社会福祉法人AJU自立の家

What 社会福祉法人AJU自立の家 does

社会福祉法人AJU自立の家 is a designated Social Welfare Corporation (社会福祉法人) headquartered in Showa Ward, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Founded as a precursor movement in 1973, incorporated in 1989, and formally opened in April 1990, the organization operates a network of more than a dozen integrated facilities serving persons with severe physical and other disabilities, as well as elderly individuals and their families. Service lines span welfare homes (Samaria House), 24/7 helper dispatch stations (Mylife, Mylife West), an employment-support facility operating as a computer house (Wadachi Computer House), daily-life care with welfare equipment sales/repair (Peer Nagoya), a Type B employment winery (Komaki Winery), alcohol-dependency rehabilitation (Recovery Center Fellow), care management (My Plan), community wheelchair lending across a 26-branch network, instructor dispatch, and statutory consultation support centers. Revenue is generated primarily through per-unit fees for statutory disability welfare services billed to national, prefectural, and municipal governments (national treasury subsidies and local allocation tax), supplemented by membership fees from the supporter association (後援会), commercial wine sales, and welfare equipment transactions.

The organization operates a user-led, self-directed (当事者主体) service model in which persons with disabilities hold operational and instructional roles, including serving as helper dispatchers and lecturers to schools, corporations, and municipalities. Underlying technical capabilities are service-process oriented — fee-schedule-driven care delivery, instructor-dispatch logistics, basic IT services performed by disabled staff at Wadachi (data entry, web creation, survey design/analysis), and welfare equipment customization — rather than software-platform or AI-driven. Distribution is regional and direct: services are delivered through named facilities in Nagoya (Showa, Nishi, Nakamura Wards) and Komaki, with municipal welfare offices as the primary referral channel and the supporter association providing community outreach, quarterly publications, and an annual flagship Welfare Concert that drew over 1,000 attendees in November 2025 with Imperial Prince and Princess Mikasa present. Governance is exercised by a board of directors (理事会) and councilors (評議員), with no parent company, no equity funding, and no external shareholders, consistent with its non-profit legal status under Japanese welfare law.

Name

社会福祉法人AJU自立の家

Legal name

社会福祉法人AJU自立の家

Website

https://aju-cil.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Short description

A designated Social Welfare Corporation in Nagoya, Japan, operating an integrated network of 12+ disability support facilities — welfare homes, 24/7 helper dispatch, employment support including a winery, wheelchair lending, and consultation centers — funded primarily by government compensation fees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Disability Welfare Services

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGAEAG

Disability Services & Independent Living Support

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Social Services & Community Support (Food, Housing, Family)

SECONDARYBPAGALAM

Disability Services & Assistive Solutions (Accessibility, Assistive Tech)

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Social Enterprises & Impact Organizations

SECONDARYBPADAIAM

Injury Prevention, Disability & Rehabilitation Programs

Business & Public Services/International Organizations & Development/Global Health & Population Programs

SECONDARYEDALAFAN

Accessibility, Accommodations & Assistive Services

Education/Student Services & Campus Operations/Student Health, Counseling & Wellness Services

Keywords

• Disability welfare services
• Independent living support
• Employment support
• Helper dispatch services
• Social welfare care

Headquarters

HQ city

Nagoya

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. 障害福祉サービス報酬（国庫補助金・地方交付税）: 各事業所の障害福祉サービス（居宅介護、重度訪問介護、生活介護、就労継続支援等等）に対する国・自治体からの報酬・補助金。社会福祉法人が運営を受託する形で収益を得る仕組み
2. 寄付金・会費収入: AJU自立の家後援会への年会費収入（後援会A会員：個人1,000円、法人10,000円；B会員：個人5,000円、法人30,000円）および寄付金収入。第一種・第二種社会福祉事業者として税制優遇措置の対象
3. 福祉用具販売・修理収入: ピア名古屋における車いす（補装具費制度によるオーダーメイド車いすやレディーメイド車いす）の販売・修理サービスからの収入
4. 小牧ワイナリー（Winery）Wine Sales: 就労継続支援B型・生活介護の一環として葡萄の栽培からワインの醸造・销售までを行う小牧ワイナリーからのワイン販売収入。 後援会B会員にはアニバーサリーワイン進呈及10％割引が適用

