Stichting Cardea Jeugdzorg

What Stichting Cardea Jeugdzorg does

Stichting Cardea Jeugdzorg is a Dutch nonprofit foundation (stichting) headquartered in Leiderdorp, Netherlands, that delivers specialist youth care services to children, adolescents, and families facing complex developmental, behavioral, and parenting challenges. Founded around 2000 and operating under ANBI status (RSIN 808345850), the organization employs more than 400 qualified staff and runs a portfolio of over 25 service modules organized into five categories: home-based and location-based family treatment (including systemic youth care, parent-child treatment, and specialized coaching), day treatment across age bands (early intervention 2-4, combined education-care 3-6 and 6-12, learning-work trajectories 13+), residential care (foster care, family homes, small-scale living in Lisse, Cardea Community), school-based support (MBO school social work, Start Werkt college), and crisis intervention (Ambulante spoedhulp, Families First, crisis accommodation for 12+). The organization also serves 18+ clients via Wmo-funded transition and independent-living programs.

Cardea's business model is sales-led and referral-driven: clients cannot self-refer and must be routed through municipal youth teams, social neighborhood teams, doctors, or certified institutions such as Jeugdbescherming West, Leger des Heils, and William Schrikkergroep. Revenue is generated almost entirely through publicly funded specialist youth care contracts under the Dutch Jeugdwet (for under-18s) and Wmo (for 18+), with municipal authorizations governing access and modest personal contributions via CAK for some adult Wmo cases. The organization is contracted across four regional clusters — Holland Rijnland, Alphen aan den Rijn, Midden-Holland, and Haaglanden — and holds ISO 9001:2015 certification covering service delivery processes. Public annual reports are available from 2020 onward, and the organization maintains a donor program under its ANBI-registered status.

Name

Stichting Cardea Jeugdzorg

Legal name

Stichting Cardea Jeugdzorg

Website

https://cardea.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Stichting Cardea Jeugdzorg is a Dutch nonprofit foundation delivering specialist youth care — including family treatment, day programs, residential care, and crisis intervention — to children, adolescents, and families across the Holland Rijnland, Alphen aan den Rijn, Midden-Holland, and Haaglanden regions, funded via Jeugdwet and Wmo municipal contracts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialist Youth Care Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Home Visiting & Parent Coaching Programs (EDACALAC)

Keywords

• Specialist youth care
• Family treatment services
• Foster care placement
• Day treatment programs
• Crisis intervention youth

Headquarters

HQ city

Leiden

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Government-funded youth care services: Services are funded via the Jeugdwet (Youth Act) for clients under 18 years and via Wmo (Social Support Act) for clients 18+. Clients require referral from youth/welfare teams, doctors, or certified institutions. Wmo clients may have personal contributions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Cardea delivers specialist youth care services for children, young people, and families with complex developmental, behavioral, and parenting challenges. Services span home-based and location-based assistance (family treatment, day treatment, youth support, basic mental health care), support during complex separations, residential care (foster care, family homes, small-scale living, community-based care, independent living support), school-based assistance, and crisis intervention. Care is delivered at home, at school, or at Cardea's own locations, primarily under Dutch public funding via the Jeugdwet and Wmo.

Product overview

Cardea offers a comprehensive portfolio of specialized youth care services organized into five main categories: home-based and location-based assistance (including family treatment, day treatment, youth support, and basic mental health care), assistance with complex separations (parental mediation and contact supervision), residential care (foster care, family homes, small-scale living, community-based care, and independent living support), school-based assistance, and crisis intervention services. The organization primarily serves the Holland Rijnland, Alphen aan den Rijn, Midden-Holland, and Haaglanden regions in the Netherlands. Services are delivered at home, at school, or at Cardea's various locations.

