Don Bosco Association

What Don Bosco Association does

Association Don Bosco is a non-profit social and médico-social organization (Association loi 1901, reconnue d'intérêt général) founded in 1946 and headquartered in Landerneau, Finistère, France. It operates a network of approximately 30+ establishments and services across the Finistère department and Centre Ouest Bretagne, serving more than 10,000 persons annually with a workforce of 1,000+ professionals. Its activities span three operational poles: Handicap & Santé (disability and healthcare services including the IME EEAP Kerlaouen, La Maison des 3 Lacs, multiple adult foyers, SAVS/SAMSAH, Point Santé, and the Service LSF29 sign-language interpretation service); Prévention & Protection de l'Enfance (child protection including foster family placement, specialized prevention street-work, DAMMIE service for unaccompanied foreign minors, and AEMO support); and Mobilité Inclusive, Justice & Formation (mobility diagnostics, Maison Bleue family-of-detainees support, PEPS PREPA Avenir Jeunes, Prépa Clés literacy, and ESPACE 49 training center). The association also includes affiliated entities SCIC En Jeux d'Enfance (a cooperative providing 408 childcare places across 12 structures, spun off in 2018), the Fonds de Dotation IMPAKT endowment fund (created 2016), and the Association Sportive et Culturelle Don Bosco.

The business model is predominantly government-funded under French social welfare mechanisms. Operating revenue is sourced from public agreements with ARS Bretagne, Conseil Départemental du Finistère, Brest Métropole, and Région Bretagne, supplemented by tax-deductible individual and corporate donations (eligible for 60–66% reductions under French law), the Taxe d'apprentissage channel for IME Kerlaouen, and modest annual membership fees (€10/year) that grant voting rights at the General Assembly. Service access is referral-driven — disability admissions require CDAPH orientations, child protection follows Conseil Départemental judicial decisions, and mobility/insertion services receive referrals from France Travail, CDAS, and Mission Locale. The association does not operate a proprietary technology platform; service delivery is grounded in physical establishments, multidisciplinary professional teams, and human-services expertise accumulated over 80 years.

Strategic positioning rests on three reinforcing dimensions: a regulatory and funding moat anchored in long-standing public-sector agreements; a territorial distribution advantage from a dense regional establishment footprint; and an institutional brand built through continuous operation since 1946 (now celebrating its 80th anniversary in 2026). The association is a member of SOLEKO (Union d'Economie Sociale), holds Qualiopi certification for its training arm, achieved a 99/100 score on the 2025 Index Egalité Professionnelle Femmes-Hommes, and is currently expanding its workforce, service lines, and ecosystem of affiliated entities.

Name

Don Bosco Association

Legal name

Association Don Bosco

Website

https://donbosco.asso.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1946

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Association Don Bosco is a French non-profit founded in 1946 that operates 30+ social and médico-social establishments in Finistère, serving 10,000+ people annually across disability care, child protection, mobility, justice support, and training, funded primarily by French public authorities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social and Medico-Social Services

NAICS

Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities (62321), Other Residential Care Facilities (62399), Child and Youth Services (62411), Health Care and Social Assistance (62)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Social services
• Medico-social care
• Disability support
• Child protection
• Social inclusion

Headquarters

HQ city

Landerneau

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices11 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Government funding and social welfare financing: Public funding from ARS Bretagne (regional health agency), Conseil Départemental du Finistère, Brest Métropole, and other public bodies for operating social, médico-social, and child protection services. Services are financed through negotiated agreements with public funders.
2. Donations and charitable contributions: Individual donations eligible for 66% tax reduction (within 20% of taxable income). Corporate donations eligible for 60% reduction (up to 2M€) or 40% for amounts above 2M€.
3. Taxe d'apprentissage (apprenticeship tax): Companies can allocate a portion of their apprenticeship tax to fund educational materials and programs at IME Kerlaouen.
4. Membership fees: Annual membership fee of 10€ gives members voting rights at General Assemblies and participation in associative life.
5. Fonds de Dotation Impakt: Endowment fund created in 2016 to finance social, médico-social, sports, and cultural actions in Finistère.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Association Don Bosco is a non-profit association loi 1901 (recognized of general interest) that delivers social and medico-social services in the Finistère department of Brittany, France. Its core offerings span specialized services for children and adults with disabilities (IME, foyers de vie, MAS, FAM, SAVS/SAMSAH), child protection and prevention services (foster care, AEMO, specialized prevention, unaccompanied minors), inclusive mobility diagnostics, support for families of detainees, and adult training/literacy programs, all funded primarily through French public-authority agreements.

