The Mission Locale de Roubaix

What The Mission Locale de Roubaix does

The Mission Locale de Roubaix (legal name: MISSION LOCALE DE ROUBAIX; SIREN 32697940800043) is a French non-profit association operating a publicly mandated local youth employment and social insertion service headquartered at 92 avenue Jean-Baptiste Lebas in Roubaix, with a second reception site in Lys-lez-Lannoy. The organization was established in 1982 (with the CLAP sub-service created in 1988), and serves NEET (Not in Education, Employment, or Training) young people aged 16-25 in the Roubaix and Lys-lez-Lannoy territory through individualized counseling, group workshops, and event-based sessions. The core product, "La Mission Locale," covers employment search, vocational training, apprenticeship (alternance) placement, housing, healthcare access, mobility support, and citizenship rights, complemented by structured programs including CEJ (Contrat d'Engagement Jeune, with monthly allowances up to €520), Garantie Jeunes (€461.26 monthly allowance), Je Dis Emploi (weekly Thursday drop-in employment sessions), Alternance, and the CLAP entrepreneurship support program (offering up to €1,500 grants in ZUS zones).

The business model is entirely publicly funded and free at point of use for beneficiaries. Revenue streams are sourced from three principal public financiers: the European Social Fund (FSE) supporting IEJ, Garantie Jeunes, and CLAP programs since 2013; the DRDJS (Direction Régionale de la Jeunesse, des Sports et de la Cohésion Sociale); and the Conseil Régional Nord-Pas-de-Calais. There is no commercial sales motion, no proprietary technology stack, and no monetization of user data. The organization operates as a structure associative under the French public-service framework, with no parent company, no subsidiaries, and no disclosed M&A or capital-raising activity. Distribution combines two physical reception sites with extended opening hours, online pre-registration, an appointment booking system with 24 career counselors, weekly walk-in employment sessions, and a presence across six social media platforms (Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube, Snapchat, Facebook).

The go-to-market motion is direct-to-consumer for young beneficiaries (in-person registration plus online pre-registration) layered with a direct employer engagement function that collects job offers, advises on employment subsidies (CUI/CIE, CUI/EAV, apprenticeship), and matches candidates to openings with local companies, collectivités, and associations. Customer segments are essentially three: (1) NEET youth aged 16-25 (primary), (2) young entrepreneurs aged 16-31 in ZUS zones via CLAP, and (3) local employers as a secondary demand-side channel. Referral partners include Pôle Emploi/France Travail, social assistants, CCAS, PJJ, E2C (Second Chance Schools), driving schools, temp agencies, and business incubators (couveuses, Graines d'Affaires). Technology and intellectual property are not part of the value proposition; the moat derives from the regulatory mandate, territorial exclusivity, and integrated partner ecosystem.

Name

The Mission Locale de Roubaix

Legal name

MISSION LOCALE DE ROUBAIX

Website

https://mlroubaix.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

The Mission Locale de Roubaix is a publicly funded French non-profit association that provides free employment, training, housing, and social insertion support to NEET youth aged 16-25 in Roubaix and Lys-lez-Lannoy through two reception sites, 24 counselors, and EU/state/regional programs including CEJ, Garantie Jeunes, and CLAP.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Employment Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Employment & Job Readiness Support Services (BPAGAEAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Dropout Prevention, Alternative Education & Re-Engagement Nonprofits (BPAGADAL)

Keywords

• Youth employment services
• Career counseling
• Vocational training support
• Apprenticeship placement
• Entrepreneurship support

Headquarters

HQ city

Roubaix

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public Funding - European Union: European Social Fund (FSE) financing for youth employment programs including IEJ (Initiative for Employment of Young People), Garantie Jeunes, and local aid committee (CLAP) projects.
2. Public Funding - State/Regional: Funding from DRDJS (Direction Régionale de la Jeunesse, des Sports et de la Cohésion Sociale) and Conseil Régional for youth insertion programs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The Mission Locale de Roubaix is a publicly-funded non-profit association that provides free individualized and collective support to young people aged 16-25 who have left the school or university system, addressing employment, vocational training, apprenticeship placement, housing, healthcare, citizenship, and mobility needs. It also operates specialized programs including the Contrat d'Engagement Jeune (CEJ), Garantie Jeunes (with monthly allowance), the Alternance service, and the CLAP entrepreneurship support program offering micro-finance grants up to €1,500. Services are delivered through two physical reception sites in Roubaix and Lys-lez-Lannoy plus an online pre-registration portal.

