What Adapei 79 does

Adapei 79 delivers its services through an integrated care-and-employment model: medical-social funding flows from French social security (Assurance Maladie) via regulated price-day tariffs and from the Conseil Départemental des Deux-Sèvres (including Aide à la Vie Partagèe for habitat inclusif), supplemented by donations, Operation Brioches proceeds, and economic activity revenue from sheltered workshops producing goods and services (Jess Jeans textiles, grounds maintenance, industrial subcontracting). Service access is gated by CDAPH orientation decisions rather than commercial sales, while adapted-enterprise services (ACTEA, Jess Jeans, Wikicat, L'Ethiquerie) are sold to enterprise and individual customers through direct contracts, open days, and SEEPH/DuoDay employer engagement. Continuing professional training (autism awareness at €400/participant) is Qualiopi-certified. The association holds ISO 9001 certification for seven consecutive years, a 99/100 gender equality index for six consecutive years, Qualiopi training certification, and won the Prix Unapei-GMF 2025 national award.

Name

Adapei 79

Legal name

Adapei 79

Website

https://adapei79.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1962

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Adapei 79 is a French non-profit association, founded 1962 and based in Niort, operating 40+ medico-social establishments across Deux-Sèvres to support approximately 2,000 people with intellectual disabilities and autism across their life course, with 1,400 professionals and funding from social security, departmental aid, sheltered-workshop revenue, and donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Medico-Social Disability Support Services

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412), Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities (62321)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Disability Services & Independent Living Support (BPAGACAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Disability Services & Independent Living Support (BPAGAEAG), Disability Services & Assistive Solutions (Accessibility, Assistive Tech) (BPAGALAM)

Keywords

• Medico-social services
• Disability support services
• Sheltered employment
• Specialized autism care
• Residential disability care

Headquarters

HQ city

Niort

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices16 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Social Security and Health Insurance Reimbursement: Core funding through French social security system for medical-social services, including reimbursement for accommodation, care, and support services provided to people with disabilities
2. Departmental Social Aid: Funding from the Conseil Départemental des Deux-Sèvres for social welfare services and support, including Aide à la Vie Partagée (AVP) for habitat inclusif projects
3. Donations and Charitable Contributions: Voluntary contributions from individuals and organizations, including Operation Brioches fundraising campaign proceeds dedicated to projects for people with disabilities
4. Economic Activity Revenue: Revenue from sheltered workshops (ESAT) producing goods and services, including textile production (Jess Jeans), grounds maintenance, industrial services, and adapted employment services. Also includes service contracts with private companies.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Adapei 79 is a non-profit association that delivers medico-social and disability support services across the life course for approximately 2,000 people with intellectual disabilities in Deux-Sèvres, France. Its offer spans education (IME, SESSAD, CESEP), vocational training and sheltered/adapted employment (six ESATs, ACTEA, Cap Emploi 79, SIPFP), housing and social life support (Foyer de Vie, MAPHA, SAVS, SAMSAH, GEM), and specialized residential/medical care (MAS, FAM, Maison Pour l'Autisme, Maisons de Canopée) together with mobile expertise teams (EMHV, EMHR). The association also operates social enterprise production (Jess Jeans, Wikicat, L'Éthiquerie) and a Qualiopi-certified continuing professional training program, all funded through French social security reimbursement, departmental social aid, donations, and earned economic activity revenue.

Product overview

Adapei 79 is a non-profit association providing comprehensive medico-social services for people with intellectual and cognitive disabilities across Deux-Sèvres, France. The organization operates 40+ establishments organized into five main service areas: Education & Schooling (including IME, SESSAD, CESEP), Training & Work (6 ESATs including transitional ESAT Tremplin Messidor, adapted enterprise ACTEA, and Cap Emploi 79), Housing & Social Life (Foyer de Vie, MAPHA), Health & Care (MAS, FAM, Maisons de Canopée, Maison Pour l'Autisme), and Specialized Devices/Services (EMHV, EMHR, SAVS, SAMSAH, GEM). The portfolio also includes economic activity brands JESS JEANS, WIKICAT, and L'Éthiquerie produced by sheltered workshops, plus fundraising (Opération Brioches) and inclusion programs (DuoDay, En voiture Psymone). A centralized admission system (DAPI) streamlines access to specialized residential care. The association employs 1,400 professionals and accompanies 2,000 people with disabilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Jess Jeans: A clothing brand manufactured at Ateliers Bressuirais (ESAT), producing jeans and tote bags in denim and colored canvas.
• Wikicat
• L'Éthiqueterie