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

社会福祉法人AJU自立の家 operates a multi-facility social welfare organization providing disability support services to persons with disabilities and the elderly in Nagoya, Japan. Core offerings include 24-hour personal assistance (helper stations), welfare housing, employment support including IT-based work at Wadachi Computer House, daily life care, welfare equipment sales/repair, free wheelchair lending, care management, alcohol dependency rehabilitation, and consultation support centers. Revenue is primarily derived from government compensation fees for disability welfare services under Japan's public long-term care insurance and disability welfare system.

Product overview

AJU自立の家 operates as a comprehensive social welfare organization providing disability support services through a multi-facility, multi-service model. The organization functions through three core pillars: (1) employment and functional utilization through わだちコンピュータハウス (Wadachi Computer House), a computer-based employment support facility; (2) residential and daily living support through welfare homes (サマリアハウス) and helper stations (マイライフ, マイライフ西) providing 24/7 personal assistance; and (3) community integration through day centers, peer support services, and the 自立生活情報センターサポートJ information center. Additional services include the 小牧ワイńska (Komaki Winery) for employment, AJUリカバリーセンター・フェロー for addiction recovery, care management (マイプラン), free wheelchair lending (AJU車いすセンター), and consultation support centers. The organization follows a 'user-first, self-directed' philosophy where persons with disabilities lead decision-making across all facilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 障害者の下宿屋（サマリアハウス）を卒業した仲間が150名以上
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

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

• 音羽ゆりかご会·名古屋市立桜山中学校コーラス部·桜花学園高等学校合唱部·ボニージャックス·Bee-Dama·高田真理（順不同）minorOthers · 1 January 2025第32回ウェルフェアコンサート（2025年11月29日）の出演者。音を始め日本の代表的な合唱團·声楽家·演奏家が参加。三笠宮寬仁親王妃信子殿下ご臨席
• もっと！あじゅらminorOthers · 1 January 20232023年(nodes)っぽんど真っ中祭りに参加していた「あじゅら」が解散し、「もっと!あじゅら」として再結成された越好こい演舞のチーム。60名ほどのメンバーが所属し、「楽しくなければ福祉じゃない」を合言葉に活动
• ワインの樹の会majorOthers · 1 January 20232023年(nodes)、AJU自立の家後援会と統合し、小牧ワイナリーでのワイン造り支援を一層強化。当援会B会員制度を通じて、小牧ワイナリーのワイン販売·割引服務等活动
• チームアジアンドリームminorOthers · 1 April 20222022年4月に任意団体「チームアジアンドリーム」（旧アジア障害者支援プロジェクト）に名称変更。アジア地域の障害者への車いす送达·指導者支援·交流等活动を実施
• 名古屋ワイيونстри协会（後援·後援）minorOthers · 1 January 2015小牧ワイナリーに対し、葡萄栽培·ワイン製造販売の指導·支援を行う関連团体·指導者网络
• 愛知障害フォーラム（ADF）majorOthers · 1 August 20082008年8月に設立。身体·知的·精神·発達·難病等各种の障害種別を超えた障害当事者·家族の団体·支援者等の関係団体が連携し、愛知県·市町村での障害者施策の推進と人权保障を推進する为目的とする组织。JDF（日本障害フォーラム）との連携
• ダスキン愛の輪基金minorOthers · 1 January 2002ダスキン愛の輪基金の研修生やJICAの研修生を受け入れ、日本の自立生活運動についての情報提供を行い、海外の障害者の自立をサポートしている
• 愛知県重度障害者団体連絡協議会（愛重連）majorOthers · 1 January 19961996年結成。愛知県下の重度障害者の生活と権利を守るため、団体相互の親睦と障害者福祉の向上を目的とした障害者団体連絡会。AJU車いすセンター·昭和区障害者基幹相談支援センター等的が加入
• JIL（全国自立生活センター協議会）coreOthers · 1 March 1975AJU車いすセンターは自立生活センターとしてJIL（全国自立生活センター協議会）に加盟。车いすセンターと生活塾が加盟団体となっている。全国130団体の自立生活センターのネットワークに参加し、情報共有·交流·研修等活动
• 愛知県重度障害者の生活をよくする会（よくする会）coreOthers · 1 March 19751973年9月に山田昭義さん·中村力さんを中心に結成されたAJU自立の家の設立母体となった障害者運動団体。「誰もが住める福祉のまちづくり」を合言葉に活动。AJU車いすセンター·わだちコンピュータハウス·AJU自立の家が运动の中から生み出された
• 名古屋市内15支部·名古屋市外11支部（企業·お寺·教会·個人宅）majorOthers · 1 March 1975AJU車いすセンターの無料貸出事業に協力하는 各支部（企业·お寺·教会·個人宅等）。名古屋市内15支部·名古屋市外11支部の計26支部网络を構築し、车いすの無料貸出服务を地域に展開
• 愛の実行運動coreOthers · 1 January 19701970年、ドイツ人宣教師ゲマインダ神父が提唱した「人はみな兄弟」の理念のもと、カトリック教会の中から生まれた人権·平和·福祉の諸活動に取り組む团体。略称は「AJU」。AJU自立の家の名称の由来

