Vivre et devenir

What Vivre et devenir does

Vivre et devenir is a French non-profit association recognized as being of public utility, founded in 1918 by the congregation of the sisters of Marie-Auxiliatrice and headquartered in Paris at 2, allée Joseph Récamier (75015). The association operates more than 80 medico-social establishments, services, and dispositifs across seven French regions (Ile-de-France, Grand Est, PACA, Normandie, Centre-Val de Loire, Nouvelle Aquitaine, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté), supporting more than 5,000 persons in situations of fragility — including children and adults with intellectual, motor, and autism spectrum disabilities, persons with mental health conditions, elderly frail persons, and children in protective care — through a workforce of approximately 2,300 employees. Service offerings span Medical-Educational Institutes (IME), Specialized Accommodation Facilities (MAS), foyers de vie, hospital and rehabilitation centers (notably Hôpital Sainte-Marie in Villepinte with palliative care and geriatric rehabilitation), inclusive housing programs (Habitat Côté cours, La Clé), professional insertion services (Dispositif du Perche), SAMSAH, GEM mutual aid groups, MECS child protection homes, and UEEA autism school units.

The business model is predominantly public: the overwhelming majority of the €169 million in 2025 operating revenue (+4% YoY) is sourced from public financing by regional health agencies (ARS) and departmental councils under negotiated authorization and funding agreements, supplemented by individual donations, corporate giving through the Cercle Entreprises program, legacies and life insurance, and membership fees under French law of 1901. Pricing is not commercially set but regulated through institutional agreements, and the association pursues growth primarily through fusion-absorption of smaller associations and geographic expansion across French regions. Recent governance and operational moves include the creation in 2024 of the Commission des personnes accompagnées, a participatory body integrating accompanied persons into strategic decisions; the promotion of Patty Manent to Directrice générale on November 3, 2025 succeeding Christophe Douesneau; the integration of AEHM (2024), La Clé (2026), and the announced fusion with CDSEA effective January 1, 2027. The technology stack is essentially non-existent as a differentiated layer — the association operates a standard website (vivre-devenir.fr) with social media channels for donor communications and press relations, without proprietary AI, APIs, or software products.

Name

Vivre et devenir

Legal name

Vivre et devenir

Website

https://vivre-devenir.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1918

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Vivre et devenir is a French non-profit association founded in 1918 that operates more than 80 medico-social establishments across 7 French regions, supporting 5,000+ vulnerable persons — including people with disabilities, mental health conditions, elderly, and children in care — funded primarily by regional health agencies (ARS) and departmental councils, with €169M in 2025 revenue and 2,300 staff.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Medico-Social and Social Care Services

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412), Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities (62321), Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly (62331)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Disability Services & Independent Living Support (BPAGAEAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Disability Services & Independent Living Support (BPAGACAG), Special Education, Disability Support & Inclusive Education Nonprofits (BPAGADAH), Disability Services & Assistive Solutions (Accessibility, Assistive Tech) (BPAGALAM)

Keywords

• Medico-social services
• Disability care services
• Child welfare services
• Elderly care services
• Inclusive housing services

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public institutional funding: The overwhelming majority of resources come from public financing by regional health agencies (ARS) and departmental councils for missions of general interest performed by the association's establishments and services. In 2025, operating revenue totaled €169 million, up 4% from 2024.
2. Donations and private contributions: Individuals and corporations can make tax-deductible donations. The association also receives legacies, donations, and life insurance contributions. A €100,000 vacation fund was created in 2026 from private resources to support persons accompanied.
3. Membership fees: Individuals can become members of the association through annual adhesion (membership), contributing to the democratic governance structure governed by the 1901 law.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Vivre et devenir is a non-profit association recognized as serving the public utility that operates a network of more than 80 medico-social establishments across seven French regions, providing accommodation, care, education, and professional integration services to vulnerable populations. Its offering spans child welfare and child protection homes, medico-educational institutes for children with disabilities, specialized residential facilities (foyers) and maisons d'accueil spécialisées for adults with heavy disabilities, geriatric establishments, social and medico-social housing, and inclusive housing programs. It is primarily financed by regulated public tariffs from the Assurance Maladie and departmental councils, complemented by grants and donations.