Products and services

• Instituts Médico-Éducatifs (IME) Medical-educational institutes providing schooling, care, and therapeutic support for children and adolescents with intellectual disabilities. Operates five IMEs across Bressuire (1966), Niort, Thouars (1967), Melle, and Parthenay (1968).
• SESSAD – Services d'Éducation Spéciale et de Soins à Domicile Home-based special education and care services for children and adolescents with disabilities, providing individualized educational, pedagogical, and therapeutic support to facilitate integration into natural living and activity environments. SESSAD units associated with the IMEs of Parthenay (1993), Melle, Niort and Thouars (1994).
• CESEP – Centre d'Éducation et de Soins pour Enfants Polyhandicapés Specialized center in Parthenay (opened 1994) for polyhandicapped children, the only such establishment in Deux-Sèvres. Features 6 intern places, 1 emergency place, and a new Externalized Teaching Unit (UEEP) at Le Tallud school.
• ESAT – Établissements et Services d'Aide par le Travail Network of six sheltered workshops (Ateliers Bressuirais, Ateliers Thouarsais, Ateliers de la Bressandière, ESAT d'Aiffres, ESAT de Melle, and Tremplin Messidor) employing approximately 800 people with disabilities in activities including woodworking, metalwork, packaging, grounds maintenance, cleaning, and textiles.
• ESAT de transition Tremplin Messidor Transitional ESAT with 50 places across two sites (Chauray and Chiché) for people with psychic disabilities, providing a 4–5 year transition program to prepare for ordinary work environments. Achieves a 10% annual insertion rate into ordinary employment. Operated as a franchise of Lyon-based Messidor from 2018, with the franchise ending in January 2025.
• Entreprise Adaptée ACTEA Adapted enterprise employing approximately 180 people with disabilities in the ordinary work sector, offering subcontracting, temporary assignment, and internship placement services across laundry, maintenance, industrial/textile operations, grounds maintenance, and business services.
• Cap Emploi 79 Public employment service specialized in the professional integration of people with disabilities in ordinary work environments across all employment basins of Deux-Sèvres, providing career guidance, job search support, workplace adaptations, and job retention services.
• MAPHA – Maison d'Accueil pour Personnes Handicapées Agées Residential homes for aging people with disabilities (50+ with prior CDAPH recognition). Includes MAPHA Résidence Les Vignes in Nueil-les-Aubiers (41 places, opened 2004) and MAPHA Résidence de l'Autize (opened 1996), the first such establishment in Deux-Sèvres.
• MAS – Maison d'Accueil Spécialisée Specialized residential care for adults with severe disabilities requiring permanent supervision and medical care. Includes Résidence Les Cyclades (Chauray with 16 permanent + 2 temporary + 2 day-care places), MAS de la Peyratte (opened 1981), and the newly inaugurated MAS de Chauray (February 2026), organized in living units of 10 places each.
• FAM – Foyer d'Accueil Médicalisé Medicalized residential home for adults with disabilities requiring medical supervision. Résidence Les Cyclades includes FAM Kea (10 places for autistic people) and FAM Saria (for people with intellectual and neuromotor disabilities), totaling 20 FAM places.
• Foyer de Vie Residential homes for adults with disabilities who cannot maintain professional activity. Includes the newly inaugurated Foyer de Vie de Moncoutant (September 2025, 12 permanent + 2 temporary places, awarded Prix Unapei-GMF 2025) and earlier Foyers de Vie at Pompois, Le Tallud, and Aiffres, plus Foyer de Vie du Marais de Lezay.
• Maison Pour l'Autisme (MPA) Specialized home in Saint-Martin-lès-Melle for adults with autism spectrum disorders with intellectual disabilities and associated behavioral disorders. Opened March 2004 as the first exclusive care offering for this type of disability in Deux-Sèvres, accommodating 50 people with individualized support grounded in TEACCH and ABA methodologies.
• Les Maisons de Canopée Specialized residential facility in Pompaire created in 2013 for adults with psychic disabilities, autism spectrum disorders, or polyhandicap. Offers 39 permanent accommodation places and 7 day-care places, organized in small residential units of 6–8 housing units each with Functional Behavior Assessment methodology.
• Équipe Mobile Handicap et Vieillissement (EMHV) Mobile team serving aging people with disabilities aged 45+ in northern Deux-Sèvres. Created through collaboration of Adapei 79, GCSMS de la Sèvre, and CCAS de Moncoutant-sur-Sèvre to provide evaluation, healthcare coordination, and support for remaining in familiar environments. Based in Moncoutant-sur-Sèvre.
• Équipe Mobile Handicaps Rares (EMHR) Mobile team for people with rare disabilities (category 5), based in Chauray and serving the Deux-Sèvres territory through the GCSMS Synergie partnership with ERHR de Poitiers. Provides functional diagnostics, environmental analysis, and coordinated support for complex disability situations.
• SAVS – Service d'Accompagnement à la Vie Sociale Social life accompaniment service supporting people with disabilities in their daily living and social integration.
• SAMSAH – Service d'Accompagnement Médico-Social à Domicile Medico-social home accompaniment service providing support for people with disabilities to remain living at home with appropriate care.
• GEM – Groupe d'Entraide Mutuelle Mutual aid group providing peer support for people with disabilities, particularly for those with psychic disabilities.
• SIPFP – Section d'Initiation et de Première Formation Professionnelle Initial and first professional training section providing pre-professional education for young people with disabilities.
• Formation professionnelle continue Continuing professional training programs including autism awareness courses ('Understanding Autism Spectrum Disorders'), open to professionals, accompanied people, families, and the general public at €400 per participant (inter-company rate). Certified Qualiopi.
• JESS JEANS Social-economy brand producing jeans and textile products manufactured at Ateliers Bressuirais ESAT. Awarded the Innovation Trophy at the Trophées du Bocage Bressuirais 2026.
• WIKICAT Brand/product line from Adapei 79's adapted enterprises, mentioned alongside Jess Jeans and L'Éthiquerie.
• DAPI Deux-Sèvres Single gateway (guichet unique) for admission to MAS and FAM establishments, coordinating requests through partnership between Adapei 79, MAS du Fief Joly, and Centre Hospitalier de Niort. Operational since February 4, 2026.
• Foyer de Vie de Moncoutant New aging-disability residence inaugurated on September 22, 2025 within EHPAD 'Les Bleuets' in Moncoutant-sur-Sèvre, providing 12 permanent places and 2 temporary places for aging persons with disabilities. Received the Prix Unapei-GMF 2025 national award for innovation.