Product overview

The Mission Locale de Roubaix operates as a unified youth employment and support service platform with approximately 60 employees across 2 sites (Roubaix and Lys-lez-Lannoy). The core offering consists of La Mission Locale, the primary youth support service combining individualized counseling with collective workshops. Supporting programs include Je Dis Emploi (weekly employment support sessions), the CEJ (Contrat d'Engagement Jeune) for intensive youth engagement, Alternance services for apprenticeship seekers, and CLAP for entrepreneurship support. A digital intake system handles online pre-registration, while an appointment booking system enables access to 24 career counselors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CLAP (Comité Local d'Aide aux Projets): Entrepreneurship support service for young people aged 16-31, providing help with project creation, business planning, and funding.
• CEJ (Contrat d'Engagement Jeune)

Products and services

• La Mission Locale (Core Youth Support Service) The primary service of the organization providing individualized and collective support for young people aged 16-25, addressing employment, training, housing, health, citizenship, and mobility needs. Offers career counseling, job search assistance, and social support free of charge.
• Je Dis Emploi Weekly employment assistance event held every Thursday from 14h to 16h, providing job search support, resume review, and direct chat access to employment counselors, along with curated job listings. Walk-in format, free of charge for young people aged 16-25.
• Contrat d'Engagement Jeune (CEJ) A youth engagement contract program for 16-25 year olds (up to 29 for those with disability recognition) not in employment, education, or training, providing intensive support, peer networking, employer connections, and monthly allowances up to €520.
• Alternance Service Weekly apprenticeship and professional contract support every Thursday 14h-16h, offering walk-in sessions for young people aged 16-25 seeking employment in apprenticeship or professional training programs (alternance).
• CLAP (Comité Local d'Aide aux Projets) Entrepreneurship support program for 16-31 year olds, providing individualized guidance from idea emergence through project realization, including business plan development, financial study, pitch training, and up to €1,500 subsidies for qualifying projects in ZUS zones.
• Garantie Jeunes One-year reciprocal engagement contract providing intensive, personalized support with monthly allowance of €461.26 (degressive after €301 net activity income), targeting NEET youth aged 18-25 at risk of exclusion.
• Online Pre-Registration System Digital intake portal allowing young people aged 16-25 to pre-register online with a comprehensive questionnaire covering demographics, education, employment history, social situation, and mobility for initial evaluation before in-person appointment.
• Advisor Appointment Booking System for booking appointments with career counselors via phone callback or direct online form submission, with dedicated advisor selection from a team of 24 counselors.

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Driving Schools (Auto-écoles partenaires)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPartner driving schools provide 'code de la route' workshop sessions to help young people prepare for their driving license theory test as part of the IEJ program mobility support.
• Temporary Work Agencies (Entreprises de travail temporaire)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with temporary employment agencies (ETT) to facilitate work experience placements and interim employment opportunities for young job seekers in the IEJ program.
• E2C (Ecole de la Deuxième Chance)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Second Chance Schools for experimental joint actions and integrated partnerships in youth employment support.
• Incubators / Couveuses and Graines d'AffairesminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerBusiness incubator partnerships (couveuses, graines d'affaires) used for activity testing phase in the CLAP entrepreneurship support program to give project holders the best chances of success before full business launch.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Maison de l'Emploi: Local public structures coordinating employment, training, and economic development actors at the territorial level. Operates in overlapping geography with Missions Locales and shares public-funder base, though with broader economic-development mandate rather than youth-specific insertion.
• France Travail (formerly Pôle Emploi): The national public employment agency for France, which shares the same target population (job seekers including youth) and serves as a key referral partner. Operates at vastly larger scale with broader mandate (all job seekers, not just 16-25), making it an incumbent rather than a direct competitor but the dominant public alternative.

Direct peers

• Mission Locale de Lille: Direct sibling organization in the French Missions Locales network, also operating in the Hauts-de-France region with the same statutory mandate to support NEET youth aged 16-25 via employment, training, and social insertion programs. Comparable in scale, funding model, and service portfolio.
• BGE (Boutiques de Gestion): National network of business creation support organizations providing advisory services to aspiring entrepreneurs, including youth. Comparable to CLAP's business plan support, training, and incubator integration offerings.
• EPIDE (Établissement pour l'Insertion dans l'Emploi): Public residential and non-residential insertion program for NEET youth aged 17-25, operated under the Ministry of Defense with similar individualized support, civic/military framework, and employer placement focus - functionally comparable to Mission Locale's CEJ/Garantie Jeunes programs.
• PLIE (Plans Locaux pour l'Insertion et l'Emploi): Local insertion plans operated in selected French territories (often within Missions Locales) targeting long-term unemployed individuals including youth, via individualized pathways, employer subsidies, and EU FSE funding - a structurally near-identical operating model.
• CAP Emploi: Specialized public employment service organizations in France dedicated to placement of workers with disabilities, sharing similar public funding structure (AGEFIPH/FIPHFP), individualized counseling approach, and employer subsidy navigation - directly comparable operating model in adjacent target population.
• École de la Deuxième Chance (E2C): National network of 'Second Chance Schools' providing training and insertion for NEET youth aged 16-25 who left school without qualification. Shares the same target demographic, public funding base, and even has an active partnership with Mission Locale de Roubaix listed in the data.

Emerging players

• Association pour le Droit à l'Initiative Économique (ADIE): National association supporting entrepreneurship among people excluded from traditional banking, including youth in ZUS zones. Directly comparable to Mission Locale's CLAP program (micro-grants, business plan support) but at national scale and with microcredit lending as a differentiator.

Regional players

• Réseau Cohérence (Youth Insertion Networks): A federating network for youth insertion structures in Hauts-de-France/Brittany, providing training, methodological support, and advocacy for member associations including Missions Locales. Useful as a comparison point for benchmarking operational practices within the regional Missions Locales ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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