CMSEA

What CMSEA does

CMSEA (Comité Mosellan de Sauvegarde de l'Enfance, de l'Adolescence et des Adultes) is a French non-profit association founded in 1950 in Metz, France, and recognized as being of public utility (reconnue d'utilité publique) since 1996. It operates a comprehensive portfolio of social, medico-social, and medico-educational services organized across four strategic poles: Disability (including sheltered workshops, residential facilities, medico-educational institutions, and specialized support services for autism and behavioral difficulties); Child Protection (children's homes, foster care networks, emergency reception, and educational support); Social Inclusion (addiction treatment, domestic violence support, professional insertion, and family housing); and Specialized Prevention (street-based youth outreach and community programs in priority neighborhoods). The organization delivers services through 16+ wholly-operated establishments distributed across the Moselle department — including MECS La Versée and Le Grand Châne, DAME La Horgne, DITEP Château de Lorry, IMPro Morhange, ESAT L'Atelier des Talents, CSAPA Les Wads, and Dispositif Espoir — alongside training services (CFA Novaplace) and prevention initiatives. Headcount is reported in the 1,001-5,000 range.

CMSEA's business model is entirely public funding-driven: revenue is sourced from French state allocations, the Moselle Department, the Regional Health Agency (ARS), and the Ministry of Justice, structured through regulated per-beneficiary tariffs and multi-year authorizations rather than direct user fees or commercial contracts. The organization is governed by a Conseil d'Administration under a Board-President model (currently Jean-Marc Elisei, elected June 2026) and operates without shareholders or equity capital. Distribution is direct-to-beneficiary through institutional referrals from social workers, courts, and municipal agencies across the department. Marketing is limited to earned media (local press, Facebook, community events) consistent with its non-profit status. Partnerships span sports inclusion (FC Metz, DMF), digital inclusion (Fondation Orange, PC-Solidaire), humanitarian work (Croix-Rouge Française), and law enforcement cooperation (Gendarmerie nationale), reflecting the organization's role as a coordinating node in the Moselle social services ecosystem rather than a technology or product vendor.

Name

CMSEA

Legal name

Comité Mosellan de Sauvegarde de l'Enfance, de l'Adolescence et des Adultes

Website

https://cmsea.asso.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1950

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

CMSEA is a French non-profit association founded in 1950, recognized as being of public utility, providing social and medico-social services across disability, child protection, social inclusion, and specialized prevention through 16+ establishments in the Moselle department, funded primarily by French government and departmental allocations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social and Medico-Social Services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Child and Youth Services (62411), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Safeguarding, Child Protection & Reporting Services (EDAJAIAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Accessibility, Accommodations & Assistive Services (EDALAFAN), Community Mental Health Centers (CMHCs) & Public Behavioral Health Providers (HLAFACAI)

Keywords

• Child protection services
• Disability support services
• Medico-social services
• Social inclusion programs
• Youth prevention programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices16 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public funding and subsidies: Government subsidies from the French state, departmental council, regional health agency (ARS), and Ministry of Justice for child protection services. Services are primarily funded through public social security and government allocations rather than direct user fees.

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

CMSEA (Comité Mosellan de Sauvegarde de l'Enfance, de l'Adolescence et des Adultes) operates social, medico-social, and medico-educational services across the Moselle department in France. The association delivers protection, care, accommodation, training, and inclusion services to vulnerable children, people with disabilities, socially excluded adults, and at-risk youth through four strategic poles: Handicap, Protection de l'enfance, Inclusion sociale, and Prévention spécialisée.

