Albert-Schweitzer-Familienwerk

Name

Albert-Schweitzer-Familienwerk

Legal name

Albert-Schweitzer-Familienwerk e.V.

Website

https://familienwerk.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1961

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Albert-Schweitzer-Familienwerk e.V. is a German non-profit association operating 13 social-services facilities across Lower Saxony, delivering youth welfare, elderly care, disability support, child and adolescent psychiatry, and vocational training to roughly 3,400 beneficiaries via around 1,000 staff.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Services and Welfare

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Child and Youth Services (62411), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120), Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Other Residential Care Facilities (62399), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412), Other Individual and Family Services (62419)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050), Services-Home Health Care Services (8082), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Family & Parenting Support Services (BPAGAEAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Disability Services & Independent Living Support (BPAGAEAG), Hospitals, Clinics & Charitable Healthcare Providers (BPAGACAB), Mental Health & Crisis Support Services (BPAGACAD), Mental Health & Crisis Support Services (BPAGAEAH)

Keywords

• Youth welfare services
• Elderly care services
• Disability support services
• Child adolescent psychiatry
• Vocational training care

Headquarters

HQ city

Uslar

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices11 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Social Services Funding: Revenue is primarily generated through government-funded social services, including youth welfare services (SGB VIII), elderly care (SGB XI), disability services (SGB IX/XII), and healthcare (SGB V). Funding comes from youth welfare offices, health insurance companies, social insurance providers, and direct payments from clients. The organization is tax-exempt as a charitable entity.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Albert-Schweitzer-Familienwerk e.V. operates as a charitable social services provider in Lower Saxony, delivering child and youth welfare (children's villages, foster families, residential groups), elderly care (ambulatory, stationary, assisted living), disability services (residential, day care, assisted living), child and adolescent psychiatry, and vocational training for care professions. It serves more than 3,400 people through approximately 13 facilities across 11 communities, funded primarily through German social insurance systems under SGB VIII, IX, XI, and XII.

