Caritas-verband Arnsberg-sundern E.v.

What Caritas-verband Arnsberg-sundern E.v. does

Caritasverband Arnsberg-Sundern e.V. is a registered Catholic charitable association (eingetragener Verein) founded in 1954 and headquartered at Hellefelder Str. 27-29 in Arnsberg, Germany. It operates as the recognized institutional representative of Catholic Caritas in the cities of Arnsberg and Sundern within the Hochsauerlandkreis district of North Rhine-Westphalia, operating under the umbrella of the Erzbistum Paderborn and Deutscher Caritasverband e.V. The organization delivers approximately 25+ distinct social service lines organized into four categories: counseling and support (general social, migration, family, addiction, debt, hospice, and crisis counseling including U25 suicide prevention); care and housing (six senior homes, ambulatory care via Sozialstationen, day care, inpatient and ambulatory hospice, and supported housing for people with disabilities); learning and working (kindergartens, Caritas-Schule Mariannhill special school, the Arbeits- und Bildungszentrum Oeventrop, Caritas-Werkstätten sheltered workshops across Arnsberg/Neheim/Meschede/Sundern with 460+ employment places, JoKA job contact center, heftzwecke social enterprise, and check&snack catering); and donation/volunteer engagement.

The core operating model is non-profit cost recovery funded through six streams: statutory social insurance reimbursements (pension, health, long-term care, accident), government programs (SGB II via Jobcenter, SGB VIII youth welfare, SGB XII social assistance), diocesan Caritas Sonderfonds and Erzbistum Paderborn funding, EU/ESF and state NRW project grants, donations, and membership fees. Services are delivered free or at subsidized rates via a distributed regional network of physical facilities, with an online counseling channel accessed through the national Caritas platform providing anonymous remote support. Pricing for care services is regulated by SGB XI and varies by individual Pflegegrad assessment. The organization holds TÜV Nord AZAV certification as an authorized labor market service provider and operates 25+ wholly-owned subsidiaries and operating units (Caritas-Werkstätten, JoKA, Hospiz Raphael, heftzwecke, caritas integra gGmbH, check&snack, Caritas-Schule Mariannhill, among others). GTM is exclusively direct-to-consumer/direct-to-beneficiary through physical facilities and the online channel, with no consumer marketing apparatus or paid acquisition.

Customer concentration risk is structurally low: the organization serves six distinct beneficiary populations (elderly, people with disabilities, families/children, migrants/refugees, unemployed job seekers, and people in crisis) with no enterprise customer dependency, and revenue is diversified across public payers, the church network, and individual donations. The business is governed by a Vorstand (currently Dominik Pieper), a Caritasrat supervisory council, and a Delegiertenversammlung, with local operational autonomy exercised within the broader Caritas network framework.

Name

Caritas-verband Arnsberg-sundern E.v.

Legal name

Caritasverband Arnsberg-Sundern e.V.

Website

https://caritas-arnsberg.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1954

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Caritasverband Arnsberg-Sundern e.V. is a Catholic non-profit association in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, delivering counseling, senior care, disability services, childcare, hospice, and sheltered employment to vulnerable populations across Arnsberg and Sundern via a network of facilities funded by social insurance, government grants, and donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonprofit Social Welfare Services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412), Community Housing Services (62422), Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050)

akta.pro primary industry

Faith-Based Social Services & Community Outreach (Food Pantries, Shelters, Counseling) (BPAGAJAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Disability Services & Independent Living Support (BPAGACAG), Integration & Inclusion Services (Housing, Education, Employment) (BPADAHAI), Affordable / Low-Income Assisted Living (Medicaid Waiver Focused) (HLADABAE)

Keywords

• Social welfare services
• Senior care services
• Disability employment
• Migration counseling
• Nonprofit social services

Headquarters

HQ city

Arnsberg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Social Insurance Reimbursement: Reimbursement through German social insurance systems (Socialversicherung) including pension insurance, health insurance, long-term care insurance, and unemployment insurance for services provided to eligible beneficiaries.
2. Government Funding and Subsidies: Funding from government programs including Jobcenter (SGB II), youth welfare services (SGB VIII), and social assistance (SGB XII) for employment integration, youth services, and welfare support.
3. Diocesan Church Funding: Financial support from Caritasverband für das Erzbistum Paderborn e.V. including Sonderfonds für spezifisch armutsorientierte Dienste in der Caritas for poverty-oriented social services.
4. Donations and Fundraising: Voluntary donations, birthday donations (Geburtstagsspende), condolence donations (Kondolenzspende), clothing donations, and hospice foundation contributions from the public.
5. Membership Fees: Membership fees from individual members of the Caritas association.
6. EU/ESF Project Funding: European Social Fund (ESF) and state NRW funding for employment integration and labor market projects.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels8 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Caritasverband Arnsberg-Sundern e.V. is a Catholic non-profit social welfare association delivering a comprehensive range of social services across the Arnsberg-Sundern region in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Its core offerings include social and migration counseling, senior residential and ambulatory care, day care, hospice and palliative services, sheltered workshops and supported employment for people with disabilities, housing and assisted living for people with disabilities, kindergartens, a special school, employment integration through the JoKA contact point, and donation-funded community programs.

