Gesellschaft für psychosoziale Einrichtungen

What Gesellschaft für psychosoziale Einrichtungen does

Gesellschaft für psychosoziale Einrichtungen gGmbH (gpe) is a Mainz-based, non-profit social services organization founded in 1985 and owned by Stiftung Parität and in.betrieb gGmbH Gesellschaft für Teilhabe und Integration. It provides psychosocial services, vocational rehabilitation, supported employment, community psychiatry, and inclusive housing for people with predominantly mental illnesses and disabilities across Mainz and the Mainz-Bingen district. Its operational backbone is the ServiceCenter, a state-recognized Werkstatt für behinderte Menschen (WfbM) with 12 community-near locations spanning Mainz and Mainz-Bingen, offering vocational qualification and employment in fields including media technology, craftsmanship, gastronomy, and office services. The organization is also a licensed Inklusionsbetrieb, operating commercially viable inclusion businesses — two natürlich organic supermarkets with bistros (Mainz and Ingelheim), Hotel INNdependence, Gast Hof Grün café, and the Soziale Stadtimkerei social urban beekeeping project — alongside production workshops (Wachsmanufaktur, Das Nähwerk, druck + schick's, Textilpflege Ingelheim, Wäscherei Drais, Montage- und Verpackungsservice) and contracted Kita- and Schulverpflegung catering for multiple schools.

The technology stack is modest and centered on digitization of existing workflows rather than AI: gpe operates Online-BBB (BigBlueButton-based e-learning), Online-ATRIUM (tele-access to vocational rehabilitation services), and the campus-gpe.de/Shop e-commerce storefront for workshop-produced goods. Revenue is generated through a hybrid model combining state-funded rehabilitation budgets (SGB IX / SGB V / Eingliederungshilfe), commercial sales of inclusion enterprises, contracted school catering, e-commerce, and project-specific grants from Aktion Mensch, SPARDA Südwest Stiftung, and Stiftung Tausendgut. The customer base spans B2C individuals (people with mental illness and disabilities plus general consumers), B2B enterprises seeking inclusive employment support and CSR partnerships, and institutional payers (schools, municipalities). The current Managing Director is Simone Schickner-Hälbich (effective February 2026), succeeding Jörg Greis; the Supervisory Board is chaired by Michael Hamm.

Go-to-market is community-led: gpe's primary segments — individuals with psychosocial disabilities, regional companies, schools, and the general Mainz/Mainz-Bingen public — are reached via direct service delivery at the 12 Standorte, physical retail storefronts, B2B partnerships (e.g., Mainz 05, Boehringer Ingelheim, SCALTEL AG), and content marketing through the corporate website, Facebook, Instagram, an annual digital journal, and video series. Pricing is largely published for consumer-facing services only (e.g., Gast Hof Grün lunch at €9.50); institutional and rehabilitation pricing is contract-based and not publicly disclosed.

Name

Gesellschaft für psychosoziale Einrichtungen

Legal name

Gesellschaft für psychosoziale Einrichtungen gGmbH

Website

https://gpe-mainz.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

gpe is a Mainz-based non-profit (gGmbH) providing psychosocial services, vocational rehabilitation, supported employment, and community psychiatry for people with mental illnesses and disabilities across 12 locations in Mainz and Mainz-Bingen, alongside commercial inclusion businesses including organic supermarkets, a hotel, and school catering.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Psychosocial Rehabilitation Services

NAICS

Vocational Rehabilitation Services (6243), Individual and Family Services (6241), Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians) (62133)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Employment Agencies (7361), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Employment & Job Readiness Support Services (BPAGAEAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Outpatient Mental Health Clinics & Counseling Centers (HLAFACAA), Specialized Assisted Living for Developmental/Intellectual Disabilities (Adult) (HLADABAJ), Disability & Chronic Condition Care Coordination (EDALAFAI)

Keywords

• Psychosocial rehabilitation services
• Vocational rehabilitation workshop
• Inclusive employment enterprises
• Community psychiatric services
• Sheltered workshop programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Mainz