Product overview

The Albert-Schweitzer-Familienwerk e.V. is a non-profit association operating as a social services provider organized across five divisions: Kinder- und Jugendhilfe (child and youth welfare), Altenhilfe (elderly care), Behindertenhilfe (disability support), Krankenhilfe (healthcare), and Berufliche Bildung (vocational training). The organization manages approximately 13 ambulatory and stationary facilities across 11 cities and communities in Lower Saxony (Uslar, Holzminden, Northeim, Göttingen, Bad Gandersheim, Hannover, Alt Garge, Lüneburg, Celle, Hermannsburg, Bleckede), where roughly 1,000 employees care for more than 3,400 people. The core facilities include Kinderdorf Uslar and Kinderdorf Alt Garge (children's villages), Fachklinik für Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie Holzminden (specialized psychiatric clinic), Beratungsbüro Hannover (consulting office), Jugendprojekte Lüneburg (youth projects), Berufsbildende Schulen Uslar (vocational schools), Behinderten- und Jugendhilfe Hermannsburg (disability and youth welfare), Ambulante Angebote in Celle/Familienentlastender Dienst (family relief service), Die Wegbegleiter (companion services), and Albert-Schweitzer-Seniorenzentrum Uslar (senior center). Sub-products and programs include Kinderdorffamilien, Erziehungsstellen, multiple residential group homes (Wohngruppe An der Ahle, Wohngruppe Teichhof, Wohngruppe im Solling), Berufsförderzentrum/Jugendwerkstatt, Jugendwohnen, Der kleine Kindergarten, Jugendcamp, and Fachberatung Pflegefamilien.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Kinderdorf Uslar (Albert-Schweitzer-Kinderdorf Uslar) A children's village offering tailored help for children and youth, including foster family placements, educational living arrangements, residential groups, youth housing, a kindergarten, youth camp, and vocational training center. Operated by Albert-Schweitzer-Familienwerk for children and youth unable to live with their biological families.
• Kinderdorf Alt Garge A children's village providing creative youth welfare through individualized ambulatory and stationary services, including foster families, youth and family centers, and social pedagogical support for foster care placements in the Lüneburg district.
• Fachklinik für Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie Holzminden (Albert-Schweitzer-Therapeutikum) A specialized clinic for child and adolescent psychiatry and psychotherapy treating children and adolescents up to 18 years of age (and beyond if needed), offering outpatient, day clinic, and inpatient services.
• Beratungsbüro Hannover A consulting office providing support, accompaniment, and care for people with disabilities, securing social participation for families in the Hannover area.
• Jugendprojekte Lüneburg Youth projects in Lüneburg including the Flexxi-Schule, youth housing, ambulatory social pedagogical services for juvenile offenders, a youth group home, a youth house, youth assistance, and project-based support.
• Berufsbildende Schulen Uslar State-recognized replacement schools providing qualified training in elderly care, remedial education care, and nursing assistance, as part of the Albert-Schweitzer-Familienwerk's vocational education offerings.
• Behinderten- und Jugendhilfe Hermannsburg Combined disability and youth welfare services including residential care, day care, living assistance, youth welfare support, JuKoS project, and vocational training (housekeeping, catering, carpentry, landscaping) for people with disabilities.
• Ambulante Angebote in Celle / Familienentlastender Dienst (FED) Family relief services providing part-time care and accompaniment of people with disabilities, dementia, or in need of care, to relieve family caregivers, offered in Celle and Hannover.
• Die Wegbegleiter A network of support services for mentally disabled or psychologically ill people who have lost structure in their daily lives, including assisted living in Bad Gandersheim, ambulatory help, and day facilities (e.g., Tano day care in Northeim).
• Albert-Schweitzer-Seniorenzentrum Uslar A senior center offering ambulatory and stationary care as well as assisted living (betreutes Wohnen) for elderly people.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 50 years of operation with continuously expanding services
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• IPP München (Institut für Praxisforschung und Projektberatung)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 January 2025The organization commissioned IPP München to conduct scientific investigation of historical cases of sexualized, physical, and psychological violence at some of its facilities. This represents a core accountability initiative as part of their commitment to transparency and institutional reform.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Caritas Deutschland: Catholic social services confederation with elderly care, youth welfare, disability, and family-support facilities across Germany. Offers the same multi-divisional, publicly-funded service bundle as the Familienwerk, typically at larger scale per regional chapter.
• AWO (Arbeiterwohlfahrt): Major German social welfare association operating elderly care homes, youth welfare, family services and disability programs under the same SGB funding regimes. Strong overlap in Lower Saxony commissioning markets.
• Diakonie Deutschland: Protestant social welfare umbrella operating hospitals, elderly care, disability services, youth welfare and vocational training nationwide. Overlaps materially with all five divisions of the Familienwerk and competes for the same public contracts.
• Malteser: Catholic relief service operating ambulatory care, residential elderly homes, youth services and social psychiatry. Comparable integrated care-platform model with similar public-payor mix.
• Deutsches Rotes Kreuz: German Red Cross operates residential elderly care, ambulatory services, youth welfare and refugee support. Comparable multi-divisional non-profit model competing for SGB-funded contracts across Lower Saxony.
• Paritätischer Wohlfahrtsverband: Umbrella association of non-confessional, non-profit social service providers in Germany. Many of its member organizations run services directly comparable to the Familienwerk's youth, elderly, disability and family-support offerings.
• Albert-Schweitzer-Verband: Federal umbrella association of Albert Schweitzer children's villages and family organizations. The Familienwerk is affiliated with this body, which coordinates other regional ASF chapters and adjacent providers with the same service mix.
• Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe: Protestant aid organization running elderly care, youth services, ambulatory care and social-psychiatric programs in Germany. Strong overlap in regional contracting for SGB XI-funded services and family relief offerings.

Direct peers

• Lebenshilfe: National federation supporting people with intellectual disabilities through residential homes, workshops, and family services. Directly comparable to the Behinderten- und Jugendhilfe Hermannsburg and Wegbegleiter operations, with overlapping SGB IX/XII funding base.
• SOS Kinderdorf: Operates German children's villages, youth welfare facilities, and foster-care programs. Closest direct competitor to Kinderdorf Uslar and Kinderdorf Alt Garge, delivering the same SGB VIII-funded residential and foster-care services to children and youth.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles17 records

Subsidiaries10 records

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