What Verbund sozialtherapeutischer Einrichtungen e.V. does

VSE NRW e.V. (Verbund sozialtherapeutischer Einrichtungen NRW e.V.) is a registered nonprofit association (eingetragener Verein, Amtsgericht Münster, Nr. 4869) delivering statutory child and youth welfare services under Germany's SGB VIII, social assistance under SGB XII, and integration assistance under SGB IX/XII across North Rhine-Westphalia. The organization is structured into three regional divisions — VSE Münster/Münsterland, VSE Ruhr/Niederrhein, and the Netzwerk Pflegefamilien (operating since 1993 with seven offices: Münster, Bielefeld, Recklinghausen, Osnabrück, Warburg, Leverkusen, Lingen) — and runs more than 40 facilities covering ambulatory and residential youth welfare (Wohngruppen, Jugendwohnhaus, SPLG, Sozialpädagogische Familienhilfe, Erziehungsbeistandschaft, Intensive sozialpädagogische Einzelbetreuung, Perspektivklärung), emergency/crisis services (Sleep In, Backyard, Juschu Stellwerk), ambulatory supported living (§§67 ff SGB XII), and specialized programs including mobim (Mobile Beratung gegen Rechtsextremismus), Track (LSBTI* youth center), KOSYDO (systems-challenger coordination), Team Parkour, and Proberaum.

Its commercial model is commissioned service delivery: per-case contracts negotiated with municipal Jugendämter and Sozialämter via formal Hilfeplanung processes, supplemented by donations from charitable sources (BVB fan communities, Soroptimist International, DSW21 dortMUT competition) that flow to specific facilities such as Sleep In. The go-to-market is sales-led and relationship-driven rather than demand-generation — a four-member executive board (Jutta Beetz, Steve Berger, Nicole Marczinzik, Martin Richter) oversees a basisdemokratische governance structure, with delivery organized across regional facilities each running its own operational leadership and contact infrastructure. There is no proprietary software platform; the technology footprint consists of a public website (vse-nrw.de), service-specific Instagram accounts, a closed Discord server for Track, and a job portal — technology is essentially a communications and recruitment layer over a manual, human-delivered welfare operation.

VSE NRW e.V. holds no patents, runs no AI or data products, and operates entirely inside the German publicly commissioned welfare economy. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; rates are negotiated per case in Hilfeplanung processes with Jugendämter and are not subject to public listing. Competitive differentiation is driven by regulatory recognition as a freier Träger under SGB VIII's Subsidiaritätsprinzip, the Springer*innen-Pool (a flexible qualified-staffing resource addressing 24/7 residential coverage), published methodological work in the Perspektivklärung / systems-challenger space, and dense regional embedding via partnerships with BVB fan communities, FH Dortmund, IGfH, Bundesverband Mobile Beratung e.V., and other free welfare carriers.

Name

Verbund sozialtherapeutischer Einrichtungen e.V.

Legal name

Verbund Sozialtherapeutischer Einrichtungen NRW e.V.

Website

https://vse-nrw.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

VSE NRW e.V. is a German nonprofit association delivering statutory child and youth welfare, social assistance, and integration-assistance services under SGB VIII and SGB XII across 40+ facilities in North Rhine-Westphalia, funded primarily through per-case contracts with municipal Jugendämter.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth and Social Welfare Services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Child and Youth Services (62411), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Housing Assistance & Homeless Services (BPAGAEAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Student Support Hotlines & Digital Wellbeing Tools (EDAJAIAL), Protection Services (GBV, Child Protection, Safeguarding) (BPADAHAF), Benefits Counseling & Financial Literacy for Transition-Age Youth (EDAKANAJ)

Keywords

• Youth welfare services
• Social assistance programs
• Foster family support
• Integration assistance
• Emergency youth shelter