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Werkstatt für behinderte Menschen (WfbM) — ServiceCenter: The ServiceCenter is a recognized workshop for people with disabilities (WfbM) offering vocational rehabilitation, qualification, and employment across 12 community-near locations in Mainz and Mainz-Bingen. Revenue is generated through state funding for rehabilitation services, wage subsidies, and productive output from workshop operations (textile care, laundry, assembly/packaging, sewing/Nähwerk, printing/druck+schick's, campus services, gastronomy).
2. Inklusionsbetriebe (Inclusion Enterprises): Inclusion enterprises (Inklusionsbetriebe) include Hotel INNdependence, naturally organic supermarkets and bistros, and the Social Urban Beekeeping project. These generate revenue through standard commercial sales of hospitality, retail food, and artisan products, with the social mission of employing people with disabilities.
3. Gastronomy — Gast Hof Grün, Galileo-Kantine, Schulküche: Catering, restaurant, café, and school meal services operate across multiple locations including the Gast Hof Grün café, Galileo-Kantine, and school kitchens serving Gymnasium, IGS, and Förderschulen. Revenue from daily meals, event catering, and school lunch programs.
4. Kita- und Schulverpflegung (Childcare and School Catering): Daily fresh meal production for schoolchildren and teachers at multiple schools in and around Mainz, including Nieder-Olm schools (Gymnasium, IGS, Liesel-Metten-Schule) and IGS Anna Seghers. Operates on a school catering contract model.
5. Berufliche Rehabilitation & Coaching (ATRIUM): Vocational rehabilitation services including Berufliche Integrationsmaßnahme (BIMA), Praxisorientiertes Jobcoaching (ProJob), Unterstützte Beschäftigung (UB), Individuelle Diagnose-, Orientierungs- und Coachingmaßnahme (InDoc), Diagnose der Arbeitsmarktfähigkeit (DIA-AM), and Medizinisch-Berufliche Rehabilitation Phase II. Funded through public rehabilitation programs.
6. Gemeindepsychiatrische Dienste (Community Psychiatry): Community psychiatric services including Beratungscafé unplugged, Mollywood, Wachsmanufaktur (earnings supplement project), and Qualifizierte Assistenz. These are funded through public health and social welfare budgets.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

gpe operates a recognised Werkstatt für behinderte Menschen (WfbM) called ServiceCenter across 12 community-near locations in Mainz and Mainz-Bingen, providing vocational qualification and sheltered employment in media technology, crafts, gastronomy, and office services for people with mental illness and disabilities. It runs the ATRIUM vocational rehabilitation centre offering occupational therapy, job coaching, supported employment, and diagnostic programmes, alongside a network of inclusion businesses including naturally organic supermarkets and bistros, Hotel INNdependence, Gast Hof Grün café, and the Soziale Stadtimkerei urban beekeeping project. Supplementary services include community psychiatric care (Beratungscafé unplugged), school and kindergarten catering, sewing, candle-making, printing, textile care, assembly and packaging services, and an e-commerce shop for workshop products.

Product overview

gpe (Gesellschaft für psychosoziale Einrichtungen) operates as a unified social services organization offering rehabilitation and inclusion services through an integrated portfolio of workshop programs, inclusion businesses, and community-based facilities. The core offerings include the ServiceCenter workshop for disabled people (WfbM) with 12 community-based locations providing employment in crafts, gastronomy, media technology, and office services; the ATRIUM vocational rehabilitation center for occupational integration; and various inclusion businesses including naturally organic grocery stores and bistros, Hotel INNdependence, and Gast Hof Grün café. Supporting services include the Soziale Stadtimkerei urban beekeeping project, Wachsmanufaktur wax manufacture, Kita- and Schulverpflegung school catering, Das Nähwerk sewing workshop, textile care, printing services, and campus inclusive education programs. An online shop provides e-commerce for workshop products, while Online-BBB and Online-ATRIUM offer digital access to learning and rehabilitation services. The organization serves people with mental health conditions and disabilities across Mainz and Mainz-Bingen through a comprehensive ecosystem of 12 workshop locations, multiple inclusion businesses, and community psychiatry services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ServiceCenter: Workshop for disabled people (WfbM) specializing in mental disabilities with 12 community-based locations
• ATRIUM
• natürlich
• Gast Hof Grün
• Hotel INNdependence
• Soziale Stadtimkerei
• Wachsmanufaktur
• Das Nähwerk
• Beratungscafé unplugged
• Kita- und Schulverpflegung
• Campus Weiterbildung
• Mollywood

