Mutual Aid and Social Reclassification Association

What Mutual Aid and Social Reclassification Association does

Mutual Aid and Social Reclassification Association operates in the legal and office administration sectors. The association provides a platform for mutual support and caring, fostering enduring bonds among its members. It also plays a significant role in the reclassification of various social and intellectual bases for social life. The association is committed to an open and diverse society, promoting mutual respect, appreciation, and tolerance for differing values. It also facilitates the organization of information in support of policy analysis and research.

Name

Mutual Aid and Social Reclassification Association

Legal name

Association d'Entraide et de Reclassement Social

Website

https://www.aers-asso.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1967

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

AERS manages establishments and services intended for the reception, accommodation, and integration of people in exclusion.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social and Medico-Social Services

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412), Social Assistance (624), Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGALAC

Affordable Housing & Community Development (Housing, Community Land Trusts)

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

SECONDARYBPAGALAM

Disability Services & Assistive Solutions (Accessibility, Assistive Tech)

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

Keywords

• Social inclusion services
• Medico-social accommodation
• Judicial accompaniment measures
• Housing reintegration services
• Therapeutic coordination apartments

Headquarters

HQ city

Montpellier

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices12 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public subsidies and government financing: AERS operates as a non-profit association (loi 1901) primarily funded through public subsidies from regional and national government authorities. Key funders include ARS Occitanie (regional health agency), DDCS Hérault (departmental cohesion and social services), the Ministry of Justice, Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole, CARSAT (retirement and occupational health fund), CPAM (health insurance), CAF Hérault (family allowances), DRDFE, and FIPD. These fundors finance the establishment and service operations across the three activity poles (Santé Solidarité, Justice, Logement Hébergement).
2. Stage course fees (judicial sanction): AERS levies a flat fee of €240 per session for judicial sensitization and responsibility courses (stages) ordered by courts. This is a one-time transactional fee per course session, paid by the person convicted. No point recovery is associated with these courses.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

AERS (Association d'Entraide et de Reclassement Social) is a French non-profit association (loi 1901) founded in 1967 that operates 11 social and medico-social establishments and services across Montpellier and Béziers under three activity poles. The Pôle Santé Solidarité provides therapeutic coordination apartments, medicalized reception beds, and medical respite beds for people with severe chronic illnesses. The Pôle Justice delivers court-mandated social investigations, judicial accompaniment measures, and sensitization courses since 1984. The Pôle Logement Hébergement manages social reintegration centers, emergency housing, and supported housing for people leaving detention and those in precarious situations.