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• DPI Japan (Disabled Peoples' International Japan): Japan's leading cross-disability rights advocacy organization. Not a direct service provider but a peer in the disability rights movement that shapes policy, and an ecosystem partner for organizations like AJU.
• 全国自立生活センター協議会 (JIL): National network of 130+ independent living centers of which AJU's 車いすセンター is a member. Functions as the industry/peer coordinating body for the independent living movement in Japan and a direct strategic ecosystem partner.

Direct peers

• 社会福祉法人たんぽぽの家: Long-established Nara-based social welfare corporation (founded 1969) pioneering a user-led, arts-integrated model for disability employment and community living. Closest analogue to AJU in mission, user-led philosophy, and multi-facility structure, though with a distinct arts-and-craft focus.
• 社会福祉法人やどかりの里: Fukuoka-based social welfare organization with a long history of user-led community living, group homes, and employment support for people with disabilities. Comparable scale, mission, and operational philosophy to AJU; serves as a regional peer in Kyushu.
• 社会福祉法人プロップ・ステーション (Prop Station): Tokyo-based social welfare organization founded by journalist Yozo Yamada; pioneers IT-enabled employment for people with severe physical disabilities. Most direct peer to AJU's Wadachi Computer House, with a national profile and similar tech-for-disability focus.

Broad incumbents

• きょうされん (Japan Disability Welfare Workers Union): National federation of ~1,700 small-to-mid social welfare corporations providing disability services in Japan. Represents a broader incumbent peer set, advocacy, and policy voice that AJU operates alongside rather than competes with directly.

Regional players

• 社会福祉法人名古屋市社会福祉協議会: Municipal social welfare council for Nagoya City, the same primary geography as AJU. A larger, more institutionalized peer operating care management, volunteer coordination, and consultation services — partially overlapping with AJU's MyPlan and consultation offerings.

Emerging players

• 社会福祉法人あおぞら (Aozora): Mid-sized social welfare organization operating group homes, employment support, and after-school day services for people with disabilities in the Chubu region. Smaller scale than AJU but comparable service mix and adjacent geography.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@samaria5000/videos
• Facebookfacebook.com/ajucil
• Instagraminstagram.com/samariahouse5000

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries12 records

Funding overview

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