Product overview

Vivre et devenir is a non-profit association recognized as being of public utility that operates a portfolio of over 80 establishments, services, and dispositifs across seven French regions (Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Centre-Val de Loire, Grand-Est, Ile-de-France, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Normandie, and PACA). The organization provides comprehensive care and support for individuals in vulnerable situations, including people with disabilities (intellectual, motor, autism spectrum), mental health conditions, elderly care, and child protection. The portfolio includes Medical-Educational Institutes (IME), Specialized Accommodation Facilities (MAS), residential homes (Foyers), hospital and rehabilitation centers, inclusive housing programs, professional integration services, and mutual aid groups. The association supports more than 5,000 people through a team of approximately 2,300 employees.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Medico-Educational Institutes (Instituts Médico-Éducatifs, IME) Specialized facilities for children and adolescents with intellectual disabilities, autism spectrum disorders, or psychomotor disorders, providing therapeutic care, education, and daytime activities; funded by Assurance Maladie tariffs set by the ARS.
• Specialized Accommodation Facilities (Maisons d'Accueil Spécialisées, MAS) Residential medico-social facilities for severely disabled adults needing permanent nursing care and daily living support; financed via Assurance Maladie tariffs set by the ARS.
• Residential and Daytime Foyers (Foyers occupationnels, foyers de vie) Accommodation and daytime activity services for disabled adults who cannot live independently but do not require continuous medical support; mainly financed by departmental councils.
• Child Welfare Homes (Maisons d'Enfants à Caractère Social, MECS) Social accommodation and educational support for children and adolescents placed under child welfare (ASE) or judicial youth protection (PJJ); financed by departmental councils.
• Healthcare Establishments (Établissements de Santé) Health care facilities, including psychiatric and post-acute care establishments, providing medical and therapeutic services to vulnerable populations, including persons with mental disorders.
• Geriatric Establishments and Elderly Care Services (including EHPAD-type services, accueil de jour) Residential, day, and medical care services for dependent elderly persons, combining hosting, dependency, and care tariffs financed by residents, departmental councils via APA, and Assurance Maladie.
• Inclusive Housing (Habitat Inclusif) Housing programs combining independent living with shared services and animation for disabled or elderly persons, supported by national frameworks such as the 'Forfait Habitat Inclusif' from the CNSA.
• Professional Integration (Insertion Professionnelle) Programs aimed at socio-professional integration for vulnerable persons, including through supported employment structures (ESAT-type activities); relies on departmental and state financing.

Quantifiable outcome

• 169 million euros in operating revenue in 2025 (+4% YoY), with a surplus of 794,000 euros
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Partnerships

20 partnerships are on record, tiered core, supportive, minor and significant.