Product overview

AERS is a non-profit social welfare association organized into three operational poles: the Health and Solidarity Pole (Pôle Santé Solidarité) offering therapeutic coordination apartments, medicalized beds, and healthcare halt beds; the Justice Pole providing judicial investigations, accompaniment measures, and mandated awareness courses; and the Housing and Shelter Pole managing social reintegration centers, emergency housing, and social housing services. Additional services include CPCA Sud (domestic violence perpetrator programs) and La Réserve (mutualized logistics platform). The organization operates 11 establishments and services across Montpellier and Béziers, serving approximately 634 people annually with over 120 professionals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pôle Santé Solidarité Health and solidarity pole providing medicalized care and social support for people with severe chronic illnesses and women in precarious situations, with or without accommodation, including ACT, LAM, and LHSS establishments.
• Appartements de Coordination Thérapeutique (ACT) L'Embellie Temporary housing with medico-social coordination providing medical, psychological, and social care for people with chronic severe illnesses in precarious situations. Includes 56 places in Montpellier (6 dedicated to persons under judicial supervision) plus 1 transitional housing unit for facilitated prison release procedures.
• ACT Hors les Murs Mobile therapeutic coordination service providing at-home support for people with chronic illnesses, without providing housing, to help maintain them in their existing dwellings. Operates 20 places in Montpellier and 15 places in Béziers.
• Lits d'Accueil Médicalisés (LAM) 25-bed medicalized reception facility providing continuous care, accommodation, and social support for homeless individuals with severe chronic illnesses, open year-round 24/7 with full sanitary facilities and communal living space.
• Lits Halte Soins Santé (LHSS) 10-bed facility providing medical care and temporary shelter for homeless women, including pregnant women and those with children, with maximum stay of 2 months.
• Pôle Justice Judicial services providing investigations, accompaniment measures, and awareness stages for individuals under judicial supervision, operating under convention with the Montpellier Court of Appeal.
• Stages Socio-Judiciaires Court-mandated awareness and sensitization courses including citizenship, substance abuse, domestic violence prevention, and road safety. Flat fee of €240 per session. Includes citizenship stage (1 day), drug dangers awareness stage, drug driving awareness stage, alcohol driving awareness stage (1 day), domestic violence prevention stage (2 days), and prostitution awareness stage (1 day).
• Mesures d'Investigation Judicial investigation services including rapid social surveys, personality investigations, and court testimony for individuals involved in legal proceedings.
• Mesures d'Accompagnement Judicial accompaniment measures including socio-educational judicial control (CJSE) and the AJIR program for reinforced individual judicial support for individuals under judicial supervision.
• Pôle Logement Hébergement Housing and shelter services providing accommodation and social support for people experiencing social difficulties, particularly those leaving detention or under judicial supervision. Comprises CHRS Chauliac Rauzy, emergency places, SAOSH, and Service Logement.
• CHRS Chauliac Rauzy 38-place social housing and reintegration center providing temporary accommodation in scattered apartments for individuals, couples, and families with or without children, specializing in welcoming people leaving detention or under judicial supervision.
• Places d'Urgence 20 emergency accommodation places in scattered apartments providing immediate shelter for people leaving detention and others with urgent housing needs.
• SAOSH (Service d'Accueil et d'Orientation Spécialisé) Department-wide specialized reception and orientation service providing social support for housing and accommodation, serving people leaving prison and those under judicial supervision with housing difficulties. Met 377 persons annually.
• Service Logement

Quantifiable outcome

• 634 people hosted, cared for, and accompanied annually
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship / core, core and minor.

• Agence du Don en Nature (ADN)flagship / coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAERS partners with Agence du Don en Nature (national association for the collection and redistribution of non-food essential goods) to operate La Réserve, a mutualized logistics platform created in December 2021 under France Relance plan. ADN provides access to donated essential goods, and AERS operates the platform serving 60+ partner associations in Hérault. Located at Eco parc Bel Air, Vailhauquès.
• SPIP (Service Pénitentiaire d'Insertion et de Probation) Héraultflagship / coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSPIP Hérault is the penitentiary insertion and probation service that works closely with AERS's Justice Pole and SAOSH service, referring persons leaving detention and those under judicial supervision for housing and accompaniment services.
• SIAO34 (Service Intégré d'Accueil et d'Orientation de l'Hérault)flagship / coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSIAO34 is the integrated reception and orientation service for the Hérault department, which orients homeless and precariously housed individuals to AERS's accommodation services (CHRS, emergency places, Service Logement, SAOSH).
• URIOPSS OccitaniecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerURIOPSS Occitanie (Union Régionale des Organismes Privés Sanitaires et Sociaux) is a regional federation of private health and social organizations to which AERS belongs, providing networking, advocacy, and professional development support.
• Fédération Santé & HabitatcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFédération Santé & Habitat is a national federation representing health and habitat organizations, providing AERS with professional resources, advocacy, and a collective identity within the sector.
• Fédération Citoyens & Justiceflagship / coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAERS's Justice Pole adheres to the Fédération Citoyens & Justice, a national federation of socio-judicial organizations. The federation shares AERS's values of promoting a humanist justice policy, protecting victims, and supporting reintegration of persons in conflict with the law.
• Fédération des Acteurs de la Solidarité (FAS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFédération des Acteurs de la Solidarité is a national federation of solidarity actors that provides AERS with professional representation, advocacy, and networking within the social services sector.
• CIDFF (Centre d'Information sur les Droits des Femmes et des Familles)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCIDFF is a partner for judicial sensitization courses delivered by AERS's Justice Pole, providing expertise on women's rights and family law topics as part of the course curriculum.
• Sécurité RoutièreminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSécurité Routière (Road Safety Authority) partners with AERS to deliver drug and alcohol driving awareness courses as part of the judicial sensitization curriculum.
• CHU de MontpelliercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCHU Montpellier provides medical expertise and partnership support for AERS's health programs and sensitization courses, particularly in areas requiring medical and clinical knowledge.
• Banque AlimentaireminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBanque Alimentaire (Food Bank) partners with AERS to provide food assistance to vulnerable populations served by the organization.
• Réseau 34 AddictologieminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRéseau 34 Addictologie provides addiction expertise for drug and alcohol awareness courses delivered by AERS's Justice Pole.
• CPCA Sud antenna associations (APEX, Udaf 11, Via Voltaire, La Clède, La Traverse)flagship / coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAERS coordinates CPCA Sud Occitanie, a regional center for perpetrators of domestic violence. Five partner associations (APEX, Udaf 11, Via Voltaire, La Clède, La Traverse) serve as local antennae implementing accompaniment programs across the five covered departments (Hérault, Gard, Pyrénées-Orientales, Aude, Lozère).