Products and services

• ServiceCenter (WfbM) Recognised workshop for people with disabilities (WfbM) specialising in mental disabilities, operating 12 community-near locations offering employment and qualification in media technology, crafts, gastronomy, and office services for people with predominantly mental illnesses in Mainz and Mainz-Bingen.
• ATRIUM Vocational Rehabilitation Vocational rehabilitation centre providing occupational therapy, Berufliche Integrationsmaßnahme (BIMA), Praxisorientiertes Jobcoaching (ProJob), Unterstützte Beschäftigung (UB), InDoc, DIA-AM, and Medizinisch-Berufliche Rehabilitation Phase II for people with mental illness and disabilities.
• Hotel INNdependence Inclusive accommodation hotel offering wheelchair-accessible rooms to the general public, including guests with disabilities and refugees, operating as a recognised inclusion enterprise (Inklusionsbetrieb) and member of the Embrace-Hotels Verbund.
• Gast Hof Grün Café and Restaurant Café and restaurant in Mainz Neustadt serving traditional home-style cooking, breakfast, daily lunch menus, and homemade cakes, operating as a recognised workshop for disabled people (WfbM) with daily-changing Mittagstisch from €9.50.
• natürlich Bioläden & Bistros Organic grocery stores and bistros operating as inclusion businesses, offering regional organic products, homemade snacks, and vegan soups. Locations include natürlich Mainz (Josefsstraße) and natürlich Ingelheim (Mainzer Straße).
• Kita- und Schulverpflegung (School and Kindergarten Catering) Daily fresh meal production and catering service for schools and kindergartens in Mainz, Nieder-Olm, and Mainz-Bingen, contracted by Gymnasium Nieder-Olm, IGS Nieder-Olm, Liesel-Metten-Schule, and IGS Anna Seghers.
• Soziale Stadtimkerei (Social Urban Beekeeping) Social urban beekeeping project combining nature conservation, environmental education, and inclusion of people with mental health experience. Produces and sells urban honey, and engages corporate partners such as Boehringer Ingelheim and SCALTEL AG in workshops and CSR activities.
• Wachsmanufaktur (Candle Manufacturing) Candle and wax manufacturing workshop producing the traditional Mainzer Newweling candles and other specialty products as part of the Zuverdienst (earnings supplement) project for people with mental illness.
• Das Nähwerk (Sewing Workshop) Sewing workshop producing textile products and upcycled items, including specialty carnival caps (Narrenkappen) made from discarded work clothing supplied by KAW Mainz und Mainz-Bingen.
• gpe Online-Shop E-commerce online storefront selling artisan products from gpe's workshops including FarbWerk art, Wachsmanufaktur candles, Das Nähwerk textile products, and other handmade goods, supporting the employment of people with mental impairments.
• Textilpflege Ingelheim (Textile Care Services) Commercial textile care and laundry services in Ingelheim, operated as part of the WfbM workshop division's productive work offerings.
• druck + schick's (Printing Services) Commercial printing services operated as part of the WfbM workshop division, providing print products to businesses and the general public.
• Montage- und Verpackungsservice (Assembly and Packaging Services) Commercial assembly and packaging services offered through the ServiceCenter (WfbM) workshop division, available as productive work contracts for business customers.
• Beratungscafé unplugged (Community Psychiatry Contact Café) Community psychiatry contact and advice café providing low-threshold contact, counselling, and support services for people with mental health needs in Mainz.
• Galileo-Kantine (Canteen Services) Canteen services at gpe's Galileo-Galilei-Straße headquarters location, providing daily meals for employees, visitors, and event catering customers.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 1,000 visitors attended the 'SCHWARMZEIT' (Swarm Time) urban beekeeping exhibition over 8 weeks, learning about bees and environmental protection.
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Der Paritätische Rheinland-Pfalz/Saarland (Paritätischer Landesverband)coreOthersDer Paritätische is the state-level umbrella organization for social welfare organizations in Rheinland-Pfalz and Saarland. gpe is a member organization. The Paritätische celebrated its 75th anniversary in 2025. The organization advocates for social justice and supports member organizations including gpe with policy representation, networking, and shared resources.
• Stiftung ParitätcoreOthersStiftung Parität (Parität Foundation) is a shareholder of gpe gGmbH alongside in.betrieb gGmbH. The foundation supports social welfare and inclusion projects and provides institutional backing for gpe's operations.
• in.betrieb gGmbH Gesellschaft für Teilhabe und IntegrationcoreOthersin.betrieb gGmbH is a co-shareholder of gpe gGmbH, focused on participation and integration. Together with Stiftung Parität, they form the ownership structure of gpe.
