XENION

What XENION does

XENION Psychosoziale Hilfen für politisch Verfolgte e.V. is a registered non-profit charitable association founded in 1986 and headquartered in Berlin, with 41 employees operating across three locations: Berlin-Steglitz (Paulsenstr. 55-56), Berlin-Kreuzberg (Dudenstraße 78), and a satellite outreach office in Fürstenwalde/Spree (Brandenburg). The organization delivers free psychosocial care for politically persecuted refugees in Germany, including torture survivors and victims of violence, trafficking, and gender-based persecution. Core services comprise psychotherapeutic treatment for adults, families, children, and adolescents; psychosocial counseling; social advice on residence rights and asylum procedures; and qualified language mediation in over 40 languages performed by human interpreters with psychosocial specialization.

The service portfolio extends beyond clinical care into adjacent social functions: the Wohnraum für Geflüchtete project places refugees into cooperative housing through partnerships with Stiftung trias, GSP eG, BeGeno16, and the Mietshäuser Syndikat network (14 apartments realized to date); the akinda program recruits and trains volunteer guardians (Einzelvormundschaften) for unaccompanied minor refugees; the Mentor:innenprogramm and YOUnite projects connect refugees with volunteer mentors for education, training, and employment integration, having engaged 1,000+ volunteers over more than 20 years. A training center offers continuing education curricula on trauma treatment and refugee psychosocial work to professionals and volunteers, in cooperation with the Berlin Chamber of Psychologists and BAfF Akademie.

XENION generates no commercial revenue from clients; all services are free to beneficiaries. Operating funding is assembled from a diversified grant mix: EU AMIF (Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund) projects, German federal and state government subsidies (Berlin districts, Brandenburg MSGIV), foundation grants (Aktion Mensch, Software AG Stiftung, Open Society Foundation), individual donations processed via Betterplace.org and FundraisingBox, and membership fees routed through the supporting association Exil Berlin e.V. No specific revenue or budget figure is publicly disclosed.

Name

XENION

Legal name

XENION Psychosoziale Hilfen für politisch Verfolgte e.V.

Website

https://xenion.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Refugee psychosocial support services

NAICS

Social Assistance (624), Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (621420)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGAEAI

Refugee & Immigrant Support Services

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

SECONDARYBPADAHAI

Integration & Inclusion Services (Housing, Education, Employment)

Business & Public Services/International Organizations & Development/Refugee, Migration & Displacement Services

Keywords

• Psychosocial support services
• Refugee mental health
• Political asylum counseling
• Trauma psychotherapy
• Social welfare services

Headquarters

HQ city

Fürstenwalde/Spree

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Funding (AMIF): EU-funded projects such as AMIF (Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund) for psychosocial care of refugees in Berlin. Additional funding from the Ministry for Social Affairs of Brandenburg (MSGIV) and district funding.
2. Foundation Grants: Project funding from foundations including Aktion Mensch, Software AG Stiftung, and Open Society Foundation for specific programs like the YOUnite mentoring project.
3. Donations and Sponsorships: Individual donations, membership fees from Exil Berlin e.V. (supporting association), and crowdfunding/sponsorship for housing projects. Regular giving programs and one-time donations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

XENION is a non-profit association (eingetragener Verein, e.V.) founded in 1986 in Berlin that delivers psychosocial support services to politically persecuted refugees. The organization offers psychotherapy, psychosocial counseling, social counseling, language mediation in over 40 languages, mentorship programs, and housing-related assistance. All services are provided free of charge to refugees, with operations sustained through public grants and foundation funding.

Product overview

XENION is a non-profit psychosocial support organization for politically persecuted refugees (Psychosoziale Hilfen für politisch Verfolgte e.V.) based in Berlin with an additional location in Fürstenwalde. The organization operates as a unified service platform offering interconnected therapeutic, counseling, and support services. Core offerings include psychotherapeutic treatment (individual therapy for adults, children, and youth), psychosocial care with social counseling and group programs, and volunteer programs (mentor program, guardianship services through akinda). The portfolio extends to specialized services including language mediation in 40+ languages, a housing project for refugees, and a training center providing continuing education for professionals and volunteers. The organization also conducts advocacy work and publishes research on refugee protection issues. Services are provided in German with interpretation support available.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Wohnraum für Geflüchtete: A project that helps refugees find housing through cooperation with housing cooperatives and projects, providing support for integration into community living.
• akinda – Berliner Netzwerk Einzelvormundschaften
• Mentor:innenprogramm
• YOUnite

Products and services

• Psychotherapy for politically persecuted refugees
• Psychosocial counseling
• Social counseling
• Language mediation services

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 2,300 refugees served annually with psychosocial care
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

