AFAH

What AFAH does

AFAH (Association pour les Foyers et Ateliers des personnes Handicapées - Germaine Poinso-Chapuis) is a French non-profit association (loi 1901) founded in 1967 and registered with the prefecture of Bouches-du-Rhône under n°5730 (SIREN 775 559 735). It operates three medico-social establishments in Marseille's 14th arrondissement: Centre Bellevue (Maison d'Accueil Spécialisée providing residential, temporary, and day care for adults with severe motor disabilities and polyhandicap), Centre Phocée (a professional rehabilitation center offering preorientation stages, UEROS for brain-injured persons, and professional retraining), and ESAT Phocéen (a sheltered work establishment providing work integration for adults with psychiatric disabilities). The association also operates supported-housing capacity (Villa Niozelles, ADOMA social-residence studios, and team-adjacent apartments) to extend its care continuum.

The organization's service offering combines clinical care (medicine, nursing, physiotherapy, ergotherapy, psychomotor therapy) with specialized therapeutic workshops — including art therapy, positive mediation, NTIC digital-skills training, electro-technical and techno-manual workshops, cartonnage, adapted physical activities (balneotherapy, archery, climbing, sailing), and ESAT workplace safety and enterprise-detachment modules. The core technical architecture is a regulated French medico-social platform integrating residential care, professional rehabilitation, and sheltered employment under a single association governance, with Conseil d'Administration oversight (16 members, 12 forming the bureau; President Yves Pillant).

AFAH's business model is government-funded under French medico-social frameworks: revenue flows primarily from French social security and disability services (ARS/CPAM/Conseil Départemental) via regulated dotation globale or prix de journée mechanisms tied to authorized establishment capacity. A secondary revenue stream comes from public donations (eligible for tax-deductible fiscal receipts). Go-to-market is institutional-referral-driven: admissions are routed through CDAPH orientations, MDPH decisions, and psychiatric sector referrals rather than consumer marketing. The stated headcount is 51–200 (LinkedIn profiles indicate ~74 employees), all operating within a single regional market (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur / Marseille).

Name

AFAH

Legal name

Association pour les Foyers et Ateliers des personnes Handicapées - Germaine Poinso-Chapuis

Website

https://afah.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1967

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

AFAH is a French non-profit association (loi 1901, founded 1967) operating three Marseille-based medico-social establishments — Centre Bellevue (MAS), Centre Phocée (professional rehabilitation/UEROS), and ESAT Phocéen (sheltered work) — serving adults with motor, brain-injury, and psychiatric disabilities via French social-security funding.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Disability and Medico-Social Services

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412), Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities (62321), Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities (6232)

SIC

Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050), Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Specialized Assisted Living for Developmental/Intellectual Disabilities (Adult) (HLADABAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Disability Services & Independent Living Support (BPAGACAG), Recreational Outings, Community Participation & Mobility Support (Non-Clinical) (HSABAAAI), Respite Care for Adults with Disabilities / Special Needs (HSABAGAI)

Keywords

• Disability services
• Medico-social care
• Professional rehabilitation
• Sheltered employment
• Specialized accommodation

Headquarters

HQ city

Marseille

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Funding and Social Security: As a loi 1901 non-profit association registered with the prefecture of Bouches-du-Rhône (n°5730), AFAH receives public funding from government social security and disability services for operating its medico-social establishments and programs.
2. Donations: The association accepts donations via check to support its mission of accompanying persons with disabilities. Donors receive a fiscal receipt for tax deduction purposes.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

AFAH operates three medico-social establishments in Marseille serving adults with disabilities: Centre Bellevue (a Maison d'Accueil Spécialisée providing residential and day care for adults with severe motor disabilities including polyhandicap), Centre Phocée (providing socio-professional integration through preorientation stages, UEROS for brain-injured persons, and professional rehabilitation), and ESAT Phocéen (a sheltered work establishment providing work integration and socio-professional reintegration for adults with psychiatric disabilities). The association delivers therapeutic workshops, adapted sports, art therapy, digital skills training, and housing support as part of an integrated care continuum.

Product overview

AFAH (Association pour les Foyers et Ateliers des personnes Handicapées) is a non-profit social organization (association loi 1901) providing a portfolio of three main establishments and multiple specialized services. The organization operates Centre Bellevue (MAS) for severe motor disability accommodation and care, Centre Phocée for professional rehabilitation through preorientation, UEROS, and professional retraining programs, and ESAT Phocéen for work integration of people with psychiatric disabilities. Each establishment offers specialized workshops and therapeutic activities including art therapy, NTIC (new technologies), electronic/technical workshops, adapted sports, and psychosocial support services. The organization focuses on enabling people with disabilities to regain professional and social autonomy through individualized support programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Centre Bellevue: Maison d'Accueil Spécialisée (MAS) providing accommodation, day care, and specialized services for adults with severe motor disabilities, with or without associated disorders, including polyhandicap services.
• Centre Phocée
• ESAT Phocéen