Headquarters

HQ city

Oelde, Oelde

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices17 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Statutory Youth Welfare Services (SGB VIII): The majority of revenue is derived from commissioned services under Germany's Eighth Book of the Social Code (SGB VIII), covering all child and youth welfare services including ambulatory youth welfare (Erziehungsbeistandschaft, Sozialpädagogische Familienhilfe), residential/stationary youth welfare (Wohngruppen, Jugendwohnhaus), crisis intervention (Hilfe für junge Menschen in Notlagen), and foster family support. Contracts are negotiated with municipal youth welfare offices (Jugendämter) on a per-case basis through formal help plans.
2. Social Assistance Services (SGB XII): Revenue from stationary and ambulatory social assistance under SGB XII, covering supported living arrangements (Ambulant Betreutes Wohnen, §§67 ff SGB XII), decentralized and centralized stationary social assistance, and integration assistance (Eingliederungshilfe). Clients are referred through social welfare offices and funding is per-case based.
3. Donations and Charitable Support: Supplementary revenue from charitable donations, corporate sponsorships, and fundraising activities. Examples include donations from BVB-Frauen (€1,000), Freischwimmer Dortmund fanclub (€537–€1,000), Soroptimist International (€2,500), and Bündnis Südtribüne (€11,194.06). These funds support specific facilities such as the Sleep In emergency shelter and Backyard outreach center.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

VSE NRW e.V. provides commissioned youth welfare (SGB VIII) and social welfare (SGB XII) services through 40+ facilities across North Rhine-Westphalia, including ambulatory and residential youth welfare, crisis intervention, social assistance, integration assistance for people with disabilities, foster family support (Netzwerk Pflegefamilien), and specialized programs (LSBTI* youth center Track, mobile counseling against right-wing extremism mobim, emergency shelter Sleep In, perspective clarification Team Parkour).

Product overview

VSE NRW e.V. is a non-profit association providing comprehensive social services across North Rhine-Westphalia, organized into three regional divisions (Münster/Münsterland, Ruhr/Niederrhein, and the Foster Family Network). The organization operates as a unified social services provider offering outpatient and residential youth welfare services (Ambulante and Stationäre Jugendhilfe), social assistance (Sozialhilfe), integration assistance (Eingliederungshilfe), and specialized programs including the Foster Family Network (Netzwerk Pflegefamilien), LSBTI* youth services (Track), mobile counseling against right-wing extremism (mobim), emergency shelter services (Sleep In), and perspective clarification programs. The portfolio is structured by regional facilities rather than a modular software platform architecture.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Netzwerk Pflegefamilien: Foster family network providing professional advice and support to foster families across NRW and adjacent federal states since 1993.
• mobim
• Track
• Sleep In / Stellwerk
• BACKYARD
• Team Parkour
• Proberaum
• KOSYDO

Products and services

• Ambulante Jugendhilfe (Outpatient Youth Welfare Services) Outpatient support services including educational assistance (Erziehungsbeistandschaft), social-pedagogical family help (SPFH), family therapy (Aufsuchende Familientherapie), perspective clarification (Perspektivklärung), intensive social-pedagogical individual support, integration assistance for children and adolescents, social group work, school social work, and counseling in elementary schools (Beratung in Grundschulen BiG).
• Stationäre Jugendhilfe (Residential Youth Welfare) Residential care services including decentralized living arrangements with mobile support (MOB), mother/child and father/child accommodation, youth housing (Jugendwohnhaus), residential groups (Wohngruppe), and social-pedagogical living communities (SPLG).
• Hilfe für junge Menschen in Notlagen (Emergency Assistance for Youth) Crisis intervention and emergency support for young people in acute need situations, including the Sleep In emergency shelter and Backyard outreach center for homeless youth.
• Ambulante Sozialhilfe (Outpatient Social Assistance) Outpatient supported living arrangements (Ambulant Betreutes Wohnen, §§67 ff SGB XII) and flexible outpatient housing assistance for adults in social need.
• Stationäre Sozialhilfe (Residential Social Assistance) Residential social assistance including decentralized and centralized housing facilities for adults requiring social support, including Hermann 78 and other residential units in Dortmund and Bochum.
• Eingliederungshilfe (Integration Assistance) Services supporting integration and participation for people with disabilities, including outpatient integration assistance (BEWO / Ambulant Betreutes Wohnen for disabled clients) and inclusive youth welfare.
• Netzwerk Pflegefamilien (Foster Family Network) Comprehensive support network for foster families operating since 1993, including consultation, preparation, qualification (Werden Pflegefamilie/WPF), emergency foster care (Bereitschaftspflege), social-pedagogical living communities, network and kinship care, support for unaccompanied minor refugees, and care for foster children with disabilities. Operates across seven NRW locations (Münster, Bielefeld, Recklinghausen, Osnabrück, Warburg, Leverkusen, Lingen).
• Track - LSBTI* Jugendzentrum und Beratungsstelle LSBTI* youth center and counseling service for young people up to 27 years old, with locations in Münster, Emsdetten, Greven, and Lengerich. Offers youth meetings, counseling, workshops, parent consultations, and an online Discord community.
• mobim - Mobile Beratung gegen Rechtsextremismus Mobile counseling against right-wing extremism in the Regierungsbezirk Münster (Münster, Warendorf, Coesfeld, Borken, Steinfurt, Recklinghausen, Gelsenkirchen, Bottrop); one of five Mobile Counseling teams in NRW. Offers analysis, consultation, qualification, and accompaniment for civil society actors facing right-wing extremist threats.
• Team Parkour - Ambulante Perspektivklärung Outpatient perspective clarification service (§27.2 SGB VIII) for youth (system challengers / Systemsprenger), aiming to increase success rates of agreed interventions and prevent further help terminations. Operates in Dortmund and Bochum.