Product overview

Don Bosco Association is a social and medico-social organization operating in the Finistère department of Brittany, founded in 1946. Rather than a single product, it operates as a multi-service platform offering comprehensive care across three main divisions: Handicap & Santé (disability and health services including IME/EEAP Kerlaouen, La Maison des 3 Lacs, various foyers, SAVS/SAMSAH, Point Santé, and Service LSF29), Prévention & Protection de l'enfance (child protection including SAEA, Prévention Spécialisée, Placement Familial Spécialisé, DAMMIE, and AEMO), and Mobilité inclusive, Justice & Formation (inclusive mobility, justice support, and training including Plateforme Mobilité, La Maison Bleue, PEPS PREPA Avenir Jeunes, Prépa Clés, and ESPACE 49). The organization is structured within the UES MESCOAT economic and social unit and includes subsidiary SCIC En Jeux d'Enfance (early childhood care) and Fonds de Dotation IMPAKT (endowment fund). It serves over 10,000 people annually with more than 1,000 professionals across approximately 35 establishments and services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

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Products and services

• Handicap & Santé (Division Handicap & Health) Service division providing support and care for children and adults with disabilities (mental, psychic, developmental disorders, including deaf/hard-of-hearing individuals). Comprises the IME/EEAP pediatric establishments and all adult disability facilities of the association. Users are admitted via CDAPH orientations.
• Prévention & Protection de l'enfance (Child Prevention & Protection Division) Service division supporting children, adolescents, and young adults aged 0-21 facing social, family, and psychological difficulties. Includes specialized prevention street work, foster placement, AEMO/AEMOH, and accompaniment of unaccompanied foreign minors.
• Mobilité inclusive, Justice & Formation (Inclusive Mobility, Justice & Training Division) Service division focused on inclusive mobility diagnostics, socio-judicial accompaniment (victim and detainee-family support), and professional training programs for inclusion of vulnerable persons.
• IME EEAP Kerlaouen (Institut Médico-Éducatif / Établissement pour Enfants et Adolescents Polyhandicapés) Medical-Educational Institute in Landerneau accommodating 57 children aged 3-20 with intellectual disabilities and polyhandicap. Operates both internat (full-time residential) and semi-internat (day) placements. Funded through the Taxe d'apprentissage for educational materials.
• La Maison des 3 Lacs (Foyer de vie / Foyer d'accueil médicalisé) Medico-social establishment in Saint-Renan offering 40 places for adults with disabilities (20 in foyer de vie + 20 in FAM), serving individuals with disabilities and autism spectrum disorders.
• La Maison Bleue (Accueil des Familles de Détenus) Reception and support service for families of detainees at Brest prison, including child visits to incarcerated parents and accommodation for distant families, plus parental-responsibility training.
• Plateforme Mobilité (Mobility Platform) Mobility facilitation platform in Brest offering information, individualized support, and collective workshops to help people overcome mobility barriers and access employment or training. Targets RSA beneficiaries, AAH recipients and job seekers.
• SAEA Landerneau-Morlaix (Service d'Accompagnement Éducatif vers l'Autonomie) Educational Support Service for Autonomy accompanying 21 young people aged 16-21 in individual apartments, supporting transition to adult life through personalized educational support.