Product overview

The Caritasverband Arnsberg-Sundern e.V. is a charitable social services organization that provides a comprehensive portfolio of interconnected services focused on social welfare, care, and support. Rather than a single product, the organization operates as a unified social services provider offering approximately 25+ distinct service lines organized into four main categories: (1) Counseling & Support services including general social counseling, migration/integration services, and participation counseling; (2) Care & Living including senior housing facilities, ambulatory care, day care, hospice services, and housing for people with disabilities; (3) Learning & Working including kindergartens, special schools, vocational workshops (Caritas-Werkstätten), and job placement services (JoKA); and (4) Donation & Volunteering. These services are coordinated through a central administrative structure and share resources such as the Caritas-Werkstätten workshops, the JoKA employment network, and various shared facilities. The organization primarily serves the cities of Arnsberg and Sundern in the Hochsauerland district of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Caritas-Werkstätten: Sheltered workshops for people with disabilities providing vocational training and employment
• JoKA
• Caritas-Schule Mariannhill
• Hospiz Raphael
• Sternenweg
• heftzwecke
• check&snack

Products and services

• Allgemeine Sozialberatung (General Social Counseling)

Quantifiable outcome

• Employment integration for people with disabilities into general labor market
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles7 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and major.

• Erzbistum Paderborn (Archdiocese of Paderborn)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2004The organization is recognized by the Archbishop as the institutional summary and representation of Catholic Caritas in Arnsberg and Sundern. Receives funding through Sonderfonds für spezifisch armutsorientierte Dienste in der Caritas from the diocesan Caritas association. The diocese provides institutional support, funding, and oversight.
• Jobcenter Arnsberg, Sundern, and MeschedecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation with local job centers for employment integration projects including VORAB (supporting long-term unemployed) and ÖgB (publicly funded employment). Job centers refer clients and co-finance employment integration measures.
• Deutscher Caritasverband e.V. (German Caritas Association)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational umbrella organization for Catholic social services in Germany. Provides standards, advocacy, training resources, and coordinates nationwide campaigns including online counseling platform and international relief (Caritas international).
• Statutory Social Insurance ProviderscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with pension insurance, health insurance, long-term care insurance, and accident insurance providers for reimbursement of rehabilitation, care, and workshop services for eligible beneficiaries.
• TRILUXminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCorporate partner providing integrated employment places (betriebsintegrierte Beschäftigungsplätze) for people with disabilities. Employees work at TRILUX facilities as part of inclusive employment.
• Schulte DuschkabinenminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCorporate partner providing integrated employment places (betriebsintegrierte Beschäftigungsplätze) for people with disabilities. Employees work at Schulte facilities as part of inclusive employment.
• Caritas-Konferenzen (Caritas Conferences)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal volunteer groups within the Catholic church network that support Caritas activities, organize charitable initiatives, and provide volunteer services in parishes.
• TÜV NordminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCertification body providing AZAV (German Employment Promotion Act) certification for the organization as authorized training and employment services provider.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Diakonie Deutschland: Protestant counterpart to Caritas operating senior care, disability workshops, youth welfare, migration services, and counseling nationwide. Directly comparable as the principal faith-based welfare competitor vying for the same SGB-funded contracts.
• Deutscher Caritasverband e.V. National umbrella organization of Catholic social welfare in Germany; Caritasverband Arnsberg-Sundern is explicitly a member. Comparable because it operates the same faith-based service model and funds/network structure, but at national scale across advocacy, training, and major relief programs.
• Malteser Deutschland: Catholic-order welfare organization offering ambulatory care, hospice, migration services, and youth programs. Closely comparable faith-based service mix, particularly in the Hospiz and ambulatory segments.
• AWO (Arbeiterwohlfahrt): Major nationwide welfare association running senior homes, daycare, youth services, and migration support. Directly comparable service portfolio funded through the same SGB II/VIII/XI statutory mechanisms.
• Deutsches Rotes Kreuz (DRK): National Red Cross society providing ambulatory care, senior services, and social counseling through regional chapters. Comparable on home-care and senior-service delivery funded via the same long-term care insurance.
• Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe: Order-of-St-John welfare organization delivering ambulatory care, hospice, and social services in NRW. Comparable in hospice (Hausnotruf, ambulanter Hospizdienst) and ambulatory Pflege segments.

Emerging players

• Kursana Care & Health: Private operator of senior residences and ambulatory care with significant NRW presence. Comparable as a competing Pflegeversicherung-funded senior-homes provider in the broader catchment.

Direct peers

• Lebenshilfe Hochsauerland: Specialized disability advocacy and service provider with strong workshop and housing operations across NRW. Directly comparable in the Werkstätten and Wohnen für Menschen mit Behinderung segments, competing for the same Rehabilitationsträger contracts.
• Caritasverband für das Erzbistum Paderborn e.V. Diocesan parent Caritas association for the Erzbistum Paderborn. Operates the same regional Caritas model across senior care, workshops, counseling, and migration in overlapping NRW geography; provides Sonderfond funding directly to the subject organization.

Regional players

• Stadt Arnsberg – Sozialamt: Municipal social welfare authority for the same geographic catchment. Overlapping referral and co-funding role on SGB II/XII cases; comparable operating scope but operates as a government agency rather than a non-profit provider.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/CaritasDeutschland
• Facebookfacebook.com/caritas.deutschland
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/caritas-verband-arnsberg-sundern-e.v.
• Instagraminstagram.com/caritasdeutschland

Compliance4 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries9 records

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