• UNIOPSS (Union nationale interfédérale des œuvres et organismes privés non lucratifs sanitaires et sociaux)coreOthersVivre et devenir is a member of UNIOPSS, the national union of non-profit private health and social organizations, representing the sector's collective interests at national level.
• NEXEMcoreOthersVivre et devenir is a member of NEXEM, the professional employer organization for associative, social, medico-social, and health sector employers.
• FEHAP (Fédération des Établissements Hospitaliers et d'Aide à la Personne, à but non lucratif)coreOthersVivre et devenir is a member of FEHAP, the federation of non-profit hospitals and personal assistance establishments.
• FNISASIC (Fédération Nationale des Institutions de Santé d'Action Sociale d'Inspiration Chrétienne)coreOthersVivre et devenir is a member of FNISASIC, the national federation of social health institutions of Christian inspiration.
• ARS Ile-de-France (Agence Régionale de Santé)coreOthersRegional health agency providing regulatory authorization and public funding for Ile-de-France establishments. The association manages 25 establishments in this region.
• ARS Grand EstcoreOthersRegional health agency for the Grand Est region, providing regulatory authorization and public funding.
• ARS PACA (Provence Alpes Côte d'Azur)coreOthersRegional health agency for the PACA region, providing regulatory authorization and public funding.
• CNSA (Caisse Nationale de Solidarité pour l'Autonomie)coreOthersNational solidarity fund for autonomy, providing financing and support for disability and elderly care policies.
• Mairie de VillepintesupportiveOthersThe city of Villepinte provided support for the IME de Soubiran project and makes a gymnasium available to Foyer Saint-Louis for weekly basketball sessions.
• EDC TransmoussminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal manufacturing company (designing and producing protective cardboard and foam packaging) partnered with the Dispositif du Perche professional insertion program for approximately 5 years. The company trusted young people with an urgent sorting mission, treating nearly 3,000 pieces in one and a half days.
• Association Antea (Rome, Italy)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational partnership signed in May 2017 between Hôpital Sainte-Marie (Villepinte) and Antea (Rome) to promote palliative care practices through knowledge sharing and joint initiatives.
• Association Côté courssignificantStrategic or Co-development PartnerVivre et devenir took over Côté cours' activities in Le Havre (Normandy) in 2018 via a tribunal-approved offer, expanding its inclusive housing portfolio for persons with mental health conditions.
• Association La ClésignificantStrategic or Co-development PartnerA gestion mandate was signed in April 2024 with La Clé for habitat inclusif and related services in Rouen. The association was fully integrated effective January 1, 2026, strengthening Vivre et devenir's presence in Normandy.
• Foyer Pierre OlivaintsupportiveStrategic or Co-development PartnerA gestion mandate was signed in July 2019 with Foyer Pierre Olivaint in view of its integration within approximately two years, aiming to develop new responses for accompanied persons.
• CDSEA (Comité de Sauvegarde de l'Enfant à l'Adulte)significantStrategic or Co-development PartnerCDSEA signed a gestion mandate with Vivre et devenir on June 20, 2025, effective January 1, 2027, for fusion-absorption. CDSEA supports more than 1,100 persons in child protection and disability in Essonne.
• Association Européenne des Handicapés Moteurs (AEHM)significantStrategic or Co-development PartnerAEHM merged into Vivre et devenir effective January 1, 2024, uniting forces to pursue missions serving the most fragile persons.
• Lycée Les Alpilles, Saint-Rémy-de-ProvenceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSince October 2015, terminal-year SAPAT students have participated in weekly inclusive activities (dance, animal mediation, sign language, baking) with residents of MAS Les Iris. The partnership, now in its 11th edition, concluded with an inclusive sports event organized by ASSPA in May 2026.
• ASSPA (Association Sport Santé du Pays d'Arles)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerASSPA organized an inclusive sports challenge on May 26, 2026, bringing together MAS Les Iris residents, lycée students, elderly persons, schoolchildren, and other medico-social structures for adapted sports including boccia, wheelchair rugby, fencing, seated volleyball, and a visual impairment course.
• Barreau de Seine-Saint-DenisminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe bar association organized a cultural solidarity flea market from May 13-22 in Vivre et devenir's premises, raising €626 for Dispositif Isabelle, chosen by Bâtonnier Sandrine Beressi whose batonnier term focused on discrimination and mental health.
• PromoVoileminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSailing association providing catamarans and instructors for weekly sailing sessions at IME Excelsior's 'apprentis navigateurs' program. Also organized 'L'Armada des Bahuts' cruise event for adolescents from Seine-Saint-Denis.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Groupe SOS: One of France's largest non-profit social enterprises, with 700+ establishments across healthcare, social services, and inclusion. Comparable in scope and public-authorization model, though diversified across many sectors beyond Vivre et devenir's disability/elderly focus.
• Croix-Rouge française: France's largest humanitarian organization operating medico-social establishments, hospitals, and home-care services. Comparable in operating public-utility medico-social establishments funded by ARS, though broader in mission.
• Fondation de France: Largest French philanthropic foundation distributing grants and operating programs in health, social, and disability fields. Comparable as a public-utility recognized non-profit with broad donor program, though primarily a grantmaker rather than direct operator.
• Mutualité Française: National federation of mutual insurance entities operating medico-social services (EHPAD, SSIAD, clinics). Comparable in non-profit, ARS-funded establishment model, though broader in scope including health insurance.

Direct peers

• Fondation des Apprentis d'Auteuil: Recognized public-utility foundation running MECS, IME, and inclusion programs for vulnerable children and families in France. Comparable in operating model (public utility status, ARS-funded establishments, child protection and disability services).
• Fondation John Bost: Non-profit federation operating residential medico-social establishments for persons with disabilities, mental illness, and elderly. Similar in operating model of decentralized ARS-authorized establishments across France.
• APF France Handicap: Major French disability NGO providing accommodation, advocacy, and medico-social services nationwide. Directly comparable to Vivre et devenir in mission of supporting persons with disabilities through a federated network of establishments.
• ADEF Résidences: Non-profit association managing medico-social residences, FAM, MAS, and EHPAD across France for disabled and elderly persons. Direct comparable in establishment type, funding mechanism, and beneficiary population.

Regional players

• ARHM (Association Régionale d'Hygiène Mentale): Federation of medico-social establishments in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region supporting persons with mental illness and disabilities. Comparable in operating model of ARS-authorized medico-social establishments, though geographically concentrated in a different region.

Others

• NEXEM: Professional employer federation for French associative, social, and medico-social organizations. Vivre et devenir is a member; NEXEM represents the sector's collective interests at the national level and supports members with HR, regulatory, and policy advocacy.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInfr.linkedin.com/company/vivre-et-devenir
• Instagraminstagram.com/association_vivre_et_devenir

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Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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