Quantifiable outcome

• 99/100 on Gender Equality Index for 6 consecutive years
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core, strategic, key, supporting and notable.

• GCSMS de la SèvrecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partnership in creating and managing the Equipe Mobile Handicap et Vieillissement, an innovative mobile service for aging people with disabilities in northern Deux-Sèvres. Combines disability sector expertise with gérontological knowledge.
• CCAS de Moncoutant-sur-SèvrecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal partner collaborating on the Equipe Mobile Handicap et Vieillissement and Foyer de Vie de Moncoutant project located within EHPAD Les Bleuets. Enables integration of disability services with municipal elder care facilities.
• Compagnie MastoCKstrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerCultural partnership creating inclusive dance project 'Pareils/Pas pareils' bringing together professional artists, people with disabilities, professionals, and amateurs. Includes exhibition by photographer Didier Darrigrand.
• SolihakeyImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSocial housing provider serving as maîtrise d'ouvrage for habitat inclusif project rehabilitation of former presbytery in Bressuire. Developing 8 accessible housing units for people with psychiatric disabilities.
• ViaTrajectoiresupportingTechnology or IntegrationDigital platform for admission requests to medical-social establishments, recommended as complement to DAPI admission process for MAS and FAM placements.
• ERHR de PoitierssupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional expertise center for rare disabilities collaborating on Equipe Mobile Handicaps Rares service operating from Chauray.
• UnafamsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational federation of families of people with mental illness, co-initiating habitat inclusif project for people with psychiatric disabilities.
• GEM Espoir et ViesupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPeer support group for people with psychiatric disabilities participating in habitat inclusif project development.
• MACIFnotableGTM or Marketing PartnerInsurance company organizing employer encounters during SEEPH to promote inclusion of workers with disabilities and showcase competencies.
• STEFsupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerLogistics company participating in SEEPH 2024 inclusion activities and professional inclusion initiatives.
• Décathlon NiortsupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerSports retailer participating in SEEPH 2024 activities promoting employment of people with disabilities.
• CPME Deux-SèvressupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerEmployer organization communicating about DuoDay and work inclusion initiatives to member companies.
• MEDEF Deux-SèvressupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerEmployer federation supporting DuoDay communication to member enterprises regarding disability employment inclusion.

