Association Elan Argonnais

What Association Elan Argonnais does

Association Elan Argonnais is a French non-profit association (association loi 1901) headquartered in Sainte-Ménehould, Marne department (Grand Est region), providing medico-social and disability services across the life span. It organizes its operations into three integrated poles: Pôle Enfance (delivering IME medical-educational institute services and SESSAD home-based specialized education and care), Pôle Travail (operating an ESAT work assistance establishment with workshops in laundry, central kitchen, green spaces, painting, building maintenance, and industrial subcontracting), and Pôle Habitat Santé (running FAS, FAM, Foyer de vie Le Jolivet, SAVS, SAMSAH, Foyers de l'Argonne, and Résidences Inclusives). The association's service beneficiaries include children and adolescents with disabilities, working-age adults requiring sheltered employment or vocational support, and adults with intellectual disabilities and/or stabilized mental health conditions needing residential or supported-living arrangements.

The association's revenue model is anchored in French public-sector funding: services are authorized and financed through the Sécurité sociale, the Conseil Départemental de la Marne, and MDPH (Maisons Départementales des Personnes Handicapées) under standard ESMS authorization and budgetary envelope frameworks. It is governed by a Board of Directors (Conseil d'Administration), with no parent company or external ownership. The organization holds no patents or proprietary technology assets and operates without AI/ML or software platform dependencies; its competitive position rests on regulatory authorization, service continuity across the life span, and local institutional presence in the rural Argonne region.

The association actively participates in the European Interreg Forest4Youth project (2025–2028), a transnational initiative using forests as therapeutic spaces for youth with anxiety, depression, and behavioral disorders, in partnership with CNP Saint Martin, EPSM de la Marne, and several European academic and forestry partners. It also maintains operational linkage with Argonne Production, an adapted enterprise (Entreprise Adaptée) employing disabled workers. Supplemented revenue channels include crowdfunding (Helloasso), taxe d'apprentissage, and earned media (Radio RCF), but these are marginal relative to statutory public funding. The association achieved a 2025 Index Égalité H/F score of 98/100 and is GDPR compliant.

Name

Association Elan Argonnais

Legal name

ELAN ARGONNAIS

Website

https://elan-argonnais.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Association Elan Argonnais is a French non-profit (loi 1901) operating authorized medico-social facilities in the Marne department for children and adults with disabilities, structured across three poles — Enfance, Travail, and Habitat Santé — and funded primarily by French public health and departmental welfare authorities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Sainte-menehould

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Social/Medical Services Funding: Government-funded social services financed through French health and social welfare systems (Sécurité sociale, Conseil Départemental, MDPH funding). Services are provided under authorization and funding from French public health and social authorities.

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Association Elan Argonnais is a French non-profit association operating a network of medico-social facilities for people with intellectual disabilities and/or stabilized mental health conditions. It delivers specialized accommodation, education, vocational, and healthcare services through three integrated divisions: Pôle Enfance (IME, SESSAD), Pôle Travail (ESAT), and Pôle Habitat Santé (FAS, FAM, Foyer de vie, SAVS, SAMSAH, Foyers de l'Argonne, Résidences Inclusives).

Product overview

Association Elan Argonnais operates a multi-service structure organized across three main divisions serving people with disabilities. The Enfance Division offers IME (medical-educational institute) and SESSAD (specialized home education and care service) for children and adolescents. The Travail Division provides the ESAT (work assistance establishment) with vocational workshops including laundry, central kitchen, green spaces, painting, building maintenance, and industrial subcontracting. The Habitat Santé Division operates residential and support services including FAS/FAM (specialized and medicalized reception homes), Foyer de vie (life home), SAVS (social life support service), SAMSAH (medical-social support service), Foyers de l'Argonne (combined shelter and life homes), and Résidences Inclusives (inclusive residences). The association also participates in the Forest4Youth European Interreg project using forests as therapeutic spaces.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Pôle Enfance: Childhood services including IME (Institut Médico-Educatif) and SESSAD (Service d'Education Spécialisée et de Soins A Domicile)
• Pôle Travail
• Pôle Habitat Santé
• Argonne Production