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Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Family support and treatment programs (Hulp in het gezin) Family-based treatment and support programs including Gezin in Beeld (family assessment), Ouderprogramma Verbindend gezag en geweldloos verzet (parent program), Ouder-kindbehandeling (parent-child treatment), Samen na Uithuisplaatsing (support after out-of-home placement), Specialistische gezinsbehandeling (specialized family treatment), and Systemische jeugdhulp (systemic youth care). For children, youth and families with complex developmental, behavioral, or parenting challenges.
• Day treatment programs (Dagbehandeling) Day treatment programs across age groups: Dagbehandeling 2-4, Dagbehandeling & onderwijs 3-6, Vroegbehandeling 2-4, Onderwijs Zorg 6-12, Dagbehandeling gericht op terugkeren naar onderwijs (6-12), Terugwerken naar onderwijs 12+, Observatie Diagnostiek 2-7, Diagnostiek voor jonge kinderen (Alphen aan den Rijn), and Dagbehandeling & leerwerktrajecten 13+. Combined education and care for children and youth with developmental or behavioral challenges.
• Youth support programs (Hulp voor jongeren) Programs for adolescents and young adults: Jongerenteam (JOT) intensive support for adolescents, Next Chapter (transition to independent living), Participeren kun je leren (participation and social integration), and Specialistische coaching 18+ (specialized coaching for 18+).
• GGZ Basiszorg (basic mental health care) Basic mental health care services integrated with youth care, supporting children and youth with mild-to-moderate mental health needs alongside their youth care treatment.
• Complex separation support (Hulp bij complexe scheiding) Services for families dealing with complex separations, including Ouderschapsbemiddeling (parental mediation) and Omgangsbegeleiding (contact supervision to help children maintain relationships with both parents after separation).
• Residential care (Hulp met verblijf) Residential and supported-living services including Pleegzorg (foster care matching children with foster families), Gezinshuis (family home care with 24-hour support in a family-like setting), Kleinschalige woonvoorziening Lisse (small-scale residential facility in Lisse), Cardea Community (community-based residential support), Trainingshuis (training house for independent living preparation), and Naast Wonend Mentor (live-in mentor with round-the-clock guidance).
• School-based support (Hulp op school) Support delivered in educational settings: Hulp op peuterspeelzaal en opvang, Coaching en training op school 12+, Start Werkt college 16+, Schoolmaatschappelijk werk op het MBO, and Terug naar school of werk 15+. Supports attendance, behavior, and return to education or work.
• Crisis intervention (Hulp bij crisis) Crisis services including Ambulante spoedhulp (emergency ambulatory assistance), Families First (intensive family support to prevent out-of-home placement during crises), Crisisopvang 12+ (crisis accommodation for youth aged 12+), and Gezinshuis access for crisis situations.

Quantifiable outcome

• Children typically stay in day treatment groups for an average of ten months before transitioning to education

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Lions Club Leiden DiokminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCharitable partnership through benefit events. Lions Club Leiden Diok organized the Lollywood film benefit festival raising €1,600 for Cardea's youth and family programs.
• Jeugdbescherming WestcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCertified youth protection institution acting as referral partner. One of the certified institutions authorized to refer clients to Cardea's specialized youth care services.
• Leger des HeilscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCertified institution authorized to refer clients to Cardea's specialized youth care services in the region.
• William SchrikkergroepcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCertified institution authorized to refer clients to Cardea's specialized youth care services.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Karakter (onderdeel van Pro Persona): Dutch specialist in child and adolescent psychiatry (jeugd-ggz), offering clinical assessment and treatment programs intersecting with Cardea's GGZ basiszorg and diagnostiek services.

Direct peers

• Lindenhout: Dutch specialist youth care provider offering family treatment, residential care, foster care, and youth protection services. Comparable in Jeugdwet-funded service mix and multi-program integrated care model.
• Spirit Jeugd: Amsterdam specialist in youth and family support services, including parenting support, complex separation guidance, and youth coaching. Comparable in family-system, parent-coaching, and complex separation offerings.
• Horizon Jeugdzorg en Opvoedhulp: Dutch regional youth care and parenting support provider delivering home-based, day treatment, and residential Jeugdwet services. Highly comparable in service portfolio, referral-driven motion, and municipal contracting model.
• William Schrikkergroep: Large Dutch youth care and protection organization providing specialist Jeugdwet services, foster care, and residential youth support. Direct comparable in service mix, referral-driven GTM, and multi-regional municipal contracting.
• Parlan: Amsterdam-based specialist youth care and youth protection organization providing family support, residential, and ambulatory services. Comparable as a Dutch Jeugdwet/Wmo-funded specialist youth care peer with municipal contracting.
• Jeugdbescherming West: Dutch certified youth protection institution operating in the same South Holland region as Cardea, providing youth protection, family supervision, and specialist youth care referrals. Direct comparable in certified-institution role and regional footprint.

Broad incumbents

• Youz (Parnassia Groep): Specialist youth mental health division of Parnassia Groep offering GGZ, residential, and outpatient youth services across the Netherlands. Comparable as a larger, capital-backed incumbent with overlapping youth GGZ basic care and residential offerings.
• De Jutters (Parnassia Groep): The Hague-based youth mental health provider under Parnassia Groep offering GGZ, crisis, and ambulatory services. Comparable to Cardea in the Haaglanden region and in youth GGZ basic care delivery.
• Leger des Heils Jeugdbescherming & Jeugdreclassering: The Salvation Army's Dutch youth protection and reclassification arm is a certified institution authorized to refer and deliver specialist youth care services. Comparable as a national-scale, faith-affiliated social services incumbent in the same Jeugdwet referral ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/CardeaJeugdOpvoedhulp
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cardea
• Instagraminstagram.com/cardea_jeugd

Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

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