Scale indicators16 records

Recent moves19 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Unapei (Fédération française): National federation of which Adapei 79 is a member; groups 900+ associations serving people with intellectual disabilities, autism, and related conditions across France. Not a direct competitor on service delivery but the umbrella body that defines quality frameworks, advocates nationally, and channels federal funding and branding (e.g., the Prix Unapei-GMF won by Adapei 79 in 2025).
• AFM-Téléthon (Association Française contre les Myopathies): Major French non-profit organizing the annual Telethon, which funds neuromuscular-disease research and operates a parallel network of medico-social facilities and adult residential homes. Comparable on non-profit scale (€100M+ annual budget), donor mobilization (analogous to Opération Brioches), and advocacy clout at national level — useful benchmark for capital-campaign effectiveness rather than service-line overlap.
• APF France handicap: One of France's largest disability NGOs, historically focused on motor disabilities and now broadening across all disability types. Operates its own medico-social facilities, sheltered-employment entities, and advocacy apparatus nationwide, overlapping with Adapei 79 on policy positioning, employer of disabled workers, and IMS authorization negotiations.

Direct peers

• Adapei 17 (APEI 17 - Association de Parents et Amis de Personnes en situation de handicap mental): Sister departmental Adapei association covering Charente-Maritime, operating the same IMS / medico-social / sheltered-employment model under the Unapei federation. Directly comparable on funding flows (ARS/CDAPH), ESAT economics, MAS/FAM/Foyer portfolio, and population-per-establishment metrics; most relevant like-for-like peer because of adjacent geography and overlapping CDAPH/ARS referrers.
• Fondation des Amis de l'Atelier: Recognized non-profit foundation operating more than 100 medico-social establishments and ESAT across France for adults with intellectual disabilities and psychosocial disabilities. Closely comparable on operational model (MAS, FAM, Foyers, SAVS, SAMSAH), sheltered-employment economics, and multi-establishment governance structures.
• Adapei 16 (APEI 16): Departmental Adapei association in Charente, part of Unapei, delivering a near-identical portfolio of medico-social facilities and sheltered-employment services (ESAT, EA, MAS, FAM, Foyers). Comparable on regulatory exposure, departmental-aid dependency, and Tremplin-style transition-ESAT models.
• Adapei 86 (Association Départementale des Parents et Amis de Personnes en situation de Handicap Mental de la Vienne): Departmental Adapei association in neighboring Vienne, sharing the Unapei governance model and offering the same catalogue of IME, SESSAD, ESAT, MAS, FAM and Foyer services. Useful peer for benchmarking facility mix, staffing ratios, and reimbursement-rate negotiations with ARS Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
• Fondation John Bost: France-based medico-social foundation operating a large network of specialized facilities (MAS, FAM, foyers, ESAT, IME) for people with intellectual disability, autism, and rare disabilities including polyhandicap. Comparable on population served, integrated life-course platform, faith-rooted governance, and national visibility for innovative projects — direct analogue for Adapei 79's Foyer de Vie de Moncoutant / MAPHA model.

Emerging players

• Trisomie 21 France: National federation of associations supporting people with Down syndrome and their families. Operates a smaller portfolio of medico-social services but overlaps directly with Adapei 79's intellectually disabled population (trisomy 21 is one of the most common referrals) on family advocacy, vocational inclusion, and inclusive education; useful peer for benchmarking advocacy and employment-inclusion programs.

Regional players

• Arfis (Association Régionale de Formation et d'Insertion Sociale et Professionnelle) Poitou-Charentes: Regionally focused medico-social trainer and inclusion provider for people with disabilities in Nouvelle-Aquitaine/Deux-Sèvres. Adjacent rather than directly overlapping, since Arfis focuses on training/insertion support rather than residential or sheltered employment, but its regional reach and target population make it a viable competitor for the training and insertion mandates that Adapei 79 also fulfills.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

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Number of profiles

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