Product overview

CMSEA (Comité Mosellan de Sauvegarde de l'Enfance, de l'Adolescence et des Adultes) is a non-profit social services association founded in 1950 and recognized as being of public utility since 1996. The organization operates a comprehensive portfolio of social, medico-social, and medico-educational services across four main poles: Disability (including sheltered workshops, residential facilities, and specialized support services), Child Protection (children's homes, foster care, and emergency reception), Social Inclusion (addiction treatment, violence support, housing), and Specialized Prevention (street-based youth outreach and community programs). The portfolio includes establishments such as ESAT L'Atelier Des Talents, MECS La Versée, DAME La Horgne, DITEP Château de Lorry, and CSAPA Les Wads, alongside training services (Formations, CFA Novaplace), insertion programs (Espace Insertion), and prevention initiatives (Équipes de Prévention Spécialisée, Prox'Aventure).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• ESAT L'Atelier Des Talents
• EA L'Entreprise Adaptée des Talents
• Espace Insertion
• Au P'tit Comité
• Formations
• MECS La Versée
• MECS Le Grand Chêne
• DAME La Horgne
• DITEP Château de Lorry
• IMPro Morhange
• Hameau du Haut-Soret
• SESSAD Autisme
• CSAPA Les Wads
• Dispositif Espoir
• Pension de Famille Espoir
• Service TREND
• CFA Novaplace
• Équipes de Prévention Spécialisée
• Dispositif Tempo-Ados
• Bulle d'R
• Point Accueil Écoute Jeunes (PAEJ)
• Dispositif Mousqueton
• SERAD Les 5 Chemins
• Prox'Aventure

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• District Mosellan de Football (DMF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for adapted football, mixity, and inclusion through an annual convention. Includes CMSEA CUP tournament and Coupe de Moselle des Établissements Spécialisés events.
• FC Metz (Centre de Formation)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership involving youth from the center de formation meeting CMSEA beneficiaries during sports events; U18 feminine team participates in CMSEA CUP activities.
• Planet AventuremajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Mont Blanc ascent project involving young people from CMSEA; includes training and preparation for outdoor adventure activities.
• PC-SolidairemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDigital inclusion partnership providing computers to families and fighting digital poverty among youth.
• Fondation OrangemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to combat digital poverty among young people through equipment donations and digital literacy programs.
• Croix-Rouge FrançaisemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with prevention teams for humanitarian and social intervention projects.
• Gendarmerie nationalemajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSocial follow-up post-intervention partnership with Sarrebourg sector; intervenors provide social support following police interventions.
• APF France Handicap (Saint-Julien-lès-Metz)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for art exhibition at Haut-Soret residence; APF prints resident artwork as postcards and bookmarks.
• Mairie de Saint-Julien-lès-MetzminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for exhibition and sale of resident artwork from Hameau du Haut-Soret.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• ALYS: French medico-social association operating child protection, disability, and social inclusion services in multiple French departments. Direct competitor for ARS accreditations and departmental funding with comparable service portfolio and association loi 1901 status.
• Apprentis d'Auteuil: Large French Catholic foundation operating MECS, foster care, family services, and youth education programs nationally. Direct peer in the child protection and youth services space, with comparable facility types (MECS, foyers) and similar public funding model.
• ADAPEI de la Moselle: Departmental association in Moselle providing services for people with intellectual disabilities through similar establishment types (IME, ESAT, MAS, foyers). Directly competes with CMSEA's disability pole in the same geographic territory for ARS accreditations and beneficiaries.
• France Horizon: French association operating social inclusion, refugee support, and reintegration services with similar funding model (public subsidies, departmental contracts). Direct peer in social inclusion pole with comparable programs for vulnerable adults.
• Fédération Nationale des Associations de Sauvegarde: National federation of French 'Sauvegarde' associations (same organizational archetype as CMSEA, which is itself a 'Comité Mosellan de Sauvegarde'). Coordinates member associations operating child protection, youth justice, and social services with similar public funding model.

Emerging players

• Fondation Abbé Pierre: French foundation focused on housing for excluded people. Partial overlap with CMSEA's Pension de Famille and family housing services; adjacent rather than direct competitor, but competes for similar departmental funding streams for vulnerable populations.

Broad incumbents

• Croix-Rouge Française: French Red Cross operates a broad portfolio including social action, medico-social services, child protection (MECS), and humanitarian programs. Overlaps with CMSEA across multiple poles at significantly larger national scale; CMSEA has an active partnership with Croix-Rouge.
• Unapei: National federation of French associations serving people with intellectual disabilities. Operates similar establishment types (ESAT, IME, MAS, foyers) through member associations including ADAPEI. National-scale broad incumbent relative to CMSEA's departmental footprint.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/AssoCMSEA
• Xx.com/assocmsea
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/assocmsea

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries17 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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