ALBIJONA - Ambulante Hilfen

What ALBIJONA - Ambulante Hilfen does

ALBIJONA – Ambulante Hilfen is a privately held, independent social services provider headquartered in Paderborn, Germany, delivering ambulatory (outpatient) support for children, adolescents, and families under the German Social Code Book VIII (SGB VIII). The organization operates across 12 locations in North Rhine-Westphalia and Northern Hesse, employing approximately 100 staff organized into decentralized regional teams (Paderborn West/Ost/Süd/Nord, Weser, Rietberg, Gütersloh, Soest, Warburg, Steinheim, UMA Nieheim, UMA Paderborn). Its service portfolio spans Sozialpädagogische Familienhilfe (SPFH), Erziehungsbeistandschaft, supervised contact visits (Begleiteter Umgang), a multi-disciplinary Kinderschutzteam (child protection), social group work, and systemic therapy, supplemented by differentiated methodologies including Erlebnispädagogik (experiential education), tiergestützte Pädagogik (animal-assisted pedagogy), videobasierte Beratung (Marte Meo / Video-Home-Training), and the proprietary IMARA group program for children of parents with mental illness.

The organization also operates residential groups (Albijona WG) for unaccompanied minor foreigners (UMA) in Nieheim and Paderborn with 24/7 staffing, and runs an adjacent sub-brand, SBW, providing counseling and assistance for adults with mental illness and/or addiction. Proprietary infrastructure includes the Via Regia nature property in Bad Wünnenberg-Haaren, the Hobbyfarm Skogen Lagom in Hardehausen, the Lippenmühle facility in Borchen, and exclusive paddling access at Lippesee.

Revenue is generated exclusively through case-based contracts with German municipal Jugendämter under SGB VIII; pricing is not publicly disclosed and is administered rather than market-set. The go-to-market model is relationship-led, relying on referrals from public authorities, demonstrated professional competence, and community engagement through events with local organizations (e.g., SC Paderborn 07) and university partnerships (Katholische Hochschule Paderborn). No external funding rounds, M&A, or institutional investor ownership are evident; the organization appears to be founder-/independently-led, consistent with the typical legal form of German freie Träger der Jugendhilfe.

Name

ALBIJONA - Ambulante Hilfen

Legal name

ALBIJONA – Ambulante Hilfen

Website

https://albijona.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

ALBIJONA – Ambulante Hilfen is a privately held German social services provider delivering ambulatory youth, family, and unaccompanied-minor-refugee support under SGB VIII, contracting with public Jugendämter across approximately 12 locations in Westphalia and Northern Hesse.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Paderborn

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices12 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Social Services Contracts (SGB VIII): Revenue generated through contracts with public youth welfare offices (Jugendämter) for various child and family support services under German Social Code Book VIII. Services include educational support, family assistance, child protection, and support for young adults.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

ALBIJONA - Ambulante Hilfen is a private social services provider headquartered in Paderborn, Germany, delivering ambulatory (outpatient) child, youth, and family assistance under German Social Code Book VIII (SGB VIII). The organization offers a diverse service portfolio including social-pedagogical family assistance, educational support, supervised visitation, child protection team interventions, systemic counseling, experiential education, animal-assisted pedagogy, video-based developmental therapy (Marte Meo / Video-Home-Training), and residential care for unaccompanied minor foreigners (UMAs), delivered through 12 regional teams across North Rhine-Westphalia.

Product overview

ALBIJONA is a social services organization offering a comprehensive portfolio of ambulatory support services for children, youth, and families across multiple locations in North Rhine-Westphalia. The organization provides a unified service platform combining educational support (Erziehungsbeistandschaft), family assistance (Sozialpädagogische Familienhilfe), supervised visitation, child protection services, and systemic therapy. These core offerings are supplemented by experiential education programs including paddling at Lippesee, animal-assisted pedagogy, and adventure activities at outdoor facilities like the Hobbyfarm Skogen Lagom and VIA REGIA property. The organization also operates residential group homes for unaccompanied minor foreigners in Gütersloh, Nieheim, and Paderborn, along with specialized group programs such as IMARA for children of mentally ill parents and video-based counseling using Marte Meo methodology. The portfolio emphasizes nature-based, experiential, and systemic approaches delivered through geographically organized regional teams.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• IMARA: A group offering for children and adolescents of parents with mental illness. Targets youth aged 12-15 with at least one parent with a mental illness, meeting bi-weekly in groups of 6-8 participants over 12 months to create a safe space for growth and development.

