-Fahrdienst service line and the in-house KFZ vehicle workshop.

Quantifiable outcome

• 8.612 EUR raised in single day at Christkindlesmarkt Sternstunden stand for children in need
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core, moderate and minor.

• Der Paritätische Wohlfahrtsverband BayerncoreOthersUmbrella association membership providing representation, resources, and policy support for social welfare organizations in Bavaria. The Paritätische is one of Germany's largest welfare associations.
• Bundesverband privater Anbieter sozialer Dienste (bpa)coreOthersFederal association representing private providers of social services in Germany. Membership provides advocacy, standards, and professional development.
• Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU)moderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on inclusive media projects. University students work together with people with disabilities to develop accessible media solutions, including 360° videos simulating wheelchair accessibility challenges and interactive maps of accessible public transit.
• Ratisbona Compliance GmbHminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerExternal compliance service provider managing the whistleblowing system (Hinweisgebersystem). Attorneys process incoming reports, assess validity, and coordinate follow-up actions.
• PumaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate partner participating in B2Run company running event with the association's inclusive Run 'n' Roll team.
• NürnbergMesse GroupminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate partner participating in B2Run company running event with the association's inclusive Run 'n' Roll team.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• Stiftung ICP München: Munich-based disability foundation offering a comparable integrated portfolio (school accompaniment, housing, work, therapy, early intervention) under Bavaria's funding regime. Comparable size, scope, and operating model but anchored in a different Bavarian metropolitan catchment.
• Hephata Hessisches Diakoniezentrum: Multi-service Protestant social organization in Hesse providing disability services, housing, education, and therapy. Comparable integrated model and scale (~2,500+ employees), but operates in a different federal state under a separate Land funding regime.
• Brücke Schleswig-Holstein gGmbH: Regional non-profit operating assisted living, workshops, and ambulatory services for people with disabilities in Schleswig-Holstein. Similar full-portfolio model but anchored in northern Germany, making it a structural rather than direct competitor.

Broad incumbents

• Dominikus-Ringeisen-Werk: Large Catholic provider of disability, education, and rehabilitation services across Bavaria and beyond. Operates residential villages, workshops, schools, and early intervention — a directly analogous full-spectrum disability provider at greater scale and geographic reach.
• Bundesvereinigung Lebenshilfe: National umbrella organization of the Lebenshilfe federation, of which Lebenshilfe Bayern is a state chapter. Not a direct service competitor but provides policy advocacy, standards, and federal-level coordination that shape the operating environment for organizations like the subject company.
• Diakonie Bayern: Regional arm of the Protestant Diakonie welfare confederation, providing disability, youth welfare, and care services across Bavaria. Broader than the subject company and denomination-affiliated, but operates highly overlapping service categories and competes for the same government funding streams.
• Malteser Deutschland: Nationwide Catholic aid organization providing social services including disability support, ambulatory care, and transportation/patient mobility services. Comparable scope on the transportation side (FDZ peer) and operates similar funding-dependent service models across Germany.

Direct peers

• AWO Bezirksverband Ober- und Mittelfranken: Workers' welfare association serving Middle and Upper Franconia, including disability services, daycare, residential care, and senior support. Operates in the same regional catchment as the subject and competes directly for Schulbegleiter, housing, and workshop contracts.
• Lebenshilfe Bayern: Bavarian state association of Lebenshilfe, the largest German advocacy and service network for people with intellectual, physical, and mental disabilities. Operates comparable full-lifespan services (housing, workshops, early intervention, family support) across Bavaria, making it the closest functional peer for service portfolio and funding model.
• Caritasverband Nürnberg e.V. Regional Catholic welfare association based in the same Nürnberg metro area delivering disability services, residential care, and social assistance under similar Kostenträger contracts. Direct local competitor for client referrals, state grants, and skilled caregiving staff.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/vereinfuermenschen
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/vfmn

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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