lnw lebenshilfe netzwerk

Name

lnw lebenshilfe netzwerk

Legal name

LNW Lebenshilfe NetzWerk GmbH

Website

https://lnw.at

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Disability and Social Support Services

NAICS

Vocational Rehabilitation Services (6243), Other Individual and Family Services (62419), Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations (8139)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Disability Services & Independent Living Support (BPAGAEAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Disability Services & Independent Living Support (BPAGACAG), Disability Services & Assistive Solutions (Accessibility, Assistive Tech) (BPAGALAM), Housing Transition & Supported Living Navigation (EDAKANAK)

Keywords

• Disability support services
• Sheltered workshop services
• Assisted living services
• Vocational rehabilitation services
• Social services nonprofit

Headquarters

HQ city

Feldbach

HQ country

Austria

HQ region

Europe

Offices21 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Government-Funded Social Services: LNW is a non-profit organization providing disability support services funded primarily through the Steiermärkisches Behindertengesetz (BHG - Styrian Disability Act), Jugendwohlfahrtsgesetz (Child Welfare Act), and coordinated through the Sozialministeriumservice (Social Ministry Service). Revenue comes from government contracts and per-capita funding for client services. Additional revenue streams include NEBA (Netzwerk Berufliche Assistenz) services funded by Sozialministeriumservice, as well as modest income from workshop product sales and catering operations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

LNW Lebenshilfe NetzWerk GmbH is a non-profit social services organization providing comprehensive work, residential, mobile support and educational services for people with disabilities across the Südoststeiermark, Deutschlandsberg, and Leibnitz regions of Austria. Services are organized into three main pillars: Work (workshops, NEBA employment programs, vocational qualification), Living (full-time, part-time, training, and temporary housing), and Mobile Services (personal assistance, family relief, early intervention, school assistance, psychiatric support). The organization also runs inclusive businesses producing ceramics, woodwork, felt, and textiles, alongside a band and gastronomy.

Product overview

LNW Lebenshilfe NetzWerk GmbH is a social services organization providing comprehensive support services for people with disabilities in South East Styria, Austria. The company operates a multi-faceted portfolio organized into three main service areas: Work/Employment (Arbeit), Living/Housing (Wohnen), and Mobile Services (Mobile Dienste). The Work division includes 13 operational businesses (Werkstätten, workshops producing ceramics, woodwork, felt products, and textiles; Postpartner locations; Shops; Gastronomy; and an inclusive live band anBANDln), plus NEBA professional assistance services (Arbeitsassistenz, AusbildungsFit, Betriebsservice) and vocational qualification programs. Living services offer full-time, part-time, and training residential support, while Mobile Services provide personal assistance, leisure support, school assistance, family relief, early intervention, and learning coaching. Additional offerings include education (NetzWerk Bildung PLUS), day care for elderly, self-advocacy support, and supported communication services. The organization serves approximately 30 locations with 330 employees and was founded from the merger of Lebenshilfe Feldbach (1982) and Lebenshilfe Radkersburg (1987).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• anBANDln: The south Styrian Lebenshilfe live band, consisting of people with disabilities who perform Austropop, Schlager and other music without playback.

Products and services

• Werkstätte Feldbach
• Werkstätte Mureck
• Werkstätte Fehring
• Werkstätte Straden
• Tischlerei Intarsia
• Shop Feldbach
• Laden & Wäscherei Radkersburg
• Weidenhof
• Keramik-Manufaktur
• BeQu Gnas
• Tagwerk Laafeld
• anBANDln
• Arbeitsassistenz (NEBA)
• AusbildungsFit (NEBA)
• Betriebsservice (NEBA)
• Tagesbegleitung und Förderung (B&F)
• Teilhabe an Beschäftigung (TaB)
• Vollzeitbetreutes Wohnen
• Teilzeitbetreutes Wohnen
• Trainingswohnen
• Wohnassistenz
• Persönliche Assistenz
• Mobile Assistenz für Menschen mit Behinderung in Pflegewohnheimen
• Mobile sozialpsychiatrische Betreuung (MSB)
• Assistenz in der Schule und im Kindergarten
• Freizeitassistenz
• Familienentlastungsdienst (FED)
• Interdisziplinäre Frühförderung & Familienbegleitung (IFF)
• Mr. Fox Lerncoaching
• NetzWerk Bildung PLUS
• Tagesbetreuung für ältere Menschen
• Kund*innen- und Selbstvertretung
• Unterstützte Kommunikation (UK)
• Postpartner Deutsch Goritz
• Postpartner Kirchbach
• Postpartner St. Peter am Ottersbach