• Wohnbau MainzminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStadtnahe Wohnungsbaugesellschaft (municipal housing company) that integrated the Gast Hof Grün café into an age-generational housing concept in Mainz Neustadt. Originally planned to be operated by residents but turned to gpe as operator.
• Kommunale Abfallwirtschaft Mainz und Mainz-Bingen (KAW)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerKAW supplies discarded work clothing from its operations to the Nähwerk (sewing workshop) at gpe, which repurposes the materials into specialty carnival caps (Narrenkappen), demonstrating an upcycling circular economy partnership.
• VCD (Ökologischer Verkehrsclub)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerVCD partnered with the natürlich Mainz bioladen to offer free cargo bike (Bakfiets) rental through the lastenrad-mainz.de platform, supporting sustainable mobility in Mainz.
• Geographie für AlleminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership for joint sales events — Geographie für Alle and gpe's Wachsmanufaktur co-organized a Newweling sales event at the Mainzer Hauptfriedhof on November 1, 2025.
• ZSL Mainz (Zentrum für Selbstbestimmtes Leben)minorOthersPartner in the Übergang Schule/Beruf (ÜSB) program helping young people with disabilities transition from school to employment. Also home to the EUTB (Ergänzende Unabhängige Teilhabeberatung) service.
• Embrace-Hotels VerbundminorOthersHotel INNdependence is part of the Embrace-Hotels network, an association of inclusive hotels. gpe's video content references this partnership in a dedicated video explaining the Embrace-Hotels concept.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• St. Mauritius Werkstätten: Catholic WfbM operator in the Rhineland providing vocational rehabilitation, supported employment, and inclusion services for people with intellectual and mental disabilities — directly comparable workshop and rehabilitation offering.
• Dominikus-Ringeisen-Werk (DRW): Catholic non-profit in Bavaria operating WfbM workshops, vocational rehabilitation, housing, and educational services for people with disabilities — directly comparable to gpe's WfbM ServiceCenter and vocational rehabilitation portfolio.
• Stiftung Liebenau: Catholic non-profit foundation operating WfbM workshops, vocational rehabilitation, housing, and care services across Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria — comparable in scope of integrated psychosocial and inclusive employment services.
• Barmherzige Brüder Behindertenhilfe gGmbH: Catholic non-profit providing WfbM workshops, vocational rehabilitation, housing, and inclusion services in Bavaria and NRW — comparable integrated service model for people with mental illness and disabilities.
• Caritas Augsburg Betriebsträger gGmbH (CAB): Caritas-affiliated WfbM operator in Augsburg providing vocational rehabilitation, supported employment, and inclusion enterprises; comparable to gpe's ServiceCenter and inclusion-business structure.
• Hephata gGmbH: Large regional non-profit social services provider in Hessen operating WfbM workshops, vocational rehabilitation, assisted living, and an inclusion hotel (Hotel Rodenberg) — directly comparable to gpe's integrated workshop + inclusion-enterprise + community services model.

Regional players

• Caritasverband für die Diözese Mainz e.V. Regional Caritas association covering the same Mainz/Rhineland-Palatinate geography as gpe, operating parallel social services including schizophrenia, housing, and counseling support — comparable in target population and territory but with broader non-disability-specialized services.

Broad incumbents

• Diakonie Deutschland: National welfare federation of Protestant social services providers operating WfbM, vocational rehabilitation, and community psychiatric services across Germany — comparable in service offering and target population, with far broader geographic reach.
• Lebenshilfe: Germany's largest national federation of disability services, providing WfbM workshops, vocational rehabilitation, housing, and inclusion services through hundreds of local member organizations — directly comparable mission and service mix, though with national scale.
• AWO Bundesverband e.V. National welfare organization providing psychosocial services, vocational rehabilitation, housing support, and community psychiatric services across Germany — comparable to gpe's community psychiatric and vocational rehabilitation portfolio at a national scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/gpemainz
• Instagraminstagram.com/gpe_mainz
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gpe-mainz-ggmbh

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries18 records

Funding overview

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