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Founder

Specialsitter

In a nutshell

Establishment:
2015
Founders:
Friedrich Bartels,
 Sebastian Börner
In our portfolio since:
2023
Fonds:
BV4
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Children and young people with mental or physical illnesses require extensive care, which often has to be provided by family members. Specialsitter offers tailored support for various care situations. The services range from everyday support in kindergarten and school to afternoon care at home, crisis support for young people and medical care.

SDGs:

Impact transparency

Creating measurable impact

  • CHALLENGE

    Only a fraction of mentally and physically disabled children in Germany actually receive support outside of their families, although government programs are available. Families are isolated.

  • SOLUTION

    Specialsitter provides innovative educational and health support for complex care situations.

  • IMPACT

    Specialsitter supports more than 2,000 families with over 1M care hours at 17 locations. This enables self-determined daily routines, access to school education and relieves families and caregivers.