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves17 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Coallia: Major French social services operator delivering housing, healthcare, and social reintegration for vulnerable populations including ex-detainees, refugees, and homeless persons. Directly comparable to AERS through its integrated multi-pole service model and similar target populations across national territory.
• Association Aurore: French nonprofit operating housing, healthcare, and social reintegration programs for excluded populations across France. Directly comparable to AERS in mission (combating social exclusion), population served (homeless, ex-detainees, people in precarious situations), and integrated service delivery.
• Adoma: Leading French social housing operator managing residential facilities (foyers) for vulnerable and low-income populations nationwide. Directly comparable to AERS through housing-first model for displaced and precarious persons, with overlapping ACT/LHSS-style residential offerings.
• Habitat et Humanisme: French nonprofit developing and managing affordable housing combined with social accompaniment for vulnerable and low-income populations. Directly comparable to AERS through its combination of housing provision and social support services for similar target populations.
• Emmaüs France: National federation of French social-exclusion nonprofits combining housing, employment, and second-hand goods activities. Directly comparable to AERS through shared mission of social inclusion and integrated housing/employment models for excluded populations.

Broad incumbents

• Croix-Rouge française: Major French humanitarian and social services organization operating at national scale across housing, healthcare, and emergency relief. Comparable to AERS through overlapping service portfolio but operates at much larger scale and broader scope, including humanitarian response and healthcare delivery beyond AERS's focus.
• Fondation Abbé Pierre: French nonprofit addressing housing exclusion and homelessness through advocacy, housing programs, and direct accommodation services. Comparable to AERS through housing focus and partnership relationship (Fondation Abbé Pierre is a confirmed AERS funder), but narrower scope focused primarily on housing rather than integrated health/justice/housing.
• Secours Catholique: French Catholic charity addressing poverty and social exclusion through direct aid, housing support, and integration programs. Comparable to AERS through shared population focus and social inclusion mission, but operates at national scale across broader poverty-related interventions.

Emerging players

• ATD Quart Monde: International movement fighting extreme poverty through community-based advocacy and accompaniment programs. Comparable to AERS through shared mission and overlapping target populations (people in extreme precariousness), but uses different methodology (community advocacy versus direct service delivery).

Others

• Fédération des Acteurs de la Solidarité (FAS): National federation of social solidarity organizations (AERS is a member). Comparable as an ecosystem participant providing professional representation, advocacy, and networking rather than as a direct service competitor. Functions as an enabler for AERS's sector positioning.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

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