Quantifiable outcome

• The Sleep In emergency shelter has operated for over 25 years, serving homeless youth in Dortmund.
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Mobile Beratung NRW (Landesweites Netzwerk)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVSE NRW operates mobim as one of five Mobile Counseling teams against right-wing extremism in NRW, distributed across the five government districts (Regierungsbezirke) of Arnsberg, Detmold, Düsseldorf, Cologne, and Münster. The teams are anchored to different local providers and coordinate under the Mobile Beratung NRW umbrella for regional coverage.
• Bundesverband Mobile Beratung e.V.coreStrategic or Co-development Partnermobim operates under joint professional standards (fachliche Standards) set by the Bundesverband Mobile Beratung e.V., which provides national coordination, continuing education, policy advocacy, and visibility for all mobile counseling teams across Germany.
• Back up (Opferberatung) — IDA-NRW DortmundcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBack up, based in Dortmund, provides professional counseling and support for victims of right-wing, racist, homophobic, and politically motivated violence in the Westphalia-Lippe region (government districts Arnsberg, Detmold, and Münster). mobim collaborates with Back up as part of the comprehensive victim support ecosystem in NRW.
• Opferberatung Rheinland (OBR)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocated at IDA-NRW in Düsseldorf, OBR provides victim counseling for the Düsseldorf and Cologne government districts. Together with Back up, OBR completes the statewide victim support network with which mobim coordinates.
• NinA NRW (Aussteiger- und Distanzierungsberatung)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNinA NRW accompanies people leaving the right-wing scene with individualized, anonymous, and multi-faceted ambulatory counseling. mobim refers clients to NinA NRW when counseling reveals a need for disengagement from extremist environments.
• Luke's Media CornerminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLuke's Media Corner collaborated with Track (VSE NRW's LSBTI* youth center) to produce a promotional film showcasing Track and the people who create its community, providing multimedia visibility for the service.
• Perspektive gGmbHminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPerspektive gGmbH co-produced an explanatory video with Team Parkour Dortmund (VSE NRW) that clearly illustrates the ambulatory perspective clarification service (Perspektivklärung) for youth welfare offices and other commissioning bodies.
• Freie Wohlfahrtspflege NRW (Paritätischer NRW)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVSE NRW participates in the 'Woche der Erziehungshilfen' (Week of Educational Assistance), initiated by the Freie Wohlfahrtspflege NRW (Paritätischer NRW), and co-signed the policy statement demanding more political support and investment in child and youth welfare in NRW.
• Freie Träger in Dortmund (Free Welfare Providers in Dortmund)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVSE NRW co-authored a joint position paper with other free welfare providers in Dortmund titled 'Erziehungshilfen am Limit – Zeit für Veränderung!' presented during the Week of Educational Assistance, addressing systemic challenges in youth welfare.
• Freie Träger der Wohnungslosenhilfe Dortmund (Free Homelessness Service Providers in Dortmund)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVSE NRW co-authored a position paper with other non-profit homelessness providers in Dortmund for presentation to the municipal Ausschuss für Arbeit, Soziales und Gesundheit (ASAG), proposing three key measures to end homelessness in Dortmund by 2030: strengthen prevention, create a central coordination office, and expand target-group-specific services.
• Bündnis Südtribüne DortmundminorGTM or Marketing PartnerBündnis Südtribüne is a collective of BVB Dortmund fans that organized a stadium fundraiser at a home match, collecting €11,194.06 for charitable causes including the Sleep In emergency shelter operated by VSE NRW.
• Soroptimist International Deutschland (Multiple Clubs)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerThree Soroptimist International Germany clubs organized a charity theater event ('Vodkagespräche' featuring TV actresses Karoline Eichhorn and Catrin Striebeck) that raised €2,500 for the Sleep In emergency shelter's facility expansion.
• Bündnis für ein Zeugnisverweigerungsrecht in der Sozialen ArbeitcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVSE NRW joined the coalition advocating for a legal right to refuse testimony (§53 StPO) for social workers, alongside SOZPÄDAL and LAG mobile Jugendarbeit/Streetwork BW. The coalition campaigns for reform to protect professional relationships in social work.