Quantifiable outcome

• 330 employees supporting people with disabilities across ~30 locations
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ARGE Flexible Hilfen Südoststeiermark (Arge SO)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2018Consortium of 11 organizations providing mobile-ambulatory child, youth, and family services. Founded April 1, 2018 through Styrian government tender. Members include LNW, Input GmbH, Therapeutische Gemeinschaft, Jugend am Werk, Caritas, SOS-Kinderdorf, Alphanova, IMV-Institut, Metanoia, Sozkom, and IKJF-Institut.
• Lebenshilfe FeldbachcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent organization and co-owner (50%) of LNW Lebenshilfe NetzWerk GmbH. Founded 1982. One of the two founding Lebenshilfe organizations that merged to create the network.
• Lebenshilfe RadkersburgcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent organization and co-owner (50%) of LNW Lebenshilfe NetzWerk GmbH. Founded 1987. One of the two founding Lebenshilfe organizations that merged to create the network.
• Lebenshilfe SteiermarkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState-level parent organization of Austrian Lebenshilfe network. LNW participates in Selbstvertretungskonferenz and coordinates self-advocacy efforts at state level.
• Post AG (Austrian Post)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAustrian Post partnership through Postpartner franchise model. LNW operates three post partner locations (Deutsch Goritz, Kirchbach, St. Peter am Ottersbach) providing postal services with inclusive employment of people with disabilities.
• HLW and BAfEP MureckminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational institution partnership where LNW operates Schulbuffet (school cafeteria) providing inclusive employment for people with disabilities working alongside students and teachers.
• BORG Bad RadkersburgminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational institution partnership where LNW operates Schulbuffet (school cafeteria) at BORG Bad Radkersburg.
• Raabtal-Radweg R11minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional cycling path network. Weidenhof gastronomy is located directly on Raabtal-Radweg R11, attracting cyclists and tourists.
• Thaller (regional food retailer)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional business partner distributing Weidenhof products including homemade noodles.
• EPSA (European Platform for Self-Advocates)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean platform for disability self-advocacy. LNW Kund*innenvertretung (customer representatives) participate in EPSA conferences including 'Hear our Voices' conference.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves12 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Lebenshilfe Steiermark: State-level parent association of the Austrian Lebenshilfe federation in Styria; provides the same portfolio of disability services (work, housing, mobile support) at the federal-state scale and serves as LNW's strategic umbrella and self-advocacy platform.
• Diakonie Österreich: Federation of Protestant social-services organizations in Austria; operates disability, elderly care, refugee, and family support programs nationally, including mobile and sheltered services overlapping with LNW's portfolio.
• Lebenshilfe Österreich: Federal Austrian Lebenshilfe federation coordinating 9 state-level Lebenshilfe organizations; provides advocacy, standards, and cross-state coordination for disability services that mirror LNW's mission at the national level.

Direct peers

• Caritas Steiermark: Styrian branch of Caritas Austria; delivers an overlapping portfolio of disability, elderly care, child/youth/family, and social-psychiatric services across the same region, and is a co-partner in LNW's ARGE Flexible Hilfen consortium.
• Jugend am Werk Steiermark: Austrian social-services nonprofit focused on youth, vocational qualification, and disability inclusion; operates sheltered workshops and mobile services in Styria and is also an ARGE Flexible Hilfen consortium partner with LNW.
• SOS-Kinderdorf Österreich: Major Austrian child-welfare and family-support nonprofit; provides overlapping mobile child, youth, and family services in Styria and is a co-partner with LNW in the ARGE Flexible Hilfen government-tender consortium.
• Volkshilfe Österreich: Austrian social-services nonprofit providing disability support, family relief, and social-assistance programs; comparable in delivering mobile and community-based care services to vulnerable populations.
• Hilfswerk Österreich: Austrian nonprofit providing mobile care, family support, and disability services including 24-hour assistance and Pflegehilfe; operates in multiple federal states with comparable service categories to LNW.
• pro mente Austria: Austrian nonprofit specializing in psychosocial and mental-health services, including supported employment, mobile socio-psychiatric support, and housing for people with mental health conditions — directly overlapping LNW's MSB and vocational services.
• Input GmbH (Steiermark): Styrian social-services nonprofit providing child, youth, and family mobile-ambulatory support; consortium partner with LNW in ARGE Flexible Hilfen, with directly comparable mobile-services delivery model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles18 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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