Products and services

• Centre Bellevue (MAS Bellevue) Maison d'Accueil Spécialisée (MAS) providing accommodation, temporary hosting, and day care for adults with severe motor disabilities, including services for persons with polyhandicap.
• Centre Phocée Professional rehabilitation center delivering socio-professional insertion support for adults with disabilities through preorientation stages, UEROS (Unité d'Évaluation, de Réentraînement et d'Orientation Sociale et professionnelle) for brain-injured persons, and professional rehabilitation (work retraining) programs.
• ESAT Phocéen Établissement et Service d'Aide par le Travail (ESAT) providing work integration services for adults with psychiatric disabilities through work situation placement, vocational assessment, and socio-professional reintegration.
• UEROS Program (Centre Phocée) Approximately 3-week evaluation phase, retraining phase, and orientation phase for socio-professional reintegration of cerebro-lesioned adults, including post-stage follow-up support.
• Preorientation Stage (Centre Phocée) Preparatory stage providing evaluation and construction of socio-professional projects through work situation assessments across multiple sectors.
• Professional Rehabilitation Stage (Centre Phocée) Professional retraining stage including initial evaluation, in-situ retraining, and enterprise work placements to verify employability and provide employer evaluations.
• Supported Housing Services Housing support including Villa Niozelles (8-room collective apartment with 3 adjoining studios for UEROS trainees), 10 studios in ADOMA social residence for autonomous trainees, and 6 apartments near the housing team for trainees requiring closer accompaniment.
• ESAT Work Activities and External Detachments Sheltered work activities including internal workshops (packaging, mechanical assembly, electrical assembly), external enterprise detachments (gardening, courier, storage, order preparation), and extra-professional support activities (physical activities, cultural outings, discussion groups).

Quantifiable outcome

• Successful work integration outcomes for adults with psychic disabilities through ESAT programs
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• COOPSOCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCOOPSOC organized the Olympiades des ESATs department competition celebrating its 60th anniversary. AFAH's ESAT Phocéen participated and won the cup, demonstrating the engagement and skills of accompanied workers.
• HozmozminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHozmoz proposed the Open Days (Journées Portes Ouvertes) program that ESAT Phocéen participated in, opening its doors to partners, future clients, candidates, and territorial actors.
• GenInclusiveminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGenInclusive co-proposed the Open Days (Journées Portes Ouvertes) program that ESAT Phocéen participated in for inclusion and professional accompaniment.
• Fagerh (Fédération des Etablissements Hospitaliers et d'Aide à la Personne)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFagerh organized the Olympiades in PACA for its 80th anniversary, bringing together establishments from the ESAT, UEROS, and ESRP networks. Centre Phocée participated in this regional event.
• Association Culture du cœurminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Association Culture du cœur allowing UEROS beneficiaries free access to cultural events (cinema, theater, concerts, opera, museums) through monthly permanence sessions.
• CRP MimetminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCRP Mimet is mentioned as a partner in art therapy activities, with the Centre Phocée developing external links to strengthen therapeutic programs.
• ADOMAminorOthersADOMA provides 10 studios in their social residence (13th arrondissement of Marseille) for autonomous trainees at Centre Phocée requiring independent housing.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Clariane (formerly Korian): Listed European operator of care facilities (nursing homes, assisted living, specialty clinics) including disability/mental-health segments in France; comparable regulatory environment and clinical service delivery, though at much larger scale and for-profit.
• Croix-Rouge française: Major French medico-social operator running ESATs, MAS and rehabilitation facilities including UEROS-type services; comparable in operating model and regulatory regime but at national scale with diversified funding streams.
• APF France Handicap: France's largest association for people with motor disabilities, operating residential, day-care and advocacy services nationwide; comparable medico-social service model but at significantly larger national scale than AFAH's regional footprint.
• Association des Paralysés de France - AFM Téléthon: Major French neuromuscular disease association funding specialized medico-social establishments and rehabilitation services; comparable in operating specialized disability facilities and research-driven therapies, though focused on neuromuscular conditions.
• Fondation des Apprentis d'Auteuil: Large French non-profit operating medico-social and educational facilities including sheltered workshops and residential care for vulnerable populations; comparable associative structure and public-funding model at significantly larger national scale.
• UNAPEI: National federation of French associations serving people with intellectual, cognitive and developmental disabilities, including ESAT, MAS and FAM operators; comparable operating model at national federation level rather than single local entity.

Emerging players

• Association Valentin Haüy: French association serving people with visual impairments through rehabilitation, training and supported employment services; comparable associative structure and medico-social service delivery model, though specialized in a different disability segment.
• Groupe Associatif Siel Bleu: French non-profit delivering adapted physical activity programs for vulnerable populations including seniors and people with disabilities; partially comparable for AFAH's APA (adapted physical activities) workshop and balneotherapy offerings.

Direct peers

• Fagerh (Fédération des établissements hospitaliers et d'aide à la personne): National federation of French establishments focused on socio-professional rehabilitation, including UEROS, ESRP and ESAT; AFAH's Centre Phocée is already a member-network participant, making Fagerh the closest institutional peer for the professional-rehabilitation half of AFAH's business.
• ADAPEI des Bouches-du-Rhône: Local departmental federation of parents and friends of persons with intellectual disabilities operating medico-social facilities (MAS, FAM, ESAT) in the same Bouches-du-Rhône geography as AFAH; directly comparable in mission, regulatory regime and beneficiary population.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/afah

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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