• PEPS PREPA Avenir Jeunes Training program for 16-25 year olds seeking employment, helping those lacking qualifications and facing social/professional integration difficulties (in Carhaix for the Centre Ouest Bretagne territory).
• Prépa Clés Two training tracks: 'Je revois l'essentiel' for basic literacy/numeracy skills and 'Je progresse en français' for French as a foreign language learning, delivered at Centre Ouest Bretagne territory.
• ESPACE 49 (Centre de formation — school mediation and anti-dropout) Qualiopi-certified training center providing school mediation and fighting against dropout, facilitating reschooling and social/professional reintegration for youth in difficulty.
• SAVS / SAMSAH (Accompagnement adulte handicap) Social Life Support Service and Medico-Social Support Service for Adults with Disabilities, providing accompaniment for daily living and social integration across Gouesnou and Plourin-lès-Morlaix.
• Service LSF29 (Langue des Signes Française) French Sign Language interpretation service providing accompaniment to social life for deaf and hard-of-hearing persons.
• Point Santé Healthcare access service providing medical support to persons with disabilities in the Morlaix territory.
• Foyer Pen Ar C'Hoat (foyer de vie / accueil médicalisé, Guilers) Life care facility and medicalized reception for adults with disabilities located in Guilers.
• Foyer Kervallon (Brest) Life care facility and medicalized reception for adults with disabilities located in Brest.
• Résidence AMEZEG (Landerneau) Life care facility for adults with disabilities located in Landerneau.
• Établissement de Keraoul (La Roche-Maurice) Multi-service facility combining foyer de vie, medicalized reception, and day care for adults with disabilities in La Roche-Maurice — the original 1946 site of the association.
• Stergann (accueil médicalisé / MAS, La Roche-Maurice) Medicalized reception and Specialized Care Home for adults with significant disabilities in La Roche-Maurice.
• Maison de Kerellec (Accueil temporaire, Guipavas) Temporary reception facility for persons with disabilities in Guipavas.
• L'ELAN (SAVS de Transition) Transitional Social Life Support Service for adults with disabilities in Gouesnou and Plourin-lès-Morlaix.
• Prévention Spécialisée Specialized prevention service conducting street work in Brest's priority neighborhoods, reaching out to youth ages 11-25 and families at risk of social exclusion.
• Placement Familial Spécialisé Specialized foster-care placement service for children and youth requiring foster family arrangements.
• DAMMIE (Accompagnement des Mineurs Non Accompagnés et Jeunes Majeurs Étrangers) Service for Accompaniment of Unaccompanied Foreign Minors and Young Adults, providing support to 100 youth aged 15-21.
• AEMO / AEMOH (Action Éducative en Milieu Ouvert) Educational Support in Open Environment with or without Accommodation, providing educational support to youth in their family environment or in host families.
• SCIC En Jeux d'Enfance (Petite Enfance cooperative) Cooperative of collective interest (SCIC) for early childhood care, established January 1, 2018 as part of Association Don Bosco's Petite Enfance Pole. Offers 408 childcare places across 12 different structures in Finistère.
• Fonds de Dotation IMPAKT Endowment fund created in 2016 to finance social, medico-social, sporting, and cultural actions in Finistère for children, minors, or adults facing social or professional difficulties.