Products and services

• IME (Institut Médico-Educatif)
• SESSAD (Service d'Education Spécialisée et de Soins A Domicile)
• ESAT (Etablissement et Service d'Aide par le Travail)
• FAS (Foyer d'Accueil Spécialisé) - La Maison au bord de l'Auve
• FAM (Foyer d'Accueil Médicalisé)
• Foyer de vie Le Jolivet
• SAVS (Service d'Accompagnement à la Vie Sociale)
• SAMSAH (Service d'Accompagnement Médico-Social pour Adultes Handicapés)
• Foyers de l'Argonne
• Résidences Inclusives

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Interreg Europe du Nord-OuestcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Co-financed partner in the Forest4Youth project (NWE0400643) running from 01/01/2025 to 31/12/2028. Project uses forests as therapeutic spaces for youth facing anxiety, depression, and behavioral disorders.
• CNP Saint MartincoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Forest4Youth project. CNP Saint Martin takes in young adolescents experiencing psychological distress and developed therapeutic forest stays.
• EPSM de la MarnecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Forest4Youth project via its child psychiatry service. Has collaborated with CNP in the Interreg PSICOCAP+ project.
• RCSI (Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner in the Forest4Youth European project consortium.
• Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner in the Forest4Youth European project consortium.
• Environnement BrusselminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional partner in Forest4Youth project focused on environmental/healthcare integration.
• SRFB KBBMminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerForestry partner in Forest4Youth project.
• LandesforstminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerForestry partner in Forest4Youth project.
• NatureminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnvironmental partner in Forest4Youth project.
• Argonne ProductionminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAdapted enterprise (Entreprise Adaptée) linked to the association, providing employment opportunities for disabled workers.

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• APF France Handicap: Major French disability association operating residential, daytime, and medico-social services nationally. Same association status, same funding model, similar beneficiary cohort.
• LADAPT: French association operating ESAT, ESMS, and vocational inclusion services for disabled people nationwide. Highly comparable: similar medico-social service mix, association loi 1901 structure, government-funded.
• ADAPEI: Federation of French associations serving people with intellectual disabilities with similar IME/FAM/Foyer de vie/ESAT service menus, including a Marne department chapter directly overlapping Elan Argonnais's geography.
• Fondation John Bost: French foundation operating a large network of medico-social establishments (FAM, MAS, Foyer, ESAT) serving children and adults with disabilities and mental health conditions — same service taxonomy and public funding model.
• Fondation Falret: French foundation operating residential, accommodation, and medico-social services for adults with mental disabilities and stabilized mental health conditions — directly overlapping Elan's Pôle Habitat Santé offering.
• Apprentis d'Auteuil: French foundation supporting vulnerable children, families, and young adults with social/educational integration services. Comparable as a multi-pole medico-social operator running both educational (MECS/ITEP-like) and integration services under public funding.
• Secours Catholique: French Catholic social action organization supporting people in precarious situations including people with disabilities, with multi-pole service delivery and reliance on public authorizations and donations.
• UNAPEI: National federation of associations representing people with intellectual disabilities and their families; runs/coordinates services across a network of local associations with the same ESMS authorization model.

Broad incumbents

• Croix-Rouge française: Large incumbent French humanitarian organization running extensive medico-social establishments (EHPA, EHPAD, ESMS) with much broader scope. Overlaps Elan Argonnais as a non-profit ESMS operator under public funding.

Others

• Nexem: Federation representing French social and medico-social employers and associations. Comparable as an ecosystem participant: Nexem negotiates CPOM and tariff frameworks that govern how operators like Elan Argonnais are funded.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/watch?v=68lc3jllifw
• Xx.com/elanargonnais
• Facebookfacebook.com/elanargonnais
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/elanargonnais

Compliance2 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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