Products and services

• Erziehungsbeistandschaft (Educational Support) One-on-one ambulatory support service for children and adolescents facing challenges in family, school, or social settings, helping them meet societal and parental expectations under § 30 SGB VIII.
• Sozialpädagogische Familienhilfe (SPFH - Social-Pedagogical Family Assistance) Comprehensive family support service under § 31 SGB VIII helping families navigate conflicts, parenting difficulties, illness, school refusal, and traumatic experiences through in-home professional assistance.
• Begleiteter Umgang (Accompanied/Supervised Contact) Supervised visitation service ensuring children's right to maintain contact with both parents while addressing physical, psychological, or safety concerns.
• Kinderschutzteam (Child Protection Team) Multi-disciplinary professional teams deployed when child welfare concerns are reported, providing expert intervention to ensure children's safety and dignified living conditions.
• Soziale Gruppenarbeit (Social Group Work) under § 29 SGB VIII Group-based programs addressing social anxiety, peer relationship difficulties, and concentration challenges in children and adolescents through structured group activities.
• Gruppenarbeit IMARA Specialized 12-month group program for children and adolescents aged 12-15 with at least one parent experiencing mental illness, meeting bi-weekly in groups of 6-8 participants to build resilience and provide a safe developmental space.
• Hilfe für junge Volljährige (Help for Young Adults) under § 41 SGB VIII Support services for young adults (18-27) transitioning to independent living, building competencies needed for successful adult life, including life skills, housing support, and vocational guidance.
• Systemische Angebote (Systemic Services) Systemic therapeutic approaches focusing on self-efficacy, treating individuals as experts of their own lives with transparent intervention methods to discover and utilize personal resources.
• Videobasierte Beratung (Video-based Counseling - Marte Meo / Video-Home-Training) Video-supported developmental promotion using recorded family interactions to analyze positive moments and strengthen parenting competencies and self-efficacy of caregivers.
• UMA - Unbegleitete minderjährige Ausländer (Unaccompanied Minor Foreigners Support) Residential support service for unaccompanied minor refugees including accommodation in shared houses, 24/7 care, fixed reference caregivers, and integration support. Delivered through three UMA projects (Nieheim, Paderborn, Steinheim).
• Erlebnispädagogisches Paddeln (Experiential Paddling) Water-based adventure education program at Lippesee location with exclusive canoe access through partnership with the local windsurfing association, supporting experiential learning.
• Erlebnispädagogik (Experiential Education) Adventure and outdoor-based educational programs combining head, heart, and hands methodology to promote personal development, social skills, and resilience in children and youth, including climbing and team-building exercises.
• Tiergestützte Pädagogik (Animal-assisted Pedagogy) Animal-assisted educational services for children aged 6-10, combining contact with animals in natural settings to develop physical, social, emotional, and cognitive abilities across various disabilities and behavioral challenges.
• Albijona WG (Residential Groups for Unaccompanied Minors) Residential group homes for unaccompanied minor foreigners (UMA) in Nieheim and Paderborn, providing home-like shared living arrangements with 24-hour staffing and integration support.
• SBW - Beratung und Assistenz für Menschen mit psychischer Erkrankung und/oder Sucht (Counseling and Assistance for People with Mental Illness and/or Addiction) Sub-brand service line offering counseling and assistance for individuals with mental illness and/or addiction, operating from a separate website sbw.albijona.de.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 20 new employees hired in recent months demonstrating growth
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• SC Grün-Weiß Paderborn 1920minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 July 2023Sports club partnership providing football pitch and equipment access for ALBIJONA Cup football tournaments. Club enables regular sporting events for children and youth clients.
• SC Paderborn 07 and Gymnasium TheodorianumminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 December 2022Annual 'Wunschbaum' (Wish Tree) action providing Christmas gifts for disadvantaged children supported by ALBIJONA. Partnership in fourth consecutive year.
• LOBBY PaderbornminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBoxing training collaboration for youth clients. LOBBY provides boxing instruction and facilities while ALBIJONA staff support the sessions.
• Windsurf-Verein LippeseeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerExclusive canoe access partnership at Lippesee location for experiential paddling programs with children and youth.
• Jan-Niklas Spiegel Medical-TrainingminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerFirst aid training provider for ALBIJONA staff, specifically focused on pediatric emergency response.
• Bernd Behler (Volunteer Running Trainer)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVolunteer running coach who trains youth from UMA residence for events like the Paderborn Easter Run.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves15 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• SOS Kinderdorf Deutschland: Provides residential and ambulatory youth welfare services under SGB VIII, including family assistance, supervised contact, and unaccompanied minor refugee support. Overlaps directly with ALBIJONA's SPFH, Kinderschutz, and UMA portfolio.
• Outlaw gGmbH: One of Germany's largest freie Träger of Jugendhilfe, operating ambulatory family assistance (SPFH), Erziehungsbeistandschaft, residential groups, and UMA-style housing across multiple federal states. Direct competitor for SGB VIII case contracts in NRW.

Broad incumbents

• Caritas Deutschland: Catholic welfare umbrella with extensive SGB VIII ambulatory and residential Jugendhilfe services, family counseling, and supervised visitation. Competes with ALBIJONA for public-sector contracts across NRW.
• Diakonie Deutschland: Protestant welfare umbrella providing ambulatory Jugendhilfe, SPFH, child protection, and addiction/mental health services (the latter overlapping with ALBIJONA's SBW sub-brand). One of the largest Träger groups in Germany.
• Deutsches Rotes Kreuz (DRK): National Red Cross society with youth welfare, family assistance, child protection, and refugee/UMA programs. Competes with ALBIJONA for Jugendamt case contracts and offers overlapping service lines.
• AWO Bundesverband: Major welfare association operating ambulatory Jugendhilfe, family assistance, child protection, and refugee support across NRW and Germany. Competes for the same Jugendamt contracts as ALBIJONA but at significantly larger scale.
• Internationaler Bund (IB): Large nationwide freie Träger of Jugendhilfe with ambulatory family assistance, residential care, and refugee/integration programs. Broad incumbent offering overlapping services across all of ALBIJONA's lines at much greater scale.
• Paritätischer Wohlfahrtsverband: Umbrella for non-confessional freie Träger, including many small Jugendhilfe providers in NRW. Represents both direct competitors and potential partner/affiliation entities in ALBIJONA's geography.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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