Quantifiable outcome

• 10,000+ persons accompanied annually
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Fondation d'Entreprise Konica MinoltaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Corporate foundation donated 2,148€ to rehabilitate the garden at Maison des 3 Lacs after Storm Ciaran, funding a greenhouse and ergonomic gardening tools.
• Gwendoline (musical group)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Musical group accompanied foyer residents in creating the PACH & KER album over two years, providing music production expertise.
• SCIC En Jeux d'EnfancecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Société Coopérative d'Intérêt Collectif created on January 1, 2018 as part of Association Don Bosco's Petite Enfance Pole. Offers 408 childcare places across 12 structures in Finistère.
• Fonds de Dotation ImpaktcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016Endowment fund created by Association Don Bosco in 2016 to finance social, médico-social, sports, and cultural actions for young children, minors, and adults facing social, familial, or professional difficulties in Finistère.
• SOLEKOcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation Don Bosco is a member of SOLEKO, Union d'Economie Sociale - a federation of social economy organizations providing mutual support, representation, and shared resources for member associations.
• UFOLEP FinistèreminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSports federation partner for adapted physical activities and inclusive sports events, including the 80th anniversary celebration at Jardins de la Palud.
• ELORN HandballminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal sports club partner for inclusive sports activities during anniversary celebrations.
• Plouzané A.C Rugby OfficielminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal rugby club partner providing adapted rugby activities for the 80th anniversary event.
• Association Handi-ElornminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDisability sports association partner for inclusive activities.
• Ville de LanderneauminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipality partner for community events and celebrations.
• Brest MétropolecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMetropolitan authority holds the competence for specialized prevention since January 1, 2017. Major funder and partner for mobility platform and prevention services.
• Office Franco-Québécois pour la Jeunesse (OFQJ)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench-Québec Youth Office supported the Quebec trip for 8 PREPA Avenir jeunes participants from Carhaix.
• Région BretagnecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMain regional funder for training programs (PREPA Avenir Jeunes, PREPA Clés) and youth mobility projects. Also supported PREV 50th anniversary.
• Les Semelles KersaintaisesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWalking/hiking group participating in anniversary celebrations.
• Festival AstropolisminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBrest electronic music festival collaborated on the PACH & KER music project with residents of Don Bosco foyers.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Apprentis d'Auteuil: Major French Catholic-inspired association providing child protection, education, training, and family support across France. Closely comparable to Don Bosco as a multi-service social and educational nonprofit with a similar faith-rooted heritage and combined youth/disability/insertion mission.
• APAJH: Association Pour Adultes et Jeunes Handicapés – national federation offering services for people with intellectual, physical, and sensory disabilities across all life stages. Directly comparable to Don Bosco's Handicap & Santé pole (IME, foyers, MAS, FAM, SAVS/SAMSAH).
• UNAPEI: National federation of ADAPEI associations supporting people with intellectual disabilities through residential facilities, day services, and advocacy. Operates many of the same service types (foyers, MAS, IME) as Don Bosco's adult and child disability divisions, with comparable funding model.
• SOS Villages d'Enfants: French branch of SOS Children's Villages, dedicated to alternative care for children without parental support. Directly comparable to Don Bosco's Protection de l'Enfance division, including foster placement, residential homes, and youth autonomy programs (DAMMIE).
• Emmaüs France: Federation of French Emmaüs community organizations focused on social inclusion, professional integration, and solidarity economy. Comparable as a fellow member of the social economy (économie sociale et solidaire) and a peer in collective-impact nonprofit governance.
• Les Petits Frères des Pauvres: French nonprofit supporting isolated elderly people through home visits, residential homes, and accompaniment at end of life. Comparable in association status, mixed public/donation funding, and Catholic-inspired social-action heritage, though targeted to elderly beneficiaries.

Broad incumbents

• Croix-Rouge française: Largest French humanitarian association with activities spanning disability, child welfare, health, training, and emergency response. Comparable as a multi-line French association operating on public funding and donations, with overlapping medico-social and training service lines.
• Les Restos du Cœur: National French association providing food aid, housing, and professional insertion. Comparable scale (multi-thousand volunteers and staff) and a similar law-1901 association model with mixed public/donation funding serving vulnerable populations in Finistère.
• Armée du Salut (Fondation de l'Armée du Salut): Salvation Army France operates social and medico-social establishments including disability, child protection, and integration services alongside emergency shelters. Comparable association law 1901 status, public-funder base, and multi-sector service portfolio.

Regional players

• Fondation Abbé Pierre: Major French nonprofit focused on housing and homelessness. Comparable as a faith-rooted social action nonprofit with residential service lines and recognized general-interest status, even though Don Bosco's residential scope differs (disability/child protection vs. homelessness).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/donbosco.asso.fr
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/donbosco-asso

Compliance4 records

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Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries3 records

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