• FH Dortmund (Dortmund University of Applied Sciences)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVSE NRW staff (Jana Lopatenko from KOSYDO) co-delivered a guest lecture with Martin Caspary (Jugendamt Dortmund) on the 'Dortmunder Weg' project at the International Fall School 2025. Prof. Dr. Jochem Kotthaus provides academic evaluation of the coordination office's work.
• IGfH — Internationale Gesellschaft für Heimerziehung (International Society for Residential Care)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVSE NRW supports and signed the 'Zwischenruf der Fachverbände für Erzieherische Hilfen' (Interim Statement of Professional Associations for Educational Assistance) organized by IGfH, responding to the 'Kahlschlagpapier' (austerity proposals) in child welfare and integration assistance.
• Coerdinale (Kulturfest Münster-Coerde)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerVSE NRW co-organized and participated in the fourth Coerdinale neighborhood cultural festival in Münster-Coerde, marking its long-standing presence in the district as a youth and social welfare provider.
• Overdyck Kinder- und JugendhilfeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVSE NRW co-hosted a workshop on 'Participation in residential settings / Independence under §34' with Overdyck Kinder- und Jugendhilfe at the Fachtag Inklusion in Bochum, attended by ~140 youth welfare professionals.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Caritas Deutschland: The federal association of Catholic welfare organizations in Germany, providing residential and ambulatory youth welfare, foster family services, supported housing, and integration assistance under SGB VIII/XII through regional Caritasverbände. Directly comparable in scale, service mix, and freier Träger status.
• SOS-Kinderdorf e.V. National provider of residential youth welfare (SGB VIII), foster family services, and family support with comparable offerings to VSE NRW's Wohngruppen, Jugendwohnhaus, and Netzwerk Pflegefamilien. Direct peer in foster-family and residential child welfare.
• Internationaler Bund (IB): Major national freier Träger operating youth welfare, migration services, and integration assistance across Germany, including NRW. Comparable in service breadth, statutory commissioning, and regional structure.
• AWO Bundesverband: Workers' Welfare Association, one of Germany's six Spitzenverbände der freien Wohlfahrtspflege, operating youth welfare, social assistance, and integration services nationally. Comparable in freier Träger positioning and Subsidiaritätsprinzip commissioning.
• Diakonie Deutschland: The federal umbrella organization of Protestant social welfare providers in Germany, operating diocesan-level freie Träger that deliver child and youth welfare (SGB VIII), social assistance (SGB XII), and integration assistance across all federal states. Highly comparable in service portfolio and commissioning model to VSE NRW.
• Stiftung Bethel: Major Protestant social welfare provider operating residential and ambulatory youth welfare, integration assistance for persons with disabilities, and supported-living services across multiple German states. Comparable in freier Träger status, service mix, and Subsidiaritätsprinzip commissioning.

Broad incumbents

• Der Paritätische NRW: The NRW state association of the Paritätischer Wohlfahrtsverband, the umbrella organization under which VSE NRW is a member. Provides shared advocacy, policy voice, and collective bargaining — relevant as both peer and ecosystem participant.

Regional players

• Evangelische Stiftung Hephata: Diaconal social welfare foundation operating in NRW (Mönchengladbach region) with comparable residential and ambulatory youth welfare, Eingliederungshilfe, and supported-living portfolios. Directly comparable regional freier Träger in NRW.
• Diakonie Dortmund: The Dortmund branch of the Diakonie, providing homelessness services (referenced as supporting 2,500+ people), social counseling, and integration assistance in the same city as VSE NRW's Ruhr/Niederrhein operations. Directly comparable regional peer with overlapping homelessness and integration portfolios.

Others

• Bundesarbeitsgemeinschaft Kinder- und Jugendhilfe (BAG KJHG): The national umbrella association for child and youth welfare in Germany, where VSE NRW participates through affiliated coalitions. Represents the industry ecosystem rather than direct service delivery but is highly relevant for policy positioning.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/vse_nrw
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Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries5 records

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