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No

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Integration3 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Stiftung triascoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Stiftung trias to create the 'ANKOMMEN UND BLEIBEN' special fund for housing refugees in cooperative housing projects. XENION acquires cooperative shares while Stiftung trias manages and invests the fund.
• GSP eG (Genossenschaft selbstverwalteter Projekte)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for multiple housing projects including Werlseestraße (3 apartments) and Wallensteinstraße (4 apartments) in Berlin. XENION acquires cooperative shares to enable refugee housing in these community housing projects.
• Wohnkunst in Biesenthal eG (Wokubi)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperative housing project in Biesenthal, Brandenburg. Family from Eritrea with four children moved in April 2024. Genossenschaftseinlage of 72,000 euros financed through Stiftung trias special fund.
• Baugenossenschaft BeGeno16 eGcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership since 2018 for 'Quartier Wir' in Weißensee. Six apartments and one cluster apartment occupied by XENION clients including four families with 17 children, young men in student/apprentice cluster, and young women in individual apartments.
• Wohnungsbaugenossenschaft Am Ostseeplatz eGcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner'Gemeinschaftswohnen im Wedding' project. About 10% of housing allocated to refugees. Three families with 12 children and four individuals moved in December 2018 through participatory planning process.
• Selbstbaugenossenschaft Berlin eGminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTwo apartments reserved for refugees in Brehmestraße, Berlin-Pankow. XENION acquiring 30,000 euros in cooperative shares for refugee housing.
• Eins von Vielen e.V.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity housing project in Brückenstraße 20, Berlin-Schöneweide. XENION acquiring 104,000 euros in direct loans for two apartments for refugees.
• Kumi*13 e.V.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHouse project of Mietshäuser Syndikat in Kurmärkische Straße 13, Berlin-Schöneberg. Two refugee families moved in 2023. Additional apartment reserved, acquiring 24,000 euros through direct loans.
• Mietshäuser SyndikatminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership through house projects like Kumi*13 and Eins von Vielen for alternative, self-managed housing models for refugees.
• Schwulenberatung BerlincoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAMIF project partner in the 'Komplexe Psychosoziale Versorgung Geflüchteter in Berlin' (Complex Psychosocial Care for Refugees in Berlin) EU-funded project.
• Zentrum ÜBERLEBENcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAMIF project partner in the EU-funded project to strengthen early identification of particularly vulnerable refugees and develop psychosocial care services.
• Zapf ImmobilienbetreuungminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to connect refugee apprentices with landlords for housing, supporting the transition from youth housing projects to independent living.
• Berlin Network for Vulnerability (BNS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerXENION is a member of BNS, the Berlin Network for the Identification of Vulnerability, providing lists of organizations specialized in counseling and treatment for vulnerable refugees and migrants.
• akinda – Berliner Netzwerk EinzelvormundschaftencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerXENION program that recruits, trains, and supports volunteer guardians (Vormünder) for unaccompanied minor refugees in Berlin.
• Kammer für Psychologische Psychotherapeuten und Kinder- und Jugendlichenpsychotherapeuten im Land BerlinminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation partner for annual training curriculum on treatment of psychoreactive trauma in traumatized refugees and torture victims.
• BAfF Akademie – Flucht und psychosoziale GesundheitminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademy partner for trauma treatment training for psychologists, psychotherapists, and psychiatrists working with refugees.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Caritas Deutschland: Large national welfare organization operating refugee counseling, housing, and integration programs across Germany. Comparable service overlap in social counseling and refugee integration, though at much larger scale and broader scope.
• Arbeiterwohlfahrt (AWO): Major German welfare association providing migration counseling, housing support, and integration programs nationwide. Comparable in refugee social-services portfolio, though operating at much larger scale and broader mission.
• Diakonie Deutschland: National Protestant welfare association providing refugee and migration services (counseling, housing, integration) at scale. Comparable in social-services delivery to refugees, with a broader federated footprint than XENION.
• Deutsches Rotes Kreuz (DRK): German Red Cross delivers refugee psychosocial support, shelter, and integration services. Comparable in refugee-services offering; significantly broader humanitarian mandate and national infrastructure.
• BAfF (Bundesweite Arbeitsgemeinschaft der psychosozialen Zentren für Flüchtlinge): National umbrella of psychosocial centers for refugees across Germany. Comparable as the higher-order coordination body whose members (including XENION) deliver nearly identical services; broader geographic remit and advocacy role.

Direct peers

• Deutscher Caritasverband / Refugio München: Psychosocial treatment center for traumatized refugees in Munich; one of the founding BAfF centers. Direct operational peer in trauma therapy and psychosocial care for refugees, serving a comparable function in a different German region.
• Zentrum ÜBERLEBEN: Berlin-based psychosocial center providing trauma therapy and psychosocial care for refugees and torture survivors. Direct AMIF co-project partner with XENION; directly comparable in mission, target population, and therapeutic model.
• Schwulenberatung Berlin: Berlin NGO offering psychosocial and migration-related support, including for LGBTQ+ refugees. XENION's AMIF consortium partner on complex psychosocial care for refugees; comparable in psychosocial service delivery and grant-funded model.
• PSZ (Psychosoziales Zentrum) für Flüchtlinge Köln: Cologne psychosocial center offering trauma therapy and psychosocial support for refugees; another founding member of BAfF. Closely comparable to XENION in service model and target population within a different German city.

Others

• Stiftung trias: Foundation that co-finances the 'ANKOMMEN UND BLEIBEN' housing fund with XENION. Not a service peer but a direct strategic partner enabling XENION's cooperative-housing model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCmZl6toK96F3QBFnUax9KuQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/xenionpsychosozialehilfenev
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/xenion86
• Instagraminstagram.com/xenion_ev

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