"Internationaler Bund" (IB) was founded in 1949. In its youth community organizations, it housed tens of thousands of young people without parents, homes or jobs, educated them and showed them new perspectives. Today, the IB is a large and powerful organization with decades of experience working with people in difficult circumstances, engaging with society as a whole and assuming social responsibility. It maintains a wide range of facilities at more than 1,000 locations nationwide, including its own schools, academies and universities. The Group's headquarters are in Frankfurt am Main.